top strikeouts pitchers 2016

Max Scherzer struck out the most hitters in a season in 2016, with 284 strikeouts.

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NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
284
2016
WSH WSH
34
20
7
.741
34
2.96
1
0
0
228.1
165
75
77
31
56
6
0
2
902
2
11.19
2.21
5.07
1.22
31.5
6.2
0.97
.255
3.04
70
3.23
78
6.50
22.7
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
254
2016
DET DET
34
16
9
.640
34
3.04
2
0
0
227.2
171
77
81
30
57
8
0
1
903
6
10.04
2.25
4.46
1.19
28.1
6.3
1.00
.255
3.20
72
3.48
81
6.76
20.3
3Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
253
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
12.49
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
4Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
251
2016
SFG SFG
34
15
9
.625
34
2.74
4
1
0
226.2
179
69
79
26
54
8
0
0
912
4
9.97
2.14
4.65
1.03
27.5
5.9
1.03
.267
3.14
68
3.24
83
7.11
17.6
5Chris Archer
C. Archer
233
2016
TBR TBR
33
9
19
.321
33
4.02
0
0
0
201.1
183
90
100
30
67
3
0
0
850
11
10.42
3.00
3.48
1.34
27.4
7.9
1.24
.296
4.47
99
3.80
92
8.18
6.9
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
233
2016
CWS CWS
32
17
10
.630
32
3.34
6
1
0
226.2
190
84
88
27
45
17
0
2
907
2
9.25
1.79
5.18
1.07
25.7
5.0
1.04
.279
3.49
80
3.45
81
7.54
19.9
7David Price
D. Price
228
2016
BOS BOS
35
17
9
.654
35
3.99
2
0
0
230.0
227
102
106
30
50
7
0
1
951
4
8.92
1.96
4.56
1.17
24.0
5.3
1.20
.310
4.15
90
3.60
86
8.88
15.5
8Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
227
2016
CLE CLE
32
18
9
.667
32
3.14
3
2
0
215.0
170
75
82
22
57
7
0
1
860
5
9.50
2.39
3.98
0.92
26.4
6.6
1.06
.271
3.43
72
3.25
76
7.12
24.5
9Robbie Ray
R. Ray
218
2016
ARI ARI
32
8
15
.348
32
4.90
0
0
0
174.1
185
95
105
24
71
6
0
4
776
8
11.25
3.67
3.07
1.24
28.1
9.1
1.47
.352
5.42
112
3.75
90
9.55
8
10Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
218
2016
NYM NYM
31
14
9
.609
30
2.60
0
0
0
183.2
168
53
61
11
43
2
0
2
744
10
10.68
2.11
5.07
0.54
29.3
5.8
1.15
.334
2.99
66
2.28
56
8.23
36.6
11Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
207
2016
NYY NYY
32
6
12
.333
32
4.82
0
0
0
175.2
184
94
98
27
53
6
0
1
756
7
10.61
2.72
3.91
1.38
27.4
7.0
1.35
.339
5.02
113
3.79
86
9.43
11.9
12Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
200
2016
TEX TEX
32
15
5
.750
32
3.32
0
0
0
200.2
185
74
83
24
77
8
0
1
848
4
8.97
3.45
2.60
1.08
23.6
9.1
1.31
.299
3.72
73
3.97
90
8.30
9.7
13Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
198
2016
SFG SFG
32
18
5
.783
32
2.79
5
2
0
219.2
195
68
71
15
45
8
0
1
881
3
8.11
1.84
4.40
0.61
22.5
5.1
1.09
.293
2.91
69
2.95
75
7.99
24.5
14Jon Lester
J. Lester
197
2016
CHC CHC
32
19
5
.792
32
2.44
2
0
0
202.2
154
55
57
21
52
6
0
0
796
4
8.75
2.31
3.79
0.93
24.7
6.5
1.02
.256
2.53
59
3.40
82
6.84
16.3
15Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
190
2016
CHC CHC
31
18
8
.692
31
3.10
1
1
0
197.1
138
68
72
16
76
6
0
1
795
16
8.67
3.47
2.50
0.73
23.9
9.6
1.08
.241
3.28
75
3.51
85
6.29
13.4
16Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
189
2016
BOS BOS
33
22
4
.846
33
3.15
3
0
0
223.0
193
78
85
23
32
13
0
0
890
3
7.63
1.29
5.91
0.93
21.2
3.6
1.01
.269
3.43
71
3.39
81
7.79
20.1
17Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
188
2016
KCR KCR
42
12
3
.800
26
3.51
1
0
0
179.2
163
70
71
27
42
7
5
0
731
4
9.42
2.10
4.48
1.35
25.7
5.7
1.14
.291
3.56
83
3.82
92
8.17
6.7
18Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
186
2016
TOT
31
11
12
.478
30
3.32
0
0
0
170.2
137
63
65
22
65
1
1
3
703
10
9.81
3.43
2.86
1.16
26.5
9.2
1.18
.268
3.43
78
3.80
92
7.22
6.3
19Jon Gray
J. Gray
185
2016
COL COL
29
10
10
.500
29
4.61
1
1
0
168.0
153
86
92
18
59
12
0
2
712
7
9.91
3.16
3.14
0.96
26.0
8.3
1.26
.308
4.93
95
3.60
82
8.20
14.6
20Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
184
2016
KCR KCR
33
11
11
.500
33
3.68
0
0
0
195.2
173
80
81
33
66
13
0
1
818
4
8.46
3.04
2.79
1.52
22.5
8.1
1.22
.268
3.73
87
4.66
112
7.96
-11.4
21Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
183
2016
WSH WSH
24
15
4
.789
24
3.60
0
0
0
147.2
119
59
59
15
44
2
0
1
598
2
11.15
2.68
4.16
0.91
30.6
7.4
1.10
.294
3.60
85
2.92
71
7.25
19.8
22Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
181
2016
CWS CWS
32
13
12
.520
32
3.20
0
0
0
208.0
192
74
76
22
50
4
0
1
837
10
7.83
2.16
3.62
0.95
21.6
6.0
1.16
.293
3.29
77
3.55
84
8.31
15.9
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
180
2016
CHC CHC
29
11
8
.579
29
3.35
0
0
0
188.1
146
70
74
23
53
9
0
1
748
4
8.60
2.53
3.40
1.10
24.1
7.1
1.06
.255
3.54
80
3.80
92
6.98
6.7
24Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
179
2016
LAD LAD
32
16
11
.593
32
3.48
0
0
0
175.2
150
68
72
20
50
8
0
6
716
6
9.17
2.56
3.58
1.02
25.0
7.0
1.14
.283
3.69
87
3.57
88
7.69
9.2
25Matt Moore
M. Moore
178
2016
TOT
33
13
12
.520
33
4.08
0
0
0
198.1
184
90
93
25
72
6
0
1
838
6
8.08
3.27
2.47
1.13
21.2
8.6
1.29
.285
4.22
101
4.16
103
8.35
-2.9
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HR

33

Abrams

CJ Abrams

RBI

106

Abrams

CJ Abrams

AVG

.283

García

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

13

Cavalli

Cade Cavalli

K

200

Cavalli

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ERA

3.02

Cavalli

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HR

210

6th

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821

3rd

SO

1,283

24th

ERA

4.67

26th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
14.0
Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
20.0
Last Game
NYM Mets

74 - 88

4

Final

6

WSH Nationals

77 - 85

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

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3

Muncy

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2

Contreras

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Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

Ben Rice

6

Chourio

Jackson Chourio

6

Adell

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Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.500

Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

.500

Genao

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Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

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8

Rice

Ben Rice

8

Meidroth

Chase Meidroth
Playoffs Run Leaders

5

Vargas

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5

Rice

Ben Rice

5

Harris

Michael Harris II
Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

Gary Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

Tyrone Taylor

.500

Rice

Ben Rice
Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Vilade

Ryan Vilade

1.333

Velázquez

Nelson Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Gavin Sheets
Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

3

Acuña

Ronald Acuña Jr.

2

Merrill

Jackson Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

Dylan Lee

1

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

1

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

19

Sale

Chris Sale

15

King

Michael King

14

Burke

Sean Burke
Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

Roki Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0.00

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

0.00

VanWey

Logan VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Kevin Kelly
Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

Hunter Brown

27.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Tanner Bibee
Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

Chris Sale

14.00

Burke

Sean Burke

13.00

Fried

Max Fried
Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

Robert Suarez

0

Warren

Will Warren

0

Duran

Jhoan Duran

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

Ben Rice

96.3

Albies

Ozzie Albies

96

Harris

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

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76

Harris

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71

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White Sox

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Padres

96-72

Nationals

91-71

Cardinals

88-74

Twins

87-75

Orioles

85-76
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Mariners

60-102

Phillies

69-96

Dodgers

72-94

Mets

75-87

Rangers

75-87

Red Sox

76-88

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves - y
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies - w
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
14.0
Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - y
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
21.0
Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
.475
26.0
Reds Reds
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers - y
100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
86
76
.531
14.0
Giants Giants
65
97
.401
35.0
Rockies Rockies
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
Yankees Yankees - w
93
68
.578
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox - w
87
75
.537
11.0
Orioles Orioles
79
82
.491
18.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians - y
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox - w
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros - y
81
81
.500
Rangers Rangers
80
82
.494
1.0
Mariners Mariners
76
86
.469
5.0
Athletics Athletics
64
98
.395
17.0
Angels Angels
62
100
.383
19.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/14
SFG SFG
@
STL STL
1-2
Mon
9/14
SDP SDP
@
COL COL
8-7
Tue
9/15
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
4-0
Tue
9/15
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6-7
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/10
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sun
10/11
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
10/12
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Wed
10/14
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM
Thu
10/15
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
9:00 PM