top strikeouts pitchers 2018

Max Scherzer struck out the most batters in a season in 2018, with 300 strikeouts.

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NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
300
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
12.24
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
290
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
3Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
276
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
1
1
0
200.1
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
12.40
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
4Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
269
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
1.70
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
5Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
246
2018
ARI ARI
33
11
7
.611
33
3.15
1
1
0
200.0
162
70
70
15
48
5
0
3
800
8
11.07
2.16
5.13
0.68
30.8
6.0
1.05
.302
3.15
78
2.47
62
7.29
34.2
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
237
2018
BOS BOS
27
12
4
.750
27
2.11
0
0
0
158.0
102
37
39
11
34
14
0
0
617
4
13.50
1.94
6.97
0.63
38.4
5.5
0.86
.283
2.22
48
1.97
47
5.81
39.2
7Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
231
2018
CLE CLE
32
17
10
.630
30
3.38
2
0
0
192.0
173
72
78
21
43
6
1
4
784
9
10.83
2.02
5.37
0.98
29.5
5.5
1.13
.315
3.66
77
2.94
69
8.11
27.6
8Germán Márquez
G. Márquez
230
2018
COL COL
33
14
11
.560
33
3.77
0
0
0
196.0
179
82
90
24
57
8
0
5
817
8
10.56
2.62
4.04
1.10
28.2
7.0
1.20
.311
4.13
82
3.39
80
8.22
18.4
9Aaron Nola
A. Nola
224
2018
PHI PHI
33
17
6
.739
33
2.37
0
0
0
212.1
149
56
57
17
58
7
0
3
831
4
9.49
2.46
3.86
0.72
27.0
7.0
0.97
.251
2.42
59
3.00
72
6.32
27.2
10Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
222
2018
CLE CLE
33
20
7
.741
33
2.89
2
1
0
215.0
179
69
75
25
34
3
0
0
842
2
9.29
1.42
6.53
1.05
26.4
4.0
0.99
.276
3.14
66
3.12
74
7.49
26.5
11Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
221
2018
CLE CLE
28
12
6
.667
27
2.21
0
0
1
175.1
134
43
51
9
57
9
1
2
717
12
11.34
2.93
3.88
0.46
30.8
7.9
1.09
.297
2.62
50
2.43
57
6.88
35
12Blake Snell
B. Snell
221
2018
TBR TBR
31
21
5
.808
31
1.89
0
0
0
180.2
112
38
41
16
64
1
0
2
700
13
11.01
3.19
3.45
0.80
31.6
9.1
0.97
.241
2.04
46
2.94
72
5.58
23.1
13Luis Severino
L. Severino
220
2018
NYY NYY
32
19
8
.704
32
3.39
1
1
0
191.1
173
72
76
19
46
5
0
0
780
8
10.35
2.16
4.78
0.89
28.2
5.9
1.14
.314
3.57
79
2.95
68
8.14
28.6
14James Paxton
J. Paxton
208
2018
SEA SEA
28
11
6
.647
28
3.76
2
1
0
160.1
134
67
67
23
42
1
0
0
645
8
11.68
2.36
4.95
1.29
32.2
6.5
1.10
.299
3.76
92
3.23
77
7.52
17.1
15Mike Clevinger
M. Clevinger
207
2018
CLE CLE
32
13
8
.619
32
3.02
1
1
0
200.0
164
67
71
21
67
4
0
0
810
4
9.32
3.02
3.09
0.95
25.6
8.3
1.16
.280
3.20
69
3.52
83
7.38
15.9
16José Berríos
J. Berríos
202
2018
MIN MIN
32
12
11
.522
32
3.84
2
1
0
192.1
159
82
83
25
61
13
0
1
797
2
9.45
2.85
3.31
1.17
25.3
7.7
1.14
.270
3.88
89
3.90
92
7.44
7.1
17Mike Foltynewicz
M. Foltynewicz
202
2018
ATL ATL
31
13
10
.565
31
2.85
2
1
0
183.0
130
58
65
17
68
6
0
3
744
7
9.93
3.34
2.97
0.84
27.2
9.1
1.08
.251
3.20
69
3.37
84
6.39
13.3
18Charlie Morton
C. Morton
201
2018
HOU HOU
30
15
3
.833
30
3.13
0
0
0
167.0
130
58
63
18
64
16
0
0
695
4
10.83
3.45
3.14
0.97
28.9
9.2
1.16
.283
3.40
76
3.59
87
7.01
10.4
19Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
199
2018
ARI ARI
33
15
11
.577
33
3.21
0
0
0
207.2
181
74
77
28
43
6
0
3
839
4
8.62
1.86
4.63
1.21
23.7
5.1
1.08
.272
3.34
79
3.70
93
7.84
6.4
20J.A. Happ
J.A. Happ
193
2018
TOT
31
17
6
.739
31
3.65
0
0
0
177.2
150
72
81
27
51
9
0
0
733
4
9.78
2.58
3.78
1.37
26.3
7.0
1.13
.272
4.10
85
3.97
93
7.60
6.2
21Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
190
2018
BOS BOS
33
17
7
.708
33
4.28
1
0
0
191.1
177
91
97
27
48
16
0
0
808
3
8.94
2.26
3.96
1.27
23.5
5.9
1.18
.285
4.56
97
4.01
96
8.33
3.8
22Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
188
2018
TOT
32
9
12
.429
32
3.78
1
0
0
190.2
176
80
93
29
65
19
0
0
806
7
8.87
3.07
2.89
1.37
23.3
8.1
1.26
.291
4.39
85
4.48
105
8.31
-4.4
23Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
188
2018
PHI PHI
33
7
14
.333
32
4.77
0
0
0
164.0
163
87
91
24
51
5
1
0
694
8
10.32
2.80
3.69
1.32
27.1
7.3
1.30
.326
4.99
119
3.79
91
8.95
7.1
24Zack Godley
Z. Godley
185
2018
ARI ARI
33
15
11
.577
32
4.74
0
0
0
178.1
177
94
103
16
81
12
0
2
791
17
9.34
4.09
2.28
0.81
23.4
10.2
1.45
.324
5.20
117
3.81
96
8.93
3.3
25Dylan Bundy
D. Bundy
184
2018
BAL BAL
31
8
16
.333
31
5.45
1
0
0
171.2
188
104
116
41
54
6
0
1
750
6
9.65
2.83
3.41
2.15
24.5
7.2
1.41
.316
6.08
128
5.16
117
9.86
-13.8
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HR

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Abrams

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RBI

106

Abrams

CJ Abrams

AVG

.283

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W

13

Cavalli

Cade Cavalli

K

200

Cavalli

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ERA

3.02

Cavalli

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210

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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

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6

WSH Nationals

77 - 85

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Playoffs HR Leaders

4

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3

Muncy

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2

Contreras

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9

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6

Chourio

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6

Adell

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Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

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.500

Hoerner

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.500

Genao

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Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

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8

Rice

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8

Meidroth

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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

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Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

Aroldis Chapman

0.00

VanWey

Logan VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Kevin Kelly
Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

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Hunter Brown

27.00

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Aroldis Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Tanner Bibee
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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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119.5

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96.3

Albies

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96

Harris

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88

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Harris

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71

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Padres

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Nationals

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Cardinals

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Twins

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Orioles

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Mariners

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Phillies

69-96

Dodgers

72-94

Mets

75-87

Rangers

75-87

Red Sox

76-88

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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
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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
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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