what reliever had most strikeouts in 2021

Liam Hendriks struck out the most hitters by a relief pitcher in 2021, with 113 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Liam Hendriks
L. Hendriks
113
2021
CWS CWS
69
8
3
.727
0
2.54
0
0
38
71.0
45
20
23
11
7
1
58
1
267
6
14.32
0.89
16.14
1.39
42.3
2.6
0.73
.252
2.92
5.70
2Paul Sewald
P. Sewald
104
2021
SEA SEA
62
10
3
.769
0
3.06
0
0
11
64.2
42
22
24
10
24
0
18
5
264
2
14.47
3.34
4.33
1.39
39.4
9.1
1.02
.254
3.34
5.85
3Raisel Iglesias
R. Iglesias
103
2021
LAA LAA
65
7
5
.583
0
2.57
0
0
34
70.0
53
20
25
11
12
1
59
0
273
2
13.24
1.54
8.58
1.41
37.7
4.4
0.93
.288
3.21
6.81
4Josh Hader
J. Hader
102
2021
MIL MIL
60
4
2
.667
0
1.23
0
0
34
58.2
25
8
8
3
24
2
42
0
224
3
15.65
3.68
4.25
0.46
45.5
10.7
0.84
.237
1.23
3.84
5Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
100
2021
TOT
63
4
5
.444
0
2.26
0
0
24
59.2
31
15
19
6
23
3
43
1
235
8
15.08
3.47
4.35
0.91
42.6
9.8
0.91
.243
2.87
4.68
6Chad Green
C. Green
99
2021
NYY NYY
67
10
7
.588
0
3.12
0
0
6
83.2
57
29
32
14
17
0
15
2
315
5
10.65
1.83
5.82
1.51
31.4
5.4
0.88
.232
3.44
6.13
7Héctor Neris
H. Neris
98
2021
PHI PHI
74
4
7
.364
0
3.63
0
0
12
74.1
55
30
34
12
32
4
29
3
310
4
11.87
3.87
3.06
1.45
31.6
10.3
1.17
.262
4.12
6.66
8Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
97
2021
NYY NYY
61
6
4
.600
0
3.36
0
0
30
56.1
36
21
23
9
38
3
46
2
243
7
15.50
6.07
2.55
1.44
39.9
15.6
1.31
.281
3.67
5.75
9Giovanny Gallegos
G. Gallegos
95
2021
STL STL
73
6
5
.545
0
3.02
0
0
14
80.1
51
27
28
6
20
6
20
2
310
4
10.64
2.24
4.75
0.67
30.6
6.5
0.88
.246
3.14
5.71
10Alex Reyes
A. Reyes
95
2021
STL STL
69
10
8
.556
0
3.24
0
0
29
72.1
46
26
32
9
52
2
54
1
317
10
11.82
6.47
1.83
1.12
30.0
16.4
1.35
.233
3.98
5.72
11Scott Barlow
S. Barlow
91
2021
KCR KCR
71
5
3
.625
0
2.42
0
0
16
74.1
61
20
20
4
28
2
28
2
306
4
11.02
3.39
3.25
0.48
29.7
9.2
1.20
.315
2.42
7.39
12Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
89
2021
NYM NYM
63
5
6
.455
0
3.45
0
0
32
62.2
43
24
27
3
23
9
51
1
257
5
12.78
3.30
3.87
0.43
34.6
8.9
1.05
.301
3.88
6.18
13Mike Mayers
M. Mayers
88
2021
LAA LAA
70
5
4
.556
0
3.53
0
0
2
71.1
65
28
28
11
25
3
9
0
298
0
11.10
3.15
3.52
1.39
29.5
8.4
1.26
.316
3.53
8.20
14Devin Williams
D. Williams
87
2021
MIL MIL
58
8
2
.800
0
2.50
0
0
3
54.0
36
15
17
5
28
2
6
0
226
2
14.50
4.67
3.11
0.83
38.5
12.4
1.19
.298
2.83
6.00
15Will Smith
W. Smith
87
2021
ATL ATL
71
3
7
.300
0
3.44
0
0
37
68.0
49
26
27
11
28
5
60
2
283
3
11.51
3.71
3.11
1.46
30.7
9.9
1.13
.250
3.57
6.49
16Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
86
2021
LAD LAD
69
4
4
.500
0
2.22
0
0
38
69.0
36
17
21
4
36
2
52
4
278
4
11.22
4.70
2.39
0.52
30.9
12.9
1.04
.213
2.74
4.70
17Chris Stratton
C. Stratton
86
2021
PIT PIT
68
7
1
.875
0
3.63
0
0
8
79.1
70
32
34
9
33
1
18
2
337
3
9.76
3.74
2.61
1.02
25.5
9.8
1.30
.293
3.86
7.94
18Blake Treinen
B. Treinen
85
2021
LAD LAD
72
6
5
.545
0
1.99
0
0
7
72.1
46
16
20
5
25
3
10
1
286
3
10.58
3.11
3.40
0.62
29.7
8.7
0.98
.244
2.49
5.72
19Jordan Romano
J. Romano
85
2021
TOR TOR
62
7
1
.875
0
2.14
0
0
23
63.0
41
15
17
7
25
1
43
0
253
2
12.14
3.57
3.40
1.00
33.6
9.9
1.05
.252
2.43
5.86
20Matt Barnes
M. Barnes
84
2021
BOS BOS
60
6
5
.545
0
3.79
0
0
24
54.2
41
23
25
8
20
2
44
2
222
3
13.83
3.29
4.20
1.32
37.8
9.0
1.12
.306
4.12
6.75
21Heath Hembree
H. Hembree
83
2021
TOT
60
2
7
.222
0
5.59
0
0
9
58.0
45
36
39
12
24
2
21
1
243
2
12.88
3.72
3.46
1.86
34.2
9.9
1.19
.270
6.05
6.98
22Brad Boxberger
B. Boxberger
83
2021
MIL MIL
71
5
4
.556
0
3.34
0
0
4
64.2
44
24
26
8
25
6
12
1
266
3
11.55
3.48
3.32
1.11
31.2
9.4
1.07
.250
3.62
6.12
23Trevor May
T. May
83
2021
NYM NYM
68
7
3
.700
0
3.59
0
0
4
62.2
55
25
29
10
24
0
19
4
266
7
11.92
3.45
3.46
1.44
31.2
9.0
1.26
.302
4.16
7.90
24Jake Diekman
J. Diekman
83
2021
OAK OAK
67
3
3
.500
0
3.86
0
0
7
60.2
47
26
29
10
34
4
17
2
262
8
12.31
5.04
2.44
1.48
31.7
13.0
1.34
.282
4.30
6.97
25Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
83
2021
HOU HOU
72
3
5
.375
0
3.42
0
0
2
68.1
46
26
32
8
37
5
13
3
290
6
10.93
4.87
2.24
1.05
28.6
12.8
1.21
.242
4.21
6.06
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