what reliever had most strikeouts in 2021

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

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Liam Hendriks L. Hendriks	113	2021	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
2	Paul Sewald P. Sewald	104	2021	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
3	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	103	2021	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
4	Josh Hader J. Hader	102	2021	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
5	Craig 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
6	Chad Green C. Green	99	2021	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
7	Héctor Neris H. Neris	98	2021	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
8	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	97	2021	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
9	Giovanny Gallegos G. Gallegos	95	2021	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
10	Alex Reyes A. Reyes	95	2021	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
11	Scott Barlow S. Barlow	91	2021	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
12	Edwin Díaz E. Díaz	89	2021	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
13	Mike Mayers M. Mayers	88	2021	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
14	Devin Williams D. Williams	87	2021	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
15	Will Smith W. Smith	87	2021	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
16	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	86	2021	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
17	Chris Stratton C. Stratton	86	2021	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
18	Blake Treinen B. Treinen	85	2021	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
19	Jordan Romano J. Romano	85	2021	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
20	Matt Barnes M. Barnes	84	2021	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
21	Heath 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
22	Brad Boxberger B. Boxberger	83	2021	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
23	Trevor May T. May	83	2021	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
24	Jake Diekman J. Diekman	83	2021	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
25	Ryne Stanek R. Stanek	83	2021	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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29

Murakami

RBI

76

Vargas

AVG

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Peters

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Martin

161

Burke

ERA

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Team Rankings

180

4th

651

6th

1,134

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ERA

4.14

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	63	.533
Guardians	68	68	.500	4.5
Twins	64	72	.471	8.5
Tigers	63	72	.467	9.0
Royals	62	75	.453	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/30	CWS	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Mon 8/31	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Tue 9/1	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 9/2	CWS	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM

Last Game

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Final

Twins

64 - 72

Sat 29 Aug 2026

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HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Alvarez

37

Olson

RBI Leaders

104

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.320

Alvarez

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Arraez

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Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

162

Lopez

156

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

97

Crow-Armstrong

93

Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

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Kurtz

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Wood

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

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SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

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Simpson

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

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Sale

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WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

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K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

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Walk Leaders

22

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25

Rasmussen

28

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,231.2

Ohtani

1,947.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,810.5

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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79-59

77-59

74-61

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62-74

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	81	55	.596
Phillies	76	60	.559	5.0
Marlins	68	68	.500	13.0
Nationals	65	73	.471	17.0
Mets	61	75	.449	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	85	51	.625
Cubs	77	59	.566	8.0
Cardinals	68	69	.496	17.5
Pirates	66	71	.482	19.5
Reds	64	72	.471	21.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	55	.596
Padres	72	64	.529	9.0
Diamondbacks	73	65	.529	9.0
Giants	56	81	.409	25.5
Rockies	52	84	.382	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	81	54	.600
Yankees	77	59	.566	4.5
Red Sox	74	62	.544	7.5
Orioles	67	69	.493	14.5
Blue Jays	67	70	.489	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	72	63	.533
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Twins	64	72	.471	8.5
Tigers	63	72	.467	9.0
Royals	62	75	.453	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	68	.500
Rangers	66	70	.485	2.0
Mariners	64	72	.471	4.0
Athletics	53	83	.390	15.0
Angels	52	84	.382	16.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/15	STL	@	CHC	8-4
Sat 8/15	NYY	@	TOR	1-4
Sat 8/15	COL	@	SFG	1-7
Sat 8/15	WSH	@	NYM	4-5
Sat 8/15	BAL	@	TBR	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/30	MIA	@	WSH	12:15 PM
Sun 8/30	COL	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Sun 8/30	BOS	@	NYY	1:35 PM
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