which pitcher had the most strikeouts in 2020

Shane Bieber struck out the most hitters in 2020, with 122 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
122
2020
CLE CLE
12
8
1
.889
12
1.63
0
0
0
77.1
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
14.20
2.44
5.81
0.81
41.1
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
37
2.06
46
5.35
20.5
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
104
2020
NYM NYM
12
4
2
.667
12
2.38
0
0
0
68.0
47
18
21
7
18
0
0
0
268
4
13.76
2.38
5.78
0.93
38.8
6.7
0.96
.288
2.78
57
2.26
52
6.22
15.9
3Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
100
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
4
.556
11
1.73
2
2
0
73.0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
12.33
2.10
5.88
1.11
36.0
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
36
2.87
61
5.05
14.1
4Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
97
2020
CWS CWS
12
4
3
.571
12
3.48
1
1
0
72.1
47
28
31
8
28
2
0
0
288
3
12.07
3.48
3.46
1.00
33.7
9.7
1.04
.255
3.86
78
3.18
69
5.85
11.2
5Aaron Nola
A. Nola
96
2020
PHI PHI
12
5
5
.500
12
3.28
2
1
0
71.1
54
26
31
9
23
2
0
2
289
1
12.11
2.90
4.17
1.14
33.2
8.0
1.08
.283
3.91
73
3.18
70
6.81
10.6
6Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
94
2020
NYY NYY
12
7
3
.700
12
2.84
2
1
0
73.0
53
23
27
14
17
2
0
0
288
2
11.59
2.10
5.53
1.73
32.6
5.9
0.96
.242
3.33
65
3.88
87
6.53
4.9
7Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
93
2020
CHC CHC
12
8
3
.727
12
2.01
0
0
0
76.0
59
17
18
5
14
2
0
1
297
3
11.01
1.66
6.64
0.59
31.3
4.7
0.96
.295
2.13
46
2.22
50
6.99
18.6
8Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
93
2020
SDP SDP
12
3
1
.750
12
2.09
0
0
0
69.0
39
16
18
5
20
4
0
0
267
1
12.13
2.61
4.65
0.65
34.8
7.5
0.86
.234
2.35
49
2.47
56
5.09
15.1
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
92
2020
WSH WSH
12
5
4
.556
12
3.74
1
0
0
67.1
70
28
30
10
23
1
0
1
295
6
12.30
3.07
4.00
1.34
31.2
7.8
1.38
.355
4.01
83
3.45
76
9.36
8
10Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
91
2020
TBR TBR
11
5
1
.833
11
4.08
0
0
0
57.1
43
26
26
11
22
0
0
0
238
7
14.28
3.45
4.14
1.73
38.2
9.2
1.13
.281
4.08
97
3.65
86
6.75
3.9
11Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
91
2020
MIL MIL
13
3
5
.375
13
3.05
1
0
0
73.2
55
25
26
9
18
4
0
0
293
1
11.12
2.20
5.06
1.10
31.1
6.1
0.99
.269
3.18
68
3.20
72
6.72
10.2
12Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
89
2020
CIN CIN
12
4
6
.400
12
3.21
1
0
0
70.0
62
25
31
5
24
1
0
0
292
1
11.44
3.09
3.71
0.64
30.5
8.2
1.23
.329
3.99
68
2.64
57
7.97
15.2
13Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
89
2020
TEX TEX
13
6
3
.667
13
3.32
1
0
0
84.0
64
31
34
13
25
6
0
0
344
2
9.54
2.68
3.56
1.39
25.9
7.3
1.06
.242
3.64
74
4.18
91
6.86
3.7
14Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
88
2020
MIL MIL
12
4
1
.800
9
2.11
0
0
0
59.2
37
14
15
2
24
3
2
0
240
5
13.27
3.62
3.67
0.30
36.7
10.0
1.02
.285
2.26
47
2.03
46
5.58
16
15Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
82
2020
CLE CLE
12
3
4
.429
12
2.91
0
0
0
68.0
55
22
22
8
27
2
0
0
280
6
10.85
3.57
3.04
1.06
29.3
9.6
1.21
.292
2.91
66
3.58
81
7.28
6.5
16Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
82
2020
ARI ARI
12
3
2
.600
12
2.75
0
0
0
72.0
55
22
24
9
25
2
0
0
291
4
10.25
3.13
3.28
1.13
28.2
8.6
1.11
.266
3.00
61
3.65
84
6.88
5.7
17Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
80
2020
MIN MIN
11
6
1
.857
11
2.70
0
0
0
66.2
40
20
20
9
10
0
0
0
248
0
10.80
1.35
8.00
1.21
32.3
4.0
0.75
.208
2.70
62
2.99
68
5.40
10.5
18Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
79
2020
SFG SFG
12
3
3
.500
10
3.62
0
0
0
59.2
50
24
26
8
16
0
1
0
245
4
11.92
2.41
4.94
1.21
32.2
6.5
1.11
.296
3.92
83
3.08
72
7.54
8.1
19Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
76
2020
HOU HOU
11
5
3
.625
10
3.57
0
0
0
70.2
63
28
32
5
16
5
0
0
288
6
9.68
2.04
4.75
0.64
26.4
5.6
1.12
.312
4.08
81
2.84
65
8.02
12.3
20Germán Márquez
G. Márquez
73
2020
COL COL
13
4
6
.400
13
3.75
0
0
0
81.2
78
34
41
6
25
0
0
0
344
4
8.04
2.76
2.92
0.66
21.2
7.3
1.26
.300
4.52
74
3.27
69
8.60
12.6
21Dylan Bundy
D. Bundy
72
2020
LAA LAA
11
6
3
.667
11
3.29
1
0
0
65.2
51
24
27
5
17
4
0
1
267
2
9.87
2.33
4.24
0.69
27.0
6.4
1.04
.272
3.70
73
2.94
64
6.99
11.7
22Sonny Gray
S. Gray
72
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
3
.625
11
3.70
0
0
0
56.0
42
23
26
4
26
2
0
0
235
7
11.57
4.18
2.77
0.64
30.6
11.1
1.21
.290
4.18
78
3.04
65
6.75
9.8
23Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
72
2020
TOR TOR
12
5
2
.714
12
2.69
0
0
0
67.0
60
20
22
6
17
1
0
0
275
1
9.67
2.28
4.24
0.81
26.2
6.2
1.15
.302
2.96
58
3.00
68
8.06
10.5
24Zach Eflin
Z. Eflin
70
2020
PHI PHI
11
4
2
.667
10
3.97
1
1
0
59.0
60
26
28
8
15
1
0
0
245
1
10.68
2.29
4.67
1.22
28.6
6.1
1.27
.344
4.27
88
3.39
75
9.15
7.4
25Andrew Heaney
A. Heaney
70
2020
LAA LAA
12
4
3
.571
12
4.45
0
0
0
66.2
63
33
35
9
19
2
0
1
279
2
9.45
2.57
3.68
1.21
25.1
6.8
1.23
.302
4.72
99
3.78
83
8.51
5.8
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K

201

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White Sox White Sox
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61
.523
Guardians Guardians
63
66
.488
4.5
Twins Twins
63
66
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67
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Royals Royals
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8/23
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3:10 PM
Mon
8/24
CLE CLE
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LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Tue
8/25
CLE CLE
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Wed
8/26
CLE CLE
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LAA LAA
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Fri
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CLE CLE
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158

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Run Leaders

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Wood

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91

Crow-Armstrong

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89

Olson

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OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

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.396

Kurtz

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.396

Contreras

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SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

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.554

Crow-Armstrong

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.552

Ohtani

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SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

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35

Simpson

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34

Chisholm

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Gray

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216

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201

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2.20

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Misiorowski

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0.90

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0.95

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13.03

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5.93

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25

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28

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White Sox

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Nationals

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Twins

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Dodgers

53-76

Rangers

56-73

Athletics

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Mets

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Braves Braves
75
55
.577
Phillies Phillies
71
58
.550
3.5
Marlins Marlins
66
64
.508
9.0
Nationals Nationals
61
70
.466
14.5
Mets Mets
58
71
.450
16.5
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Brewers Brewers
81
49
.623
Cubs Cubs
74
55
.574
6.5
Cardinals Cardinals
66
64
.508
15.0
Pirates Pirates
63
67
.485
18.0
Reds Reds
61
68
.473
19.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
78
51
.605
Padres Padres
69
60
.535
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
68
61
.527
10.0
Giants Giants
52
76
.406
25.5
Rockies Rockies
50
78
.391
27.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
76
52
.594
Yankees Yankees
73
56
.566
3.5
Red Sox Red Sox
69
59
.539
7.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
64
67
.489
13.5
Orioles Orioles
62
67
.481
14.5
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White Sox White Sox
67
61
.523
Twins Twins
63
66
.488
4.5
Guardians Guardians
63
66
.488
4.5
Tigers Tigers
61
67
.477
6.0
Royals Royals
56
74
.431
12.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
65
64
.504
Rangers Rangers
64
65
.496
1.0
Mariners Mariners
61
68
.473
4.0
Angels Angels
51
78
.395
14.0
Athletics Athletics
49
80
.380
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Fri
8/7
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
5-4
Fri
8/7
NYM NYM
@
PIT PIT
6-4
Fri
8/7
LAA LAA
@
MIA MIA
4-3
Fri
8/7
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
8-2
Fri
8/7
CHC CHC
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KCR KCR
6-4

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8/22
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@
SDP SDP
8:40 PM
Sun
8/23
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
8/23
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
Sun
8/23
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
8/23
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM