which pitchers have the most strikeouts in july

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters in the month of July, with 997 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	997	143	51	67	.432	138	3.54	39	13	0	962.0	716	378	433	62	503	31	2	15	4,055	50	9.33	4.71	1.98	0.58	24.6	12.4	1.27	.266	4.05	6.70
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	829	100	40	37	.519	99	3.41	18	4	0	694.0	580	263	314	74	257	34	1	9	2,906	15	10.75	3.33	3.23	0.96	28.5	8.8	1.21	.296	4.07	7.52
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	755	126	59	35	.628	125	2.98	22	9	0	873.0	747	289	314	66	268	29	0	10	3,573	26	7.78	2.76	2.82	0.68	21.1	7.5	1.16	.277	3.24	7.70
4	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	689	151	71	60	.542	126	1.75	98	12	7	1128.2	997		404	14	257	43	24			29	5.49	2.05	2.68	0.11		5.6	1.11	.277	3.22	7.95
5	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	634	114	55	32	.632	113	3.36	40	12	0	833.0	739	311	354	85	292	9	0	23	3,451	22	6.85	3.15	2.17	0.92	18.4	8.5	1.24	.269	3.82	7.98
6	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	613	121	48	44	.522	121	3.70	42	7	0	873.0	831	359	390	88	240	30	0	8	3,621	20	6.32	2.47	2.55	0.91	16.9	6.6	1.23	.280	4.02	8.57
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	601	93	50	29	.633	93	3.05	5	0	0	601.2	511	204	232	59	170	14	0	3	2,466	21	8.99	2.54	3.54	0.88	24.4	6.9	1.13	.279	3.47	7.64
8	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	582	102	43	38	.531	98	2.94	33	7	1	719.0	638	235	262	54	194	9	3	17	2,940	17	7.29	2.43	3.00	0.68	19.8	6.6	1.16	.278	3.28	7.99
9	Don Sutton D. Sutton	581	128	50	47	.515	120	3.42	28	6	0	836.2	782	318	349	74	211	16	5	20	3,465	21	6.25	2.27	2.75	0.80	16.8	6.1	1.19	.274	3.75	8.41
10	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	576	119	49	44	.527	104	3.44	51	11	2	779.2	703	298	319	81	176	15	7	20	3,189	9	6.65	2.03	3.27	0.94	18.1	5.5	1.13	.266	3.68	8.12
11	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	572	126	66	36	.647	126	3.06	26	7	0	870.2	803	296	336	58	149	27	0	23	3,506	15	5.91	1.54	3.84	0.60	16.3	4.2	1.09	.276	3.47	8.30
12	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	567	80	34	21	.618	80	3.12	2	0	0	496.2	394	172	181	68	140	15	0	3	1,997	13	10.27	2.54	4.05	1.23	28.4	7.0	1.08	.270	3.28	7.14
13	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	557	134	62	38	.620	124	3.33	50	11	2	942.1	892	349	398	80	263	19	4	14	3,916	22	5.32	2.51	2.12	0.76	14.2	6.7	1.23	.271	3.80	8.52
14	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	546	121	43	43	.500	107	3.32	45	6	2	825.0	808	304	358	59	221	18	6	24	3,429	30	5.96	2.41	2.47	0.64	15.9	6.4	1.25	.290	3.91	8.81
15	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	527	94	51	29	.638	85	2.88	47	10	3	700.2	589	224	247	42	240	25	5	23	2,894	16	6.77	3.08	2.20	0.54	18.2	8.3	1.18	.266	3.17	7.57
16	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	518	128	36	22	.621	81	3.34	8	3	33	598.1	526	222	240	51	168	13	37	11	2,464	24	7.79	2.53	3.08	0.77	21.0	6.8	1.16	.277	3.61	7.91
17	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	517	105	37	36	.507	89	3.50	37	5	1	660.2	636	257	292	65	200	13	6	14	2,795	18	7.04	2.72	2.59	0.89	18.5	7.2	1.27	.286	3.98	8.66
18	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	508	99	37	36	.507	91	3.72	23	5	1	651.0	616	269	297	62	166	35	5	20	2,725	4	7.02	2.29	3.06	0.86	18.6	6.1	1.20	.284	4.11	8.52
19	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	496	93	30	30	.500	83	3.59	2	1	0	513.2	471	205	223	57	131	13	1	6	2,104	15	8.69	2.30	3.79	1.00	23.6	6.2	1.17	.294	3.91	8.25
20	Early Wynn E. Wynn	485	141	60	48	.556	123	3.79	57	10	3	896.1	869	377	413	66	371	14	15		3,852	5	4.87	3.73	1.31	0.66	12.6	9.6	1.38	.275	4.15	8.73
21	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	480	92	38	25	.603	71	3.39	16	3	6	528.0	493	199	214	51	112	11	15	7	2,155	8	8.18	1.91	4.29	0.87	22.3	5.2	1.15	.294	3.65	8.40
22	CC Sabathia	479	89	32	35	.478	89	4.50	9	3	0	554.1	570	277	309	69	204	22	0	7	2,408	17	7.78	3.31	2.35	1.12	19.9	8.5	1.40	.307	5.02	9.25
23	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	467	100	41	37	.526	95	3.51	28	6	1	682.0	641	266	304	54	214	21	3	23	2,853	21	6.16	2.82	2.18	0.71	16.4	7.5	1.25	.280	4.01	8.46
24	David Cone D. Cone	463	69	37	16	.698	69	3.10	10	4	0	493.1	407	170	196	58	188	12	0	8	2,041	26	8.45	3.43	2.46	1.06	22.7	9.2	1.21	.264	3.58	7.43
25	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	462	75	39	23	.629	63	1.25	48	7	2	552.1	478		194	8	155	17	10			24	7.53	2.53	2.98	0.13		7.9	1.15	.359	3.16	7.79

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Team Pitching Leaders

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20th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	55	54	.505
Astros	55	55	.500	0.5
Mariners	53	57	.482	2.5
Athletics	45	64	.413	10.0
Angels	42	67	.385	13.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/31	MIL	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sat 8/1	MIL	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sun 8/2	MIL	@	LAA	3:15 PM
Tue 8/4	LAA	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Wed 8/5	LAA	@	BAL	6:35 PM

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Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Rice

RBI Leaders

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Abrams

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Hit Leaders

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Arraez

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Run Leaders

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Wood

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Alvarez

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OBP Leaders

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SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

30

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K/9 Leaders

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	64	45	.587
Phillies	57	52	.523	7.0
Marlins	55	55	.500	9.5
Nationals	55	55	.500	9.5
Mets	47	63	.427	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	67	41	.620
Cubs	62	47	.569	5.5
Pirates	55	55	.500	13.0
Cardinals	54	55	.495	13.5
Reds	51	57	.472	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	40	.633
Diamondbacks	57	52	.523	12.0
Padres	55	54	.505	14.0
Giants	47	62	.431	22.0
Rockies	42	67	.385	27.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	64	44	.593
Yankees	61	48	.560	3.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	7.0
Orioles	53	56	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	50	59	.459	14.5
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White Sox	57	51	.528
Guardians	56	54	.509	2.0
Twins	55	55	.500	3.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	6.5
Royals	46	64	.418	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	55	54	.505
Astros	55	55	.500	0.5
Mariners	53	57	.482	2.5
Athletics	45	64	.413	10.0
Angels	42	67	.385	13.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 7/12	SEA	@	TBR	8-2
Sun 7/12	CLE	@	MIA	5-2
Sun 7/12	ATH	@	CWS	1-9
Sun 7/12	ATL	@	STL	4-3
Sun 7/12	HOU	@	TEX	5-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/31	NYY	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Fri 7/31	PIT	@	CIN	6:10 PM
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Fri 7/31	STL	@	TOR	7:07 PM
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