who had the most strikeouts in a season without a hit

Bob Buhl has the most strikeouts with exactly 0 hits in a season, with 36 strikeouts in 1962.

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	NAME	SO	H	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Bob Buhl B. Buhl	36	0	1962	TOT	35	70	2	0	0	0	1	6	1	1	1	85	0	0	7	1	0	0	.000	.090	.000	.090	-7	-17.3	.064	-74	-18.4
2	Ron Herbel R. Herbel	30	0	1964	SFG	41	47	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	54	0	0	5	0	0	2	.000	.041	.000	.041	-6	-11.4	.028	-92	-11.7
3	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	28	0	2021	TOT	28	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	63	0	0	3	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-9	-16.4	.000	-108	-16.7
4	Alex Wood A. Wood	26	0	2021	SFG	24	38	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	47	0	0	4	0	0	0	.000	.116	.000	.116	-3	-9.1	.080	-53	-9.2
5	Joey Hamilton J. Hamilton	24	0	1994	SDP	16	40	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	48	0	0	5	1	0	0	.000	.047	.000	.047	-6	-12.2	.033	-98	-12.2
6	Ernie Koob E. Koob	24	0	1916	SLA	33	41	4	0	0	0	1	15	0	0		57	0	0	1				.000	.268	.000	.268	1	-4.4	.194	19	-4.8
7	Darryl Kile D. Kile	23	0	1991	HOU	37	38	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	45	0	0	4	0	0	1	.000	.073	.000	.073	-4	-9.2	.052	-79	-9.1
8	Randy Tate R. Tate	22	0	1975	NYM	26	41	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	47	0	0	5	0	0	0	.000	.024	.000	.024	-6	-10.7	.017	-99	-10.8
9	Jim Duckworth J. Duckworth	22	0	1963	WSH	37	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	31	0	0	3	0	0	0	.000	.036	.000	.036	-3	-6.4	.026	-89	-6.8
10	Karl Drews K. Drews	22	0	1949	SLA	31	46	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	54	0	0	1			1	.000	.132	.000	.132	-4	-10.4	.098	-62	-11.4
11	Jeremy Hefner J. Hefner	21	0	2013	NYM	23	32	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	39	0	0	5	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	-4	-8.3	.042	-87	-8.2
12	Miguel Batista M. Batista	21	0	1998	MON	51	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-5	-9.4	.000	-121	-9.5
13	Jason Bergmann J. Bergmann	20	0	2008	WSH	29	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	2	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-6	-11.4	.000	-120	-11.6
14	Brett Tomko B. Tomko	20	0	2007	TOT	38	32	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	38	0	0	5	0	0	0	.000	.030	.000	.030	-5	-9.8	.022	-100	-9.9
15	Harry Parker H. Parker	20	0	1974	NYM	40	36	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	41	0	0	3	0	0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	-4	-8.5	.038	-84	-8.6
16	Steve Stone S. Stone	19	0	1971	SFG	24	34	1	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	42	0	0	3	0	0	1	.000	.128	.000	.128	-2	-6.8	.090	-53	-7.1
17	Luke Walker L. Walker	19	0	1969	PIT	31	32	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	37	0	0	3	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	-4	-7.5	.041	-81	-7.7
18	Bob Lee B. Lee	19	0	1964	LAA	64	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.043	.000	.043	-2	-4.8	.030	-83	-4.9
19	Wei-Yin Chen W. Chen	18	0	2016	MIA	21	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	5	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-7	-12.9	.000	-113	-12.8
20	Bruce Ruffin B. Ruffin	18	0	1991	PHI	31	24	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	34	0	0	6	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-2	-5.7	.101	-48	-5.7
21	Joe Hesketh J. Hesketh	18	0	1986	MON	15	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	28	0	0	3	0	0	1	.000	.080	.000	.080	-3	-5.8	.056	-79	-5.8
22	Ed Lynch E. Lynch	18	0	1982	NYM	43	33	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	37	0	0	3	0	0	0	.000	.029	.000	.029	-4	-8.5	.021	-104	-8.5
23	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	18	0	1957	BKN	34	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-4	-6.7	.000	-116	-7.1
24	Roy Halladay R. Halladay	17	0	2013	PHI	12	18	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	-2	-4.3	.036	-96	-4.4
25	Rick Van Den Hurk R. Van Den Hurk	17	0	2009	FLA	11	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-3	-6	.000	-124	-6.1

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Playoffs HR Leaders

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Rice

3

Muncy

2

Contreras

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

7

Ramírez

6

Chourio

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

8

Rice

8

Meidroth

Playoffs Run Leaders

6

Ramírez

5

Vargas

5

Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.667

De Paula

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Vilade

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Merrill

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Hall

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

19

Sale

18

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Rasmussen

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Kelly

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

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Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

119.5

Rice

107

Williams

103.7

Ramírez

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

88

Rice

76

Harris

75

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Betting

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97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

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75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0