who had the most strikeouts in the national league in 2025

James Wood had the most strikeouts in the NL in a season last year, with 221 strikeouts.

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Data note: Strikeouts: player season data complete from 1891

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	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	James Wood J. Wood	221	2025	WSH	157	598	87	153	38	0	31	94	85	3	15	7	689	284	69	0	3	8	12	.256	.350	.475	.825	104	22.2	.353	126	21.2
2	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	197	2025	PHI	162	604	111	145	23	2	56	132	108	11	10	2	724	340	81	0	1	6	4	.240	.365	.563	.928	132	46	.391	150	43.2
3	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	187	2025	LAD	158	611	146	172	25	9	55	102	109	3	20	6	725	380	89	0	2	20	9	.282	.392	.622	1.014	147	61.7	.418	172	62.3
4	Elly De La Cruz E. De La Cruz	181	2025	CIN	162	629	102	166	31	7	22	86	67	2	37	8	699	277	60	0	1	10	14	.264	.336	.440	.777	94	11.1	.333	111	9.2
5	Willy Adames W. Adames	179	2025	SFG	160	591	94	133	22	2	30	87	80	5	12	4	685	249	54	0	9	2	9	.225	.318	.421	.740	85	4.3	.321	108	6.5
6	Matt Olson M. Olson	176	2025	ATL	162	624	98	170	41	2	29	95	91	4	1	0	724	302	72	0	5	2	14	.272	.366	.484	.850	117	31.3	.366	136	31.1
7	Jordan Beck J. Beck	174	2025	COL	148	539	62	139	27	5	16	53	43	4	19	8	587	224	48	0	1	0	9	.258	.317	.416	.732	72	2.8	.319	92	-5.7
8	Oneil Cruz O. Cruz	174	2025	PIT	135	471	62	94	18	3	20	61	64	4	38	5	544	178	41	0	5	4	6	.200	.298	.378	.676	56	-8.1	.295	84	-10.2
9	Bryan Reynolds B. Reynolds	173	2025	PIT	154	587	68	144	38	3	16	73	57	7	3	2	654	236	57	0	3	1	15	.245	.318	.402	.720	78	0.9	.315	98	-1.7
10	Dansby Swanson D. Swanson	168	2025	CHC	159	590	84	144	24	3	24	77	47	2	20	3	645	246	51	1	5	1	9	.244	.300	.417	.717	74	-1.9	.310	99	-0.6
11	Christian Yelich C. Yelich	167	2025	MIL	150	573	88	151	21	0	29	103	64	6	16	6	644	259	50	0	1	6	6	.264	.343	.452	.795	92	15.7	.343	121	16.3
12	Matt McLain M. McLain	167	2025	CIN	147	510	73	112	18	0	15	50	55	5	18	2	577	175	33	3	4	0	8	.220	.300	.343	.643	56	-12.4	.286	80	-14
13	Seiya Suzuki S. Suzuki	164	2025	CHC	151	571	75	140	31	3	32	103	71	1	5	2	651	273	66	0	8	1	13	.245	.326	.478	.804	93	16	.343	122	17.3
14	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	162	2025	NYM	162	624	87	170	41	1	38	126	61	15	1	2	709	327	80	0	9	5	23	.272	.347	.524	.871	116	31.8	.368	140	33.2
15	Heliot Ramos H. Ramos	158	2025	SFG	157	620	85	159	24	1	21	69	52	17	6	4	695	248	46	0	6	2	16	.256	.328	.400	.728	85	3.3	.319	107	5.5
16	Pete Crow-Armstrong P. Crow-Armstrong	155	2025	CHC	157	591	91	146	37	4	31	95	29	9	35	8	647	284	72	6	12	1	1	.247	.287	.481	.768	82	5.4	.323	109	6.7
17	Corbin Carroll C. Carroll	153	2025	AZ	143	564	107	146	32	17	31	84	67	7	32	6	642	305	80	0	4	4	6	.259	.343	.541	.883	106	30.5	.371	140	30.2
18	Hunter Goodman H. Goodman	152	2025	COL	144	540	73	150	28	5	31	91	33	4	1	2	579	281	64	0	2	0	16	.278	.323	.520	.843	90	21.5	.359	119	13.1
19	Ian Happ I. Happ	151	2025	CHC	150	569	87	138	32	0	23	79	87	2	6	3	663	239	55	0	5	2	8	.243	.342	.420	.762	89	11	.333	116	12.3
20	Brice Turang B. Turang	150	2025	MIL	156	584	97	168	28	2	18	81	66	2	24	8	659	254	48	2	5	1	3	.288	.359	.435	.794	96	17.8	.346	123	18.3
21	Marcell Ozuna M. Ozuna	144	2025	ATL	145	487	61	113	19	0	21	68	94	3	0	0	591	195	40	0	7	2	11	.232	.355	.400	.756	80	10.1	.334	114	9.9
22	Willson Contreras W. Contreras	142	2025	STL	135	490	70	126	31	1	20	80	44	23	5	1	562	219	52	1	4	1	15	.257	.344	.447	.791	81	14.2	.344	123	15.4
23	Brandon Nimmo B. Nimmo	141	2025	NYM	155	587	81	154	27	0	25	92	50	7	13	1	652	256	52	1	7	1	8	.262	.324	.436	.760	85	8.3	.329	112	9.6
24	Michael Busch M. Busch	139	2025	CHC	155	524	78	137	25	5	34	90	56	10	4	0	592	274	64	0	2	2	2	.261	.343	.523	.866	97	26.7	.369	140	27.9
25	Brenton Doyle B. Doyle	138	2025	COL	138	502	57	117	23	2	15	57	30	0	18	2	538	189	40	2	4	0	14	.233	.274	.376	.651	50	-13.5	.282	67	-21.3

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RBI

106

Abrams

AVG

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García

Team Pitching Leaders

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Cavalli

200

Cavalli

ERA

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Cavalli

Team Rankings

210

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3rd

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	PHI	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sat 3/27	PHI	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sun 3/28	PHI	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Mon 3/29	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 3/30	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Mets

74 - 88

Final

Nationals

77 - 85

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Playoffs HR Leaders

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Contreras

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Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

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Chourio

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Rice

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Contreras

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

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Hoerner

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Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

19

Contreras

17

Chourio

17

Pratt

Playoffs Run Leaders

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Turang

8

Ramírez

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Díaz

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Taylor

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Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

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Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

5

Simpson

4

Chisholm

4

Yelich

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Misiorowski

2

Williams

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

31

Rasmussen

20

Ashby

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

Hader

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

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Warren

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Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Rasmussen

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Contreras

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Ramírez

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

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Contreras

118

Chourio

118

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91-71

88-74

87-75

94-82

Worst Record ATS

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72-98

75-87

76-88

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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