who has the most pitching strikeouts in a month

Javier Báez has the most strikeouts in a month, with 49 strikeouts in August 2014.

NAME SO MONTH G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Javier Báez
J. Báez
49
August 2014
27
112
14
21
4
0
7
15
4
0
2
0
116
46
11
0
0
0
3
.188
.216
.411
.626
2 Joey Gallo
J. Gallo
48
August 2021
28
96
17
15
6
0
5
11
23
0
0
0
119
36
11
0
0
1
3
.156
.319
.375
.694
3 Adam Dunn
A. Dunn
48
May 2012
29
100
20
23
3
0
11
21
26
0
0
1
127
59
14
0
1
0
1
.230
.386
.590
.976
4 Chris Davis
C. Davis
47
August 2015
29
105
20
27
4
0
10
22
16
1
2
1
122
61
14
0
0
0
1
.257
.361
.581
.942
5 Joey Gallo
J. Gallo
46
May 2018
27
98
16
20
6
0
7
14
9
1
1
0
108
47
13
0
0
1
0
.204
.278
.480
.757
6 Chris Davis
C. Davis
46
May 2017
27
99
16
22
2
1
8
16
15
0
0
0
116
50
11
0
2
1
1
.222
.319
.505
.824
7 Javier Báez
J. Báez
46
September 2014
25
101
11
15
2
0
2
5
11
1
3
1
113
23
4
0
0
0
2
.149
.239
.228
.467
8 Mark Reynolds
M. Reynolds
46
May 2009
28
107
21
29
7
0
8
18
16
1
8
2
124
60
15
0
0
0
2
.271
.371
.561
.932
9 Ryan Noda
R. Noda
45
September 2023
27
94
15
20
4
0
4
12
12
2
0
0
109
36
8
0
1
0
2
.213
.312
.383
.695
10 Patrick Wisdom
P. Wisdom
45
August 2021
26
93
15
21
3
0
9
21
7
0
0
0
100
51
12
0
0
0
2
.226
.280
.548
.828
11 Michael Chavis
M. Chavis
45
June 2019
27
108
15
28
4
1
4
17
7
0
0
0
115
46
9
0
0
0
3
.259
.304
.426
.730
12 Yoán Moncada
Y. Moncada
45
June 2018
29
117
12
23
5
2
3
15
6
1
3
1
124
41
10
0
0
0
1
.197
.242
.350
.592
13 Joey Gallo
J. Gallo
45
May 2017
28
94
20
19
3
0
9
17
11
1
0
0
106
49
12
0
0
0
0
.202
.292
.521
.814
14 Ryan Howard
R. Howard
45
August 2012
28
106
13
27
5
0
6
25
10
0
0
0
118
50
11
0
2
3
0
.255
.314
.472
.785
15 Jack Cust
J. Cust
45
July 2008
24
83
12
17
2
0
6
10
17
0
0
0
100
37
8
0
0
0
0
.205
.340
.446
.786
16 Jared Sandberg
J. Sandberg
45
August 2002
27
109
19
25
8
0
5
14
13
0
1
1
122
48
13
0
0
3
2
.229
.311
.440
.752
17 Elly De La Cruz
E. De La Cruz
44
September 2024
25
98
15
23
6
2
3
15
10
0
6
3
108
42
11
0
0
0
1
.235
.306
.429
.734
18 Logan O'Hoppe
L. O'Hoppe
44
August 2024
25
91
5
9
1
0
2
6
7
0
0
0
98
16
3
0
0
0
0
.099
.163
.176
.339
19 Elly De La Cruz
E. De La Cruz
44
August 2023
26
106
17
21
3
3
4
14
10
0
6
2
116
42
10
0
0
1
0
.198
.267
.396
.663
20 Yoán Moncada
Y. Moncada
44
May 2019
30
118
13
30
5
1
4
15
7
1
3
1
128
49
10
1
1
0
1
.254
.299
.415
.714
21 Yoán Moncada
Y. Moncada
44
April 2018
24
95
15
26
6
1
5
11
13
0
4
0
109
49
12
1
0
0
0
.274
.361
.516
.877
22 Chris Carter
C. Carter
44
April 2013
25
93
15
22
2
1
6
14
11
0
0
0
105
44
9
0
1
0
0
.237
.314
.473
.787
23 Mark Reynolds
M. Reynolds
44
August 2011
28
106
17
26
4
1
8
17
5
1
0
2
112
56
13
0
0
0
3
.245
.286
.528
.814
24 Mark Reynolds
M. Reynolds
44
May 2010
28
103
15
22
7
0
5
18
13
1
2
1
118
44
12
0
1
1
0
.214
.305
.427
.732
25 Carlos Pena
C. Pena
44
September 2005
27
95
11
23
2
0
7
13
5
1
0
0
101
46
9
0
0
0
1
.242
.287
.484
.771
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