who led the league in most strikeouts by a hitter in 2017

Chris Sale struck out the most hitters in 2017, with 308 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	Chris Sale C. Sale	308	2017	BOS	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	1	0.2	.411	155	0.2
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	268	2017	WSH	30	62	4	10	0	0	1	5	4	0	0	0	72	13	1	6	0	0	0	.161	.212	.210	.422	1	-7.9	.192	8	-8.5
3	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	265	2017	CLE	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.438	175	0.2
4	Chris Archer C. Archer	249	2017	TBR	3	8	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	-0.7	.219	33	-0.7
5	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	239	2017	NYM	34	71	6	15	1	0	1	4	2	0	1	0	77	19	2	4	0	0	0	.211	.233	.268	.500	3	-6.6	.219	34	-6.6
6	Luis Severino L. Severino	230	2017	NYY	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	-0.6	.175	-1	-0.6
7	Carlos Carrasco C. Carrasco	226	2017	CLE	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	-0.8	.139	-30	-0.8
8	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	219	2017	TOT	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	-0.9	.146	-22	-0.9
9	Robbie Ray R. Ray	218	2017	ARI	27	53	5	13	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	61	15	2	5	0	0	0	.245	.286	.283	.569	4	-3.5	.253	46	-4.3
10	Carlos Martinez C. Martinez	217	2017	STL	31	62	5	11	3	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	69	14	3	5	0	0	1	.177	.203	.226	.429	1	-7.7	.189	12	-7.8
11	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	215	2017	ARI	30	62	4	13	4	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	70	17	4	5	0	0	0	.210	.246	.274	.520	3	-5.4	.230	30	-6.3
12	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	209	2017	TOT	9	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	1	0	2	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	-2	-3.9	.087	-55	-4
13	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	207	2017	TOT	15	25	2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	33	2	0	6	1	0	0	.080	.111	.080	.191	-2	-6.3	.091	-55	-6.5
14	Jeff Samardzija J. Samardzija	205	2017	SFG	33	64	3	6	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	67	11	3	3	0	0	0	.094	.094	.172	.266	-4	-11.9	.111	-39	-12
15	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	204	2017	WSH	26	54	5	7	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	60	13	2	4	0	0	0	.130	.161	.241	.401	0	-7.5	.174	-4	-8
16	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	202	2017	LAD	24	49	6	9	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	59	10	1	6	0	0	2	.184	.245	.204	.449	2	-5.6	.208	24	-5.7
17	Jimmy Nelson J. Nelson	199	2017	MIL	27	57	0	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	60	6	0	2	0	0	0	.105	.121	.105	.226	-4	-11.1	.103	-49	-11.5
18	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	196	2017	CLE	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.8	.000	-125	-0.8
19	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	196	2017	PIT	32	55	3	9	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	68	13	2	12	0	0	1	.164	.179	.236	.415	0	-8.1	.179	4	-8.4
20	Masahiro Tanaka M. Tanaka	194	2017	NYY	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.8	.000	-121	-0.8
21	Gio Gonzalez G. Gonzalez	188	2017	WSH	30	66	3	6	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	75	6	0	5	0	0	0	.091	.143	.091	.234	-4	-13	.115	-42	-13.7
22	Aaron Nola A. Nola	184	2017	PHI	25	48	3	4	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	54	4	0	2	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	-3	-9.1	.121	-37	-9.5
23	Rick Porcello R. Porcello	181	2017	BOS	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1	-1.1	.000	-126	-1.1
24	Jon Lester J. Lester	180	2017	CHC	30	54	5	8	3	0	1	6	4	0	1	0	65	14	4	6	1	0	0	.148	.203	.259	.463	1	-6.5	.203	17	-6.9
25	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	179	2017	BAL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-123	-0.5

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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Rays	90	59	.604
Yankees	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/15	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Wed 9/16	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Thu 9/17	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Fri 9/18	BOS	@	TBR	7:10 PM
Sat 9/19	BOS	@	TBR	4:10 PM

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Schwarber

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Crow-Armstrong

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RBI Leaders

110

Burleson

107

Stewart

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Crow-Armstrong

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Arraez

.310

Alvarez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

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Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

.395

Wood

.394

Bauers

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

.546

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

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Sánchez

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Strikeout Leaders

236

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236

Cease

235

Williams

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1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

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0.90

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13.17

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12.77

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12.16

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Sale

5.93

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5.76

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	63	.583
Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
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AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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Yankees - x	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0
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Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
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Astros	75	75	.500
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Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
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Mon 8/31	NYM	@	TBR	3-2
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Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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