who led the mlb in strikeouts as a batter

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	5,714	424	852	40	94	10	2	2	36	38	0	3	3	957	114	14	65	2	0	11	.110	.148	.134	.282	-28	-132.4	.135	-21	-130.1
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,875	273	625	20	78	14	0	1	40	19	2	0	0	691	95	15	44	1	0	10	.125	.153	.152	.305	-25	-111.3	.140	-31	-117.3
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	4,672	95	179	5	31	6	0	0	12	13	2	0	0	213	37	6	18	1	0	3	.173	.236	.207	.443	4	-22.6	.207	14	-23.7
4	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	4,136	699	1,719	123	346	49	6	13	140	41	10	2	2	1,877	446	68	94	13	0	33	.201	.223	.259	.482	69	-134.3	.220	31	-146.8
5	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	3,701	216	451	19	59	7	0	0	25	5	2	0	0	514	66	7	56	0	0	4	.131	.144	.146	.290	-15	-70.1	.134	-28	-73.2
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	3,640	580	1,315	99	202	28	5	12	86	108	4	4	0	1,552	276	45	121	4	0	22	.154	.219	.210	.429	40	-126.1	.205	24	-132.9
7	Don Sutton D. Sutton	3,574	611	1,354	64	195	15	1	0	64	60	6	1	0	1,559	212	16	136	3	0	29	.144	.183	.157	.340	-10	-177.8	.162	-1	-178.7
8	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,554	24	50	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	60	5	0	10	0	0	2	.100	.100	.100	.200	-5	-11.9	.088	-66	-12.1
9	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3,534	510	1,076	48	141	17	0	6	47	22	6	0	0	1,220	176	23	113	3	0	20	.131	.153	.164	.316	-20	-147.7	.146	-13	-154.9
10	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,520	238	464	31	78	6	0	1	30	13	2	3	0	529	87	7	49	1	0	5	.168	.194	.188	.381	-2	-64.4	.172	-3	-68.3
11	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	3,509	934	2,324	241	547	94	41	24	255	110	13	13		2,517	795	159	70				.235	.274	.342	.616	214	-62.8	.293	74	-75.1
12	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3,371	737	1,591	103	272	35	2	5	84	34	5	11	3	1,812	326	42	180	2	0	15	.171	.191	.205	.395	-1	-219.7	.179	-1	-228
13	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	3,342	732	1,537	80	260	42	1	7	109	17	12	0	1	1,707	325	50	129	12	0	35	.169	.183	.211	.395	11	-173.3	.180	0	-193.6
14	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	3,192	410	896	54	148	27	6	13	85	41	0	0	1	1,010	226	46	66	7	0	9	.165	.200	.252	.452	28	-77.4	.207	19	-93.2
15	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	3,154	277	434	22	43	6	2	0	18	15	3	0	0	518	53	8	63	3	0	5	.099	.134	.122	.256	-27	-90.9	.121	-40	-92.1
16	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3,117	596	1,328	132	274	44	5	24	144	63	8	13	10	1,489	400	73	72	18	0	13	.206	.243	.301	.545	89	-69.6	.247	49	-86.2
17	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,116	402	773	39	117	13	1	0	29	25	0	1	1	901	132	14	102	1	0	8	.151	.178	.171	.348	-16	-127.1	.161	-16	-132.4
18	CC Sabathia	3,093	48	121	7	25	3	0	3	15	2	0	0	0	127	37	6	4	0	0	7	.207	.220	.306	.525	5	-10.3	.229	30	-10.8
19	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	3,084	709	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	79	3	3	2	1,167	196	33	136	1	0	15	.159	.226	.207	.433	23	-117.1	.205	14	-122.4
20	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	3,052	357	698	46	113	11	1	1	40	34	4	1	0	847	129	13	110	1	0	15	.162	.205	.185	.390	1	-97.2	.180	5	-97.2
21	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,979	260	521	49	117	29	1	9	34	26	2	9	1	600	175	39	47	4	0	8	.225	.262	.336	.598	42	-27	.261	59	-29.9
22	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	2,855	601	1,275	82	213	21	4	7	75	34	1	0	2	1,401	263	32	85	6	0	36	.167	.188	.206	.395	12	-141.2	.180	6	-153.9
23	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	2,832	477	821	63	90	5	2	0	31	105	5	1	1	1,017	99	7	85	1	0	20	.110	.215	.121	.335	6	-99.6	.174	4	-107.7
24	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,813	22	52	3	9	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	54	10	1	1	0	0	0	.173	.189	.192	.381	0	-7.1	.172	-2	-7.1
25	Cy Young C. Young	2,803	918	2,960	325	623	87	35	18	290	81	10	29		3,101	834	140	50				.210	.234	.282	.516	198	-212.2	.245	45	-238.4

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Team Batting Leaders

36

Alvarez

RBI

88

Alvarez

AVG

.323

Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Lambert

117

Lambert

ERA

3.11

Lambert

Team Rankings

164

3rd

569

10th

1,072

10th

ERA

4.55

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	60	.512
Rangers	60	63	.488	3.0
Mariners	57	66	.463	6.0
Athletics	48	74	.393	14.5
Angels	48	75	.390	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/15	SEA	@	HOU	7:10 PM
Sun 8/16	SEA	@	HOU	7:20 PM
Tue 8/18	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Wed 8/19	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM
Thu 8/20	LAA	@	HOU	8:10 PM

Last Game

Mariners

57 - 66

Final

Astros

63 - 60

Fri 14 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

35

Caminero

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

89

Stewart

88

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.312

Lopez

Hit Leaders

149

Lopez

147

Arraez

142

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.437

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.626

Alvarez

.548

Caminero

.546

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Burns

14

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,064.4

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,674.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,440.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,255

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

72-49

70-51

71-53

68-55

67-55

Worst Record ATS

45-78

48-75

51-72

53-70

56-67

56-66

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	49	.598
Phillies	65	58	.528	8.5
Marlins	62	61	.504	11.5
Nationals	60	64	.484	14.0
Mets	54	69	.439	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	75	48	.610
Cubs	72	51	.585	3.0
Cardinals	61	61	.500	13.5
Reds	59	62	.488	15.0
Pirates	60	64	.484	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	49	.602
Padres	66	57	.537	8.0
Diamondbacks	65	58	.528	9.0
Giants	50	72	.410	23.5
Rockies	49	73	.402	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	47	.612
Yankees	68	54	.557	6.5
Red Sox	65	57	.533	9.5
Blue Jays	60	64	.484	15.5
Orioles	59	63	.484	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	63	58	.521
Tigers	60	62	.492	3.5
Twins	60	63	.488	4.0
Guardians	59	64	.480	5.0
Royals	50	73	.407	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	60	.512
Rangers	60	63	.488	3.0
Mariners	57	66	.463	6.0
Athletics	48	74	.393	14.5
Angels	48	75	.390	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/31	NYY	@	CHC	2-0
Fri 7/31	PHI	@	BAL	4-6
Fri 7/31	CWS	@	TBR	6-1
Fri 7/31	AZ	@	CLE	4-1
Fri 7/31	MIA	@	NYM	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/15	STL	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 8/15	NYY	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Sat 8/15	COL	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Sat 8/15	WSH	@	NYM	4:10 PM

Nolan Ryan has struck out the most career hitters, with 5,714 strikeouts.

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