who led the mlb in strikeouts in 2016

Max Scherzer struck out the most hitters in 2016, with 284 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
284
2016
34
20
7
.741
34
2.96
1
0
0
228.1
165
75
77
31
56
6
0
2
902
2
11.19
2.21
5.07
1.22
31.5
6.2
0.97
.255
3.04
70
3.23
78
6.50
22.7
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
254
2016
34
16
9
.640
34
3.04
2
0
0
227.2
171
77
81
30
57
8
0
1
903
6
10.04
2.25
4.46
1.19
28.1
6.3
1.00
.255
3.20
72
3.48
81
6.76
20.3
3Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
253
2016
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
12.49
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
4Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
251
2016
34
15
9
.625
34
2.74
4
1
0
226.2
179
69
79
26
54
8
0
0
912
4
9.97
2.14
4.65
1.03
27.5
5.9
1.03
.267
3.14
68
3.24
83
7.11
17.6
5Chris Archer
C. Archer
233
2016
33
9
19
.321
33
4.02
0
0
0
201.1
183
90
100
30
67
3
0
0
850
11
10.42
3.00
3.48
1.34
27.4
7.9
1.24
.296
4.47
99
3.80
92
8.18
6.9
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
233
2016
32
17
10
.630
32
3.34
6
1
0
226.2
190
84
88
27
45
17
0
2
907
2
9.25
1.79
5.18
1.07
25.7
5.0
1.04
.279
3.49
80
3.45
81
7.54
19.9
7David Price
D. Price
228
2016
35
17
9
.654
35
3.99
2
0
0
230.0
227
102
106
30
50
7
0
1
951
4
8.92
1.96
4.56
1.17
24.0
5.3
1.20
.310
4.15
90
3.60
86
8.88
15.5
8Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
227
2016
32
18
9
.667
32
3.14
3
2
0
215.0
170
75
82
22
57
7
0
1
860
5
9.50
2.39
3.98
0.92
26.4
6.6
1.06
.271
3.43
72
3.25
76
7.12
24.5
9Robbie Ray
R. Ray
218
2016
32
8
15
.348
32
4.90
0
0
0
174.1
185
95
105
24
71
6
0
4
776
8
11.25
3.67
3.07
1.24
28.1
9.1
1.47
.352
5.42
112
3.75
90
9.55
8
10Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
218
2016
31
14
9
.609
30
2.60
0
0
0
183.2
168
53
61
11
43
2
0
2
744
10
10.68
2.11
5.07
0.54
29.3
5.8
1.15
.334
2.99
66
2.28
56
8.23
36.6
11Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
207
2016
32
6
12
.333
32
4.82
0
0
0
175.2
184
94
98
27
53
6
0
1
756
7
10.61
2.72
3.91
1.38
27.4
7.0
1.35
.339
5.02
113
3.79
86
9.43
11.9
12Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
200
2016
32
15
5
.750
32
3.32
0
0
0
200.2
185
74
83
24
77
8
0
1
848
4
8.97
3.45
2.60
1.08
23.6
9.1
1.31
.299
3.72
73
3.97
90
8.30
9.7
13Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
198
2016
32
18
5
.783
32
2.79
5
2
0
219.2
195
68
71
15
45
8
0
1
881
3
8.11
1.84
4.40
0.61
22.5
5.1
1.09
.293
2.91
69
2.95
75
7.99
24.5
14Jon Lester
J. Lester
197
2016
32
19
5
.792
32
2.44
2
0
0
202.2
154
55
57
21
52
6
0
0
796
4
8.75
2.31
3.79
0.93
24.7
6.5
1.02
.256
2.53
59
3.40
82
6.84
16.3
15Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
190
2016
31
18
8
.692
31
3.10
1
1
0
197.1
138
68
72
16
76
6
0
1
795
16
8.67
3.47
2.50
0.73
23.9
9.6
1.08
.241
3.28
75
3.51
85
6.29
13.4
16Rick Porcello
R. Porcello
189
2016
33
22
4
.846
33
3.15
3
0
0
223.0
193
78
85
23
32
13
0
0
890
3
7.63
1.29
5.91
0.93
21.2
3.6
1.01
.269
3.43
71
3.39
81
7.79
20.1
17Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
188
2016
42
12
3
.800
26
3.51
1
0
0
179.2
163
70
71
27
42
7
5
0
731
4
9.42
2.10
4.48
1.35
25.7
5.7
1.14
.291
3.56
83
3.82
92
8.17
6.7
18Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
186
2016
TOT
31
11
12
.478
30
3.32
0
0
0
170.2
137
63
65
22
65
1
1
3
703
10
9.81
3.43
2.86
1.16
26.5
9.2
1.18
.268
3.43
78
3.80
92
7.22
6.3
19Jon Gray
J. Gray
185
2016
29
10
10
.500
29
4.61
1
1
0
168.0
153
86
92
18
59
12
0
2
712
7
9.91
3.16
3.14
0.96
26.0
8.3
1.26
.308
4.93
95
3.60
82
8.20
14.6
20Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
184
2016
33
11
11
.500
33
3.68
0
0
0
195.2
173
80
81
33
66
13
0
1
818
4
8.46
3.04
2.79
1.52
22.5
8.1
1.22
.268
3.73
87
4.66
112
7.96
-11.4
21Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
183
2016
24
15
4
.789
24
3.60
0
0
0
147.2
119
59
59
15
44
2
0
1
598
2
11.15
2.68
4.16
0.91
30.6
7.4
1.10
.294
3.60
85
2.92
71
7.25
19.8
22Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
181
2016
32
13
12
.520
32
3.20
0
0
0
208.0
192
74
76
22
50
4
0
1
837
10
7.83
2.16
3.62
0.95
21.6
6.0
1.16
.293
3.29
77
3.55
84
8.31
15.9
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
180
2016
29
11
8
.579
29
3.35
0
0
0
188.1
146
70
74
23
53
9
0
1
748
4
8.60
2.53
3.40
1.10
24.1
7.1
1.06
.255
3.54
80
3.80
92
6.98
6.7
24Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
179
2016
32
16
11
.593
32
3.48
0
0
0
175.2
150
68
72
20
50
8
0
6
716
6
9.17
2.56
3.58
1.02
25.0
7.0
1.14
.283
3.69
87
3.57
88
7.69
9.2
25Matt Moore
M. Moore
178
2016
TOT
33
13
12
.520
33
4.08
0
0
0
198.1
184
90
93
25
72
6
0
1
838
6
8.08
3.27
2.47
1.13
21.2
8.6
1.29
.285
4.22
101
4.16
103
8.35
-2.9

More Nationals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

31

Wood

James Wood

RBI

94

Wood

James Wood

AVG

.299

Lile

Daylen Lile
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Parker

Mitchell Parker

K

185

Gore

MacKenzie Gore

ERA

4.17

Gore

MacKenzie Gore
Team Rankings

HR

161

24th

R

687

20th

SO

1,248

28th

ERA

5.35

29th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Sat
3/28
@
2:20 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:20 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

60 - 102

8

Final

0

WSH Nationals

66 - 96

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM