pitchers with 230+ strikeouts in single season

John Ward got 239 strikeouts in 1879.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	John Ward J. Ward	239	1879	PRO	70	47	19	.712	60	2.15	58	2	1	587.0	571	140	270	5	36		10	2,425	29	3.66	0.55	6.64	0.08	9.9	1.5	1.03		4.14	89	2.22	92	8.75	7.9
2	Will White W. White	232	1879	CIN	76	43	31	.581	75	1.99	75	4	0	680.0	676	150	404	10	68		1	2,906	49	3.07	0.90	3.41	0.13	8.0	2.3	1.09		5.35	84	2.55	107	8.95	-25.2
3	Larry Corcoran L. Corcoran	268	1880	CWS	63	43	14	.754	60	1.95	57	4	2	536.1	404	116	218	6	99		3	2,133	19	4.50	1.66	2.71	0.10	12.6	4.6	0.94		3.66	80	2.23	91	6.78	16.5
4	Jim McCormick J. McCormick	260	1880	CLE	74	45	28	.616	74	1.85	72	7	0	657.2	585	135	274	2	75		0	2,669	21	3.56	1.03	3.47	0.03	9.7	2.8	1.00		3.75	81	2.12	93	8.01	4.6
5	Lee Richmond L. Richmond	243	1880	WOR	74	32	32	.500	66	2.15	57	5	3	590.2	541	141	278	7	74		9	2,410	29	3.70	1.13	3.28	0.11	10.1	3.1	1.04		4.24	85	2.24	88	8.24	28.7
6	John Ward J. Ward	230	1880	PRO	70	39	24	.619	67	1.74	59	8	1	595.0	501	115	230	5	45		4	2,351	19	3.48	0.68	5.11	0.08	9.8	1.9	0.92		3.48	76	2.10	91	7.58	9.3
7	Pud Galvin P. Galvin	279	1883	BUF	76	46	29	.613	75	2.72	72	5	0	656.1	676	198	367	9	50		1	2,741	28	3.83	0.69	5.58	0.12	10.2	1.8	1.11		5.03	85	2.81	88	9.27	32
8	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	359	1883	NYM	68	41	27	.603	68	2.41	68	5	0	619.0	488	166	244	6	108		0	2,517	27	5.22	1.57	3.32	0.09	14.3	4.3	0.96		3.55	72	2.74	82	7.10	45.1
9	Old Hoss Radbourn O. Hoss Radbourn	315	1883	PRO	76	48	25	.658	68	2.05	66	4	1	632.1	563	144	275	7	56		8	2,540	36	4.48	0.80	5.63	0.10	12.4	2.2	0.98		3.91	68	2.67	88	8.01	17.8
10	Jim Whitney J. Whitney	345	1883	BSN	62	37	21	.638	56	2.24	54	1	2	514.0	492	128	258	7	35		5	2,101	37	6.04	0.61	9.86	0.12	16.4	1.7	1.03		4.52	74	2.29	75	8.61	39.8
11	Al Atkinson A. Atkinson	247	1884	TOT	46	20	26	.435	46	3.36	44	2	0	393.2	373	147	247	8	54	10	0	1,664	40	5.65	1.23	4.57	0.18	14.8	3.2	1.08	.271	5.65	104	2.77	93	8.53	11.2
12	Charlie Buffinton C. Buffinton	417	1884	BSN	67	48	16	.750	67	2.15	63	8	0	587.0	506	140	225	15	76		0	2,383	24	6.39	1.17	5.49	0.23	17.5	3.2	0.99		3.45	74	2.57	77	7.76	46.8
13	James Burke J. Burke	255	1884	BSU	38	19	15	.559	36	2.85	34	0	0	322.0	326	102	201	10	31		2	1,359	40	7.13	0.87	8.23	0.28	18.8	2.3	1.11		5.62	95	2.38	91	9.11	7.7
14	Larry Corcoran L. Corcoran	272	1884	CWS	60	35	23	.603	59	2.40	57	7	0	516.2	473	138	286	35	116		1	2,180	27	4.74	2.02	2.34	0.61	12.5	5.3	1.14		4.98	76	3.78	105	8.24	-1.5
15	Hugh Daily H. Daily	483	1884	TOT	58	28	28	.500	58	2.43	56	5	0	500.2	446	135	268	11	72		0	2,076	50	8.68	1.29	6.71	0.20	23.3	3.5	1.03		4.82	81	2.06	79	8.02	27.4
16	Bob Emslie B. Emslie	264	1884	BLA	50	32	17	.653	50	2.75	50	4	0	455.1	419	139	241	5	88	14	0	1,971	35	5.22	1.74	3.00	0.10	13.4	4.5	1.11	.259	4.76	85	2.93	91	8.28	14
17	Pud Galvin P. Galvin	369	1884	BUF	72	46	22	.676	72	1.99	71	12	0	636.1	566	141	254	23	63		0	2,554	16	5.22	0.89	5.86	0.33	14.4	2.5	0.99		3.59	64	2.88	82	8.01	50.9
18	Guy Hecker G. Hecker	385	1884	LOU	75	52	20	.722	73	1.80	72	6	0	670.2	526	134	230	4	56	16	2	2,649	27	5.17	0.75	6.88	0.05	14.5	2.1	0.87	.239	3.09	57	2.53	80	7.06	43
19	Hardie Henderson H. Henderson	346	1884	BLA	52	27	23	.540	52	2.62	50	4	0	439.1	382	128	235	9	116	16	0	1,900	45	7.09	2.38	2.98	0.18	18.2	6.1	1.13	.264	4.81	81	2.87	89	7.83	16.5
20	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	334	1884	NYM	58	37	17	.685	58	2.25	56	4	0	483.0	380	121	196	5	71	15	0	1,950	15	6.22	1.32	4.70	0.09	17.1	3.6	0.93	.246	3.65	71	2.56	81	7.08	29.1
21	Jack Lynch J. Lynch	292	1884	NYM	55	37	15	.712	53	2.67	53	5	0	496.0	420	147	225	10	42	10	2	2,002	30	5.30	0.76	6.95	0.18	14.6	2.1	0.93	.249	4.08	84	2.67	85	7.62	23.5
22	Bobby Mathews B. Mathews	286	1884	PHA	49	30	18	.625	49	3.32	48	3	0	430.2	401	159	238	10	49	12	0	1,788	23	5.98	1.02	5.84	0.21	16.0	2.7	1.04	.273	4.97	99	2.67	80	8.38	35
23	Jim McCormick J. McCormick	343	1884	TOT	66	40	25	.615	65	2.37	63	10	0	569.0	508	150	263	19	89		2	2,336	15	5.43	1.41	3.85	0.30	14.7	3.8	1.05		4.16	80	2.97	94	8.04	9.6
24	Larry McKeon L. McKeon	308	1884	IND	61	18	41	.305	60	3.50	59	2	0	512.0	488	199	350	20	94	18	1	2,185	36	5.41	1.65	3.28	0.35	14.1	4.3	1.14	.268	6.15	108	3.24	101	8.58	-1.7
25	Ed Morris E. Morris	302	1884	COL	52	34	13	.723	52	2.18	47	3	0	429.2	335	104	159	3	51	13	0	1,703	22	6.33	1.07	5.92	0.06	17.7	3.0	0.90	.249	3.33	71	2.41	80	7.02	23.3

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

33

Schwarber

31

Alvarez

30

Goodman

RBI Leaders

76

Walker

73

Alvarez

70

Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

.335

Lopez

.326

Arraez

.319

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

130

Lopez

122

Arraez

115

Alvarez

Run Leaders

91

Wood

70

Reynolds

69

Neto

OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

.409

Soto

.405

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.633

Alvarez

.596

Rice

.575

Buxton

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Gray

12

Ashby

11

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

145

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.20

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

11.16

Luzardo

10.94

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.19

Misiorowski

5.80

Schlittler

5.76

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

19

Martinez

20

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,803.2

Ohtani

1,503.2

Wood

1,366.5

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,241.6

Ohtani

1,116

Wood

1,025

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

58-40

59-41

57-41

56-42

55-44

54-44

Worst Record ATS

38-62

39-61

43-57

44-56

44-55

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	57	41	.582
Phillies	55	45	.550	3.0
Marlins	52	48	.520	6.0
Nationals	50	50	.500	8.0
Mets	42	58	.420	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	62	37	.626
Cubs	56	43	.566	6.0
Cardinals	51	47	.520	10.5
Pirates	52	48	.520	10.5
Reds	45	53	.459	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	63	37	.630
Diamondbacks	51	48	.515	11.5
Padres	49	50	.495	13.5
Giants	42	57	.424	20.5
Rockies	40	61	.396	23.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	56	42	.571
Yankees	55	44	.556	1.5
Red Sox	50	48	.510	6.0
Orioles	49	51	.490	8.0
Blue Jays	46	53	.465	10.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	52	46	.531
Guardians	52	48	.520	1.0
Twins	49	51	.490	4.0
Tigers	46	53	.465	6.5
Royals	40	60	.400	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	50	49	.505
Mariners	50	50	.500	0.5
Astros	47	54	.465	4.0
Athletics	42	57	.424	8.0
Angels	39	61	.390	11.5