highest strikeout% in mlb this year starters

Keegan Akin has the best strikeout percentage by a starting pitcher this season, with a strikeout percentage of 57.1.

	NAME	K%	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Keegan Akin K. Akin	57.1	2026	BAL	2	0	0		2	4.50	4	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	18.00	0.00		4.50	0.0	0.50	.000	4.50	4.50
2	Mason Montgomery M. Montgomery	41.2	2026	PIT	4	0	0		4	0.00	7	0	0	0	4.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	17	0	15.75	4.50	3.50	0.00	11.8	1.25	.375	0.00	6.75
3	Zach Eflin Z. Eflin	41.2	2026	BAL	1	0	0		1	2.45	7	0	0	0	3.2	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	17	0	17.18	4.91	3.50	2.45	11.8	1.64	.429	2.45	9.82
4	Aaron Ashby A. Ashby	40.0	2026	MIL	1	0	0		1	7.71	4	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	15.43	0.00		0.00	0.0	1.29	.500	7.71	11.57
5	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	39.8	2026	MIL	14	8	2	.800	14	1.34	131	1	1	0	87.0	42	13	16	4	22	7	0	0	329	3	13.55	2.28	5.95	0.41	6.7	0.74	.230	1.66	4.34
6	Hunter Brown H. Brown	39.5	2026	HOU	2	1	0	1.000	2	0.84	17	0	0	0	10.2	5	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	43	0	14.34	5.06	2.83	0.00	14.0	1.03	.250	0.84	4.22
7	Drew Anderson D. Anderson	38.9	2026	DET	1	0	0		1	0.00	7	0	0	0	4.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	18	0	13.50	3.86	3.50	0.00	11.1	0.86	.222	0.00	3.86
8	Didier Fuentes D. Fuentes	38.9	2026	ATL	1	0	0		1	12.00	7	0	0	0	3.0	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	18	0	21.00	3.00	7.00	3.00	5.6	2.67	.667	12.00	21.00
9	Braydon Fisher B. Fisher	38.9	2026	TOR	4	0	0		4	0.00	7	0	0	0	4.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	18	0	14.54	4.15	3.50	0.00	11.1	1.15	.333	0.00	6.23
10	Dean Kremer D. Kremer	37.2	2026	BAL	2	0	1	.000	2	4.09	16	0	0	0	11.0	8	5	7	4	2	0	0	0	43	0	13.09	1.64	8.00	3.27	4.7	0.91	.190	5.73	6.55
11	Dylan Cease D. Cease	36.8	2026	TOR	12	3	3	.500	12	2.91	103	0	0	0	68.0	52	22	25	5	27	3	0	0	280	2	13.63	3.57	3.81	0.66	9.6	1.16	.331	3.31	6.88
12	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	36.4	2026	SDP	4	1	2	.333	4	4.50	24	0	0	0	16.0	12	8	8	0	6	0	0	0	66	0	13.50	3.38	4.00	0.00	9.1	1.13	.333	4.50	6.75
13	Tanner Banks T. Banks	33.3	2026	PHI	1	0	1	.000	1	9.00	2	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	18.00	18.00	1.00	0.00	33.3	3.00	.500	9.00	9.00
14	Lake Bachar L. Bachar	33.3	2026	MIA	2	0	0		2	0.00	6	0	0	0	5.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	0	9.53	1.59	6.00	0.00	5.6	0.18	.000	0.00	0.00
15	Jovani Morán J. Morán	33.3	2026	BOS	3	0	2	.000	3	15.00	6	0	0	0	3.0	7	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	18	0	18.00	6.00	3.00	6.00	11.1	3.00	.625	15.00	21.00
16	Juan Mejia J. Mejia	33.3	2026	COL	1	0	0		1	27.00	2	0	0	0	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	27.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	4.50	1.000	27.00	40.50
17	Riley Martin R. Martin	33.3	2026	CHC	1	0	0		1	0.00	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	0.00	.000	0.00	0.00
18	Logan Henderson L. Henderson	33.3	2026	MIL	5	2	1	.667	5	2.74	30	0	0	0	23.0	18	7	7	2	6	0	0	0	90	1	11.74	2.35	5.00	0.78	6.7	1.04	.308	2.74	7.04
19	José Suarez J. Suarez	33.3	2026	ATL	1	0	1	.000	1	9.82	6	0	0	0	3.2	5	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	18	0	14.73	7.36	2.00	0.00	16.7	2.18	.556	9.82	12.27
20	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	33.1	2026	LAD	7	3	0	1.000	7	2.72	49	0	0	0	39.2	20	12	12	5	13	0	0	1	148	0	11.12	2.95	3.77	1.13	8.8	0.83	.185	2.72	4.54
21	Ian Seymour I. Seymour	31.8	2026	TBR	2	0	0		2	3.00	7	0	0	0	6.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	22	0	10.50	1.50	7.00	3.00	4.5	0.67	.083	3.00	4.50
22	Kyle Harrison K. Harrison	31.3	2026	MIL	12	7	1	.875	12	2.72	77	0	0	0	59.2	51	18	18	7	18	3	0	0	246	2	11.61	2.72	4.28	1.06	7.3	1.16	.312	2.72	7.69
23	Grant Taylor G. Taylor	31.3	2026	CWS	4	0	0		4	0.00	5	0	0	0	5.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	9.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	0.20	.091	0.00	1.80
24	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	31.0	2026	CHC	5	2	1	.667	5	6.00	31	0	0	0	24.0	25	16	17	2	6	0	0	0	100	0	11.63	2.25	5.17	0.75	6.0	1.29	.377	6.38	9.38
25	Mike Paredes M. Paredes	30.8	2026	MIN	1	0	0		1	3.00	4	0	0	0	3.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	13	0	12.00	6.00	2.00	0.00	15.4	1.00	.167	3.00	3.00

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15

Alonso

RBI

46

Alonso

AVG

.285

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Team Pitching Leaders

5

Young

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ERA

3.04

Young

Team Rankings

11th

338

7th

544

24th

ERA

4.53

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	40	26	.606
Yankees	41	27	.603
Blue Jays	34	36	.486	8.0
Orioles	34	37	.479	8.5
Red Sox	28	39	.418	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/13	SDP	@	BAL	4:05 PM
Sun 6/14	SDP	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Tue 6/16	BAL	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Wed 6/17	BAL	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Thu 6/18	BAL	@	SEA	4:10 PM

Last Game

Padres

35 - 33

Final

Orioles

34 - 37

Fri 12 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

24

Alvarez

24

Schwarber

21

Buxton

RBI Leaders

56

Pages

55

Walker

54

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.342

Lopez

.333

Lee

.329

Díaz

Hit Leaders

94

Lopez

87

Arraez

82

Clement

Run Leaders

63

Wood

53

Turang

51

Trout

OBP Leaders

.437

Kurtz

.433

Alvarez

.421

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.659

Alvarez

.609

Rice

.585

Buxton

SB Leaders

25

Nuñez

24

Witt

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Williams

9

Martin

9

Ashby

Strikeout Leaders

131

Misiorowski

113

Sánchez

103

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.34

Misiorowski

1.54

Sánchez

1.87

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.87

Schlittler

0.88

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.55

Misiorowski

10.90

Sánchez

10.78

Detmers

K/BB Leaders

6.36

Schlittler

6.28

Sánchez

5.95

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

13

Rasmussen

13

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14

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,352.6

Ohtani

1,042.6

Wood

999.6

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

930.1

Ohtani

776

Wood

748

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

42-25

43-27

41-28

40-28

39-28

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Worst Record ATS

24-45

26-44

27-44

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29-40

30-40

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	45	24	.652
Phillies	37	32	.536	8.0
Marlins	35	35	.500	10.5
Nationals	35	35	.500	10.5
Mets	31	38	.449	14.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	42	25	.627
Cardinals	37	30	.552	5.0
Cubs	36	34	.514	7.5
Pirates	35	35	.500	8.5
Reds	32	36	.471	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	44	26	.629
Padres	35	33	.515	8.0
Diamondbacks	35	34	.507	8.5
Giants	28	42	.400	16.0
Rockies	26	44	.371	18.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	40	26	.606
Yankees	41	27	.603
Blue Jays	34	36	.486	8.0
Orioles	34	37	.479	8.5
Red Sox	28	39	.418	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	37	31	.544
Guardians	38	33	.535	0.5
Twins	32	39	.451	6.5
Tigers	29	41	.414	9.0
Royals	28	42	.400	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	37	34	.521
Athletics	34	35	.493	2.0
Rangers	34	35	.493	2.0
Astros	32	39	.451	5.0
Angels	28	42	.400	8.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 5/28	LAA	@	DET	7-1
Thu 5/28	ATL	@	BOS	10-2
Thu 5/28	CHC	@	PIT	7-2
Fri 5/29	ATL	@	CIN	8-3
Fri 5/29	SDP	@	WSH	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 6/13	STL	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Sat 6/13	NYY	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Sat 6/13	SEA	@	WSH	4:05 PM
Sat 6/13	SDP	@	BAL	4:05 PM
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Keegan Akin has the best strikeout percentage by a starting pitcher this season, with a strikeout percentage of 57.1.

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