mlb relievers by highest (k - bb) in 2025

Cade Smith had the most strikeouts - walks allowed by a relief pitcher in 2025, with 85.

	NAME	(SO-BB)	SO	BB	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Cade Smith C. Smith	85	104	19	2025	CLE	76	8	5	.615	0	2.93	0	0	16	73.2	55	24	31	4	4	30	3	300	3	12.71	2.32	5.47	0.49	34.7	6.3	1.00	.302	3.79	6.72
2	Jeremiah Estrada J. Estrada	81	108	27	2025	SDP	77	4	5	.444	0	3.45	0	0	3	73.0	58	28	31	12	3	7	2	304	3	13.32	3.33	4.00	1.48	35.5	8.9	1.16	.299	3.82	7.15
3	Edwin Díaz E. Díaz	77	98	21	2025	NYM	62	6	3	.667	0	1.63	0	0	28	66.1	37	12	14	4	8	48	0	258	7	13.30	2.85	4.67	0.54	38.0	8.1	0.87	.260	1.90	5.02
4	Griffin Jax G. Jax	77	97	20	2025	TOT	71	1	7	.125	0	4.36	0	0	0	64.0	61	31	33	7	1	6	3	274	0	13.64	2.81	4.85	0.98	35.4	7.3	1.27	.362	4.64	8.58
5	Edwin Uceta E. Uceta	76	103	27	2025	TBR	70	10	3	.769	0	3.79	0	0	1	76.0	62	32	33	11	8	11	3	321	0	12.20	3.20	3.81	1.30	32.1	8.4	1.17	.297	3.91	7.34
6	Mason Miller M. Miller	76	104	28	2025	TOT	60	1	2	.333	0	2.63	0	0	22	61.2	28	18	19	5	1	37	2	234	3	15.18	4.09	3.71	0.73	44.4	12.0	0.91	.240	2.77	4.09
7	Bryan Abreu B. Abreu	74	105	31	2025	HOU	70	3	4	.429	0	2.28	0	0	7	71.0	51	18	18	4	4	19	0	296	4	13.31	3.93	3.39	0.51	35.5	10.5	1.15	.309	2.28	6.46
8	Gabe Speier G. Speier	71	82	11	2025	SEA	76	4	3	.571	0	2.61	0	0	0	62.0	43	18	19	5	5	4	1	243	1	11.90	1.60	7.45	0.73	33.7	4.5	0.87	.271	2.76	6.24
9	Ronny Henriquez R. Henriquez	71	98	27	2025	MIA	69	7	1	.875	0	2.22	0	0	7	73.0	53	18	23	8	4	9	2	303	2	12.08	3.33	3.63	0.99	32.3	8.9	1.10	.271	2.84	6.53
10	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	70	85	15	2025	BOS	67	5	3	.625	0	1.17	0	0	32	61.1	28	8	9	3	0	43	0	228	6	12.47	2.20	5.67	0.44	37.3	6.6	0.70	.200	1.32	4.11
11	David Bednar D. Bednar	67	86	19	2025	TOT	64	6	5	.545	0	2.30	0	0	27	62.2	46	16	18	4	1	51	2	251	4	12.35	2.73	4.53	0.57	34.3	7.6	1.04	.298	2.59	6.61
12	Garrett Whitlock G. Whitlock	67	91	24	2025	BOS	62	7	3	.700	0	2.25	0	0	1	72.0	54	18	21	2	5	9	2	293	3	11.38	3.00	3.79	0.25	31.1	8.2	1.08	.304	2.63	6.75
13	Bryan Baker B. Baker	66	83	17	2025	TOT	73	4	4	.500	0	4.06	0	0	3	68.2	59	31	33	13	0	12	0	274	2	10.88	2.23	4.88	1.70	30.3	6.2	1.11	.286	4.33	7.73
14	Devin Williams D. Williams	65	90	25	2025	NYY	67	4	6	.400	0	4.79	0	0	18	62.0	45	33	37	5	4	29	1	259	4	13.06	3.63	3.60	0.73	34.7	9.7	1.13	.296	5.37	6.53
15	Garrett Cleavinger G. Cleavinger	64	82	18	2025	TBR	67	2	6	.250	0	2.35	0	0	2	61.1	40	16	17	9	7	9	0	243	1	12.03	2.64	4.56	1.32	33.7	7.4	0.95	.244	2.49	5.87
16	Abner Uribe A. Uribe	63	90	27	2025	MIL	75	3	2	.600	0	1.67	0	0	7	75.1	51	14	18	4	6	15	2	298	5	10.75	3.23	3.33	0.48	30.2	9.1	1.04	.275	2.15	6.09
17	Steven Okert S. Okert	63	82	19	2025	HOU	67	3	2	.600	0	2.96	0	0	1	70.0	44	23	24	6	2	7	1	270	0	10.54	2.44	4.32	0.77	30.4	7.0	0.90	.236	3.09	5.66
18	Dylan Lee D. Lee	62	76	14	2025	ATL	74	2	4	.333	0	3.29	0	0	2	68.1	53	25	27	13	0	6	1	266	3	10.01	1.84	5.43	1.71	28.6	5.3	0.98	.245	3.56	6.98
19	Jhoan Duran J. Duran	61	80	19	2025	TOT	72	7	6	.538	0	2.06	0	0	32	70.0	58	16	19	3	3	55	4	287	3	10.29	2.44	4.21	0.39	27.9	6.6	1.10	.302	2.44	7.46
20	Josh Hader J. Hader	60	76	16	2025	HOU	48	6	2	.750	0	2.05	0	0	28	52.2	29	12	16	8	2	41	1	206	2	12.99	2.73	4.75	1.37	36.9	7.8	0.85	.202	2.73	4.96
21	Emilio Pagán E. Pagán	59	81	22	2025	CIN	70	2	4	.333	0	2.88	0	0	32	68.2	41	22	26	10	2	56	0	270	1	10.62	2.88	3.68	1.31	30.0	8.1	0.92	.200	3.41	5.37
22	Robert Suarez R. Suarez	59	75	16	2025	SDP	70	4	6	.400	0	2.97	0	0	40	69.2	47	23	24	6	2	56	2	269	1	9.69	2.07	4.69	0.78	27.9	5.9	0.90	.241	3.10	6.07
23	Bryan King B. King	58	69	11	2025	HOU	68	5	4	.556	0	2.78	0	0	2	68.0	60	21	21	10	4	11	0	275	3	9.13	1.46	6.27	1.32	25.1	4.0	1.04	.276	2.78	7.94
24	Phil Maton P. Maton	58	81	23	2025	TOT	63	4	5	.444	0	2.79	0	0	5	61.1	42	19	21	3	7	22	2	248	1	11.89	3.38	3.52	0.44	32.7	9.3	1.06	.291	3.08	6.16
25	Alex Vesia A. Vesia	58	80	22	2025	LAD	68	4	2	.667	0	3.02	0	0	5	59.2	37	20	21	9	5	11	3	237	3	12.07	3.32	3.64	1.36	33.8	9.3	0.99	.231	3.17	5.58

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13

DeLauter

RBI

57

DeLauter

AVG

.284

DeLauter

Team Pitching Leaders

12

Williams

201

Williams

ERA

2.54

Messick

Team Rankings

123

29th

520

26th

1,214

4th

ERA

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7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	62	.519
Guardians	64	66	.492	3.5
Twins	63	67	.485	4.5
Tigers	61	68	.473	6.0
Royals	57	74	.435	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/23	CLE	@	COL	3:10 PM
Mon 8/24	CLE	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Tue 8/25	CLE	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Wed 8/26	CLE	@	LAA	4:07 PM
Fri 8/28	KCR	@	CLE	7:10 PM

Last Game

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64 - 66

Final

Rockies

50 - 79

Sat 22 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

38

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

97

Stewart

96

Walker

94

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Arraez

.319

Alvarez

.309

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

159

Arraez

155

Lopez

150

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

91

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.395

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

.554

Crow-Armstrong

.549

Ohtani

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

34

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

201

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.95

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,185.8

Ohtani

1,819.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,730

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,531.6

Ohtani

1,382

Crow-Armstrong

1,296

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

77-52

75-56

73-57

72-59

71-59

70-59

Worst Record ATS

49-81

53-77

56-74

59-71

60-70

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	55	.577
Phillies	72	58	.554	3.0
Marlins	66	64	.508	9.0
Nationals	61	70	.466	14.5
Mets	59	71	.454	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	49	.623
Cubs	74	56	.569	7.0
Cardinals	66	65	.504	15.5
Pirates	63	68	.481	18.5
Reds	62	68	.477	19.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	79	51	.608
Padres	70	60	.538	9.0
Diamondbacks	68	62	.523	11.0
Giants	52	77	.403	26.5
Rockies	50	79	.388	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	53	.589
Yankees	73	56	.566	3.0
Red Sox	70	59	.543	6.0
Blue Jays	64	67	.489	13.0
Orioles	63	67	.485	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	67	62	.519
Guardians	64	66	.492	3.5
Twins	63	67	.485	4.5
Tigers	61	68	.473	6.0
Royals	57	74	.435	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	65	.500
Rangers	64	66	.492	1.0
Mariners	62	68	.477	3.0
Angels	52	78	.400	13.0
Athletics	50	80	.385	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/8	ATL	@	NYY	4-5
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	7-3
Sat 8/8	TOR	@	PHI	7-5
Sat 8/8	NYM	@	PIT	0-9
Sat 8/8	CIN	@	WSH	2-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/23	TOR	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	STL	@	PHI	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	TBR	@	BAL	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	WSH	@	MIA	1:40 PM
Sun 8/23	ATH	@	HOU	2:10 PM

Cade Smith had the most strikeouts - walks allowed by a relief pitcher in 2025, with 85.

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97

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.323

.319

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159

155

150

100

91

89

.433

.396

.395

.614

.554

.549

42

35

34

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

16

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14

216

209

201

1.68

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0.90

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13.41

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6.55

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