Esmerlyn Valdez has the most strikeouts per plate appearance in the NL with 190+ plate appearances this season, with 0.38.

2026 season
Regular season

	NAME	SO/PA	PA	SO	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Esmerlyn Valdez E. Valdez	0.38	287	108	2026	PIT	72	241	40	56	14	1	17	47	42	1	0	1	123	32	0	3	0	6	.232	.345	.510	.855	46	11.8	.368	129	10.1
2	Owen Caissie O. Caissie	0.37	330	123	2026	MIA	108	291	45	64	14	0	14	58	27	4	5	1	120	28	0	8	0	3	.220	.288	.412	.700	36	-3.5	.303	88	-4.7
3	Eugenio Suárez E. Suárez	0.34	466	158	2026	CIN	117	407	45	86	17	0	24	68	50	6	1	1	175	41	0	3	1	6	.211	.305	.430	.735	57	1.6	.321	99	-0.6
4	Oneil Cruz O. Cruz	0.34	384	130	2026	PIT	88	336	56	91	12	1	18	63	45	3	27	7	159	31	0	0	3	5	.271	.362	.473	.835	60	14.6	.364	126	12.3
5	Esteury Ruiz E. Ruiz	0.33	223	73	2026	MIA	100	188	36	42	11	1	6	12	22	11	30	7	73	18	1	1	0	0	.223	.338	.388	.726	28	1.8	.327	104	1
6	Nolan Gorman N. Gorman	0.33	286	93	2026	STL	80	255	25	48	6	0	9	33	28	0	0	1	81	15	0	3	2	1	.188	.266	.318	.583	21	-13.4	.259	61	-13.4
7	Adolis García A. García	0.32	259	84	2026	PHI	67	231	21	45	8	1	7	21	21	4	3	0	76	16	0	3	0	2	.195	.270	.329	.599	21	-10.2	.268	63	-11.7
8	Kyle Schwarber K. Schwarber	0.32	649	210	2026	PHI	145	544	90	130	17	1	45	95	93	6	3	1	284	63	0	6	6	3	.239	.353	.522	.875	107	29.7	.373	133	25.8
9	Kyle Stowers K. Stowers	0.32	477	154	2026	MIA	113	418	52	101	26	4	19	61	47	9	1	1	192	49	1	2	4	8	.242	.330	.459	.789	66	9.4	.341	113	7.7
10	Hunter Goodman H. Goodman	0.32	535	170	2026	COL	129	482	80	118	19	2	38	81	44	5	5	4	255	59	0	4	3	9	.245	.312	.529	.841	81	17.3	.357	112	7.8
11	Austin Riley A. Riley	0.32	594	188	2026	ATL	150	533	61	118	21	2	17	68	46	11	9	2	194	40	0	4	1	11	.221	.295	.364	.659	59	-11.7	.292	82	-13.1
12	Ramón Laureano R. Laureano	0.32	206	65	2026	SDP	53	182	23	37	6	2	7	21	20	2	7	2	68	15	0	2	0	1	.203	.286	.374	.660	20	-4.2	.292	86	-3.4
13	Garrett Mitchell G. Mitchell	0.31	492	153	2026	MIL	135	428	68	115	29	4	11	65	56	6	14	9	185	44	1	1	3	4	.269	.360	.432	.793	71	12.7	.348	121	12.7
14	Francisco Alvarez F. Alvarez	0.31	390	121	2026	NYM	106	347	33	79	12	0	15	37	38	4	0	0	136	27	0	1	1	16	.228	.310	.392	.702	44	-1.9	.311	96	-1.8
15	José Tena J. Tena	0.31	280	86	2026	WSH	110	249	35	56	12	2	7	23	27	3	5	2	93	21	0	1	0	7	.225	.307	.373	.681	30	-3.1	.303	87	-4.4
16	Ian Happ I. Happ	0.3	600	180	2026	CHC	146	513	84	112	25	2	23	65	78	7	4	1	210	50	1	1	3	11	.218	.329	.409	.738	76	4.7	.326	107	5.4
17	Griffin Conine G. Conine	0.3	284	85	2026	MIA	83	246	40	64	8	0	15	37	33	5	4	0	117	23	0	0	0	1	.260	.359	.476	.835	45	11.4	.366	130	10.4
18	Ryan Waldschmidt R. Waldschmidt	0.3	279	83	2026	AZ	79	246	30	63	15	1	3	22	22	5	7	2	89	19	3	3	0	5	.256	.326	.362	.688	31	-2.1	.307	92	-2.8
19	Dalton Rushing D. Rushing	0.29	250	73	2026	LAD	78	221	37	55	12	0	12	36	23	5	0	0	103	24	0	1	0	2	.249	.332	.466	.798	36	6.3	.348	120	6.1
20	Connor Norby C. Norby	0.29	346	101	2026	TOT	95	299	33	70	21	0	7	30	37	9	8	3	112	28	0	1	0	6	.234	.335	.375	.710	42	0.8	.320	95	-2
21	Brandon Lowe B. Lowe	0.29	613	178	2026	PIT	140	547	88	141	28	1	30	86	57	2	2	0	261	59	0	7	1	6	.258	.326	.477	.803	87	14.7	.346	115	11
22	Marcell Ozuna M. Ozuna	0.29	280	80	2026	PIT	70	251	22	51	7	0	8	29	27	2	0	0	82	15	0	0	1	5	.203	.286	.327	.612	24	-9.3	.275	68	-11
23	James Wood J. Wood	0.29	581	166	2026	WSH	125	475	102	127	29	1	30	75	98	4	21	3	248	60	0	4	10	5	.267	.394	.522	.916	104	35.2	.392	146	32.5
24	Alex Freeland A. Freeland	0.28	260	74	2026	LAD	86	226	30	53	9	0	4	21	28	1	4	0	74	13	3	2	0	8	.235	.319	.327	.646	26	-4.9	.293	84	-5.2
25	Adrian Del Castillo A. Del Castillo	0.28	195	55	2026	AZ	62	179	18	35	6	0	5	24	13	0	1	0	56	11	2	1	0	5	.196	.249	.313	.562	13	-10.5	.250	54	-11

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Team Batting Leaders

30

Lowe

RBI

86

Lowe

AVG

.307

Gonzales

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Ashcraft

185

Skenes

ERA

3.09

Ramírez

Team Rankings

171

17th

719

5th

1,377

5th

ERA

4.18

17th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	94	57	.623
Cubs	84	68	.553	10.5
Pirates	75	76	.497	19.0
Cardinals	75	77	.493	19.5
Reds	70	81	.464	24.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/16	MIL	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Thu 9/17	MIL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Fri 9/18	KCR	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sat 9/19	KCR	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sun 9/20	KCR	@	PIT	1:35 PM

Last Game

Brewers

94 - 57

Final

Pirates

75 - 76

Tue 15 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.315

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

179

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

.394

Wood

.393

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.594

Alvarez

.566

Crow-Armstrong

.543

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

41

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.89

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.15

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.79

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,203.4

Crow-Armstrong

1,931.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,670

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,446

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

86-65

85-67

84-67

84-68

80-70

80-71

Worst Record ATS

57-94

62-89

64-87

69-82

70-82

70-81

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	89	63	.586
Phillies	83	68	.550	5.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.5
Nationals	71	81	.467	18.0
Mets	69	82	.457	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	94	57	.623
Cubs	84	68	.553	10.5
Pirates	75	76	.497	19.0
Cardinals	75	77	.493	19.5
Reds	70	81	.464	24.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	92	59	.609
Padres	82	69	.543	10.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	12.0
Giants	63	89	.414	29.5
Rockies	56	95	.371	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	91	59	.607
Yankees - x	88	63	.583	3.5
Red Sox	82	69	.543	9.5
Blue Jays	75	77	.493	17.0
Orioles	74	78	.487	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	77	74	.510
Guardians	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	79	.477	5.0
Twins	70	81	.464	7.0
Royals	66	85	.437	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	76	75	.503
Rangers	75	76	.497	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	6.0
Athletics	61	90	.404	15.0
Angels	57	93	.380	18.5