most strikeouts allowed from september 21, 1996 to september 1, 2017

Between September 21, 1996 and September 1, 2017, Randy Johnson fanned the most batters, with 3,166 strikeouts.

Regular season

	NAME	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,166	386	199	102	.661	379	3.16	59	22	0	2614.1	2,173	917	1,038	285	717	122	3	28	10,629	49	10.90	2.47	4.42	0.98	29.8	6.7	1.11	.298	3.57	7.48
2	CC Sabathia	2,822	504	234	146	.616	504	3.70	38	12	0	3289.2	3,112	1,353	1,476	330	1,004	108	0	43	13,744	70	7.72	2.75	2.81	0.90	20.5	7.3	1.25	.293	4.04	8.51
3	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	2,536	450	165	160	.508	443	4.22	28	8	0	2840.0	2,784	1,331	1,431	373	763	88	5	58	11,935	76	8.04	2.42	3.32	1.18	21.2	6.4	1.25	.295	4.53	8.82
4	A.J. Burnett	2,513	435	164	157	.511	430	3.99	24	10	0	2731.1	2,519	1,210	1,328	263	1,100	143	1	35	11,665	161	8.28	3.62	2.28	0.87	21.5	9.4	1.32	.295	4.38	8.30
5	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,492	323	171	69	.713	321	2.77	39	13	0	2160.1	1,680	666	733	183	522	113	1	20	8,667	42	10.38	2.17	4.77	0.76	28.8	6.0	1.02	.279	3.05	7.00
6	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	2,440	531	239	172	.582	522	4.02	37	13	0	3290.1	3,392	1,469	1,601	401	918	61	1	46	13,918	43	6.67	2.51	2.66	1.10	17.5	6.6	1.31	.296	4.38	9.28
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,373	380	183	114	.616	380	3.49	23	7	0	2511.0	2,225	975	1,057	240	766	83	0	27	10,393	78	8.51	2.75	3.10	0.86	22.8	7.4	1.19	.286	3.79	7.97
8	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,337	339	165	95	.635	317	3.44	57	12	9	2288.2	2,128	876	907	268	422	37	21	15	9,260	44	9.19	1.66	5.54	1.05	25.2	4.6	1.11	.300	3.57	8.37
9	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2,333	372	159	113	.585	372	3.19	25	11	0	2489.1	2,236	883	984	219	716	87	0	16	10,224	140	8.43	2.59	3.26	0.79	22.8	7.0	1.19	.294	3.56	8.08
10	John Lackey J. Lackey	2,276	443	187	145	.563	442	3.92	18	8	0	2817.2	2,845	1,228	1,338	315	807	132	0	30	11,940	123	7.27	2.58	2.82	1.01	19.1	6.8	1.30	.301	4.27	9.09
11	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,209	417	171	106	.617	376	3.39	16	5	1	2425.2	2,279	915	988	238	588	59	8	20	9,962	79	8.20	2.18	3.76	0.88	22.2	5.9	1.18	.297	3.67	8.46
12	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	2,207	388	152	126	.547	377	3.63	15	6	0	2377.0	2,134	960	1,011	259	708	78	3	42	9,838	46	8.36	2.68	3.12	0.98	22.4	7.2	1.20	.285	3.83	8.08
13	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	2,194	357	145	98	.597	356	3.34	16	7	0	2329.0	2,074	865	923	259	631	73	0	42	9,535	47	8.48	2.44	3.48	1.00	23.0	6.6	1.16	.285	3.57	8.01
14	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,179	467	223	136	.621	463	3.82	21	4	0	2930.0	3,046	1,242	1,383	250	899	51	1	37	12,442	55	6.69	2.76	2.42	0.77	17.5	7.2	1.35	.309	4.25	9.36
15	Roy Halladay R. Halladay	2,117	416	203	105	.659	390	3.38	67	20	1	2749.1	2,646	1,034	1,135	236	592	81	6	28	11,287	56	6.93	1.94	3.58	0.77	18.8	5.2	1.18	.292	3.72	8.66
16	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,111	299	138	74	.651	290	3.28	8	4	0	1863.2	1,565	680	736	211	520	65	2	12	7,582	61	10.19	2.51	4.06	1.02	27.8	6.9	1.12	.290	3.55	7.56
17	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,100	328	162	74	.686	327	3.21	18	8	0	2155.1	1,836	769	845	171	732	73	0	20	8,917	71	8.77	3.06	2.87	0.71	23.6	8.2	1.19	.285	3.53	7.67
18	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,093	287	142	62	.696	285	2.34	25	15	0	1907.1	1,398	495	540	123	501	29	1	27	7,484	70	9.88	2.36	4.18	0.58	28.0	6.7	1.00	.269	2.55	6.60
19	Kevin Millwood K. Millwood	2,083	451	169	152	.526	443	4.11	22	6	0	2720.1	2,770	1,243	1,357	296	843	74	3	46	11,616	67	6.89	2.79	2.47	0.98	17.9	7.3	1.33	.297	4.49	9.16
20	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	2,080	482	222	133	.625	479	3.49	26	13	0	3126.2	2,957	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	13,005	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51
21	Ryan Dempster R. Dempster	2,075	579	132	133	.498	351	4.35	11	3	87	2387.0	2,347	1,154	1,250	267	1,071	91	186	47	10,412	80	7.82	4.04	1.94	1.01	19.9	10.3	1.43	.301	4.71	8.85
22	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,068	378	180	112	.616	377	3.74	30	12	0	2440.0	2,406	1,015	1,095	261	515	50	0	20	10,021	52	7.63	1.90	4.02	0.96	20.6	5.1	1.20	.301	4.04	8.87
23	James Shields J. Shields	2,050	368	135	121	.527	367	3.97	23	9	0	2379.1	2,364	1,050	1,138	321	657	88	0	22	9,990	96	7.75	2.49	3.12	1.21	20.5	6.6	1.27	.297	4.30	8.94
24	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,016	343	154	91	.629	342	3.50	15	4	0	2152.0	1,972	838	905	202	690	72	0	7	8,929	53	8.43	2.89	2.92	0.84	22.6	7.7	1.24	.298	3.78	8.25
25	Dan Haren D. Haren	2,013	391	153	131	.539	380	3.75	16	6	1	2419.2	2,357	1,009	1,105	305	500	67	4	39	10,022	98	7.49	1.86	4.03	1.13	20.1	5.0	1.18	.288	4.11	8.77

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25

Arenado

RBI

73

Marte

AVG

.301

Moreno

Team Pitching Leaders

15

Rodriguez

135

Rodriguez

ERA

2.62

Rodriguez

Team Rankings

150

26th

673

15th

1,052

29th

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4.11

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/15	MIA	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Wed 9/16	MIA	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Fri 9/18	NYY	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Sat 9/19	NYY	@	AZ	8:10 PM
Sun 9/20	NYY	@	AZ	4:10 PM

Last Game

Marlins

74 - 77

Final

Diamondbacks

80 - 71

Mon 14 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

110

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.307

Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Wood

.394

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.589

Alvarez

.571

Crow-Armstrong

.546

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,203.4

Crow-Armstrong

1,903

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,670

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,426

Alvarez

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84-66

84-67

80-69

80-70

Worst Record ATS

57-94

61-89

64-86

68-82

70-81

70-80

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	63	.583
Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	90	59	.604
Yankees - x	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	77	73	.513
Guardians	76	75	.503	1.5
Tigers	71	79	.473	6.0
Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
Royals	66	84	.440	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	57	93	.380	18.0