2026 Strikeout Leaders
Top 50 · Statcast data · Updated daily with morning picks
| # |
Player |
Team |
K |
K% |
Whiff% |
K/9 |
| 1 | Gavin Williams | CLE | 248 | 33.2% | 32.8% | 12.1 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | 247 | 38.2% | 37.2% | 13.1 |
| 3 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | 239 | 31.4% | 29.4% | 11.1 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | TOR | 239 | 34.9% | 33.3% | 12.7 |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | 231 | 27.0% | 31.3% | 10.0 |
| 6 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI | 221 | 30.4% | 31.9% | 11.2 |
| 7 | Reid Detmers | LAA | 211 | 28.5% | 29.1% | 10.3 |
| 8 | Taj Bradley | MIN | 205 | 27.4% | 27.4% | 10.4 |
| 9 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | 201 | 30.1% | 33.2% | 11.2 |
| 10 | Chris Sale | ATL | 200 | 30.9% | 30.4% | 11.1 |
| 10 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | 200 | 28.3% | 27.4% | 10.6 |
| 10 | Paul Skenes | PIT | 200 | 28.1% | 28.2% | 10.3 |
| 13 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | 197 | 26.7% | 30.4% | 9.7 |
| 14 | Nolan McLean | NYM | 194 | 26.0% | 23.6% | 9.7 |
| 15 | Parker Messick | CLE | 191 | 26.1% | 25.7% | 9.4 |
| 16 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | 188 | 30.2% | 31.4% | 10.8 |
| 17 | Tarik Skubal | LAD | 186 | 30.0% | 31.7% | 10.6 |
| 18 | Sean Burke | CWS | 185 | 25.8% | 25.5% | 9.7 |
| 18 | Chase Burns | CIN | 185 | 29.4% | 32.0% | 10.8 |
| 20 | Kevin Gausman | CHC | 184 | 24.5% | 27.7% | 9.3 |
| 21 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | 182 | 25.7% | 27.9% | 8.9 |
| 22 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 177 | 23.8% | 27.1% | 9.1 |
| 23 | Bryan Woo | SEA | 175 | 24.6% | 25.2% | 9.1 |
| 24 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | 174 | 23.5% | 25.2% | 9.2 |
| 24 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | 174 | 26.0% | 25.1% | 9.1 |
| 26 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | 173 | 25.9% | 25.6% | 9.4 |
| 27 | Payton Tolle | BOS | 171 | 28.4% | 27.9% | 10.4 |
| 27 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | 171 | 24.9% | 29.1% | 9.7 |
| 27 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | 171 | 24.4% | 29.6% | 8.9 |
| 30 | Eury Pérez | MIA | 170 | 25.8% | 28.6% | 9.6 |
| 31 | José Soriano | TOR | 169 | 22.7% | 28.6% | 8.6 |
| 32 | Joe Ryan | MIN | 159 | 25.9% | 25.8% | 9.9 |
| 32 | Michael King | SD | 159 | 21.0% | 24.5% | 7.7 |
| 34 | Ian Seymour | TB | 158 | 28.7% | 29.4% | 10.8 |
| 34 | Michael Wacha | KC | 158 | 19.5% | 21.6% | 7.1 |
| 34 | Will Warren | NYY | 158 | 23.3% | 22.7% | 9.1 |
| 34 | Noah Cameron | KC | 158 | 21.2% | 25.8% | 8.0 |
| 34 | Foster Griffin | CLE | 158 | 21.9% | 23.2% | 8.3 |
| 39 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | 157 | 22.5% | 24.4% | 8.4 |
| 40 | Freddy Peralta | TB | 156 | 21.4% | 26.1% | 8.3 |
| 41 | Shane Baz | BAL | 154 | 20.0% | 21.5% | 7.7 |
| 41 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | 154 | 22.8% | 23.9% | 8.9 |
| 43 | Peter Lambert | HOU | 153 | 23.3% | 25.5% | 9.0 |
| 44 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | 152 | 17.1% | 21.0% | 6.4 |
| 45 | Sonny Gray | BOS | 149 | 21.8% | 23.1% | 7.9 |
| 46 | George Kirby | SEA | 148 | 20.0% | 22.5% | 7.6 |
| 46 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | 148 | 19.0% | 23.6% | 7.1 |
| 48 | Dustin May | MIL | 144 | 23.2% | 23.0% | 8.9 |
| 48 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | 144 | 23.5% | 29.4% | 8.9 |
| 50 | Eduardo Rodriguez | AZ | 143 | 18.1% | 21.9% | 6.8 |
Metric Guide
Top third of this leaderboard
K% Strikeouts as a share of batters faced. Elite swing-and-miss rate. Top third: ≥27.0%.
Whiff% Empty swings per swing taken. Top third: ≥29.1%.
K/9 Strikeouts per 9 innings — traditional rate stat. Top third: ≥10.0.