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2026 MLB Strikeouts Leaders

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Colson Montgomery led the majors with 227 strikeouts in 2026, 7 ahead of Kyle Schwarber (220). It is the best single-season strikeouts mark in MLB history.

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Colson Montgomery Led all of MLB in 2026 Colson Montgomery Chicago White Sox
227 Strikeouts 7 clear of Kyle Schwarber

The 2026 Strikeouts race

How it was won
0 57 114 170 227 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
  1. Colson Montgomery 227
  2. Kyle Schwarber 220
  3. Zach Neto 215
  4. Austin Riley 201
  5. Munetaka Murakami 196
Each line is a season total on every night that player was in the top ten, from March 25 to September 27.
Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team SO G AB H AVG
1 Colson Montgomery Colson Montgomery CHA 227 153 568 112 .197
2 Kyle Schwarber Kyle Schwarber PHI 220 156 581 135 .232
3 Zach Neto Zach Neto LAA 215 157 619 148 .239
4 Austin Riley Austin Riley ATL 201 159 566 124 .219
5 Munetaka Murakami Munetaka Murakami CHA 196 127 454 94 .207
6 Spencer Torkelson Spencer Torkelson DET 194 159 526 121 .230
7 Ian Happ Ian Happ CHN 189 156 546 119 .218
8 Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe PIT 189 150 584 152 .260
9 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong CHN 187 162 626 175 .280
10 Kazuma Okamoto Kazuma Okamoto TOR 183 156 568 132 .232
11 James Wood James Wood WAS 179 135 513 136 .265
12 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz CIN 175 143 559 158 .283
13 Hunter Goodman Hunter Goodman COL 175 138 518 127 .245
14 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker SLN 174 158 609 164 .269
15 Matt Olson Matt Olson ATL 171 162 625 157 .251
16 Brice Turang MIL 171 151 582 156 .268
17 Carter Jensen Carter Jensen KCA 170 149 527 126 .239
18 Pete Alonso Pete Alonso BAL 169 161 602 161 .267
19 Eugenio Suarez Eugenio Suarez CIN 169 125 434 92 .212
20 Jake Burger Jake Burger TEX 167 155 556 127 .228
21 Garrett Mitchell Garrett Mitchell MIL 167 145 461 121 .262
22 Michael Busch Michael Busch CHN 165 160 600 145 .242
23 Jarren Duran Jarren Duran BOS 165 151 551 114 .207
24 Mike Trout Mike Trout LAA 165 142 513 124 .242
25 Cal Raleigh Cal Raleigh SEA 164 126 451 82 .182
26 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda TBA 163 155 580 159 .274
27 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds PIT 162 162 595 155 .261
28 Ben Rice Ben Rice NYA 162 154 573 151 .264
29 Rafael Devers Rafael Devers SFN 161 148 558 144 .258
30 Kyle Stowers Kyle Stowers MIA 161 121 447 107 .239
31 Jackson Merrill Jackson Merrill SDN 160 158 613 156 .254
32 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams WAS 158 152 579 151 .261
33 Jo Adell Jo Adell LAA +1 157 159 603 145 .240
34 Riley Greene Riley Greene DET 157 140 511 143 .280
35 Jazz Chisholm Jazz Chisholm NYA 157 137 471 109 .231
36 Gunnar Henderson Gunnar Henderson BAL 156 158 623 140 .225
37 Jake Bauers Jake Bauers MIL 156 144 477 127 .266
38 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart CIN 155 162 623 164 .263
39 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki CHN 155 143 545 147 .270
40 Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani LAN 152 139 523 144 .275
41 Corbin Carroll Corbin Carroll ARI 151 156 582 139 .239
42 Brandon Nimmo Brandon Nimmo TEX 149 155 593 154 .260
43 Bryce Harper Bryce Harper PHI 148 162 577 155 .269
44 Cam Smith Cam Smith HOU 148 157 510 107 .210
45 Trea Turner Trea Turner PHI 147 157 645 156 .242
46 Christian Walker Christian Walker HOU 147 156 571 129 .226
47 Randy Arozarena Randy Arozarena SEA 145 154 572 161 .281
48 Julio Rodriguez Julio Rodriguez SEA 145 150 596 147 .247
49 Manny Machado Manny Machado SDN 144 158 589 128 .217
50 Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone KCA 144 143 512 148 .289
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