MLB Strikeout Leaders 2026, With NUT Grades
2026 seasonJacob Misiorowski (MIL) led MLB in strikeouts in 2026 at 252 K, with +4.0 NUT and an S grade.
By NUT, the most productive of the top 10 was Jacob Misiorowski at +4.0 (#1 of 327 qualified pitchers); the least was Taj Bradley at +0.7 (#82), ranked #8 by K.
6 of the top 10 by K also rank in MLB's top 10 by NUT.
| # | Player | K | Season NUT | Grade | NUT Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski MIL | 252 | +4.0 | S | #1 |
| 2 | Gavin Williams CLE | 248 | +1.5 | B | #27 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease TOR | 239 | +3.1 | S | #5 |
| 3 | Cam Schlittler NYY | 239 | +3.6 | S | #2 |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez PHI | 231 | +3.2 | S | #4 |
| 6 | Jesús Luzardo PHI | 221 | +2.9 | A | #7 |
| 7 | Reid Detmers LAA | 211 | +2.4 | A | #9 |
| 8 | Taj Bradley MIN | 205 | +0.7 | B | #82 |
| 8 | Logan Gilbert SEA | 205 | +0.7 | B | #81 |
| 10 | Jacob deGrom TEX | 201 | +2.0 | A | #13 |
| 11 | Cade Cavalli WSH | 200 | +1.8 | A | #19 |
| 11 | Chris Sale ATL | 200 | +3.5 | S | #3 |
| 11 | Paul Skenes PIT | 200 | +1.7 | B | #21 |
| 14 | Nolan McLean NYM | 194 | +1.2 | B | #43 |
| 15 | Parker Messick CLE | 193 | +2.3 | A | #11 |
| 15 | Zack Wheeler PHI | 193 | +1.5 | B | #28 |
| 17 | Tarik Skubal LAD | 186 | +3.0 | S | #6 |
| 18 | Sean Burke CWS | 185 | +1.1 | B | #49 |
| 18 | Chase Burns CIN | 185 | +1.6 | B | #25 |
| 20 | Kevin Gausman CHC | 184 | +0.9 | B | #62 |
| 21 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD | 182 | +1.8 | A | #17 |
| 22 | Aaron Nola PHI | 177 | -1.4 | D | #309 |
| 23 | Bryan Woo SEA | 175 | +1.8 | A | #18 |
| 24 | MacKenzie Gore TEX | 174 | +0.6 | C | #96 |
| 24 | Shota Imanaga CHC | 174 | -0.6 | D | #260 |
| 24 | Drew Rasmussen TB | 174 | +2.7 | A | #8 |
A dash means the player is below the NUT qualifying bar. NUT Rk is his rank among qualified pitchers by season NUT.
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How to read the K leaders
The ranking is MLB's official strikeouts leaderboard for the regular season, with qualifiers as MLB sets them. What is K? Beside it is each player's season NUT — runs saved versus league ERA from FIP, divided by runs per win — where 0.0 is league average. Grades use the season scale: S is elite, C is around league average. Rankings by position are on Best by Position, and the full board, sortable by any stat, is on Stats.