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Jacob deGrom was the NL leader in strikeouts in 2019. He had a total of 255 strikeouts, which was 22 more than the second-place finisher, Max Scherzer. deGrom also had a 1.70 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP, which were both the best in the NL. He was named the NL Cy Young Award winner for the second time in his career.