Justin Verlander has fanned the most career hitters by an active starting pitcher, with 3,554 strikeouts.
| 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 |  | J. Verlander | 3,554 | 556 | 266 | 159 | .626 | 556 | 3.33 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3571.1 | 3,052 | 1,322 | 1,433 | 372 | 1,006 | 121 | 0 | 28 | 14,626 | 100 | 8.96 | 2.54 | 3.53 | 0.94 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.61 | 7.69 |
| 2 |  | M. Scherzer | 3,485 | 480 | 221 | 121 | .646 | 480 | 3.27 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2966.0 | 2,449 | 1,079 | 1,152 | 361 | 783 | 113 | 0 | 20 | 12,015 | 80 | 10.57 | 2.38 | 4.45 | 1.10 | 29.0 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .287 | 3.50 | 7.43 |
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 2,570 | 328 | 149 | 91 | .621 | 328 | 3.00 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2078.0 | 1,702 | 693 | 750 | 213 | 471 | 137 | 0 | 12 | 8,373 | 45 | 11.13 | 2.04 | 5.46 | 0.92 | 30.7 | 5.6 | 1.05 | .299 | 3.25 | 7.37 |
| 4 |  | G. Cole | 2,292 | 325 | 156 | 83 | .653 | 325 | 3.20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1996.2 | 1,668 | 709 | 759 | 225 | 510 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,041 | 58 | 10.33 | 2.30 | 4.49 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.42 | 7.52 |
| 5 |  | K. Gausman | 1,989 | 341 | 112 | 118 | .487 | 341 | 3.85 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1957.0 | 1,884 | 837 | 895 | 242 | 546 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 8,185 | 62 | 9.15 | 2.51 | 3.64 | 1.11 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 1.24 | .306 | 4.12 | 8.66 |
| 6 |  | S. Gray | 1,986 | 346 | 133 | 103 | .564 | 346 | 3.55 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1986.1 | 1,730 | 784 | 858 | 201 | 636 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 8,220 | 106 | 9.00 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 0.91 | 24.2 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .286 | 3.89 | 7.84 |
| 7 |  | A. Nola | 1,970 | 303 | 112 | 95 | .541 | 303 | 3.93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1807.2 | 1,627 | 790 | 831 | 236 | 478 | 57 | 0 | 16 | 7,444 | 20 | 9.81 | 2.38 | 4.12 | 1.17 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 1.16 | .296 | 4.14 | 8.10 |
| 8 |  | J. deGrom | 1,966 | 265 | 103 | 70 | .595 | 265 | 2.63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1635.1 | 1,248 | 477 | 514 | 162 | 365 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 6,425 | 32 | 10.82 | 2.01 | 5.39 | 0.89 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .278 | 2.83 | 6.87 |
| 9 |  | Z. Wheeler | 1,904 | 296 | 121 | 76 | .614 | 296 | 3.24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1808.1 | 1,530 | 651 | 704 | 175 | 510 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 7,394 | 42 | 9.48 | 2.54 | 3.73 | 0.87 | 25.8 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .287 | 3.50 | 7.61 |
| 10 |  | P. Corbin | 1,872 | 369 | 111 | 143 | .437 | 369 | 4.56 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2078.0 | 2,234 | 1,053 | 1,127 | 290 | 639 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 8,965 | 65 | 8.11 | 2.77 | 2.93 | 1.26 | 20.9 | 7.1 | 1.38 | .318 | 4.88 | 9.68 |
| 11 |  | R. Ray | 1,806 | 278 | 95 | 87 | .522 | 278 | 3.91 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1530.1 | 1,318 | 665 | 713 | 228 | 650 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 6,465 | 63 | 10.62 | 3.82 | 2.78 | 1.34 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 1.29 | .292 | 4.19 | 7.75 |
| 12 |  | J. Quintana | 1,780 | 366 | 115 | 113 | .504 | 366 | 3.80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2095.1 | 2,046 | 884 | 957 | 218 | 641 | 58 | 0 | 22 | 8,796 | 73 | 7.65 | 2.75 | 2.78 | 0.94 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 1.28 | .300 | 4.11 | 8.79 |
| 13 |  | N. Eovaldi | 1,570 | 314 | 109 | 91 | .545 | 314 | 3.89 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1780.1 | 1,734 | 770 | 816 | 206 | 476 | 59 | 0 | 17 | 7,440 | 54 | 7.94 | 2.41 | 3.30 | 1.04 | 21.1 | 6.4 | 1.24 | .298 | 4.13 | 8.77 |
| 14 |  | L. Castillo | 1,559 | 257 | 85 | 90 | .486 | 257 | 3.61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1482.0 | 1,281 | 594 | 652 | 183 | 476 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 6,139 | 19 | 9.47 | 2.89 | 3.28 | 1.11 | 25.4 | 7.8 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.96 | 7.78 |
| 15 |  | J. BerrÃos | 1,477 | 273 | 107 | 82 | .566 | 273 | 4.07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1568.1 | 1,470 | 710 | 762 | 218 | 471 | 98 | 0 | 7 | 6,591 | 35 | 8.48 | 2.70 | 3.14 | 1.25 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .289 | 4.37 | 8.44 |
| 16 |  | C. Rodón | 1,456 | 235 | 97 | 73 | .571 | 235 | 3.72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1320.0 | 1,106 | 546 | 591 | 162 | 499 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 5,531 | 67 | 9.93 | 3.40 | 2.92 | 1.10 | 26.3 | 9.0 | 1.22 | .282 | 4.03 | 7.54 |
| 17 |  | M. Wacha | 1,450 | 306 | 113 | 81 | .582 | 306 | 3.77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1691.2 | 1,604 | 709 | 754 | 192 | 523 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 7,084 | 43 | 7.71 | 2.78 | 2.77 | 1.02 | 20.5 | 7.4 | 1.26 | .290 | 4.01 | 8.53 |
| 18 |  | B. Snell | 1,445 | 223 | 81 | 63 | .563 | 223 | 3.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1161.0 | 897 | 409 | 445 | 111 | 523 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4,809 | 86 | 11.20 | 4.05 | 2.76 | 0.86 | 30.0 | 10.9 | 1.22 | .289 | 3.45 | 6.95 |
| 19 |  | D. Cease | 1,368 | 204 | 70 | 62 | .530 | 204 | 3.79 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1105.2 | 920 | 466 | 513 | 126 | 471 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 4,677 | 58 | 11.14 | 3.83 | 2.90 | 1.03 | 29.2 | 10.1 | 1.26 | .297 | 4.18 | 7.49 |
| 20 | | E. Rodriguez | 1,359 | 253 | 99 | 68 | .593 | 253 | 4.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1404.1 | 1,362 | 631 | 667 | 176 | 491 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 5,984 | 17 | 8.71 | 3.15 | 2.77 | 1.13 | 22.7 | 8.2 | 1.32 | .302 | 4.27 | 8.73 |
| 21 |  | N. Pivetta | 1,228 | 213 | 64 | 72 | .471 | 213 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1133.0 | 1,047 | 567 | 586 | 182 | 396 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4,778 | 47 | 9.75 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 1.45 | 25.7 | 8.3 | 1.27 | .294 | 4.65 | 8.32 |
| 22 |  | J. Flaherty | 1,214 | 201 | 65 | 64 | .504 | 201 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1060.0 | 903 | 456 | 486 | 143 | 387 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 4,438 | 39 | 10.31 | 3.29 | 3.14 | 1.21 | 27.4 | 8.7 | 1.22 | .288 | 4.13 | 7.67 |
| 23 | | L. Giolito | 1,208 | 209 | 72 | 67 | .518 | 209 | 4.28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1174.0 | 1,027 | 558 | 599 | 183 | 458 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 4,943 | 51 | 9.26 | 3.51 | 2.64 | 1.40 | 24.4 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .276 | 4.59 | 7.87 |
| 24 |  | C. Bassitt | 1,185 | 228 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 228 | 3.74 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1296.0 | 1,230 | 538 | 579 | 147 | 414 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 5,508 | 35 | 8.23 | 2.88 | 2.86 | 1.02 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 1.27 | .295 | 4.02 | 8.54 |
| 25 | | M. Pérez | 1,136 | 293 | 94 | 98 | .490 | 293 | 4.42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1621.2 | 1,732 | 796 | 872 | 191 | 590 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 7,018 | 39 | 6.30 | 3.27 | 1.93 | 1.06 | 16.2 | 8.4 | 1.43 | .305 | 4.84 | 9.61 |
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