Justin Verlander has fanned the most career batters 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 | 3,503 | 485 | 221 | 123 | .642 | 485 | 3.29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2989.0 | 2,470 | 1,091 | 1,164 | 364 | 792 | 113 | 0 | 20 | 12,115 | 82 | 10.55 | 2.38 | 4.42 | 1.10 | 28.9 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .287 | 3.50 | 7.44 |
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 2,624 | 335 | 152 | 94 | .618 | 335 | 2.98 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2118.0 | 1,731 | 702 | 759 | 213 | 475 | 138 | 0 | 12 | 8,523 | 45 | 11.15 | 2.02 | 5.52 | 0.91 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .299 | 3.23 | 7.36 |
| 4 |  | G. Cole | 2,351 | 333 | 160 | 86 | .650 | 333 | 3.17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2046.2 | 1,706 | 722 | 773 | 229 | 520 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,237 | 58 | 10.34 | 2.29 | 4.52 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.40 | 7.50 |
| 5 |  | S. Gray | 2,027 | 354 | 139 | 105 | .570 | 354 | 3.54 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2035.1 | 1,779 | 801 | 875 | 206 | 649 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 8,424 | 107 | 8.96 | 2.87 | 3.12 | 0.91 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .287 | 3.87 | 7.87 |
| 6 |  | K. Gausman | 2,024 | 348 | 114 | 121 | .485 | 348 | 3.88 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1994.0 | 1,929 | 859 | 918 | 245 | 557 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 8,349 | 62 | 9.14 | 2.51 | 3.63 | 1.11 | 24.2 | 6.7 | 1.25 | .307 | 4.14 | 8.71 |
| 7 |  | A. Nola | 2,022 | 311 | 114 | 98 | .538 | 311 | 3.93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1852.2 | 1,670 | 808 | 849 | 248 | 495 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 7,632 | 20 | 9.82 | 2.40 | 4.08 | 1.20 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .296 | 4.12 | 8.11 |
| 8 |  | J. deGrom | 2,008 | 272 | 105 | 73 | .590 | 272 | 2.66 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1666.1 | 1,284 | 493 | 530 | 163 | 377 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 6,563 | 33 | 10.85 | 2.04 | 5.33 | 0.88 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 1.00 | .281 | 2.86 | 6.93 |
| 9 |  | Z. Wheeler | 1,964 | 304 | 123 | 79 | .609 | 304 | 3.26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1848.2 | 1,563 | 669 | 723 | 181 | 523 | 79 | 0 | 14 | 7,560 | 42 | 9.56 | 2.55 | 3.76 | 0.88 | 26.0 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .287 | 3.52 | 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 | 1,837 | 285 | 98 | 88 | .527 | 285 | 3.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1566.1 | 1,352 | 675 | 725 | 231 | 672 | 52 | 0 | 19 | 6,623 | 65 | 10.56 | 3.86 | 2.73 | 1.33 | 27.7 | 10.1 | 1.29 | .293 | 4.17 | 7.77 |
| 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 | 1,597 | 319 | 110 | 93 | .542 | 319 | 3.91 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1807.2 | 1,763 | 785 | 832 | 211 | 484 | 60 | 0 | 17 | 7,559 | 54 | 7.95 | 2.41 | 3.30 | 1.05 | 21.1 | 6.4 | 1.24 | .298 | 4.14 | 8.78 |
| 14 |  | L. Castillo | 1,587 | 264 | 86 | 93 | .480 | 264 | 3.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1517.1 | 1,328 | 618 | 677 | 195 | 486 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 6,299 | 19 | 9.41 | 2.88 | 3.27 | 1.16 | 25.2 | 7.7 | 1.20 | .285 | 4.02 | 7.88 |
| 15 |  | M. Wacha | 1,485 | 314 | 115 | 83 | .581 | 314 | 3.77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1739.2 | 1,643 | 728 | 775 | 201 | 534 | 48 | 0 | 19 | 7,278 | 44 | 7.68 | 2.76 | 2.78 | 1.04 | 20.4 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .288 | 4.01 | 8.50 |
| 16 |  | 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 |
| 17 |  | B. Snell | 1,466 | 226 | 83 | 63 | .568 | 226 | 3.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1179.0 | 904 | 411 | 447 | 111 | 530 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4,878 | 87 | 11.19 | 4.05 | 2.77 | 0.85 | 30.1 | 10.9 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.41 | 6.90 |
| 18 |  | C. Rodón | 1,462 | 237 | 97 | 73 | .571 | 237 | 3.71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1328.0 | 1,110 | 548 | 594 | 163 | 503 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 5,565 | 67 | 9.91 | 3.41 | 2.91 | 1.10 | 26.3 | 9.0 | 1.21 | .281 | 4.03 | 7.52 |
| 19 |  | D. Cease | 1,440 | 212 | 73 | 63 | .537 | 212 | 3.69 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1159.2 | 943 | 476 | 525 | 130 | 494 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 4,883 | 60 | 11.18 | 3.83 | 2.91 | 1.01 | 29.5 | 10.1 | 1.24 | .292 | 4.07 | 7.32 |
| 20 |  | E. Rodriguez | 1,395 | 261 | 105 | 69 | .603 | 261 | 4.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1451.1 | 1,413 | 649 | 687 | 180 | 502 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 6,182 | 17 | 8.65 | 3.11 | 2.78 | 1.12 | 22.6 | 8.1 | 1.32 | .303 | 4.26 | 8.76 |
| 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 | 1,224 | 203 | 66 | 64 | .508 | 203 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1070.0 | 909 | 461 | 491 | 146 | 392 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 4,480 | 39 | 10.30 | 3.30 | 3.12 | 1.23 | 27.3 | 8.8 | 1.22 | .287 | 4.13 | 7.65 |
| 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 | 1,194 | 230 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 230 | 3.74 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1307.0 | 1,243 | 543 | 584 | 148 | 418 | 97 | 0 | 6 | 5,556 | 35 | 8.22 | 2.88 | 2.86 | 1.02 | 21.5 | 7.5 | 1.27 | .296 | 4.02 | 8.56 |
| 25 | | M. Pérez | 1,159 | 300 | 96 | 100 | .490 | 300 | 4.37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1655.2 | 1,759 | 804 | 883 | 193 | 606 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 7,160 | 39 | 6.30 | 3.29 | 1.91 | 1.05 | 16.2 | 8.5 | 1.43 | .304 | 4.80 | 9.56 |
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