batting strikeout leaders since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most batters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
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
79
3.44
81
7.69
309.9
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,521
494
221
123
.642
485
3.28
12
5
0
3008.0
2,481
1,096
1,169
366
799
115
2
20
12,189
82
10.53
2.39
4.41
1.10
28.9
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
291.2
3CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
87
3.77
87
8.56
223.7
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
3,052
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
25
15
0
2855.1
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.7
5Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,979
586
225
156
.591
541
3.49
17
5
1
3389.1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,745
416
157
97
.618
335
2.96
16
3
12
2219.0
1,803
730
788
221
515
140
25
15
8,931
48
11.13
2.09
5.33
0.90
30.7
5.8
1.04
.298
3.20
69
2.83
68
7.31
331.8
7Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,560
423
163
122
.572
422
3.43
17
7
0
2698.0
2,424
1,027
1,103
310
767
100
0
43
11,115
57
8.54
2.56
3.34
1.03
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.68
82
3.68
88
8.09
151.3
8Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,524
419
169
136
.554
418
3.42
25
11
0
2729.2
2,487
1,037
1,157
264
805
105
0
16
11,284
156
8.32
2.65
3.14
0.87
22.4
7.1
1.21
.293
3.81
84
3.52
85
8.20
181.5
9Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,488
452
200
117
.631
451
3.66
15
4
0
2740.0
2,610
1,114
1,215
294
892
90
0
13
11,487
63
8.17
2.93
2.79
0.97
21.7
7.8
1.28
.300
3.99
86
3.77
92
8.57
101.7
10A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,480
428
160
155
.508
423
3.99
24
10
0
2690.0
2,482
1,194
1,305
260
1,075
143
1
33
11,483
161
8.30
3.60
2.31
0.87
21.6
9.4
1.32
.295
4.37
97
3.85
92
8.30
96.2
11Gerrit Cole
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
79
3.16
77
7.50
222.6
12John Lackey
J. Lackey
2,294
448
188
147
.561
446
3.92
18
8
0
2840.1
2,862
1,237
1,347
319
815
133
0
32
12,030
125
7.27
2.58
2.81
1.01
19.1
6.8
1.29
.300
4.27
92
3.94
94
9.07
79.6
13Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,284
391
151
137
.524
385
4.04
25
7
0
2513.0
2,434
1,129
1,212
322
643
73
4
52
10,504
72
8.18
2.30
3.55
1.15
21.7
6.1
1.22
.294
4.34
91
3.77
86
8.72
179
14James Shields
J. Shields
2,234
407
145
139
.511
405
4.01
23
9
0
2616.0
2,581
1,167
1,267
361
746
97
1
22
10,993
107
7.69
2.57
2.99
1.24
20.3
6.8
1.27
.294
4.36
98
4.16
101
8.88
-13.5
15Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
2,207
388
152
126
.547
377
3.63
15
6
0
2377.0
2,134
960
1,011
259
708
78
3
42
9,838
46
8.36
2.68
3.12
0.98
22.4
7.2
1.20
.285
3.83
90
3.64
89
8.08
127.6
16Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,202
478
200
128
.610
411
3.53
28
11
3
2668.1
2,577
1,047
1,117
233
736
81
13
40
11,116
51
7.43
2.48
2.99
0.79
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.77
88
3.53
87
8.69
152.8
17Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,196
416
147
134
.523
409
4.13
3
2
0
2267.2
2,143
1,040
1,139
226
859
200
1
27
9,755
72
8.72
3.41
2.56
0.90
22.5
8.8
1.32
.306
4.52
103
3.89
97
8.51
37.5
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,182
287
143
78
.647
281
3.34
32
12
0
1885.1
1,616
699
790
212
484
89
3
22
7,686
34
10.42
2.31
4.51
1.01
28.4
6.3
1.11
.298
3.77
75
3.12
70
7.71
275.2
19Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,150
483
211
167
.558
472
4.11
30
10
0
2958.2
3,096
1,351
1,465
388
748
51
2
36
12,487
32
6.54
2.28
2.87
1.18
17.2
6.0
1.30
.296
4.46
96
4.14
97
9.42
44.8
20Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,097
387
118
124
.488
348
3.87
4
2
0
2054.1
1,981
883
945
251
575
39
11
12
8,595
65
9.19
2.52
3.65
1.10
24.4
6.7
1.24
.307
4.14
93
3.59
85
8.68
143.8
21David Price
D. Price
2,076
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
17
3
3
2143.2
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
8.72
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9
22Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,075
297
115
93
.553
297
3.65
2
1
0
1778.0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
10.50
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
87
3.58
85
7.39
120
23Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
2,070
358
134
124
.519
355
3.47
16
7
0
2209.1
2,007
853
933
258
544
89
1
38
9,098
29
8.43
2.22
3.81
1.05
22.8
6.0
1.15
.285
3.80
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1
24Sonny Gray
S. Gray
2,048
363
141
105
.573
354
3.53
7
5
0
2056.2
1,800
806
880
207
657
62
2
5
8,515
107
8.96
2.88
3.12
0.91
24.1
7.7
1.19
.287
3.85
85
3.51
85
7.88
144.6
25Aaron Nola
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
93
3.61
84
8.11
137.5

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HR

26

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

82

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.283

McGonigle

Kevin McGonigle
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Montero

Keider Montero

K

116

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

ERA

1.60

Melton

Troy Melton
Team Rankings

HR

154

14th

R

587

14th

SO

1,063

19th

ERA

3.62

5th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
68
62
.523
65
66
.496
3.5
63
68
.481
5.5
Tigers Tigers
61
69
.469
7.0
58
74
.439
11.0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
8/24
@
6:40 PM
Tue
8/25
@
6:40 PM
Wed
8/26
@
1:10 PM
Fri
8/28
@
6:40 PM
Sat
8/29
@
1:10 PM
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11

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
76
55
.580
73
58
.557
3.0
67
64
.511
9.0
61
71
.462
15.5
59
72
.450
17.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
81
50
.618
75
56
.573
6.0
66
66
.500
15.5
63
69
.477
18.5
62
69
.473
19.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
80
51
.611
71
60
.542
9.0
69
62
.527
11.0
52
78
.400
27.5
50
80
.385
29.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
77
53
.592
74
56
.569
3.0
71
59
.546
6.0
64
68
.485
14.0
63
68
.481
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
68
62
.523
65
66
.496
3.5
63
68
.481
5.5
61
69
.469
7.0
58
74
.439
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
65
66
.496
65
66
.496
62
69
.473
3.0
52
79
.397
13.0
51
80
.389
14.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
8/9
@
1-7
Sun
8/9
@
6-7
Sun
8/9
@
11-1
Sun
8/9
@
3-12
Sun
8/9
@
10-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
8/24
@
6:40 PM
Mon
8/24
@
6:40 PM
Mon
8/24
@
6:45 PM
Mon
8/24
@
7:40 PM
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8/24
@
9:38 PM