mlb most pitcher strikeouts since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters, 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
3,503
489
221
121
.646
480
3.27
12
5
0
2985.0
2,460
1,084
1,157
363
790
115
2
20
12,089
80
10.56
2.38
4.43
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.287
3.49
79
3.27
79
7.42
291.7
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
2,688
408
153
94
.619
327
2.97
16
3
12
2174.0
1,767
718
776
219
509
138
25
15
8,757
48
11.13
2.11
5.28
0.91
30.7
5.8
1.05
.298
3.21
70
2.86
68
7.32
319.3
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
11John 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
12Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,285
324
155
83
.651
324
3.19
8
5
0
1991.2
1,663
707
757
224
510
62
0
7
8,021
58
10.33
2.30
4.48
1.01
28.5
6.4
1.09
.291
3.42
79
3.18
77
7.51
211.7
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
20David 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
21Yu 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
22Madison 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
23Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,054
379
116
120
.492
340
3.83
4
2
0
2012.0
1,931
857
915
248
559
39
11
11
8,405
65
9.19
2.50
3.67
1.11
24.4
6.7
1.24
.306
4.09
92
3.60
85
8.64
139.1
24Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2,022
378
194
98
.664
370
3.36
65
19
0
2586.0
2,481
966
1,055
215
511
77
4
27
10,566
50
7.04
1.78
3.96
0.75
19.1
4.8
1.16
.293
3.67
77
3.27
75
8.63
304.7
25Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
143
99
.591
340
3.74
4
2
1
2006.1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
9.04
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8

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Dingler

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RBI

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Dingler

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Skubal

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K

87

Flaherty

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Mize

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R

360

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45
39
.536
44
42
.512
2.0
41
46
.471
5.5
Tigers Tigers
37
49
.430
9.0
35
51
.407
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7/2
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8:05 PM
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7/4
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7/5
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3:30 PM
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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
49
34
.590
48
38
.558
2.5
46
40
.535
4.5
44
43
.506
7.0
36
50
.419
14.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
52
31
.627
48
38
.558
5.5
44
38
.537
7.5
43
43
.500
10.5
39
45
.464
13.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
56
30
.651
43
41
.512
12.0
43
42
.506
12.5
35
50
.412
20.5
33
53
.384
23.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
49
33
.598
48
37
.565
2.5
40
46
.465
11.0
39
48
.448
12.5
37
47
.440
13.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
45
39
.536
44
42
.512
2.0
41
46
.471
5.5
37
49
.430
9.0
35
51
.407
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
44
42
.512
44
43
.506
0.5
43
45
.489
2.0
40
46
.465
4.0
36
51
.414
8.5

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6/16
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2-8
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6/16
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6/16
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4-6
Tue
6/16
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2-12
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6/16
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3-5

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7/1
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1:35 PM
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