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Justin Verlander has played the most career seasons by an active player, with 21 seasons.

	NAME	SEAS	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	21	24	50	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	0	0	60	5	0	10	0	0	2	.100	.100	.100	.200	-5	-11.9	.088	-66	-12.1
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	19	238	464	31	78	6	0	1	30	13	2	161	3	0	529	87	7	49	1	0	5	.168	.194	.188	.381	-2	-64.4	.172	-3	-68.3
3	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	17	187	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-121	-0.5
4	Freddie Freeman F. Freeman	17	2,310	8,611	1,444	2,581	578	34	382	1,384	1,128	116	1,856	110	32	9,927	4,373	994	0	72	145	190	.300	.385	.508	.893	1688	527.6	.380	141	493.8
5	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	17	481	9	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	10	4	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.400	.444	.844	2	0.4	.371	133	0.4
6	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	17	136	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-111	-0.5
7	Giancarlo Stanton G. Stanton	17	1,750	6,364	951	1,642	319	11	456	1,183	811	54	2,088	43	15	7,269	3,351	786	0	40	91	160	.258	.345	.527	.871	1156	313.5	.368	136	308.6
8	Jose Altuve J. Altuve	16	2,085	8,300	1,296	2,491	472	34	269	930	693	82	1,232	329	99	9,158	3,838	775	28	55	51	231	.300	.358	.462	.820	1356	287.4	.353	127	294.2
9	Paul Goldschmidt P. Goldschmidt	16	2,165	7,916	1,318	2,266	488	25	389	1,277	1,112	56	2,061	175	36	9,142	3,971	902	0	58	123	180	.286	.376	.502	.877	1506	434.1	.374	136	391.1
10	Mike Trout M. Trout	16	1,763	6,381	1,269	1,854	345	55	424	1,065	1,156	113	1,792	225	38	7,713	3,581	824	0	63	141	83	.291	.405	.561	.966	1470	572.3	.406	163	576.1
11	Chris Sale C. Sale	16	11	26	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	27	4	1	1	0	0	0	.115	.115	.154	.269	-1	-4.4	.115	-44	-4.5
12	Bryce Harper B. Harper	15	1,919	6,904	1,238	1,926	427	27	390	1,128	1,199	53	1,772	159	57	8,236	3,577	844	13	67	140	156	.279	.386	.518	.905	1422	453.7	.383	141	411.3
13	Manny Machado M. Machado	15	2,026	7,915	1,148	2,173	416	18	393	1,216	726	31	1,556	116	44	8,758	3,804	827	15	71	75	243	.275	.335	.481	.816	1255	225	.347	121	220.5
14	Martín Pérez M. Pérez	15	16	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	28	1	0	2	0	0	0	.038	.038	.038	.077	-3	-6.3	.034	-96	-6.6
15	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	15	95	156	4	12	1	0	0	7	3	0	84	0	0	184	13	1	24	1	0	4	.077	.094	.083	.177	-14	-36.1	.081	-62	-37.1
16	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	15	94	153	9	12	0	0	0	2	7	0	97	0	0	174	12	0	14	0	0	0	.078	.119	.078	.197	-10	-29.7	.097	-50	-30
17	Salvador Perez S. Perez	15	1,833	6,962	756	1,819	339	12	320	1,076	291	108	1,408	7	1	7,421	3,142	671	0	60	45	215	.261	.299	.451	.750	896	32	.320	100	2.4
18	Nolan Arenado N. Arenado	14	1,912	7,240	1,055	2,024	425	35	374	1,249	620	50	1,195	35	23	7,998	3,641	834	5	83	82	212	.280	.337	.503	.840	1197	256	.354	115	151.1
19	Xander Bogaerts X. Bogaerts	14	1,794	6,786	999	1,917	397	18	208	885	655	62	1,358	143	25	7,577	2,974	623	6	68	24	169	.282	.348	.438	.786	1049	154.5	.340	113	120.5
20	Travis d'Arnaud T. d'Arnaud	14	978	3,301	395	804	171	6	130	462	258	43	773	3	1	3,627	1,377	307	3	22	9	95	.244	.305	.417	.722	418	-8.9	.312	98	-11.3
21	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	14	80	110	7	12	0	0	0	4	7	0	66	0	0	123	12	0	5	1	0	1	.109	.161	.109	.270	-4	-18.9	.130	-24	-19.4
22	Sonny Gray S. Gray	14	62	99	8	14	0	1	0	3	3	0	35	0	0	118	16	1	16	0	0	1	.141	.167	.162	.328	-3	-17	.147	-22	-18.3
23	José Ramírez J. Ramírez	14	1,710	6,345	1,059	1,758	421	43	295	993	721	47	861	318	66	7,194	3,150	759	19	62	118	90	.277	.352	.496	.849	1100	246.6	.357	128	240.3
24	Marcus Semien M. Semien	14	1,744	6,772	1,009	1,701	333	37	267	844	666	28	1,401	148	42	7,520	2,909	637	8	46	8	112	.251	.319	.430	.748	943	51.8	.323	106	56.7
25	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	14	159	251	16	23	2	0	0	16	9	0	125	1	0	290	25	2	29	1	0	3	.092	.123	.100	.222	-17	-50.4	.104	-44	-50.8

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RBI

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Dingler

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ERA

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Team Rankings

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	70	63	.526
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.0
Twins	64	70	.478	6.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	8.5
Royals	61	75	.449	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 8/30	LAD	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 8/31	DET	@	MIN	7:40 PM
Tue 9/1	DET	@	MIN	7:40 PM
Wed 9/2	DET	@	MIN	7:40 PM

Last Game

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81 - 54

Final

Tigers

62 - 72

Fri 28 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Alvarez

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Simpson

Hit Leaders

161

Lopez

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Arraez

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Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

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García

.549

Goodman

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

37

Simpson

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16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

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25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,228.2

Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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74-60

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Worst Record ATS

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54-81

55-79

58-76

61-74

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	79	55	.590
Phillies	74	60	.552	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	11.5
Nationals	64	73	.467	16.5
Mets	60	75	.444	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	83	51	.619
Cubs	76	59	.563	7.5
Cardinals	67	68	.496	16.5
Pirates	65	70	.481	18.5
Reds	64	71	.474	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	54	.600
Padres	72	63	.533	9.0
Diamondbacks	71	64	.526	10.0
Giants	55	79	.410	25.5
Rockies	52	82	.388	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	75	58	.564	4.5
Red Sox	73	60	.549	6.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
Orioles	65	69	.485	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	70	63	.526
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.0
Twins	64	70	.478	6.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	8.5
Royals	61	75	.449	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	68	.493	1.5
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	81	.396	14.5
Angels	52	82	.388	15.5

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Scores

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Thu 8/13	CIN	@	CWS	9-8
Thu 8/13	PIT	@	MIA	13-1
Thu 8/13	BOS	@	TOR	7-0
Thu 8/13	PHI	@	MIN	7-1
Thu 8/13	TEX	@	LAA	0-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/28	AZ	@	SFG	10:15 PM
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/29	CWS	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	2:15 PM

Justin Verlander has played the most career seasons by an active player, with 21 seasons.

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