mlb strike out leaders since 2000s jitters

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
3,503
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
291.8
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
2,691
409
154
94
.621
328
2.98
16
3
12
2179.0
1,774
721
779
221
511
139
25
15
8,781
48
11.11
2.11
5.27
0.91
30.6
5.8
1.05
.298
3.22
70
2.87
69
7.33
316.8
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
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
2,292
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
79
3.18
77
7.52
212.6
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
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
139.3
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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HR

19

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

60

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.292

Greene

Riley Greene
Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Montero

Keider Montero

K

92

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

ERA

2.64

Mize

Casey Mize
Team Rankings

HR

105

14th

R

379

19th

SO

732

19th

ERA

3.76

7th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
47
42
.528
Guardians Guardians
47
44
.516
1.0
Twins Twins
44
47
.484
4.0
Tigers Tigers
40
50
.444
7.5
Royals Royals
36
54
.400
11.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
7/7
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
7/8
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Thu
7/9
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
7/10
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Sat
7/11
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
6:10 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

40 - 50

6

Final

3

TEX Rangers

45 - 45

Sun 5 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

29

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

27

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
RBI Leaders

67

Walker

Jordan Walker

67

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

66

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz
Batting Average Leaders

.346

Lopez

Otto Lopez

.326

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.321

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Hit Leaders

123

Lopez

Otto Lopez

109

Arraez

Luis Arraez

104

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

78

Wood

James Wood

62

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

62

Turang

Brice Turang
OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.415

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.407

Soto

Juan Soto
SLG Leaders

.637

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.575

Buxton

Byron Buxton

.567

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber
SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

30

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

26

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

10

Burns

Chase Burns

10

Wrobleski

Justin Wrobleski
Strikeout Leaders

156

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

137

Cease

Dylan Cease

136

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
ERA Leaders

1.47

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.00

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

2.08

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.78

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.90

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.65

Cease

Dylan Cease

13.50

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

Paul Skenes
K/BB Leaders

5.91

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

5.86

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

5.78

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski
Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

18

Wrobleski

Justin Wrobleski

18

Martinez

Nick Martinez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,671.5

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,303.6

Wood

James Wood

1,251.9

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,142.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

970

Wood

James Wood

938

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Nationals

55-36

Rays

51-36

Cardinals

51-36

White Sox

52-37

Brewers

49-39

Reds

49-40
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

34-56

Mariners

36-55

Cubs

37-53

Mets

38-52

Royals

39-51

Yankees

40-49

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
52
36
.591
Phillies Phillies
50
40
.556
3.0
Marlins Marlins
49
42
.538
4.5
Nationals Nationals
46
45
.505
7.5
Mets Mets
37
53
.411
16.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
55
33
.625
Cubs Cubs
50
40
.556
6.0
Cardinals Cardinals
47
40
.540
7.5
Pirates Pirates
46
45
.505
10.5
Reds Reds
41
48
.461
14.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
59
32
.648
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
44
45
.494
14.0
Padres Padres
44
45
.494
14.0
Giants Giants
37
52
.416
21.0
Rockies Rockies
37
54
.407
22.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
52
35
.598
Yankees Yankees
49
40
.551
4.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
42
48
.467
11.5
Orioles Orioles
42
49
.462
12.0
Red Sox Red Sox
40
48
.455
12.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
47
42
.528
Guardians Guardians
47
44
.516
1.0
Twins Twins
44
47
.484
4.0
Tigers Tigers
40
50
.444
7.5
Royals Royals
36
54
.400
11.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
47
44
.516
Rangers Rangers
45
45
.500
1.5
Astros Astros
45
47
.489
2.5
Athletics Athletics
41
49
.456
5.5
Angels Angels
36
55
.396
11.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
6/21
CIN CIN
@
NYY NYY
4-1
Sun
6/21
SFG SFG
@
MIA MIA
1-2
Sun
6/21
WSH WSH
@
TBR TBR
3-4
Sun
6/21
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
4-5
Sun
6/21
STL STL
@
KCR KCR
12-10

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
7/6
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Mon
7/6
HOU HOU
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Mon
7/6
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
7/6
MIL MIL
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Mon
7/6
AZ AZ
@
SDP SDP
9:40 PM