mlb total strikeout leaders in the last 20 years

Between April 11, 2006 and April 11, 2026, Justin Verlander has fanned the most batters, with 3,540 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,540
553
265
157
.628
553
3.33
26
9
0
3553.0
3,035
1,313
1,424
371
999
119
0
28
14,546
99
8.97
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
7.69
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,495
485
221
118
.652
476
3.22
12
5
0
2971.0
2,439
1,062
1,135
356
781
114
2
20
12,018
80
10.59
2.37
4.48
1.08
29.1
6.5
1.08
.286
3.44
7.39
3Clayton 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
6.91
4Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,765
529
212
128
.624
484
3.33
15
5
1
3061.1
2,831
1,133
1,221
318
683
58
8
22
12,449
96
8.13
2.01
4.05
0.93
22.2
5.5
1.15
.291
3.59
8.32
5Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,595
396
147
89
.623
315
3.02
16
3
12
2100.0
1,701
704
757
216
492
133
25
15
8,452
48
11.12
2.11
5.27
0.93
30.7
5.8
1.04
.296
3.24
7.29
6Cole 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
8.09
7Jon 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
8.57
8Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,443
406
165
131
.557
405
3.45
25
11
0
2640.1
2,424
1,011
1,130
259
778
102
0
16
10,935
153
8.33
2.65
3.14
0.88
22.3
7.1
1.21
.294
3.85
8.26
9CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,329
403
182
116
.611
402
3.59
32
10
0
2602.1
2,503
1,039
1,151
288
715
95
0
34
10,882
49
8.05
2.47
3.26
1.00
21.4
6.6
1.24
.297
3.98
8.66
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,251
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
8
5
0
1954.0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
7.49
11James 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
8.88
12Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,200
473
200
128
.610
411
3.53
28
11
3
2662.2
2,572
1,044
1,114
232
735
81
11
40
11,093
51
7.44
2.48
2.99
0.78
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.77
8.69
13Charlie 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
8.51
14David 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
8.10
15Yu 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
7.39
16Madison 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
8.18
17Lance 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
8.33
18Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,980
364
112
114
.496
325
3.80
4
2
0
1928.1
1,844
814
870
234
537
38
11
11
8,050
64
9.24
2.51
3.69
1.09
24.6
6.7
1.23
.306
4.06
8.61
19Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,935
342
127
102
.555
333
3.57
7
5
0
1934.1
1,688
768
842
193
624
57
2
5
8,018
106
9.00
2.90
3.10
0.90
24.1
7.8
1.20
.287
3.92
7.85
20Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,895
288
110
90
.550
288
3.83
6
4
0
1733.0
1,537
737
776
220
453
56
0
16
7,109
18
9.84
2.35
4.18
1.14
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
4.03
7.98
21Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,877
401
138
121
.533
362
4.08
20
10
0
2347.1
2,250
1,065
1,147
313
726
96
20
33
9,876
100
7.20
2.78
2.59
1.20
19.0
7.4
1.27
.282
4.40
8.63
22Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,864
250
96
65
.596
250
2.58
4
2
0
1549.1
1,180
444
481
148
346
25
0
13
6,082
31
10.83
2.01
5.39
0.86
30.6
5.7
0.98
.279
2.79
6.85
23Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,863
374
110
142
.437
355
4.51
7
2
2
2051.2
2,185
1,029
1,106
286
631
53
10
24
8,830
67
8.17
2.77
2.95
1.25
21.1
7.1
1.37
.317
4.85
9.58
24Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
1,860
344
131
101
.565
328
3.70
4
2
0
1933.0
1,744
795
857
171
815
50
4
21
8,242
59
8.66
3.79
2.28
0.80
22.6
9.9
1.32
.294
3.99
8.12
25Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
1,857
370
144
113
.560
365
3.52
18
8
0
2256.1
2,094
883
955
253
637
120
1
22
9,373
36
7.41
2.54
2.92
1.01
19.8
6.8
1.21
.283
3.81
8.35
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TEAMWLPCTGB
8
6
.571
7
7
.500
1.0
6
8
.429
2.0
5
9
.357
3.0
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5
9
.357
3.0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/11
@
1:10 PM
Sun
4/12
@
1:40 PM
Tue
4/14
@
6:40 PM
Wed
4/15
@
6:40 PM
Thu
4/16
@
1:10 PM
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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
9
5
.643
8
6
.571
1.0
7
7
.500
2.0
6
7
.462
2.5
5
8
.385
3.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
8
5
.615
8
5
.615
8
5
.615
8
6
.571
0.5
6
7
.462
2.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
10
3
.769
8
6
.571
2.5
8
6
.571
2.5
6
8
.429
4.5
6
8
.429
4.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
8
5
.615
6
7
.462
2.0
6
7
.462
2.0
6
7
.462
2.0
4
9
.308
4.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
8
6
.571
7
7
.500
1.0
6
8
.429
2.0
5
9
.357
3.0
5
9
.357
3.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
7
6
.538
7
7
.500
0.5
6
7
.462
1.0
6
8
.429
1.5
5
9
.357
2.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
@
7-11
Wed
3/25
@
2-14
Wed
3/25
@
10-4
Wed
3/25
@
1-2
Wed
3/25
@
3-0

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/11
@
1:05 PM
Sat
4/11
@
1:10 PM
Sat
4/11
@
2:20 PM
Sat
4/11
@
3:07 PM
Sat
4/11
@
4:10 PM