Justin Verlander has fanned the most career hitters by an active pitcher against a batter, with 39 strikeouts against Shin-Soo Choo.
| NAME | SO | VS. BATTER | G | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Verlander | 39 | Shin-Soo Choo | 34 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 |
| 2 | | J. Verlander | 35 | Alex Gordon | 34 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.92 |
| 3 | | J. Verlander | 31 | Kole Calhoun | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.00 |
| 4 | | J. Verlander | 30 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 30 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 |
| 5 | | J. Verlander | 25 | Nick Swisher | 26 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 |
| 6 |  | M. Boyd | 24 | Miguel Sanó | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| 7 |  | C. Sale | 24 | Alex Gordon | 28 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.80 |
| 8 |  | M. Scherzer | 24 | Adam Dunn | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.80 |
| 9 |  | A. Nola | 23 | Brandon Nimmo | 24 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 |
| 10 |  | J. deGrom | 22 | Freddie Freeman | 27 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.75 |
| 11 |  | Z. Wheeler | 22 | Marcell Ozuna | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.33 |
| 12 |  | C. Sale | 22 | Nick Castellanos | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| 13 | | J. Verlander | 22 | Chris Davis | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 |
| 14 |  | M. Scherzer | 21 | J.T. Realmuto | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 |
| 15 |  | M. Scherzer | 21 | Manny Machado | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.00 |
| 16 | | M. Scherzer | 21 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 17 | | A. Nola | 20 | Austin Riley | 21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 18 | | M. Scherzer | 20 | Dansby Swanson | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| 19 | | A. Nola | 20 | Marcell Ozuna | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| 20 | | J. Verlander | 20 | Jhonny Peralta | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| 21 |  | K. Gausman | 19 | Aaron Judge | 22 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1.73 |
| 22 | | J. deGrom | 19 | Trea Turner | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 |
| 23 | | A. Nola | 19 | Michael Conforto | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.17 |
| 24 | | J. deGrom | 19 | Marcell Ozuna | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 |
| 25 | | C. Sale | 19 | Trevor Plouffe | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.17 |
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