most career strikeouts for an active pitcher

Justin Verlander has struck out the most career hitters by an active pitcher, with 3,554 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Justin 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
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,499	488	221	120	.648	479	3.26	12	5	0	2981.2	2,455	1,079	1,152	361	787	115	2	20	12,071	80	10.56	2.38	4.45	1.09	29.0	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	78	3.26	78	7.41	294.2
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,643	402	151	91	.624	321	2.98	16	3	12	2139.0	1,728	709	764	219	501	135	25	15	8,605	48	11.12	2.11	5.28	0.92	30.7	5.8	1.04	.295	3.21	70	2.88	69	7.27	308.1
4	Gerrit 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	7	7,861	58	10.37	2.30	4.50	1.00	28.6	6.4	1.09	.292	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.49	213.1
5	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,007	371	115	116	.498	332	3.80	4	2	0	1968.1	1,886	832	890	239	544	38	11	11	8,217	65	9.18	2.49	3.69	1.09	24.4	6.6	1.23	.306	4.07	92	3.58	85	8.62	141.4
6	Sonny Gray S. Gray	1,955	347	130	103	.558	338	3.57	7	5	0	1958.0	1,711	776	850	196	630	59	2	5	8,115	106	8.99	2.90	3.10	0.90	24.1	7.8	1.20	.287	3.91	86	3.51	85	7.86	138.1
7	Aaron Nola A. Nola	1,922	294	111	92	.547	294	3.88	6	4	0	1761.1	1,575	760	799	226	467	56	0	16	7,240	19	9.82	2.39	4.12	1.15	26.5	6.5	1.16	.295	4.08	92	3.54	83	8.05	143.8
8	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,912	257	99	68	.593	257	2.59	4	2	0	1590.1	1,211	457	494	156	353	25	0	14	6,242	32	10.82	2.00	5.42	0.88	30.6	5.7	0.98	.278	2.80	66	2.73	67	6.85	241.2
9	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,885	381	111	143	.437	362	4.50	7	2	2	2086.0	2,223	1,043	1,120	288	643	55	10	24	8,976	67	8.13	2.77	2.93	1.24	21.0	7.2	1.37	.317	4.83	107	4.14	99	9.59	6.8
10	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,850	288	116	75	.607	288	3.26	5	3	0	1760.0	1,496	637	690	167	497	77	0	14	7,206	41	9.46	2.54	3.72	0.85	25.7	6.9	1.13	.288	3.53	81	3.27	79	7.65	170.8
11	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,836	391	115	112	.507	365	3.76	2	2	0	2141.0	2,082	895	970	225	658	59	7	23	8,983	76	7.72	2.77	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.299	4.08	91	3.79	91	8.75	86.1
12	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,784	275	91	87	.511	271	3.95	2	1	0	1495.2	1,300	657	702	228	630	51	1	19	6,326	61	10.74	3.79	2.83	1.37	28.2	10.0	1.29	.295	4.22	94	4.11	101	7.82	-4
13	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1,542	325	107	88	.549	306	3.88	5	3	0	1757.0	1,712	758	804	198	478	59	5	17	7,351	57	7.90	2.45	3.23	1.01	21.0	6.5	1.25	.298	4.12	95	3.77	92	8.77	64.1
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,540	253	84	89	.486	252	3.64	1	0	0	1457.0	1,262	590	645	181	471	53	0	8	6,037	19	9.51	2.91	3.27	1.12	25.5	7.8	1.19	.285	3.98	88	3.75	89	7.80	75.1
15	José Berríos J. Berríos	1,481	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	5	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	97	4.18	98	8.44	16.3
16	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	1,463	318	114	77	.597	297	3.85	2	2	0	1684.2	1,610	721	764	201	521	45	4	18	7,070	44	7.82	2.78	2.81	1.07	20.7	7.4	1.26	.291	4.08	95	3.97	97	8.60	17.3
17	Blake Snell B. Snell	1,445	223	81	63	.563	223	3.17	1	1	0	1161.0	897	409	445	111	523	11	0	6	4,809	86	11.20	4.05	2.76	0.86	30.0	10.9	1.22	.289	3.45	78	3.30	79	6.95	112.7
18	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	1,419	233	93	73	.560	228	3.75	3	1	0	1290.0	1,090	537	580	159	485	66	1	5	5,416	67	9.90	3.38	2.93	1.11	26.2	9.0	1.22	.283	4.05	91	3.83	90	7.60	56.7
19	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	1,353	258	70	78	.473	213	4.47	2	0	3	1227.0	1,119	610	639	197	433	34	13	7	5,173	53	9.92	3.18	3.12	1.44	26.2	8.4	1.26	.292	4.69	105	4.18	99	8.21	5.4
20	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	1,353	880	60	48	.556	0	2.48	0	0	378	838.0	482	231	256	54	415	34	576	7	3,405	88	14.53	4.46	3.26	0.58	39.7	12.2	1.07	.276	2.75	60	2.35	56	5.18	165.8
21	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	1,336	250	98	67	.594	244	4.12	0	0	0	1358.0	1,325	622	657	171	477	32	1	9	5,802	17	8.85	3.16	2.80	1.13	23.0	8.2	1.33	.305	4.35	94	3.96	95	8.78	35.3
22	Dylan Cease D. Cease	1,315	198	68	60	.531	198	3.83	3	3	0	1072.2	899	457	504	124	455	38	0	9	4,543	56	11.03	3.82	2.89	1.04	28.9	10.0	1.26	.297	4.23	91	3.59	84	7.54	79.5
23	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	1,296	949	55	42	.567	0	2.59	0	0	482	939.2	618	270	289	91	287	32	713	20	3,729	21	12.41	2.75	4.52	0.87	34.8	7.7	0.96	.261	2.77	65	2.65	65	5.92	145.9
24	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	1,295	864	56	50	.528	0	2.63	0	0	440	834.0	506	244	273	77	352	40	664	12	3,360	71	13.97	3.80	3.68	0.83	38.5	10.5	1.03	.269	2.95	64	2.63	64	5.46	131.4
25	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	1,221	241	86	68	.558	226	3.70	3	2	0	1321.2	1,238	543	586	147	428	103	6	6	5,612	36	8.31	2.91	2.85	1.00	21.8	7.6	1.26	.294	3.99	91	3.97	95	8.43	29.7

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8

Dingler

RBI

28

Dingler

AVG

.335

Greene

Team Pitching Leaders

4

Hurter

48

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ERA

2.43

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Team Rankings

23rd

193

26th

392

20th

ERA

4.03

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	28	22	.560
White Sox	25	23	.521	2.0
Twins	22	27	.449	5.5
Tigers	20	29	.408	7.5
Royals	20	29	.408	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/20	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 5/22	DET	@	BAL	7:15 PM
Sat 5/23	DET	@	BAL	4:05 PM
Sun 5/24	DET	@	BAL	1:35 PM

Last Game

Guardians

28 - 22

Final

Tigers

20 - 29

Tue 19 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Rice

RBI Leaders

42

Pages

42

Hicks

41

Olson

Batting Average Leaders

.346

Lopez

.340

Vargas

.335

Greene

Hit Leaders

66

Lopez

58

De La Cruz

58

Greene

Run Leaders

43

Wood

40

Judge

39

Baldwin

OBP Leaders

.433

Greene

.431

Kurtz

.419

Alvarez

SLG Leaders

.671

Rice

.628

Moniak

.624

Schwarber

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

20

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

88

Misiorowski

84

Cease

80

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

13.89

Misiorowski

13.19

Cease

11.19

Sánchez

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

889.7

Ohtani

733.6

Wood

686

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

609.6

Ohtani

541

Wood

509

Judge

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

32-17

30-17

29-18

30-19

28-18

Worst Record ATS

15-34

18-32

19-30

20-30

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	33	16	.673
Phillies	25	24	.510	8.0
Nationals	24	25	.490	9.0
Marlins	22	27	.449	11.0
Mets	21	27	.438	11.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	28	18	.609
Cardinals	28	19	.596	0.5
Cubs	29	20	.592	0.5
Reds	25	24	.510	4.5
Pirates	24	24	.500	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	30	19	.612
Padres	29	19	.604	0.5
Diamondbacks	24	23	.511	5.0
Giants	20	29	.408	10.0
Rockies	19	30	.388	11.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	32	15	.681
Yankees	30	19	.612	3.0
Blue Jays	21	27	.438	11.5
Red Sox	21	27	.438	11.5
Orioles	21	28	.429	12.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	28	22	.560
White Sox	25	23	.521	2.0
Twins	22	27	.449	5.5
Tigers	20	29	.408	7.5
Royals	20	29	.408	7.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	24	24	.500
Rangers	23	25	.479	1.0
Mariners	23	27	.460	2.0
Astros	20	30	.400	5.0
Angels	17	32	.347	7.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 5/5	ATH	@	PHI	1-9
Tue 5/5	TOR	@	TBR	3-4
Tue 5/5	BAL	@	MIA	9-7
Tue 5/5	MIN	@	WSH	11-3
Tue 5/5	CLE	@	KCR	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 5/20	CIN	@	PHI	1:05 PM
Wed 5/20	BAL	@	TBR	1:10 PM
Wed 5/20	HOU	@	MIN	1:40 PM
Wed 5/20	TEX	@	COL	3:10 PM
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