most pitching strikeouts since 2002

Since 2002, Justin Verlander has struck out the most hitters, with 3,553 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most pitching strikeouts by a player since 2002
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,553
555
266
158
.627
555
3.32
26
9
0
3567.2
3,046
1,317
1,428
371
1,004
121
0
28
14,607
99
8.96
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.60
79
3.43
81
7.68
310.9
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,489
483
220
117
.653
474
3.22
12
5
0
2963.0
2,433
1,059
1,132
354
779
114
2
20
11,987
80
10.60
2.37
4.48
1.08
29.1
6.5
1.08
.287
3.44
77
3.23
78
7.39
302.5
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
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.1
4Zack 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
5CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,922
528
234
156
.600
527
3.70
38
12
0
3397.0
3,255
1,397
1,530
363
1,004
116
0
43
14,226
67
7.74
2.66
2.91
0.96
20.5
7.1
1.25
.294
4.05
86
3.75
87
8.62
218.5
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,579
393
145
88
.622
312
3.01
16
3
12
2084.0
1,692
697
750
213
487
130
25
15
8,389
48
11.14
2.10
5.30
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.24
70
2.87
68
7.31
303.3
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
2,295
388
146
136
.518
383
3.96
22
9
0
2434.0
2,257
1,072
1,177
232
948
134
1
27
10,386
152
8.49
3.51
2.42
0.86
22.1
9.1
1.32
.299
4.35
97
3.77
91
8.35
104.7
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
2,251
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
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
13James 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
14Jake 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
15Adam 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
16Charlie 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
36.6
17David 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
18Yu 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
19Madison 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
20Lance 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
21Dan Haren
D. Haren
2,013
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
16
6
1
2419.2
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
22Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,978
425
151
129
.539
386
4.11
21
11
0
2486.2
2,391
1,135
1,221
331
776
104
20
35
10,482
104
7.16
2.81
2.55
1.20
18.9
7.4
1.27
.282
4.42
99
4.31
104
8.65
-44.1
23Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,954
361
112
113
.498
322
3.81
4
2
0
1911.0
1,835
810
866
233
535
38
11
11
7,986
64
9.20
2.52
3.65
1.10
24.5
6.7
1.24
.307
4.08
92
3.59
85
8.64
132.7
24Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,925
339
125
102
.551
330
3.58
7
5
0
1918.0
1,675
763
836
192
621
57
2
5
7,952
106
9.03
2.91
3.10
0.90
24.2
7.8
1.20
.288
3.92
87
3.51
85
7.86
136.2
25Johan Santana
J. Santana
1,896
315
136
75
.645
275
3.02
15
10
1
1896.0
1,574
636
684
203
497
31
9
13
7,669
60
9.00
2.36
3.81
0.96
24.7
6.5
1.09
.272
3.25
71
3.31
79
7.47
195.5

More Tigers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

36

Greene

Riley Greene

RBI

111

Greene

Riley Greene

AVG

.278

Dingler

Dillon Dingler
Team Pitching Leaders

W

14

Mize

Casey Mize

K

241

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

ERA

2.21

Skubal

Tarik Skubal
Team Rankings

HR

198

10th

R

758

11th

SO

1,375

14th

ERA

3.95

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:10 PM
Fri
3/27
@
9:40 PM
Sat
3/28
@
8:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
10:10 PM
Tue
3/31
@
9:40 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

2 - 3

2

Final

3

SEA Mariners

3 - 2

Fri 10 Oct 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM