most single season strikeouts by a tigers relief pitcher since 2000

Since 2000, Joel Zumaya has struck out the most hitters by a Tigers relief pitcher in a season, with 97 strikeouts in his rookie season in 2006.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Joel Zumaya
J. Zumaya
97
2006
62
6
3
.667
0
1.94
0
0
1
83.1
56
18
20
6
42
2
12
2
350
4
10.48
4.54
2.31
0.65
27.7
12.0
1.18
.246
2.16
6.05
2Joaquin Benoit
J. Benoit
84
2012
73
5
3
.625
0
3.68
0
0
2
71.0
59
29
31
14
22
1
18
2
288
2
10.65
2.79
3.82
1.77
29.2
7.6
1.14
.269
3.93
7.48
3Alex Lange
A. Lange
82
2022
71
7
4
.636
0
3.41
0
0
0
63.1
47
24
30
5
31
5
11
1
271
15
11.65
4.41
2.65
0.71
30.3
11.4
1.23
.284
4.26
6.68
4Joe Jiménez
J. Jiménez
82
2019
66
4
7
.364
0
4.37
0
0
9
59.2
56
29
33
13
23
4
29
1
257
1
12.37
3.47
3.57
1.96
31.9
8.9
1.32
.319
4.98
8.45
5Drew Smyly
D. Smyly
81
2013
63
6
0
1.000
0
2.37
0
0
2
76.0
62
20
20
4
17
1
9
1
303
5
9.59
2.01
4.76
0.47
26.7
5.6
1.04
.290
2.37
7.34
6Alex Lange
A. Lange
79
2023
67
7
4
.636
0
3.68
0
0
26
66.0
43
27
30
6
45
6
45
1
288
4
10.77
6.14
1.76
0.82
27.4
15.6
1.33
.243
4.09
5.86
7Joe Jiménez
J. Jiménez
78
2018
68
5
4
.556
0
4.31
0
0
3
62.2
53
30
34
5
22
3
17
3
267
3
11.20
3.16
3.55
0.72
29.2
8.2
1.20
.302
4.88
7.61
8Joe Jiménez
J. Jiménez
77
2022
62
3
2
.600
0
3.49
0
0
2
56.2
49
22
24
4
13
0
12
0
231
0
12.23
2.06
5.92
0.64
33.3
5.6
1.09
.328
3.81
7.78
9Gregory Soto
G. Soto
76
2021
62
6
3
.667
0
3.39
0
0
18
63.2
46
24
30
7
40
1
38
2
276
11
10.74
5.65
1.90
0.99
27.5
14.5
1.35
.257
4.24
6.50
10Will Vest
W. Vest
75
2025
64
6
5
.545
0
3.01
0
0
23
68.2
61
23
26
4
22
1
40
1
284
4
9.83
2.88
3.41
0.52
26.4
7.7
1.21
.313
3.41
8.00
11Nick Ramirez
N. Ramirez
74
2019
46
5
4
.556
0
4.07
0
0
0
79.2
76
36
45
11
35
1
7
4
348
6
8.36
3.95
2.11
1.24
21.3
10.1
1.39
.286
5.08
8.59
12Tyler Holton
T. Holton
73
2023
58
3
2
.600
0
2.13
0
0
1
84.1
56
20
21
9
17
1
7
1
321
4
7.79
1.81
4.29
0.96
22.7
5.3
0.87
.213
2.24
5.98
13Shane Greene
S. Greene
73
2017
71
4
3
.571
0
2.66
0
0
9
67.2
50
20
21
6
34
4
26
4
283
1
9.71
4.52
2.15
0.80
25.8
12.0
1.24
.265
2.79
6.65
14Joaquin Benoit
J. Benoit
73
2013
66
4
1
.800
0
2.01
0
0
24
67.0
47
15
15
5
22
1
43
2
265
2
9.81
2.96
3.32
0.67
27.5
8.3
1.03
.256
2.01
6.31
15Matt Anderson
M. Anderson
71
2000
69
3
2
.600
0
4.72
0
0
1
74.1
61
39
44
8
45
3
27
4
324
4
8.60
5.45
1.58
0.97
21.9
13.9
1.43
.269
5.33
7.39
16José Cisnero
J. Cisnero
70
2023
63
3
4
.429
0
5.31
0
0
2
59.1
63
35
39
10
25
5
18
2
267
9
10.62
3.79
2.80
1.52
26.2
9.4
1.48
.338
5.92
9.56
17Al Alburquerque
A. Alburquerque
70
2013
53
4
3
.571
0
4.59
0
0
0
49.0
39
25
25
5
34
2
12
5
220
9
12.86
6.24
2.06
0.92
31.8
15.5
1.49
.312
4.59
7.16
18Buck Farmer
B. Farmer
69
2019
72
6
6
.500
0
3.70
0
0
0
65.2
60
27
31
8
23
5
8
2
279
4
9.46
3.15
3.00
1.10
24.7
8.2
1.26
.299
4.25
8.22
19Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
69
2011
75
2
4
.333
0
2.24
0
0
49
72.1
52
18
21
5
34
3
70
4
301
3
8.59
4.23
2.03
0.62
22.9
11.3
1.19
.247
2.61
6.47
20Esteban Yan
E. Yan
69
2004
69
3
6
.333
0
3.83
0
0
7
87.0
92
37
43
8
32
4
27
5
379
7
7.14
3.31
2.16
0.83
18.2
8.4
1.43
.316
4.45
9.52
21Andrew Chafin
A. Chafin
67
2022
64
2
3
.400
0
2.83
0
0
3
57.1
48
18
26
5
19
3
10
0
243
4
10.52
2.98
3.53
0.78
27.6
7.8
1.17
.289
4.08
7.53
22Al Alburquerque
A. Alburquerque
67
2011
41
6
1
.857
0
1.87
0
0
0
43.1
21
9
9
0
29
2
11
4
182
4
13.92
6.02
2.31
0.00
36.8
15.9
1.15
.250
1.87
4.36
23Todd Jones
T. Jones
67
2000
67
2
4
.333
0
3.52
0
0
42
64.0
67
25
28
6
25
1
60
1
271
2
9.42
3.52
2.68
0.84
24.7
9.2
1.44
.355
3.94
9.42
24Michael Fulmer
M. Fulmer
66
2021
48
4
4
.500
0
2.53
0
0
14
57.0
57
16
18
6
15
5
21
2
241
1
10.42
2.37
4.40
0.95
27.4
6.2
1.26
.342
2.84
9.00
25Brayan Villarreal
B. Villarreal
66
2012
50
3
5
.375
0
2.63
0
0
0
54.2
38
16
20
3
28
1
15
3
226
9
10.87
4.61
2.36
0.49
29.2
12.4
1.21
.273
3.29
6.26
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HR

2

Dingler

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RBI

8

Dingler

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AVG

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Keith

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

1

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K

16

Skubal

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ERA

1.74

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2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
6
.571
7
7
.500
1.0
6
8
.429
2.0
5
9
.357
3.0
Tigers Tigers
5
9
.357
3.0
Schedule
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
Last Game
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8 - 6

0

Final

2

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5 - 9

Fri 10 Apr 2026

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