most strike outs as a pitcher in 2009

Justin Verlander struck out the most hitters in 2009, with 269 strikeouts.

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1Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
269
2009
DET DET
35
19
9
.679
35
3.45
3
1
0
240.0
219
92
99
20
63
6
0
5
982
8
10.09
2.36
4.27
0.75
27.4
6.4
1.18
.319
3.71
76
2.79
63
8.21
43.9
2Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
261
2009
SFG SFG
32
15
7
.682
32
2.48
4
2
0
225.1
168
62
69
10
68
6
0
2
905
11
10.42
2.72
3.84
0.40
28.8
7.5
1.05
.282
2.76
60
2.33
57
6.71
45.4
3Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
242
2009
KCR KCR
33
16
8
.667
33
2.16
6
3
0
229.1
195
55
64
11
51
4
0
0
915
5
9.50
2.00
4.75
0.43
26.4
5.6
1.07
.303
2.51
48
2.32
53
7.65
52.5
4Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
238
2009
ATL ATL
32
15
10
.600
32
2.87
3
0
0
219.1
181
70
75
20
44
4
0
2
874
6
9.77
1.81
5.41
0.82
27.2
5.0
1.03
.283
3.08
69
2.76
65
7.43
35.8
5Jon Lester
J. Lester
225
2009
BOS BOS
32
15
8
.652
32
3.41
2
0
0
203.1
186
77
80
20
64
3
0
0
843
6
9.96
2.83
3.52
0.89
26.7
7.6
1.23
.313
3.54
73
3.14
73
8.23
27
6Dan Haren
D. Haren
223
2009
ARI ARI
33
14
10
.583
33
3.14
3
1
0
229.1
192
80
83
27
38
4
0
2
909
13
8.75
1.49
5.87
1.06
24.5
4.2
1.00
.267
3.26
71
3.22
75
7.53
27.4
7Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
217
2009
SEA SEA
34
19
5
.792
34
2.49
2
1
0
238.2
200
66
81
15
71
8
0
0
977
17
8.18
2.68
3.06
0.57
22.2
7.3
1.14
.278
3.05
58
3.08
71
7.54
33.4
8Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
212
2009
STL STL
34
19
8
.704
34
2.63
1
0
0
233.0
216
68
75
17
66
3
0
1
970
7
8.19
2.55
3.21
0.66
21.9
6.8
1.21
.296
2.90
65
3.10
76
8.34
26.3
9Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
208
2009
TOR TOR
32
17
10
.630
32
2.79
9
4
0
239.0
234
74
82
22
35
5
0
0
963
2
7.83
1.32
5.94
0.83
21.6
3.6
1.13
.306
3.09
63
3.05
68
8.81
37.1
10Yovani Gallardo
Y. Gallardo
204
2009
MIL MIL
30
13
12
.520
30
3.73
1
0
0
185.2
150
77
78
21
94
5
0
5
793
9
9.89
4.56
2.17
1.02
25.7
11.9
1.31
.275
3.78
90
3.96
93
7.27
6.4
11Josh Beckett
J. Beckett
199
2009
BOS BOS
32
17
6
.739
32
3.86
4
2
0
212.1
198
91
99
25
55
7
0
1
883
3
8.43
2.33
3.62
1.06
22.5
6.2
1.19
.290
4.20
83
3.62
84
8.39
16.7
12Ubaldo Jimenez
U. Jimenez
198
2009
COL COL
33
15
12
.556
33
3.47
1
0
0
218.0
183
84
87
13
85
10
0
6
914
8
8.17
3.51
2.33
0.54
21.7
9.3
1.23
.280
3.59
75
3.35
76
7.56
25.5
13CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
197
2009
NYY NYY
34
19
8
.704
34
3.37
2
1
0
230.0
197
86
96
18
67
9
0
7
938
5
7.71
2.62
2.94
0.70
21.0
7.1
1.15
.277
3.76
73
3.38
74
7.71
29.9
14A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
195
2009
NYY NYY
33
13
9
.591
33
4.04
1
0
0
207.0
193
93
99
25
97
10
0
0
896
17
8.48
4.22
2.01
1.09
21.8
10.8
1.40
.295
4.30
88
4.32
94
8.39
6.1
15Ricky Nolasco
R. Nolasco
195
2009
FLA FLA
31
13
9
.591
31
5.06
2
0
0
185.0
188
104
111
23
44
2
0
7
785
2
9.49
2.14
4.43
1.12
24.8
5.6
1.25
.317
5.40
120
3.34
81
9.15
16.7
16Jorge De La Rosa
J. De La Rosa
193
2009
COL COL
33
16
9
.640
32
4.38
0
0
0
185.0
172
90
95
20
83
9
0
3
799
12
9.39
4.04
2.33
0.97
24.2
10.4
1.38
.308
4.62
95
3.90
88
8.37
10.9
17Wandy Rodriguez
W. Rodriguez
193
2009
HOU HOU
33
14
12
.538
33
3.02
1
1
0
205.2
192
69
77
21
63
5
0
5
849
2
8.45
2.76
3.06
0.92
22.7
7.4
1.24
.302
3.37
74
3.53
83
8.40
16.8
18Josh Johnson
J. Johnson
191
2009
FLA FLA
33
15
5
.750
33
3.23
2
0
0
209.0
184
75
77
14
58
6
0
6
855
10
8.22
2.50
3.29
0.60
22.3
6.8
1.16
.290
3.32
76
3.05
74
7.92
25.8
19Matt Garza
M. Garza
189
2009
TBR TBR
32
8
12
.400
32
3.95
0
0
0
203.0
177
89
93
25
79
11
0
0
861
3
8.38
3.50
2.39
1.11
22.0
9.2
1.26
.273
4.12
93
4.16
96
7.85
3.6
20Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
185
2009
LAD LAD
31
8
8
.500
30
2.79
0
0
0
171.0
119
53
55
7
91
1
1
4
701
11
9.74
4.79
2.03
0.37
26.4
13.0
1.23
.269
2.89
69
3.07
74
6.26
20.7
21Cliff Lee
C. Lee
181
2009
TOT
34
14
13
.519
34
3.22
6
2
0
231.2
245
83
88
17
43
5
0
1
969
7
7.03
1.67
4.21
0.66
18.7
4.4
1.24
.315
3.42
74
3.10
72
9.52
31.7
22Chad Billingsley
C. Billingsley
179
2009
LAD LAD
33
12
11
.522
32
4.03
0
0
0
196.1
173
88
94
17
86
7
0
7
823
14
8.21
3.94
2.08
0.78
21.7
10.4
1.32
.292
4.31
99
3.81
92
7.93
7.3
23Jonathan Sanchez
J. Sanchez
177
2009
SFG SFG
32
8
12
.400
29
4.24
1
1
0
163.1
135
77
82
19
88
6
2
5
710
11
9.75
4.85
2.01
1.05
24.9
12.4
1.37
.276
4.52
103
4.16
101
7.44
-1.3
24Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
174
2009
ARI ARI
30
9
11
.450
30
4.12
0
0
0
170.1
166
78
94
20
63
10
0
1
741
5
9.19
3.33
2.76
1.06
23.5
8.5
1.34
.308
4.97
94
3.86
89
8.77
8.6
25Jered Weaver
J. Weaver
174
2009
LAA LAA
33
16
8
.667
33
3.75
4
2
0
211.0
196
88
91
26
66
4
0
3
882
3
7.42
2.82
2.64
1.11
19.7
7.5
1.24
.278
3.88
85
4.03
92
8.36
7.7
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Dingler

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RBI

44

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

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Greene

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Hurter

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K

77

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

ERA

2.27

Mize

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260

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532

20th

ERA

4.00

12th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
37
31
.544
White Sox White Sox
34
31
.523
1.5
Twins Twins
30
37
.448
6.5
Tigers Tigers
27
39
.409
9.0
Royals Royals
27
39
.409
9.0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
6/9
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
6/10
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Thu
6/11
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Fri
6/12
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Sat
6/13
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
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Last Game
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4

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5

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22

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Pages

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51

Abrams

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Lopez

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Lopez

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82

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Wood

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Turang

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.417

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Rice

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.639

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.573

Schwarber

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SB Leaders

23

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Bobby Witt Jr.

23

Ramírez

José Ramírez

23

Nuñez

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Williams

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9

Ashby

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8

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116

Misiorowski

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113

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

99

Williams

Gavin Williams
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Misiorowski

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1.54

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

1.87

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WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.87

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

0.90

Skenes

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K/9 Leaders

13.38

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10.90

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

10.70

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Reid Detmers
K/BB Leaders

6.36

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

6.31

Skenes

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6.28

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12

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13

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13

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Nationals

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Braves

41-25

Cardinals

38-25

Diamondbacks

39-26

Brewers

38-26

White Sox

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Phillies

23-43

Cubs

24-42

Mariners

26-41

Red Sox

27-37

Mets

28-37

Giants

29-38

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
45
21
.682
Phillies Phillies
36
30
.545
9.0
Nationals Nationals
34
33
.507
11.5
Marlins Marlins
31
35
.470
14.0
Mets Mets
29
36
.446
15.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
41
23
.641
Cardinals Cardinals
35
28
.556
5.5
Pirates Pirates
34
32
.515
8.0
Cubs Cubs
34
32
.515
8.0
Reds Reds
31
34
.477
10.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
42
24
.636
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
34
31
.523
7.5
Padres Padres
34
31
.523
7.5
Giants Giants
27
40
.403
15.5
Rockies Rockies
24
42
.364
18.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
38
25
.603
Yankees Yankees
39
26
.600
Blue Jays Blue Jays
32
35
.478
8.0
Orioles Orioles
31
36
.463
9.0
Red Sox Red Sox
27
37
.422
11.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
37
31
.544
White Sox White Sox
34
31
.523
1.5
Twins Twins
30
37
.448
6.5
Tigers Tigers
27
39
.409
9.0
Royals Royals
27
39
.409
9.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
35
32
.522
Rangers Rangers
32
33
.492
2.0
Athletics Athletics
31
35
.470
3.5
Astros Astros
31
37
.456
4.5
Angels Angels
25
42
.373
10.0

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Scores

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Sun
5/24
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
6-8
Sun
5/24
CWS CWS
@
SFG SFG
5-8
Sun
5/24
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
2-1
Sun
5/24
COL COL
@
AZ AZ
1-9
Sun
5/24
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
4-1

Schedule

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Tue
6/9
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
6/9
AZ AZ
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Tue
6/9
BOS BOS
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Tue
6/9
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
6/9
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
6:40 PM