most strikeouts as a pitcher 2009

Justin Verlander fanned the most hitters in a season in 2009, with 269 strikeouts.

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NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
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

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10

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K

135

Valdez

Framber Valdez

ERA

2.70

Mize

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14th

SO

1,312

21st

ERA

3.67

6th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
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DET Tigers

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Hoerner

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Ramírez

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12

Díaz

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Playoffs Run Leaders

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7

DeLauter

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7

Kwan

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Playoffs OBP Leaders

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Sánchez

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1.000

Taylor

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De Paula

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Playoffs SLG Leaders

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1.333

Sheets

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1.105

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Ben Rice
Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

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3

Simpson

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3

Acuña

Ronald Acuña Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

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2

Williams

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2

Rasmussen

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

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23

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

19

Sale

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0.00

Peterson

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Sean Burke

13.00

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Max Fried
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Robert Suarez

0

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Will Warren

0

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Padres

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Braves Braves - y
94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies - w
88
74
.543
6.0
Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
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Nationals Nationals
77
85
.475
17.0
Mets Mets
74
88
.457
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Brewers Brewers - y
103
59
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Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
21.0
Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
.475
26.0
Reds Reds
75
87
.463
28.0
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Dodgers Dodgers - y
100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
86
76
.531
14.0
Giants Giants
65
97
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Rockies Rockies
58
104
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98
64
.605
Yankees Yankees - w
93
68
.578
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Red Sox Red Sox - w
87
75
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Orioles Orioles
79
82
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79
83
.488
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Guardians Guardians - y
85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox - w
84
78
.519
1.0
Twins Twins
77
85
.475
8.0
Tigers Tigers
76
86
.469
9.0
Royals Royals
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros - y
81
81
.500
Rangers Rangers
80
82
.494
1.0
Mariners Mariners
76
86
.469
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64
98
.395
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Angels Angels
62
100
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
5-1
Tue
9/15
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7-5
Tue
9/15
ATL ATL
@
CHC CHC
6-3
Tue
9/15
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
8-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/23
TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/27
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Wed
10/28
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM