most strikeouts by a pitcher this century

Between the 2000 and 2099 seasons, Justin Verlander struck out the most batters, 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	3,520	493	221	122	.644	484	3.26	12	5	0	3004.0	2,476	1,089	1,162	365	796	115	2	20	12,168	81	10.55	2.38	4.42	1.09	28.9	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	78	3.27	79	7.42	292.9
3	CC Sabathia	3,093	561	251	161	.609	560	3.74	38	12	0	3577.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,989	74	7.78	2.76	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	87	3.77	87	8.56	223.7
4	Clayton 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	375.7
5	Zack 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
6	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,739	415	157	96	.621	334	2.96	16	3	12	2213.0	1,795	728	786	221	515	140	25	15	8,906	48	11.14	2.09	5.32	0.90	30.8	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	69	2.84	68	7.30	329.9
7	Cole 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
8	Felix 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
9	Jon 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
10	A.J. Burnett	2,480	428	160	155	.508	423	3.99	24	10	0	2690.0	2,482	1,194	1,305	260	1,075	143	1	33	11,483	161	8.30	3.60	2.31	0.87	21.6	9.4	1.32	.295	4.37	97	3.85	92	8.30	96.2
11	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,343	332	159	86	.649	332	3.18	8	5	0	2040.2	1,702	721	772	228	519	62	0	7	8,214	58	10.33	2.29	4.51	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.40	79	3.16	77	7.51	221.9
12	John 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
13	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	2,284	391	151	137	.524	385	4.04	25	7	0	2513.0	2,434	1,129	1,212	322	643	73	4	52	10,504	72	8.18	2.30	3.55	1.15	21.7	6.1	1.22	.294	4.34	91	3.77	86	8.72	179
14	James 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
15	Jake 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
16	Adam 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
17	Charlie 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	37.5
18	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,182	287	143	78	.647	281	3.34	32	12	0	1885.1	1,616	699	790	212	484	89	3	22	7,686	34	10.42	2.31	4.51	1.01	28.4	6.3	1.11	.298	3.77	75	3.12	70	7.71	275.2
19	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	2,150	483	211	167	.558	472	4.11	30	10	0	2958.2	3,096	1,351	1,465	388	748	51	2	36	12,487	32	6.54	2.28	2.87	1.18	17.2	6.0	1.30	.296	4.46	96	4.14	97	9.42	44.8
20	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,092	386	118	124	.488	347	3.86	4	2	0	2050.0	1,974	880	942	250	573	39	11	12	8,574	65	9.18	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.307	4.14	93	3.59	85	8.67	144.5
21	David 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
22	Yu 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
23	Madison 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
24	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,042	362	140	105	.571	353	3.52	7	5	0	2050.2	1,793	802	876	205	655	62	2	5	8,488	107	8.96	2.87	3.12	0.90	24.1	7.7	1.19	.287	3.84	85	3.51	85	7.87	146.2
25	Roy Halladay R. Halladay	2,022	378	194	98	.664	370	3.36	65	19	0	2586.0	2,481	966	1,055	215	511	77	4	27	10,566	50	7.04	1.78	3.96	0.75	19.1	4.8	1.16	.293	3.67	77	3.27	75	8.63	304.7

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	65	59	.524
Tigers	61	64	.488	4.5
Twins	61	65	.484	5.0
Guardians	60	65	.480	5.5
Royals	52	74	.413	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/18	DET	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Fri 8/21	DET	@	KCR	8:10 PM
Sat 8/22	DET	@	KCR	7:15 PM
Sun 8/23	DET	@	KCR	2:10 PM

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Schwarber

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Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

92

Burleson

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Stewart

91

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Arraez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

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150

Arraez

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Alvarez

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Wood

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Crow-Armstrong

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Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

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Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

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Ohtani

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Olson

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Witt

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16

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15

Gray

14

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Strikeout Leaders

210

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201

Cease

190

Williams

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1.75

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2.16

Sale

2.19

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0.75

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0.89

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0.91

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13.60

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13.14

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11.48

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K/BB Leaders

6.77

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5.78

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5.71

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2,133.2

Ohtani

1,766.8

Crow-Armstrong

1,683.4

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	51	.592
Phillies	68	58	.540	6.5
Marlins	64	62	.508	10.5
Nationals	60	66	.476	14.5
Mets	57	69	.452	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	77	48	.616
Cubs	73	53	.579	4.5
Cardinals	64	62	.508	13.5
Pirates	61	66	.480	17.0
Reds	60	65	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	75	51	.595
Padres	67	59	.532	8.0
Diamondbacks	66	60	.524	9.0
Giants	51	73	.411	23.0
Rockies	50	75	.400	24.5

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Yankees	69	55	.556	6.0
Red Sox	67	58	.536	8.5
Orioles	61	64	.488	14.5
Blue Jays	61	65	.484	15.0
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White Sox	65	59	.524
Tigers	61	64	.488	4.5
Twins	61	65	.484	5.0
Guardians	60	65	.480	5.5
Royals	52	74	.413	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	62	.504
Rangers	61	64	.488	2.0
Mariners	59	66	.472	4.0
Athletics	49	76	.392	14.0
Angels	49	76	.392	14.0

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Sun 8/2	AZ	@	CLE	0-5
Sun 8/2	KCR	@	COL	1-8
Mon 8/3	WSH	@	PHI	3-6
Mon 8/3	STL	@	NYY	13-7
Mon 8/3	PIT	@	MIL	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/18	NYY	@	BAL	6:35 PM
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Tue 8/18	DET	@	PIT	6:40 PM
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