Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most batters by a starting pitcher, 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 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 | 7.69 |
| 2 |  | M. Scherzer | 3,525 | 490 | 223 | 125 | .641 | 490 | 3.29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3016.2 | 2,490 | 1,103 | 1,176 | 366 | 803 | 114 | 0 | 20 | 12,228 | 83 | 10.52 | 2.40 | 4.39 | 1.09 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 1.09 | .286 | 3.51 | 7.43 |
| 3 |  | CC Sabathia | 3,091 | 560 | 251 | 161 | .609 | 560 | 3.74 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3576.1 | 3,404 | 1,485 | 1,623 | 382 | 1,099 | 123 | 0 | 44 | 14,986 | 74 | 7.78 | 2.77 | 2.81 | 0.96 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.08 | 8.57 |
| 4 |  | C. Kershaw | 3,047 | 451 | 223 | 96 | .699 | 451 | 2.54 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2850.1 | 2,191 | 804 | 881 | 235 | 711 | 46 | 0 | 27 | 11,261 | 108 | 9.62 | 2.25 | 4.29 | 0.74 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 1.02 | .271 | 2.78 | 6.92 |
| 5 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,907 | 541 | 220 | 153 | .590 | 541 | 3.48 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3316.0 | 3,142 | 1,282 | 1,377 | 360 | 742 | 77 | 0 | 22 | 13,579 | 99 | 7.89 | 2.01 | 3.92 | 0.98 | 21.4 | 5.5 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.74 | 8.53 |
| 6 |  | C. Sale | 2,648 | 338 | 154 | 94 | .621 | 338 | 2.97 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2140.0 | 1,745 | 707 | 764 | 214 | 478 | 142 | 0 | 12 | 8,608 | 45 | 11.14 | 2.01 | 5.54 | 0.90 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .299 | 3.21 | 7.34 |
| 7 |  | C. Hamels | 2,559 | 422 | 163 | 122 | .572 | 422 | 3.42 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2695.0 | 2,420 | 1,025 | 1,101 | 309 | 767 | 100 | 0 | 43 | 11,103 | 57 | 8.55 | 2.56 | 3.34 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.68 | 8.08 |
| 8 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,522 | 418 | 169 | 135 | .556 | 418 | 3.42 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2724.0 | 2,482 | 1,035 | 1,155 | 263 | 803 | 105 | 0 | 16 | 11,262 | 156 | 8.33 | 2.65 | 3.14 | 0.87 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 1.21 | .293 | 3.82 | 8.20 |
| 9 |  | J. Lester | 2,486 | 451 | 200 | 117 | .631 | 451 | 3.66 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2738.0 | 2,610 | 1,114 | 1,215 | 294 | 892 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 11,481 | 63 | 8.17 | 2.93 | 2.79 | 0.97 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 1.28 | .300 | 3.99 | 8.58 |
| 10 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,466 | 423 | 160 | 154 | .510 | 423 | 3.98 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2684.0 | 2,473 | 1,187 | 1,298 | 260 | 1,071 | 143 | 0 | 32 | 11,452 | 158 | 8.27 | 3.59 | 2.30 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.35 | 8.29 |
| 11 |  | G. Cole | 2,368 | 337 | 161 | 89 | .644 | 337 | 3.21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2069.1 | 1,735 | 737 | 788 | 237 | 522 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 8,336 | 58 | 10.30 | 2.27 | 4.54 | 1.03 | 28.4 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.43 | 7.55 |
| 12 | | J. Lackey | 2,292 | 446 | 188 | 146 | .563 | 446 | 3.92 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2838.1 | 2,859 | 1,236 | 1,346 | 319 | 815 | 133 | 0 | 32 | 12,022 | 125 | 7.27 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 1.01 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 1.29 | .300 | 4.27 | 9.07 |
| 13 | | J. Vazquez | 2,270 | 385 | 149 | 137 | .521 | 385 | 4.05 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2498.0 | 2,425 | 1,125 | 1,208 | 321 | 637 | 69 | 0 | 51 | 10,440 | 70 | 8.18 | 2.30 | 3.56 | 1.16 | 21.7 | 6.1 | 1.23 | .295 | 4.35 | 8.74 |
| 14 | | J. Shields | 2,234 | 405 | 144 | 138 | .511 | 405 | 4.01 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2614.1 | 2,579 | 1,166 | 1,266 | 361 | 743 | 97 | 0 | 22 | 10,983 | 107 | 7.69 | 2.56 | 3.01 | 1.24 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 1.27 | .294 | 4.36 | 8.88 |
| 15 | | J. Peavy | 2,188 | 377 | 151 | 126 | .545 | 377 | 3.63 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2363.0 | 2,118 | 953 | 1,004 | 257 | 705 | 78 | 0 | 42 | 9,778 | 46 | 8.33 | 2.69 | 3.10 | 0.98 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.82 | 8.07 |
| 16 |  | C. Morton | 2,178 | 409 | 147 | 133 | .525 | 409 | 4.13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2249.1 | 2,130 | 1,033 | 1,131 | 223 | 848 | 200 | 0 | 27 | 9,676 | 72 | 8.71 | 3.39 | 2.57 | 0.89 | 22.5 | 8.8 | 1.32 | .306 | 4.53 | 8.52 |
| 17 |  | R. Johnson | 2,160 | 281 | 142 | 78 | .645 | 281 | 3.34 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 1874.0 | 1,608 | 696 | 786 | 211 | 483 | 88 | 0 | 22 | 7,642 | 34 | 10.37 | 2.32 | 4.47 | 1.01 | 28.3 | 6.3 | 1.12 | .297 | 3.77 | 7.72 |
| 18 | | A. Wainwright | 2,128 | 411 | 198 | 127 | .609 | 411 | 3.54 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2586.1 | 2,506 | 1,016 | 1,086 | 226 | 711 | 77 | 0 | 38 | 10,776 | 48 | 7.41 | 2.47 | 2.99 | 0.79 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 1.24 | .299 | 3.78 | 8.72 |
| 19 |  | B. Colon | 2,125 | 472 | 211 | 166 | .560 | 472 | 4.11 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2936.0 | 3,073 | 1,340 | 1,453 | 385 | 745 | 51 | 0 | 36 | 12,394 | 32 | 6.51 | 2.28 | 2.85 | 1.18 | 17.1 | 6.0 | 1.30 | .296 | 4.45 | 9.42 |
| 20 |  | 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 | 7.39 |
| 21 |  | M. Bumgarner | 2,064 | 355 | 134 | 124 | .519 | 355 | 3.48 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2204.2 | 2,004 | 853 | 933 | 258 | 542 | 89 | 0 | 37 | 9,079 | 29 | 8.43 | 2.21 | 3.81 | 1.05 | 22.7 | 6.0 | 1.15 | .285 | 3.81 | 8.18 |
| 22 |  | K. Gausman | 2,058 | 353 | 117 | 122 | .490 | 353 | 3.88 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2022.2 | 1,956 | 873 | 933 | 252 | 563 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 8,468 | 63 | 9.16 | 2.51 | 3.66 | 1.12 | 24.3 | 6.6 | 1.25 | .307 | 4.15 | 8.70 |
| 23 |  | S. Gray | 2,050 | 358 | 140 | 107 | .567 | 358 | 3.54 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2059.2 | 1,798 | 809 | 883 | 207 | 658 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 8,522 | 107 | 8.96 | 2.88 | 3.12 | 0.90 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .287 | 3.86 | 7.86 |
| 24 |  | A. Nola | 2,045 | 316 | 116 | 99 | .540 | 316 | 3.89 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1884.0 | 1,691 | 814 | 855 | 251 | 507 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 7,753 | 20 | 9.77 | 2.42 | 4.03 | 1.20 | 26.4 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .294 | 4.08 | 8.08 |
| 25 |  | J. deGrom | 2,045 | 277 | 107 | 74 | .591 | 277 | 2.68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1694.0 | 1,299 | 505 | 542 | 166 | 384 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 6,667 | 34 | 10.86 | 2.04 | 5.33 | 0.88 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 0.99 | .280 | 2.88 | 6.90 |
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