most strikeouts by active pitchers all-time

Justin Verlander has struck out the most career hitters by an active 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	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	310
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,535	496	222	124	.642	487	3.27	12	5	0	3020.0	2,486	1,098	1,171	366	805	115	2	20	12,235	83	10.53	2.40	4.39	1.09	28.9	6.6	1.09	.286	3.49	79	3.27	79	7.41	293.7
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,756	417	158	97	.620	336	2.95	17	4	12	2228.0	1,808	730	788	221	515	142	25	15	8,965	48	11.13	2.08	5.35	0.89	30.7	5.7	1.04	.298	3.18	69	2.83	68	7.30	334.7
4	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,361	335	161	87	.649	335	3.18	8	5	0	2058.0	1,720	728	779	230	522	63	0	7	8,287	58	10.33	2.28	4.52	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.292	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.52	223.8
5	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,110	389	120	124	.492	350	3.87	4	2	0	2066.1	1,990	888	950	253	578	39	11	12	8,642	65	9.19	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.307	4.14	93	3.59	85	8.67	144.1
6	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,053	364	141	106	.571	355	3.53	7	5	0	2061.2	1,807	808	882	207	658	62	2	5	8,538	107	8.96	2.87	3.12	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.20	.288	3.85	85	3.51	85	7.89	145.9
7	Aaron Nola A. Nola	2,033	313	115	99	.537	313	3.92	6	4	0	1863.2	1,678	811	852	249	500	57	0	18	7,677	20	9.82	2.41	4.07	1.20	26.5	6.5	1.17	.295	4.11	93	3.61	84	8.10	139.2
8	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2,018	274	106	74	.589	274	2.69	4	2	0	1677.0	1,291	501	538	163	382	25	0	16	6,606	33	10.83	2.05	5.28	0.87	30.5	5.8	1.00	.281	2.89	68	2.73	67	6.93	255
9	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,974	306	124	80	.608	306	3.28	5	3	0	1858.2	1,576	678	732	185	531	80	0	14	7,610	43	9.56	2.57	3.72	0.90	25.9	7.0	1.13	.287	3.54	81	3.31	80	7.63	174.2
10	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,923	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	7	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	108	4.15	100	9.63	4.1
11	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,860	292	99	88	.529	287	3.87	2	1	0	1590.0	1,371	683	734	236	681	52	1	19	6,719	65	10.53	3.85	2.73	1.34	27.7	10.1	1.29	.292	4.15	92	4.12	100	7.76	-4.1
12	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,836	392	115	113	.504	366	3.79	2	2	0	2142.1	2,088	901	976	225	658	59	7	23	8,993	76	7.71	2.76	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.300	4.10	91	3.79	91	8.77	86.9
13	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1,624	338	112	93	.546	319	3.91	5	3	0	1835.0	1,789	798	845	212	498	62	5	17	7,679	59	7.97	2.44	3.26	1.04	21.1	6.5	1.25	.299	4.14	96	3.78	93	8.77	63.4
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,599	268	87	94	.481	265	3.69	1	0	0	1532.2	1,346	629	690	197	491	54	2	9	6,370	21	9.39	2.88	3.26	1.16	25.1	7.7	1.20	.285	4.05	90	3.81	91	7.90	65.9
15	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	1,552	336	118	83	.587	315	3.83	2	2	0	1798.0	1,716	766	813	216	545	48	4	19	7,532	47	7.77	2.73	2.85	1.08	20.6	7.2	1.26	.290	4.07	94	3.97	97	8.59	20.5
16	José Berríos J. Berríos	1,481	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	5	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	97	4.18	98	8.44	16.3
17	Blake Snell B. Snell	1,476	227	83	63	.568	227	3.13	1	1	0	1184.0	907	412	448	111	533	12	0	6	4,900	87	11.22	4.05	2.77	0.84	30.1	10.9	1.22	.288	3.41	77	3.27	78	6.89	118.9
18	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	1,472	243	97	75	.564	238	3.71	3	1	0	1341.0	1,124	553	599	164	508	67	1	5	5,625	68	9.88	3.41	2.90	1.10	26.2	9.0	1.22	.281	4.02	90	3.82	90	7.54	59.7
19	Dylan Cease D. Cease	1,452	214	75	63	.543	214	3.66	4	4	0	1171.2	951	477	526	131	495	38	0	9	4,926	60	11.15	3.80	2.93	1.01	29.5	10.0	1.23	.292	4.04	87	3.49	82	7.30	98.5
20	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	1,419	269	108	71	.603	263	4.01	0	0	0	1471.2	1,428	655	693	181	510	32	1	9	6,265	17	8.68	3.12	2.78	1.11	22.6	8.1	1.32	.302	4.24	92	3.93	94	8.73	42.4
21	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	1,391	910	63	51	.553	0	2.48	0	0	397	867.0	507	239	266	56	428	34	601	7	3,530	89	14.44	4.44	3.25	0.58	39.4	12.1	1.08	.278	2.76	60	2.36	57	5.26	170.5
22	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	1,353	258	70	78	.473	213	4.47	2	0	3	1227.0	1,119	610	639	197	433	34	13	7	5,173	53	9.92	3.18	3.12	1.44	26.2	8.4	1.26	.292	4.69	105	4.18	99	8.21	5.7
23	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	1,320	975	58	45	.563	0	2.63	0	0	492	963.1	633	281	301	95	303	32	731	21	3,831	22	12.33	2.83	4.36	0.89	34.5	7.9	0.97	.259	2.81	66	2.71	67	5.91	143.1
24	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	1,318	891	57	50	.533	0	2.65	0	0	441	862.2	523	254	283	79	364	42	673	12	3,473	74	13.75	3.80	3.62	0.82	37.9	10.5	1.03	.266	2.95	65	2.67	65	5.46	132.6
25	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	1,306	272	83	73	.532	225	4.14	3	3	0	1373.1	1,283	632	685	192	388	75	11	4	5,758	38	8.56	2.54	3.37	1.26	22.7	6.7	1.22	.287	4.49	102	4.08	99	8.41	8.1

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Dingler

RBI

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Dingler

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

2.20

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610

20th

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	73	66	.525
Guardians	70	69	.504	3.0
Twins	67	73	.479	6.5
Tigers	64	75	.460	9.0
Royals	62	78	.443	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/4	DET	@	CLE	2:10 PM
Fri 9/4	DET	@	CLE	7:15 PM
Sat 9/5	DET	@	CLE	6:10 PM
Sun 9/6	DET	@	CLE	1:40 PM
Mon 9/7	MIN	@	DET	3:10 PM

Last Game

Tigers

64 - 75

Final

Twins

67 - 73

Wed 2 Sep 2026

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HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

99

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.317

Alvarez

.315

Arraez

.312

Simpson

Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

166

Arraez

160

Díaz

Run Leaders

102

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

94

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.394

Harper

SLG Leaders

.604

Alvarez

.568

Crow-Armstrong

.550

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

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Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

28

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,246.6

Ohtani

2,006.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,838.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,579.6

Ohtani

1,522

Crow-Armstrong

1,378

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82-57

81-61

79-61

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Worst Record ATS

54-86

55-83

59-81

61-79

64-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	83	57	.593
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0
Marlins	71	69	.507	12.0
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	87	53	.621
Cubs	78	62	.557	9.0
Cardinals	69	70	.496	17.5
Pirates	68	72	.486	19.0
Reds	67	73	.479	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	56	.594
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.5
Padres	73	67	.521	10.0
Giants	58	82	.414	25.0
Rockies	54	86	.386	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	83	56	.597
Yankees	79	60	.568	4.0
Red Sox	75	65	.536	8.5
Blue Jays	69	71	.493	14.5
Orioles	69	71	.493	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	73	66	.525
Guardians	70	69	.504	3.0
Twins	67	73	.479	6.5
Tigers	64	75	.460	9.0
Royals	62	78	.443	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	71	69	.507
Rangers	69	71	.493	2.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	5.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	17.0
Angels	53	86	.381	17.5

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	3-4
Wed 8/19	SDP	@	NYM	2-4
Wed 8/19	ATL	@	MIN	4-6
Wed 8/19	CWS	@	CHC	3-0
Wed 8/19	AZ	@	BOS	7-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/3	SFG	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Thu 9/3	TOR	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Thu 9/3	MIL	@	CHC	7:15 PM
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