most strikeouts by detroit tiger starting pitcher ever

Mickey Lolich has fanned the most career batters by a Tigers starting pitcher, with 2,604 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,604
459
200
171
.539
459
3.44
190
39
0
3286.0
3,031
1,257
1,383
317
977
89
0
55
13,656
103
7.13
2.68
2.67
0.87
19.1
7.2
1.22
.281
3.79
8.30
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,374
381
183
115
.614
381
3.51
23
7
0
2514.2
2,231
980
1,062
241
768
83
0
27
10,412
79
8.50
2.75
3.09
0.86
22.8
7.4
1.19
.286
3.80
7.98
3Jack Morris
J. Morris
1,945
408
195
146
.572
408
3.73
154
24
0
2965.0
2,701
1,229
1,346
315
1,052
34
0
83
12,416
150
5.90
3.19
1.85
0.96
15.7
8.5
1.27
.263
4.09
8.20
4Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1,669
373
187
139
.574
373
3.09
212
33
0
2803.1
2,524
964
1,123
127
1,151
19
0
11,843
62
5.36
3.70
1.45
0.41
14.1
9.7
1.31
.270
3.61
8.10
5Tommy Bridges
T. Bridges
1,602
362
186
128
.592
362
3.56
200
33
0
2699.1
2,561
1,069
1,262
166
1,133
33
0
11,613
50
5.34
3.78
1.41
0.55
13.8
9.8
1.37
.276
4.21
8.54
6George Mullin
G. Mullin
1,351
395
195
174
.528
395
0.88
336
34
0
3257.2
3,069
1,416
37
1,079
110
0
78
3.73
2.98
1.25
0.10
8.3
1.27
.292
3.91
8.48
7Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
1,327
251
110
85
.564
251
3.50
78
16
0
1763.2
1,607
686
764
216
518
70
0
26
7,376
24
6.77
2.64
2.56
1.10
18.0
7.0
1.20
.265
3.90
8.20
8Denny McLain
D. McLain
1,122
219
116
61
.655
219
3.14
94
26
0
1570.1
1,305
547
598
194
446
21
0
16
6,354
21
6.43
2.56
2.52
1.11
17.7
7.0
1.12
.243
3.43
7.48
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,081
161
82
35
.701
161
3.52
1
1
0
1013.0
908
396
420
108
305
29
0
5
4,160
38
9.60
2.71
3.54
0.96
26.0
7.3
1.20
.303
3.73
8.07
10Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
1,073
242
135
95
.587
242
0.75
213
29
0
2077.0
1,814
779
26
671
59
0
40
4.65
2.91
1.60
0.11
8.2
1.20
.283
3.38
7.86
11Hooks Dauss
H. Dauss
1,068
388
182
160
.532
388
3.29
244
22
0
3001.0
3,022
1,423
77
916
119
0
12,710
43
3.20
2.75
1.17
0.23
8.4
7.2
1.31
.280
4.27
9.06
12Dizzy Trout
D. Trout
1,016
305
137
135
.504
305
3.19
156
28
0
2211.2
2,132
785
933
90
807
27
0
9,367
36
4.13
3.28
1.26
0.37
10.8
8.6
1.33
.275
3.80
8.68
13Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
999
201
88
73
.547
201
3.82
56
11
0
1405.0
1,325
597
671
130
574
52
0
30
6,013
56
6.40
3.68
1.74
0.83
16.6
9.5
1.35
.281
4.30
8.49
14Frank Lary
F. Lary
998
274
122
105
.537
274
3.48
123
20
0
1953.0
1,929
755
864
178
558
88
0
26
8,240
40
4.60
2.57
1.79
0.82
12.1
6.8
1.27
.273
3.98
8.89
15Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
994
150
61
40
.604
150
3.04
1
1
0
852.2
679
288
316
97
182
29
0
0
3,385
11
10.49
1.92
5.46
1.02
29.4
5.4
1.01
.279
3.34
7.17
16Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
949
243
95
82
.537
243
4.06
27
7
0
1536.0
1,560
693
766
181
515
39
0
57
6,561
45
5.56
3.02
1.84
1.06
14.5
7.8
1.35
.283
4.49
9.14
17Virgil Trucks
V. Trucks
944
229
97
85
.533
229
3.50
84
20
0
1621.1
1,478
631
714
110
655
32
0
5
6,912
36
5.24
3.64
1.44
0.61
13.7
9.5
1.32
.265
3.96
8.20
18Dan Petry
D. Petry
921
274
114
93
.551
274
3.86
48
10
0
1769.0
1,676
759
856
180
709
35
0
60
7,499
65
4.69
3.61
1.30
0.92
12.3
9.5
1.35
.265
4.36
8.53
19Jeremy Bonderman
J. Bonderman
914
193
67
77
.465
193
4.92
6
2
0
1156.2
1,225
632
682
146
395
38
0
23
5,018
48
7.11
3.07
2.31
1.14
18.2
7.9
1.40
.306
5.31
9.53
20Matthew Boyd
M. Boyd
820
158
42
65
.393
158
4.94
2
1
0
841.0
843
462
489
148
266
41
0
4
3,612
28
8.78
2.85
3.08
1.58
22.7
7.4
1.32
.297
5.23
9.02
21Milt Wilcox
M. Wilcox
815
220
94
74
.560
220
3.90
63
7
0
1452.2
1,405
629
697
138
514
49
0
36
6,155
39
5.05
3.18
1.59
0.85
13.2
8.4
1.32
.273
4.32
8.70
22Earl Whitehill
E. Whitehill
800
287
122
114
.517
287
4.21
147
11
0
2092.2
2,251
980
1,196
105
797
63
0
9,201
13
3.44
3.43
1.00
0.45
8.7
8.7
1.46
.289
5.14
9.68
23Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
705
130
44
48
.478
130
4.31
3
3
0
761.2
755
365
392
95
219
18
0
5
3,215
26
8.33
2.59
3.22
1.12
21.9
6.8
1.28
.303
4.63
8.92
24Earl Wilson
E. Wilson
705
145
64
45
.587
145
3.18
39
7
0
956.0
824
338
373
108
293
13
0
15
3,912
24
6.64
2.76
2.41
1.02
18.0
7.5
1.17
.256
3.51
7.76
25Billy Hoeft
B. Hoeft
697
176
70
72
.493
176
4.01
71
16
0
1200.2
1,208
535
576
114
427
29
0
18
5,167
18
5.22
3.20
1.63
0.85
13.5
8.3
1.36
.281
4.32
9.05
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.519
80
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.513
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.590
86
70
.551
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76
80
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16.0
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84
.465
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71
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.455
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
98
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.628
87
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79
77
.506
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76
80
.487
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72
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96
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87
69
.558
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82
74
.526
14.0
65
92
.414
31.5
57
99
.365
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.609
90
66
.577
5.0
84
72
.538
11.0
77
80
.490
18.5
76
81
.484
19.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
81
75
.519
80
76
.513
1.0
74
83
.471
7.5
73
84
.465
8.5
67
89
.429
14.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
78
78
.500
77
79
.494
1.0
73
83
.468
5.0
61
95
.391
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