most strikeouts by pitchers in 2009

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

NAME SO SEASON TM 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
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
2 Tim 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
3 Zack 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
4 Javier 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
5 Jon 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
6 Dan 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
7 Felix 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
8 Adam 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
9 Roy 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
10 Yovani 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
11 Josh 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
12 Ubaldo 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
13 CC 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
14 A.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
15 Ricky 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
16 Jorge 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
17 Wandy 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
18 Josh 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
19 Matt 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
20 Clayton 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
21 Cliff 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
22 Chad 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
23 Jonathan 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
24 Max 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
25 Jered 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

More Tigers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

62

7th

R

262

4th

SO

425

7th

ERA

3.37

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
32
17
.653
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
5.0
Guardians Guardians
25
21
.543
5.5
Royals Royals
27
23
.540
5.5
White Sox White Sox
15
34
.306
17.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
DET DET
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Thu
5/22
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
5/23
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
Sat
5/24
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:15 PM
Sun
5/25
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
11:35 AM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

27 - 22

4

Final

5

DET Tigers

32 - 17

Tue 20 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
28
19
.596
Red Sox Red Sox
25
25
.500
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
32
17
.653
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
5.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
27
20
.574
Astros Astros
25
23
.521
2.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
30
18
.625
Mets Mets
29
20
.592
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
29
20
.592
Cardinals Cardinals
27
22
.551
2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
30
19
.612
Giants Giants
29
20
.592
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/5
LAD LAD
@
MIA MIA
4-5
Mon
5/5
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6-1
Mon
5/5
PHI PHI
@
TBR TBR
8-4
Mon
5/5
SDP SDP
@
NYY NYY
3-12
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
9-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
12:35 PM
Wed
5/21
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
1:10 PM
Wed
5/21
CLE CLE
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Wed
5/21
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
1:10 PM
Wed
5/21
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
1:10 PM