most strikeouts for a pitcher since 2002

Since 2002, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Justin 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
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,503
489
221
121
.646
480
3.27
12
5
0
2985.0
2,460
1,084
1,157
363
790
115
2
20
12,089
80
10.56
2.38
4.43
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.287
3.49
79
3.27
79
7.42
291.7
3Clayton 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
4Zack 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
5CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,922
528
234
156
.600
527
3.70
38
12
0
3397.0
3,255
1,397
1,530
363
1,004
116
0
43
14,226
67
7.74
2.66
2.91
0.96
20.5
7.1
1.25
.294
4.05
86
3.75
87
8.62
218.5
6Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,688
408
153
94
.619
327
2.97
16
3
12
2174.0
1,767
718
776
219
509
138
25
15
8,757
48
11.13
2.11
5.28
0.91
30.7
5.8
1.05
.298
3.21
70
2.86
68
7.32
319.6
7Cole 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
8Felix 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
9Jon 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
10A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,295
388
146
136
.518
383
3.96
22
9
0
2434.0
2,257
1,072
1,177
232
948
134
1
27
10,386
152
8.49
3.51
2.42
0.86
22.1
9.1
1.32
.299
4.35
97
3.77
91
8.35
104.7
11John 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
12Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,292
325
156
83
.653
325
3.20
8
5
0
1996.2
1,668
709
759
225
510
62
0
7
8,041
58
10.33
2.30
4.49
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.291
3.42
79
3.18
77
7.52
212.5
13James 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
14Jake 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
15Adam 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
16Charlie 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
17David 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
18Yu 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
19Madison 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
20Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
2,054
379
116
120
.492
340
3.83
4
2
0
2012.0
1,931
857
915
248
559
39
11
11
8,405
65
9.19
2.50
3.67
1.11
24.4
6.7
1.24
.306
4.09
92
3.60
85
8.64
139.1
21Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
143
99
.591
340
3.74
4
2
1
2006.1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
9.04
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
22Dan Haren
D. Haren
2,013
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
16
6
1
2419.2
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
23Sonny Gray
S. Gray
2,000
354
134
103
.565
345
3.54
7
5
0
2001.2
1,747
788
862
201
642
60
2
5
8,289
106
8.99
2.89
3.12
0.90
24.1
7.7
1.19
.287
3.88
86
3.51
85
7.85
141.9
24Ervin Santana
E. Santana
1,978
425
151
129
.539
386
4.11
21
11
0
2486.2
2,391
1,135
1,221
331
776
104
20
35
10,482
104
7.16
2.81
2.55
1.20
18.9
7.4
1.27
.282
4.42
99
4.31
104
8.65
-44.1
25Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,966
265
103
70
.595
265
2.63
4
2
0
1635.1
1,248
477
514
162
365
25
0
15
6,425
32
10.82
2.01
5.39
0.89
30.6
5.7
0.99
.278
2.83
67
2.75
67
6.87
246.3
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HR

19

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

RBI

59

Dingler

Dillon Dingler

AVG

.284

McGonigle

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Montero

Keider Montero

K

87

Flaherty

Jack Flaherty

ERA

2.05

Melton

Troy Melton
Team Rankings

HR

103

14th

R

370

20th

SO

722

19th

ERA

3.81

9th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
47
42
.528
White Sox White Sox
45
42
.517
1.0
Twins Twins
42
47
.472
5.0
Tigers Tigers
38
50
.432
8.5
Royals Royals
35
53
.398
11.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
7/4
DET DET
@
TEX TEX
4:05 PM
Sun
7/5
DET DET
@
TEX TEX
3:30 PM
Tue
7/7
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
7/8
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Thu
7/9
ATH ATH
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

38 - 50

4

Final

10

TEX Rangers

45 - 43

Thu 2 Jul 2026

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HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

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27

Goodman

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27

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
RBI Leaders

66

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

63

Walker

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62

Pages

Andy Pages
Batting Average Leaders

.337

Lopez

Otto Lopez

.326

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.325

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Hit Leaders

117

Lopez

Otto Lopez

106

Arraez

Luis Arraez

101

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

76

Wood

James Wood

61

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

61

Turang

Brice Turang
OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.424

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.408

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
SLG Leaders

.625

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.573

Buxton

Byron Buxton

.570

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber
SB Leaders

32

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

29

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

26

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

10

Burns

Chase Burns

10

Wrobleski

Justin Wrobleski
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156

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

137

Cease

Dylan Cease

136

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
ERA Leaders

1.47

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.00

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

2.08

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.78

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.87

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto
K/9 Leaders

13.65

Cease

Dylan Cease

13.50

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

Paul Skenes
K/BB Leaders

5.91

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

5.88

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.86

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

16

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Drew Rasmussen

18

Wrobleski

Justin Wrobleski

18

Martinez

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1,662

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1,200.2

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1,135.6

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946

Wood

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899

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Best Record ATS
Nationals

55-34

Rays

51-34

Cardinals

50-35

White Sox

50-37

Brewers

49-37

Reds

48-39
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

33-55

Mariners

34-55

Cubs

36-52

Royals

38-50

Mets

38-50

Red Sox

38-48

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NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
51
35
.593
Phillies Phillies
49
39
.557
3.0
Marlins Marlins
47
42
.528
5.5
Nationals Nationals
46
43
.517
6.5
Mets Mets
36
52
.409
16.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
54
32
.628
Cubs Cubs
49
39
.557
6.0
Cardinals Cardinals
46
39
.541
7.5
Pirates Pirates
44
45
.494
11.5
Reds Reds
40
47
.460
14.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
58
31
.652
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
43
44
.494
14.0
Padres Padres
43
44
.494
14.0
Giants Giants
36
51
.414
21.0
Rockies Rockies
36
53
.404
22.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
52
33
.612
Yankees Yankees
49
38
.563
4.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
42
46
.477
11.5
Orioles Orioles
41
48
.461
13.0
Red Sox Red Sox
38
48
.442
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
47
42
.528
White Sox White Sox
45
42
.517
1.0
Twins Twins
42
47
.472
5.0
Tigers Tigers
38
50
.432
8.5
Royals Royals
35
53
.398
11.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Rangers Rangers
45
43
.511
Mariners Mariners
45
44
.506
0.5
Astros Astros
43
47
.478
3.0
Athletics Athletics
41
47
.466
4.0
Angels Angels
36
53
.404
9.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
6/19
TOR TOR
@
CHC CHC
2-16
Fri
6/19
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
3-4
Fri
6/19
CIN CIN
@
NYY NYY
0-5
Fri
6/19
SFG SFG
@
MIA MIA
3-4
Fri
6/19
SDP SDP
@
TEX TEX
7-9

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
7/4
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sat
7/4
DET DET
@
TEX TEX
4:05 PM
Sat
7/4
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Sat
7/4
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Sat
7/4
TBR TBR
@
HOU HOU
7:10 PM