most tigers strikeout in a year since 1980 by a pitcher

Since 1980, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters for the Tigers in a season, with 269 strikeouts in 2009.

	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	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	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	254	2016	DET	34	16	9	.640	34	3.04	2	0	0	227.2	171	77	81	30	57	8	0	1	903	6	10.04	2.25	4.46	1.19	28.1	6.3	1.00	.255	3.20	72	3.48	81	6.76	20.3
3	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	252	2014	DET	33	18	5	.783	33	3.15	1	1	0	220.1	196	77	80	18	63	6	0	1	904	10	10.29	2.57	4.00	0.74	27.9	7.0	1.18	.315	3.27	82	2.84	74	8.01	23.9
4	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	250	2011	DET	34	24	5	.828	34	2.40	4	2	0	251.0	174	67	73	24	57	3	0	0	969	7	8.96	2.04	4.39	0.86	25.8	5.9	0.92	.236	2.62	58	2.99	74	6.24	29.4
5	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	241	2025	DET	31	13	6	.684	31	2.21	1	1	0	195.1	141	48	55	18	33	5	0	0	748	3	11.10	1.52	7.30	0.83	32.2	4.4	0.89	.273	2.53	54	2.44	59	6.50	37.5
6	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	240	2013	DET	32	21	3	.875	32	2.90	0	0	0	214.1	152	69	73	18	56	4	0	0	836	6	10.08	2.35	4.29	0.76	28.7	6.7	0.97	.259	3.07	72	2.74	69	6.38	29.2
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	239	2012	DET	33	17	8	.680	33	2.64	6	1	0	238.1	192	70	81	19	60	5	0	2	956	2	9.03	2.27	3.98	0.72	25.0	6.3	1.06	.273	3.06	64	2.94	70	7.25	32.4
8	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	238	2019	DET	32	9	12	.429	32	4.56	0	0	0	185.1	178	94	101	39	50	8	0	1	788	6	11.56	2.43	4.76	1.89	30.2	6.3	1.23	.307	4.90	99	4.31	94	8.64	5.3
9	Jack Morris J. Morris	232	1983	DET	37	20	13	.606	37	3.34	20	1	0	293.2	257	109	117	30	83	3	0	5	1,204	18	7.11	2.54	2.80	0.92	19.3	6.9	1.16	.265	3.59	83	3.37	82	7.88	24
10	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	231	2012	DET	32	16	7	.696	32	3.74	0	0	0	187.2	179	78	82	23	60	5	0	2	787	2	11.08	2.88	3.85	1.10	29.4	7.6	1.27	.333	3.93	90	3.26	78	8.58	18.9
11	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	228	2024	DET	31	18	4	.818	31	2.39	0	0	0	192.0	142	51	54	15	35	9	0	0	753	2	10.69	1.64	6.51	0.70	30.3	4.6	0.92	.273	2.53	60	2.49	61	6.66	34.1
12	Jack Morris J. Morris	223	1986	DET	35	21	8	.724	35	3.27	15	6	0	267.0	229	97	105	40	82	0	0	7	1,092	12	7.52	2.76	2.72	1.35	20.4	7.5	1.16	.253	3.54	81	3.96	94	7.72	7.1
13	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	219	2010	DET	33	18	9	.667	33	3.37	4	0	0	224.1	190	84	89	14	71	6	0	0	925	11	8.79	2.85	3.08	0.56	23.7	7.7	1.16	.286	3.57	80	2.96	70	7.62	30.9
14	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	217	2013	DET	34	13	12	.520	34	3.46	0	0	0	218.1	212	84	94	19	75	4	0	1	925	3	8.95	3.09	2.89	0.78	23.5	8.1	1.31	.316	3.87	86	3.27	83	8.74	16.7
15	Jack Morris J. Morris	208	1987	DET	34	18	11	.621	34	3.38	13	0	0	266.0	227	100	111	39	93	1	0	7	1,101	24	7.04	3.15	2.24	1.32	18.9	8.4	1.20	.247	3.76	77	4.26	94	7.68	8.5
16	Anibal Sanchez A. Sanchez	202	2013	DET	29	14	8	.636	29	2.57	1	1	0	182.0	156	52	56	9	54	2	0	1	746	7	9.99	2.67	3.74	0.45	27.1	7.2	1.15	.307	2.77	64	2.39	60	7.71	31.8
17	Jeremy Bonderman J. Bonderman	202	2006	DET	34	14	8	.636	34	4.08	0	0	0	214.0	214	97	104	18	64	3	0	7	903	3	8.50	2.69	3.16	0.76	22.4	7.1	1.30	.318	4.37	90	3.28	73	9.00	29.2
18	Jack Morris J. Morris	191	1985	DET	35	16	11	.593	35	3.33	13	4	0	257.0	212	95	102	21	110	5	0	7	1,077	15	6.69	3.85	1.74	0.74	17.7	10.2	1.25	.255	3.57	83	3.60	87	7.42	15.1
19	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	188	2025	DET	31	8	15	.348	31	4.64	0	0	0	161.0	147	83	85	23	59	5	0	1	681	4	10.51	3.30	3.19	1.29	27.6	8.7	1.28	.305	4.75	114	3.84	92	8.22	5.9
20	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	184	2010	DET	31	12	11	.522	31	3.50	0	0	0	195.2	174	76	84	20	70	7	0	1	800	8	8.46	3.22	2.63	0.92	23.0	8.8	1.25	.297	3.86	83	3.70	88	8.00	11
21	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	183	2007	DET	32	18	6	.750	32	3.66	1	1	0	201.2	181	82	88	20	67	19	0	3	866	17	8.17	2.99	2.73	0.89	21.1	7.7	1.23	.279	3.93	80	3.98	89	8.08	11.1
22	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	181	2000	DET	32	8	12	.400	31	4.74	1	0	0	190.0	191	100	102	31	89	3	0	1	828	16	8.57	4.22	2.03	1.47	21.9	10.7	1.47	.305	4.83	99	4.79	102	9.05	-2.8
23	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	176	2017	DET	28	10	8	.556	28	3.82	0	0	0	172.0	153	73	76	23	67	3	0	4	729	5	9.21	3.51	2.63	1.20	24.1	9.2	1.28	.283	3.98	87	4.06	92	8.01	7
24	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	174	2011	DET	33	15	9	.625	33	4.43	0	0	0	195.0	207	96	101	29	56	7	0	1	833	12	8.03	2.58	3.11	1.34	20.9	6.7	1.35	.314	4.66	107	4.14	102	9.55	-2.1
25	Jeremy Bonderman J. Bonderman	168	2004	DET	33	11	13	.458	32	4.89	2	2	0	184.0	168	100	101	24	73	10	0	5	793	7	8.22	3.57	2.30	1.17	21.2	9.2	1.31	.278	4.94	109	4.26	95	8.22	4.3

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22

Dingler

RBI

66

Dingler

AVG

.285

Greene

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Montero

102

Flaherty

ERA

1.95

Melton

Team Rankings

126

12th

437

21st

867

15th

ERA

3.63

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	54	47	.535
Guardians	54	50	.519	1.5
Twins	51	53	.490	4.5
Tigers	49	54	.476	6.0
Royals	43	61	.413	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/24	KCR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Sat 7/25	KCR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 7/26	KCR	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 7/27	BAL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 7/28	BAL	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Royals

43 - 61

Final

Tigers

49 - 54

Thu 23 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

34

Alvarez

33

Schwarber

31

Goodman

RBI Leaders

77

Walker

77

Alvarez

76

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.332

Lopez

.328

Alvarez

.320

Arraez

Hit Leaders

131

Lopez

122

Alvarez

122

Arraez

Run Leaders

94

Wood

71

Reynolds

69

Neto

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.405

Kurtz

.404

Soto

SLG Leaders

.656

Alvarez

.590

Rice

.568

Buxton

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

30

Witt

27

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Burns

12

Sánchez

12

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

173

Misiorowski

156

Williams

155

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.57

Misiorowski

2.19

Sale

2.20

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.96

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.54

Misiorowski

13.37

Cease

11.16

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.18

Misiorowski

6.04

Sánchez

5.80

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

18

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,812.2

Ohtani

1,541.3

Wood

1,441.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,248.6

Ohtani

1,143

Wood

1,083

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

60-41

61-42

59-43

58-44

56-45

57-46

Worst Record ATS

40-63

45-57

46-58

46-57

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	60	42	.588
Phillies	56	47	.544	4.5
Marlins	52	51	.505	8.5
Nationals	52	51	.505	8.5
Mets	43	60	.417	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	64	38	.627
Cubs	57	45	.559	7.0
Pirates	53	50	.515	11.5
Cardinals	52	50	.510	12.0
Reds	47	54	.465	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	65	38	.631
Diamondbacks	54	49	.524	11.0
Padres	50	53	.485	15.0
Giants	42	60	.412	22.5
Rockies	41	63	.394	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	59	43	.578
Yankees	57	45	.559	2.0
Red Sox	52	49	.515	6.5
Orioles	50	53	.485	9.5
Blue Jays	47	56	.456	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	54	47	.535
Guardians	54	50	.519	1.5
Twins	51	53	.490	4.5
Tigers	49	54	.476	6.0
Royals	43	61	.413	12.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	51	51	.500
Mariners	51	52	.495	0.5
Astros	50	54	.481	2.0
Athletics	43	59	.422	8.0
Angels	41	62	.398	10.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 7/5	MIN	@	NYY	6-1
Sun 7/5	TBR	@	HOU	0-2
Sun 7/5	DET	@	TEX	6-3
Sun 7/5	SFG	@	COL	6-7
Sun 7/5	MIA	@	ATH	9-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/24	COL	@	MIL	4:10 PM
Fri 7/24	CHC	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Fri 7/24	KCR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Fri 7/24	NYY	@	PHI	6:45 PM
Fri 7/24	AZ	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Since 1980, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters for the Tigers in a season, with 269 strikeouts in 2009.

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1,441.3

1,248.6

1,143

1,083

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