pitchers with most strikeouts allowed since 2003

Since 2003, Justin Verlander has struck out the most batters, 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	309.9
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,499	488	221	120	.648	479	3.26	12	5	0	2981.2	2,455	1,079	1,152	361	787	115	2	20	12,071	80	10.56	2.38	4.45	1.09	29.0	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	78	3.26	78	7.41	294.3
3	Clayton 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
4	Zack 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
5	CC Sabathia	2,773	495	221	145	.604	494	3.66	36	12	0	3187.0	3,057	1,295	1,421	346	916	115	0	41	13,335	61	7.83	2.59	3.03	0.98	20.8	6.9	1.25	.295	4.01	85	3.74	86	8.63	207.8
6	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,643	402	151	91	.624	321	2.98	16	3	12	2139.0	1,728	709	764	219	501	135	25	15	8,605	48	11.12	2.11	5.28	0.92	30.7	5.8	1.04	.295	3.21	70	2.88	69	7.27	308
7	Cole 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
8	Felix 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
9	Jon 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
10	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,251	317	153	80	.657	317	3.18	8	5	0	1954.0	1,627	690	740	217	500	61	0	7	7,861	58	10.37	2.30	4.50	1.00	28.6	6.4	1.09	.292	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.49	213.1
11	James 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
12	John Lackey J. Lackey	2,225	430	179	143	.556	428	3.93	17	8	0	2732.0	2,749	1,193	1,295	309	782	129	0	32	11,565	118	7.33	2.58	2.85	1.02	19.2	6.8	1.29	.300	4.27	92	3.94	94	9.06	74.1
13	Adam 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
14	Charlie 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
15	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	2,117	371	146	119	.551	360	3.60	15	6	0	2279.1	2,028	911	957	248	675	75	3	38	9,408	42	8.36	2.67	3.14	0.98	22.5	7.2	1.19	.283	3.78	89	3.64	89	8.01	123.9
16	A.J. Burnett	2,092	357	134	127	.513	354	4.02	15	4	0	2229.2	2,104	997	1,093	220	858	125	1	22	9,542	138	8.44	3.46	2.44	0.89	21.9	9.0	1.33	.302	4.41	98	3.82	92	8.49	84.3
17	David 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
18	Yu 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
19	Madison 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
20	Lance 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
21	Dan 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
22	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,007	371	115	116	.498	332	3.80	4	2	0	1968.1	1,886	832	890	239	544	38	11	11	8,217	65	9.18	2.49	3.69	1.09	24.4	6.6	1.23	.306	4.07	92	3.58	85	8.62	141.5
23	Ervin 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
24	Sonny Gray S. Gray	1,955	347	130	103	.558	338	3.57	7	5	0	1958.0	1,711	776	850	196	630	59	2	5	8,115	106	8.99	2.90	3.10	0.90	24.1	7.8	1.20	.287	3.91	86	3.51	85	7.86	138.2
25	Aaron Nola A. Nola	1,922	294	111	92	.547	294	3.88	6	4	0	1761.1	1,575	760	799	226	467	56	0	16	7,240	19	9.82	2.39	4.12	1.15	26.5	6.5	1.16	.295	4.08	92	3.54	83	8.05	143.7

Unlock 2x data

More MLB News

Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn working on no-hitter through seven innings against the Angels

May 19, 2026

Mets score 10 runs in the 12th, Nationals leave 19 on base in New York's wild 16-7 win

May 19, 2026

Jake Bauers homers, drives in 4 runs as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-3 in series opener

May 19, 2026

Bellinger, Chisholm hit 2-run homers in 7th-inning rally, Yankees hang on to top Blue Jays 7-6

May 19, 2026

Red Sox beat Royals behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing

May 19, 2026

Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore leaves game with muscle tightness

May 19, 2026

More Tigers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

8

Dingler

RBI

28

Dingler

AVG

.327

Greene

Team Pitching Leaders

4

Hurter

48

Flaherty

ERA

2.43

Mize

Team Rankings

23rd

190

25th

388

18th

ERA

4.03

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	27	22	.551
White Sox	24	23	.511	2.0
Twins	22	26	.458	4.5
Tigers	20	28	.417	6.5
Royals	20	28	.417	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 5/20	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 5/22	DET	@	BAL	7:15 PM
Sat 5/23	DET	@	BAL	4:05 PM

Last Game

Guardians

27 - 22

Final

Tigers

20 - 28

Mon 18 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

20

Schwarber

17

Murakami

16

Judge

RBI Leaders

42

Hicks

41

Pages

39

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.337

Lopez

.335

Vargas

.335

Langeliers

Hit Leaders

63

Lopez

58

Langeliers

57

Baldwin

Run Leaders

41

Wood

39

Baldwin

39

Judge

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.427

Kurtz

.422

Greene

SLG Leaders

.662

Rice

.641

Moniak

.633

Alvarez

SB Leaders

20

Ramírez

20

Nuñez

16

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

8

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Schlittler

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

80

Sánchez

75

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

1.61

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.71

Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

0.88

McGreevy

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.19

Sánchez

K/BB Leaders

7.88

Skenes

7.63

deGrom

6.18

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

8

Skenes

8

deGrom

9

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

868

Ohtani

695.2

Wood

679.8

Judge

DraftKings Points Leaders

593.6

Ohtani

513

Wood

505

Judge

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-17

29-17

28-18

29-19

27-18

Worst Record ATS

15-33

18-31

19-30

19-29

19-28

20-28

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	32	16	.667
Phillies	25	23	.521	7.0
Nationals	23	25	.479	9.0
Marlins	22	26	.458	10.0
Mets	21	26	.447	10.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	29	19	.604
Brewers	27	18	.600	0.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	1.0
Pirates	24	23	.511	4.5
Reds	24	24	.500	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	29	18	.617
Dodgers	29	19	.604	0.5
Diamondbacks	23	23	.500	5.5
Giants	20	28	.417	9.5
Rockies	19	29	.396	10.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	31	15	.674
Yankees	29	19	.604	3.0
Blue Jays	21	26	.447	10.5
Orioles	21	27	.438	11.0
Red Sox	20	27	.426	11.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	27	22	.551
White Sox	24	23	.511	2.0
Twins	22	26	.458	4.5
Tigers	20	28	.417	6.5
Royals	20	28	.417	6.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	23	24	.489
Mariners	23	26	.469	1.0
Rangers	22	25	.468	1.0
Astros	19	30	.388	5.0
Angels	17	31	.354	6.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 5/4	NYM	@	COL	4-2
Mon 5/4	BOS	@	DET	5-4
Mon 5/4	TOR	@	TBR	1-5
Mon 5/4	PHI	@	MIA	1-0
Mon 5/4	BAL	@	NYY	1-12

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/19	ATL	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Tue 5/19	BAL	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 5/19	CIN	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Tue 5/19	NYM	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Since 2003, Justin Verlander has struck out the most batters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Tigers Stats

8

28

.327

4

48

2.43

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

20

17

16

42

41

39

.337

.335

.335

63

58

57

41

39

39

.427

.427

.422

.662

.641

.633

20

20

16

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

8

6

6

80

80

75

1.35

1.51

1.61

0.71

0.78

0.88

14.12

12.90

11.19

7.88

7.63

6.18

8

8

9

MLB Fantasy 2026

868

695.2

679.8

593.6

513

505

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule