which mlb pitcher has the most strikeouts from 2000 to 202023

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters, with 3,457 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
3,457
536
262
150
.636
536
3.31
26
9
0
3467.2
2,943
1,277
1,381
363
973
116
0
27
14,170
97
8.97
2.53
3.55
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.279
3.58
78
3.43
81
7.64
303
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,408
467
215
112
.657
458
3.16
12
5
0
2881.0
2,349
1,012
1,085
337
756
112
2
20
11,640
78
10.65
2.36
4.51
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.286
3.39
76
3.18
77
7.34
307.8
3 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
87
3.77
87
8.56
223.7
4 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,983
437
213
94
.694
434
2.51
25
15
0
2763.1
2,114
772
847
229
687
44
1
28
10,907
104
9.72
2.24
4.34
0.75
27.3
6.3
1.01
.271
2.76
64
2.83
70
6.89
366.5
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,510
385
141
87
.618
305
3.03
16
3
12
2032.0
1,658
685
738
209
478
126
25
15
8,190
47
11.12
2.12
5.25
0.93
30.6
5.8
1.05
.298
3.27
71
2.89
69
7.34
291.6
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 A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
2,480
428
160
155
.508
423
3.99
24
10
0
2690.0
2,482
1,194
1,305
260
1,075
143
1
33
11,483
161
8.30
3.60
2.31
0.87
21.6
9.4
1.32
.295
4.37
97
3.85
92
8.30
96.2
11 John 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
12 Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
2,284
391
151
137
.524
385
4.04
25
7
0
2513.0
2,434
1,129
1,212
322
643
73
4
52
10,504
72
8.18
2.30
3.55
1.15
21.7
6.1
1.22
.294
4.34
91
3.77
86
8.72
179
13 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
8
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
213.5
14 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
15 Jake 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
16 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
17 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,182
287
143
78
.647
281
3.34
32
12
0
1885.1
1,616
699
790
212
484
89
3
22
7,686
34
10.42
2.31
4.51
1.01
28.4
6.3
1.11
.298
3.77
75
3.12
70
7.71
275.2
18 Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,150
483
211
167
.558
472
4.11
30
10
0
2958.2
3,096
1,351
1,465
388
748
51
2
36
12,487
32
6.54
2.28
2.87
1.18
17.2
6.0
1.30
.296
4.46
96
4.14
97
9.42
44.8
19 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,104
398
140
130
.519
391
4.08
3
2
0
2181.2
2,055
989
1,088
213
818
190
1
25
9,366
70
8.68
3.37
2.57
0.88
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.49
102
3.86
96
8.48
42.4
20 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
21 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
22 Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
2,022
378
194
98
.664
370
3.36
65
19
0
2586.0
2,481
966
1,055
215
511
77
4
27
10,566
50
7.04
1.78
3.96
0.75
19.1
4.8
1.16
.293
3.67
77
3.27
75
8.63
304.7
23 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
2,015
364
142
99
.589
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
24 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
25 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,007
282
110
88
.556
282
3.58
2
1
0
1706.0
1,394
678
712
217
544
77
0
8
7,009
79
10.59
2.87
3.69
1.14
28.6
7.8
1.14
.283
3.76
85
3.53
84
7.35
125.8

More Tigers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

76

10th

R

325

5th

SO

568

9th

ERA

3.15

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
43
24
.642
Twins Twins
35
30
.538
7.0
Guardians Guardians
34
30
.531
7.5
Royals Royals
34
32
.515
8.5
White Sox White Sox
22
44
.333
20.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/10
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
6/11
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Thu
6/12
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Fri
6/13
CIN CIN
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
Sat
6/14
CIN CIN
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Last Game
DET Tigers

43 - 24

4

Final

0

CHC Cubs

40 - 25

Sun 8 Jun 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
39
25
.609
Rays Rays
35
30
.538
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
43
24
.642
Twins Twins
35
30
.538
7.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
36
29
.554
Mariners Mariners
33
31
.516
2.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
42
24
.636
Phillies Phillies
37
28
.569
4.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
40
25
.615
Cardinals Cardinals
36
29
.554
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
39
27
.591
Padres Padres
37
27
.578
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/24
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
0-5
Sat
5/24
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6-5
Sat
5/24
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
3-2
Sat
5/24
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
5-1
Sat
5/24
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
0-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/9
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Mon
6/9
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Mon
6/9
CHC CHC
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Mon
6/9
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
6/9
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM