who has the 100 most strikeouts as pitcher since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters, 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	3,503	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	291.8
3	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	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
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	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,713	412	156	94	.624	331	2.97	16	3	12	2195.0	1,783	724	782	221	513	140	25	15	8,840	48	11.12	2.10	5.29	0.91	30.7	5.8	1.05	.297	3.21	70	2.86	68	7.31	322.9
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	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	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,317	328	156	85	.647	328	3.20	8	5	0	2016.0	1,683	717	767	228	512	62	0	7	8,116	58	10.34	2.29	4.53	1.02	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.42	79	3.18	77	7.51	215.6
12	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
13	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
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	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
18	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
19	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
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	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
22	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,071	382	116	122	.487	343	3.85	4	2	0	2026.2	1,949	868	930	248	569	39	11	12	8,477	65	9.20	2.53	3.64	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.306	4.13	93	3.60	85	8.66	141.5
23	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
24	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
25	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,015	357	137	103	.571	348	3.52	7	5	0	2019.2	1,761	791	865	203	649	60	2	5	8,360	106	8.98	2.89	3.10	0.90	24.1	7.8	1.19	.287	3.85	85	3.52	85	7.85	142.3

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22

Dingler

RBI

66

Dingler

AVG

.285

Greene

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Montero

102

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ERA

1.95

Melton

Team Rankings

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12th

437

21st

867

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ERA

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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 2000, Justin Verlander has fanned the most hitters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

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