guys 50-100 most strikeouts as pitcher since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has struck out 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	3,520	493	221	122	.644	484	3.26	12	5	0	3004.0	2,476	1,089	1,162	365	796	115	2	20	12,168	81	10.55	2.38	4.42	1.09	28.9	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	78	3.27	79	7.42	292.9
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	2,739	415	157	96	.621	334	2.96	16	3	12	2213.0	1,795	728	786	221	515	140	25	15	8,906	48	11.14	2.09	5.32	0.90	30.8	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	69	2.84	68	7.30	329.9
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	2,343	332	159	86	.649	332	3.18	8	5	0	2040.2	1,702	721	772	228	519	62	0	7	8,214	58	10.33	2.29	4.51	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.40	79	3.16	77	7.51	221.9
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	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,092	386	118	124	.488	347	3.86	4	2	0	2050.0	1,974	880	942	250	573	39	11	12	8,574	65	9.18	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.307	4.14	93	3.59	85	8.67	144.5
21	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
22	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
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	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,035	361	139	105	.570	352	3.53	7	5	0	2043.2	1,787	802	876	205	654	62	2	5	8,462	107	8.96	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.19	.287	3.86	85	3.51	85	7.87	144.2
25	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

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26

Dingler

RBI

81

Dingler

AVG

.285

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Montero

116

Skubal

ERA

1.46

Melton

Team Rankings

148

12th

557

11th

1,000

19th

ERA

3.52

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	63	58	.521
Tigers	60	62	.492	3.5
Twins	60	63	.488	4.0
Guardians	59	64	.480	5.0
Royals	50	73	.407	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 8/16	CWS	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 8/17	DET	@	PIT	7:05 PM
Tue 8/18	DET	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	12:35 PM

Last Game

White Sox

63 - 58

Final

Tigers

60 - 62

Fri 14 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

35

Caminero

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

89

Stewart

88

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.312

Lopez

Hit Leaders

149

Lopez

147

Arraez

142

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.437

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.626

Alvarez

.548

Caminero

.546

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Burns

14

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,064.4

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,674.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,440.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,255

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

72-49

70-51

71-53

68-55

67-55

Worst Record ATS

45-78

48-75

51-72

53-70

56-67

56-66

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	49	.598
Phillies	65	58	.528	8.5
Marlins	62	61	.504	11.5
Nationals	60	64	.484	14.0
Mets	54	69	.439	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	75	48	.610
Cubs	72	51	.585	3.0
Cardinals	61	61	.500	13.5
Reds	59	62	.488	15.0
Pirates	60	64	.484	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	49	.602
Padres	66	57	.537	8.0
Diamondbacks	65	58	.528	9.0
Giants	50	72	.410	23.5
Rockies	49	73	.402	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	47	.612
Yankees	68	54	.557	6.5
Red Sox	65	57	.533	9.5
Blue Jays	60	64	.484	15.5
Orioles	59	63	.484	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	63	58	.521
Tigers	60	62	.492	3.5
Twins	60	63	.488	4.0
Guardians	59	64	.480	5.0
Royals	50	73	.407	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	60	.512
Rangers	60	63	.488	3.0
Mariners	57	66	.463	6.0
Athletics	48	74	.393	14.5
Angels	48	75	.390	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/31	NYY	@	CHC	2-0
Fri 7/31	PHI	@	BAL	4-6
Fri 7/31	CWS	@	TBR	6-1
Fri 7/31	AZ	@	CLE	4-1
Fri 7/31	MIA	@	NYM	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/15	STL	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 8/15	NYY	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Sat 8/15	COL	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Sat 8/15	WSH	@	NYM	4:10 PM

Since 2000, Justin Verlander has struck out the most hitters, with 3,554 strikeouts.

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