most strikeouts by an active starter all-time with 1000 ip

Justin Verlander has fanned the most career batters by an active starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with 3,457 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
Most strikeouts by an active starter all-time with 1000 or more ip
NAME SO IP G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,457
3467.2
536
262
150
.636
536
3.31
26
9
0
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
7.64
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,390
2862.0
458
215
112
.657
458
3.17
12
5
0
2,338
1,007
1,080
335
749
110
0
20
11,566
78
10.66
2.36
4.53
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.40
7.35
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,965
2742.2
430
212
94
.693
430
2.52
25
15
0
2,094
767
840
228
679
44
0
27
10,821
103
9.73
2.23
4.37
0.75
27.4
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
6.87
4 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,374
1917.2
302
136
83
.621
302
3.08
16
3
0
1,581
656
708
200
432
122
0
12
7,730
44
11.14
2.03
5.50
0.94
30.7
5.6
1.05
.300
3.32
7.42
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,251
1954.0
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
8
5
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
7.49
6 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
2,069
2148.1
388
138
129
.517
388
4.09
3
2
0
2,026
976
1,073
209
800
188
0
25
9,217
69
8.67
3.35
2.59
0.88
22.4
8.7
1.32
.305
4.50
8.49
7 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,007
1706.0
282
110
88
.556
282
3.58
2
1
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
7.35
8 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,831
1671.0
277
105
86
.550
277
3.78
6
4
0
1,482
701
739
210
437
55
0
16
6,855
18
9.86
2.35
4.19
1.13
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
3.98
7.98
9 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,764
1772.0
308
113
95
.543
308
3.54
6
4
0
1,519
697
765
175
588
55
0
5
7,335
105
8.96
2.99
3.00
0.89
24.0
8.0
1.19
.283
3.89
7.72
10 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
1,738
1708.2
299
101
103
.495
299
3.87
3
1
0
1,670
735
787
213
479
34
0
7
7,166
60
9.15
2.52
3.63
1.12
24.3
6.7
1.26
.310
4.15
8.80
11 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1,719
1418.0
227
88
58
.603
227
2.51
4
2
0
1,090
396
433
127
319
23
0
13
5,575
28
10.91
2.02
5.39
0.81
30.8
5.7
0.99
.284
2.75
6.92
12 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
1,718
1892.1
331
105
131
.445
331
4.54
6
2
0
2,029
954
1,026
266
577
49
0
22
8,154
61
8.17
2.74
2.98
1.27
21.1
7.1
1.38
.318
4.88
9.65
13 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,705
1642.2
269
108
71
.603
269
3.31
4
3
0
1,413
604
654
155
469
70
0
14
6,745
39
9.34
2.57
3.64
0.85
25.3
7.0
1.15
.289
3.58
7.74
14 Jose Quintana
J. Quintana
1,695
1956.2
339
106
104
.505
339
3.73
2
2
0
1,912
812
877
199
585
52
0
22
8,197
72
7.80
2.69
2.90
0.92
20.7
7.1
1.28
.302
4.03
8.79
15 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,604
1310.0
239
83
73
.532
239
3.91
1
1
0
1,136
569
604
196
560
47
0
19
5,548
54
11.02
3.85
2.86
1.35
28.9
10.1
1.29
.299
4.15
7.80
16 Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
1,396
1606.1
285
93
83
.528
285
3.97
5
3
0
1,584
709
752
180
439
50
0
16
6,740
47
7.82
2.46
3.18
1.01
20.7
6.5
1.26
.300
4.21
8.87
17 José Berríos
J. Berríos
1,395
1462.1
253
99
78
.559
253
4.08
5
1
0
1,370
663
706
202
442
94
0
6
6,153
35
8.59
2.72
3.16
1.24
22.7
7.2
1.24
.291
4.35
8.43
18 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
1,375
1286.1
221
76
79
.490
221
3.54
1
0
0
1,091
506
552
155
427
42
0
8
5,317
16
9.62
2.99
3.22
1.08
25.9
8.0
1.18
.282
3.86
7.63
19 Blake Snell
B. Snell
1,372
1105.2
213
77
58
.570
213
3.18
1
1
0
850
391
426
108
503
11
0
5
4,583
81
11.17
4.09
2.73
0.88
29.9
11.0
1.22
.287
3.47
6.92
20 Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
1,277
1605.2
278
98
86
.533
278
3.73
6
4
0
1,524
666
715
190
375
66
0
16
6,627
12
7.16
2.10
3.41
1.06
19.3
5.7
1.18
.283
4.01
8.54
21 Michael Wacha
M. Wacha
1,276
1461.0
267
101
66
.605
267
3.75
2
2
0
1,390
609
652
167
463
38
0
18
6,140
38
7.86
2.85
2.76
1.03
20.8
7.5
1.27
.291
4.02
8.56
22 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
1,273
1138.0
203
80
65
.552
203
3.82
3
1
0
977
483
520
145
424
55
0
5
4,784
61
10.07
3.35
3.00
1.15
26.6
8.9
1.23
.288
4.11
7.73
23 Jon Gray
J. Gray
1,201
1209.1
223
72
70
.507
223
4.47
2
1
0
1,187
601
640
155
396
51
0
10
5,141
44
8.94
2.95
3.03
1.15
23.4
7.7
1.31
.309
4.76
8.83
24 Marcus Stroman
M. Stroman
1,196
1451.1
255
86
86
.500
255
3.75
4
2
0
1,415
605
672
139
441
38
0
5
6,073
46
7.42
2.73
2.71
0.86
19.7
7.3
1.28
.300
4.17
8.77
25 Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
1,194
1186.2
215
84
59
.587
215
4.19
0
0
0
1,155
553
585
149
411
31
0
7
5,064
15
9.06
3.12
2.91
1.13
23.6
8.1
1.32
.307
4.44
8.76
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SO

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
31
17
.646
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
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Royals Royals
27
22
.551
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25
21
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14
34
.292
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
DET DET
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
5/21
DET DET
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Thu
5/22
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
5/23
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
Sat
5/24
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7:15 PM
Last Game
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Mon 19 May 2025

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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
27
19
.587
Red Sox Red Sox
24
25
.490
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
31
17
.646
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
4.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
27
19
.587
Astros Astros
25
22
.532
2.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
29
18
.617
Mets Mets
29
19
.604
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
28
20
.583
Cardinals Cardinals
27
21
.563
1.0
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Dodgers Dodgers
29
19
.604
Padres Padres
27
18
.600
0.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/3
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
4-0
Sat
5/3
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
3-9
Sat
5/3
DET DET
@
LAA LAA
13-1
Sat
5/3
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
4-5
Sun
5/4
LAD LAD
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MIA MIA
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
CLE CLE
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MIN MIN
6:10 PM
Tue
5/20
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Tue
5/20
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5/20
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