most strike outs of all-time current player pitcher

Justin Verlander has struck out the most career hitters by an active pitcher, 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	3,516	492	221	121	.646	483	3.27	12	5	0	2999.0	2,473	1,088	1,161	365	794	115	2	20	12,148	81	10.55	2.38	4.43	1.10	28.9	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	79	3.27	79	7.42	292.1
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,730	414	157	95	.623	333	2.96	16	3	12	2207.0	1,790	727	785	221	515	140	25	15	8,883	48	11.13	2.10	5.30	0.90	30.7	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	70	2.85	68	7.30	327.2
4	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,338	331	159	85	.652	331	3.18	8	5	0	2034.2	1,697	720	770	228	517	62	0	7	8,190	58	10.34	2.29	4.52	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.51	220.7
5	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,085	385	118	123	.490	346	3.85	4	2	0	2045.1	1,967	874	936	249	572	39	11	12	8,552	65	9.17	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.306	4.12	93	3.59	85	8.66	144
6	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
7	Aaron Nola A. Nola	2,005	309	112	98	.533	309	3.94	6	4	0	1840.2	1,660	806	847	246	492	57	0	18	7,583	20	9.80	2.41	4.08	1.20	26.4	6.5	1.17	.296	4.14	93	3.61	84	8.12	136.2
8	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,995	270	104	72	.591	270	2.66	4	2	0	1658.1	1,277	491	528	163	375	25	0	16	6,531	33	10.83	2.04	5.32	0.88	30.5	5.7	1.00	.280	2.87	68	2.74	67	6.93	250.6
9	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,952	302	123	78	.612	302	3.25	5	3	0	1838.2	1,555	663	716	180	518	78	0	14	7,517	42	9.55	2.54	3.77	0.88	26.0	6.9	1.13	.287	3.50	81	3.27	79	7.61	178.3
10	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,923	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	7	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	108	4.15	100	9.63	4.2
11	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,843	288	98	88	.527	283	3.88	2	1	0	1568.2	1,358	677	728	232	670	52	1	19	6,634	65	10.57	3.84	2.75	1.33	27.8	10.1	1.29	.293	4.18	93	4.10	100	7.79	-1.6
12	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	1,836	392	115	113	.504	366	3.79	2	2	0	2142.1	2,088	901	976	225	658	59	7	23	8,993	76	7.71	2.76	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.300	4.10	91	3.79	91	8.77	86.9
13	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1,624	338	112	93	.546	319	3.91	5	3	0	1835.0	1,789	798	845	212	498	62	5	17	7,679	59	7.97	2.44	3.26	1.04	21.1	6.5	1.25	.299	4.14	96	3.78	92	8.77	64.1
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,584	264	86	93	.480	261	3.67	1	0	0	1514.1	1,321	618	678	191	486	53	2	9	6,285	21	9.41	2.89	3.26	1.14	25.2	7.7	1.19	.285	4.03	89	3.78	90	7.85	71.1
15	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	1,533	333	115	83	.581	312	3.85	2	2	0	1778.0	1,703	761	808	212	544	47	4	19	7,458	47	7.76	2.75	2.82	1.07	20.6	7.3	1.26	.291	4.09	95	3.97	97	8.62	19.7
16	José Berríos J. Berríos	1,481	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	5	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	97	4.18	98	8.44	16.3
17	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	1,461	240	97	74	.567	235	3.72	3	1	0	1328.1	1,117	549	594	162	503	66	1	5	5,572	68	9.90	3.41	2.90	1.10	26.2	9.0	1.22	.283	4.02	90	3.81	90	7.57	60.6
18	Blake Snell B. Snell	1,455	224	81	63	.563	224	3.16	1	1	0	1167.0	900	410	446	111	524	11	0	6	4,831	87	11.22	4.04	2.78	0.86	30.1	10.8	1.22	.289	3.44	77	3.29	79	6.94	115.4
19	Dylan Cease D. Cease	1,422	210	72	63	.533	210	3.71	4	4	0	1146.2	939	473	522	130	486	38	0	9	4,833	60	11.16	3.81	2.93	1.02	29.4	10.1	1.24	.293	4.10	89	3.52	82	7.37	93.3
20	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	1,398	265	105	70	.600	259	4.04	0	0	0	1448.0	1,409	650	688	180	502	32	1	9	6,169	17	8.69	3.12	2.78	1.12	22.7	8.1	1.32	.303	4.28	92	3.95	95	8.76	38.5
21	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	1,381	904	62	51	.549	0	2.50	0	0	394	861.0	506	239	266	56	426	34	596	7	3,509	89	14.44	4.45	3.24	0.59	39.4	12.1	1.08	.279	2.78	61	2.37	57	5.29	168.2
22	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	1,353	258	70	78	.473	213	4.47	2	0	3	1227.0	1,119	610	639	197	433	34	13	7	5,173	53	9.92	3.18	3.12	1.44	26.2	8.4	1.26	.292	4.69	105	4.18	99	8.21	5.6
23	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	1,315	969	57	44	.564	0	2.62	0	0	489	959.0	630	279	299	93	302	32	726	21	3,814	22	12.34	2.83	4.35	0.87	34.5	7.9	0.97	.259	2.81	66	2.69	66	5.91	144.5
24	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	1,314	884	56	50	.528	0	2.67	0	0	440	855.1	521	254	283	79	362	42	671	12	3,450	74	13.83	3.81	3.63	0.83	38.1	10.5	1.03	.267	2.98	65	2.67	65	5.48	131.6
25	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	1,290	268	83	71	.539	221	4.09	3	3	0	1349.2	1,253	613	666	185	382	73	11	4	5,650	38	8.60	2.55	3.38	1.23	22.8	6.8	1.21	.287	4.44	100	4.03	98	8.36	14.7

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26

Dingler

RBI

80

Dingler

AVG

.288

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

8

Montero

116

Skubal

ERA

1.46

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Team Rankings

144

12th

545

12th

989

19th

ERA

3.48

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	57	.517
Tigers	59	60	.496	2.5
Twins	59	62	.488	3.5
Guardians	58	62	.483	4.0
Royals	49	72	.405	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/12	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 8/13	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	6:40 PM
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 8/16	CWS	@	DET	1:40 PM

Last Game

Guardians

58 - 62

Final

Tigers

59 - 60

Tue 11 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

35

Caminero

35

Alvarez

35

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

87

Stewart

87

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.322

Alvarez

.318

Lopez

.314

Arraez

Hit Leaders

148

Lopez

143

Arraez

139

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Olson

85

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.623

Alvarez

.555

García

.554

Caminero

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

33

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

185

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.20

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

22

Rasmussen

27

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,030.2

Ohtani

1,673

Crow-Armstrong

1,661.5

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,414.6

Ohtani

1,273

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

Wood

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70-48

69-50

70-51

67-54

66-54

66-55

Worst Record ATS

44-76

47-74

49-71

53-67

55-65

56-65

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	72	48	.600
Phillies	64	57	.529	8.5
Marlins	61	59	.508	11.0
Nationals	59	62	.488	13.5
Mets	53	68	.438	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	46	.617
Cubs	70	50	.583	4.0
Cardinals	60	60	.500	14.0
Reds	57	61	.483	16.0
Pirates	58	63	.479	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	72	48	.600
Diamondbacks	64	57	.529	8.5
Padres	64	57	.529	8.5
Giants	50	70	.417	22.0
Rockies	47	73	.392	25.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	73	46	.613
Yankees	67	52	.563	6.0
Red Sox	64	55	.538	9.0
Orioles	58	62	.483	15.5
Blue Jays	58	63	.479	16.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	57	.517
Tigers	59	60	.496	2.5
Twins	59	62	.488	3.5
Guardians	58	62	.483	4.0
Royals	49	72	.405	13.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	61	60	.504
Rangers	60	60	.500	0.5
Mariners	56	64	.467	4.5
Athletics	47	73	.392	13.5
Angels	46	74	.383	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 7/28	CLE	@	CIN	6-5
Tue 7/28	AZ	@	PIT	8-7
Tue 7/28	BAL	@	DET	0-14
Tue 7/28	TEX	@	TBR	4-1
Tue 7/28	TOR	@	WSH	6-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/12	BAL	@	MIN	1:40 PM
Wed 8/12	PHI	@	STL	2:15 PM
Wed 8/12	TBR	@	ATH	3:05 PM
Wed 8/12	COL	@	AZ	3:40 PM
Wed 8/12	HOU	@	SFG	3:45 PM

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