most strikeouts by a active pitcher all-time

Justin Verlander has fanned 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	3,503	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	291.7
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,688	408	153	94	.619	327	2.97	16	3	12	2174.0	1,767	718	776	219	509	138	25	15	8,757	48	11.13	2.11	5.28	0.91	30.7	5.8	1.05	.298	3.21	70	2.86	68	7.32	319.2
4	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,285	324	155	83	.651	324	3.19	8	5	0	1991.2	1,663	707	757	224	510	62	0	7	8,021	58	10.33	2.30	4.48	1.01	28.5	6.4	1.09	.291	3.42	79	3.18	77	7.51	211.7
5	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	2,047	378	116	119	.494	339	3.84	4	2	0	2006.0	1,926	856	914	247	557	39	11	11	8,380	65	9.18	2.50	3.68	1.11	24.4	6.6	1.24	.306	4.10	93	3.60	85	8.64	138.9
6	Sonny Gray S. Gray	2,000	354	134	103	.565	345	3.54	7	5	0	2001.2	1,747	788	862	201	642	60	2	5	8,289	106	8.99	2.89	3.12	0.90	24.1	7.7	1.19	.287	3.88	86	3.51	85	7.85	141.8
7	Aaron Nola A. Nola	1,963	302	112	94	.544	302	3.93	6	4	0	1800.2	1,620	787	828	236	478	57	0	16	7,416	20	9.81	2.39	4.11	1.18	26.5	6.4	1.17	.296	4.14	93	3.58	83	8.10	140.3
8	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,957	264	102	70	.593	264	2.63	4	2	0	1628.1	1,244	475	512	161	365	25	0	15	6,400	32	10.82	2.02	5.36	0.89	30.6	5.7	0.99	.278	2.83	67	2.75	67	6.88	244.8
9	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	1,912	388	112	146	.434	369	4.52	7	2	2	2116.2	2,262	1,064	1,141	293	654	57	10	24	9,120	68	8.13	2.78	2.92	1.25	21.0	7.2	1.38	.317	4.85	108	4.15	99	9.62	5.1
10	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	1,894	295	121	76	.614	295	3.23	5	3	0	1803.2	1,521	647	700	174	509	78	0	14	7,370	42	9.45	2.54	3.72	0.87	25.7	6.9	1.13	.286	3.49	80	3.28	80	7.59	172.3
11	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	86.8
12	Robbie Ray R. Ray	1,816	282	95	87	.522	277	3.91	2	1	0	1536.2	1,324	667	716	230	651	51	1	19	6,493	63	10.64	3.81	2.79	1.35	28.0	10.0	1.29	.292	4.19	93	4.10	100	7.75	-1.8
13	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1,588	332	110	91	.547	313	3.89	5	3	0	1802.2	1,754	780	826	205	489	61	5	17	7,538	59	7.93	2.44	3.25	1.02	21.1	6.5	1.24	.298	4.12	96	3.77	92	8.76	65.7
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	1,566	259	86	90	.489	256	3.62	1	0	0	1487.1	1,286	599	659	183	479	53	2	8	6,163	21	9.48	2.90	3.27	1.11	25.4	7.8	1.19	.284	3.99	88	3.73	89	7.78	78.5
15	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	1,500	326	115	80	.590	305	3.85	2	2	0	1736.0	1,665	743	788	204	533	46	4	19	7,284	46	7.78	2.76	2.81	1.06	20.6	7.3	1.27	.292	4.09	95	3.95	97	8.63	23.1
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	3.82	90	7.57	60.6
18	Blake Snell B. Snell	1,445	223	81	63	.563	223	3.17	1	1	0	1161.0	897	409	445	111	523	11	0	6	4,809	86	11.20	4.05	2.76	0.86	30.0	10.9	1.22	.289	3.45	77	3.30	79	6.95	112.8
19	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	1,368	258	101	68	.598	252	4.04	0	0	0	1406.2	1,362	632	668	176	493	32	1	9	5,993	17	8.75	3.15	2.77	1.13	22.8	8.2	1.32	.302	4.27	92	3.96	95	8.71	35.8
20	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	1,363	889	60	50	.545	0	2.51	0	0	383	846.0	494	236	262	54	420	34	584	7	3,447	88	14.50	4.47	3.25	0.57	39.5	12.2	1.08	.279	2.79	61	2.35	56	5.26	167.4
21	Dylan Cease D. Cease	1,359	203	69	62	.527	203	3.82	3	3	0	1098.2	917	466	513	126	470	38	0	9	4,653	58	11.13	3.85	2.89	1.03	29.2	10.1	1.26	.297	4.20	91	3.56	83	7.51	84.7
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	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	1,304	873	56	50	.528	0	2.66	0	0	440	843.2	512	249	278	79	356	41	669	12	3,400	73	13.91	3.80	3.66	0.84	38.4	10.5	1.03	.267	2.97	65	2.66	65	5.46	130.2
24	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	1,301	957	55	44	.556	0	2.63	0	0	484	947.2	624	277	297	93	293	32	718	20	3,765	21	12.36	2.78	4.44	0.88	34.6	7.8	0.97	.260	2.82	66	2.69	66	5.93	143.1
25	Sean Manaea S. Manaea	1,248	261	80	69	.537	214	4.11	3	3	0	1308.0	1,214	598	647	177	369	67	11	4	5,475	38	8.59	2.54	3.38	1.22	22.8	6.7	1.21	.287	4.45	101	4.01	97	8.35	18.2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	44	39	.530
Guardians	44	41	.518	1.0
Twins	41	45	.477	4.5
Tigers	36	49	.424	9.0
Royals	35	50	.412	10.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/30	DET	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 7/1	DET	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Thu 7/2	DET	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Sat 7/4	DET	@	TEX	4:05 PM
Sun 7/5	DET	@	TEX	3:30 PM

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MLB 2026 Standings

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Braves	49	33	.598
Phillies	47	38	.553	3.5
Marlins	45	40	.529	5.5
Nationals	43	43	.500	8.0
Mets	35	50	.412	15.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	51	31	.622
Cubs	47	38	.553	5.5
Cardinals	43	38	.531	7.5
Pirates	43	42	.506	9.5
Reds	39	44	.470	12.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	55	30	.647
Padres	43	40	.518	11.0
Diamondbacks	42	42	.500	12.5
Giants	35	49	.417	19.5
Rockies	33	52	.388	22.0

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Rays	48	33	.593
Yankees	48	36	.571	1.5
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Tigers	36	49	.424	9.0
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Astros	42	45	.483	2.0
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Mon 6/15	MIA	@	PHI	0-7
Mon 6/15	KCR	@	WSH	3-7
Mon 6/15	NYM	@	CIN	0-12

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/30	CWS	@	BAL	6:35 PM
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