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Detroit Tigers Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

Career totals with the Tigers and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Max Scherzer holds the Tigers career record with 9.60 strikeouts / 9. The single-season record is 11.56, by Matt Boyd in 2019.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 1.0 inning per team game with the club, a career 1,000+ innings pitched with the club.

All-time Tigers leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club K/9 G
1 Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 2010–2014 9.60 161
2 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2005–2026 8.50 382
3 John Hiller John Hiller 1965–1980 7.51 545
4 Mickey Lolich Mickey Lolich 1963–1975 7.17 508
5 Jeremy Bonderman Jeremy Bonderman 2003–2013 7.13 218
6 Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 1955–1963 6.78 304
7 Denny McLain Denny McLain 1963–1970 6.50 227
8 Joe Coleman 1971–1976 6.39 203
9 Nate Robertson Nate Robertson 2003–2009 6.12 196
10 Jack Morris Jack Morris 1977–1990 5.86 430
11 Hank Aguirre Hank Aguirre 1958–1967 5.76 334
12 Frank Tanana Frank Tanana 1985–1992 5.56 250
13 Rick Porcello Rick Porcello 2009–2014 5.49 184
14 Ted Gray Ted Gray 1946–1954 5.48 208
15 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser 1939–1953 5.41 460
16 Tommy Bridges Tommy Bridges 1930–1946 5.33 424
17 Billy Hoeft Billy Hoeft 1952–1959 5.32 239
18 Virgil Trucks Virgil Trucks 1941–1956 5.23 316
19 Milt Wilcox 1977–1985 5.12 234
20 Paul Foytack Paul Foytack 1953–1963 4.98 285
21 Dan Petry Dan Petry 1979–1991 4.67 306
22 Frank Lary Frank Lary 1954–1964 4.62 304
23 Bill Donovan Bill Donovan 1903–1918 4.54 261
24 Walt Terrell 1985–1992 4.21 216
25 Dizzy Trout Dizzy Trout 1939–1952 4.16 493

Single-season Tigers records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season K/9 G
1 Matt Boyd Matt Boyd 2019 11.56 32
2 Tarik Skubal Tarik Skubal 2025 11.10 31
3 Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 2012 11.08 32
4 Tarik Skubal Tarik Skubal 2024 10.69 31
5 Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 2014 10.29 33
6 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2009 10.09 35
7 Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 2013 10.08 32
8 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2016 10.04 34
9 Anibal Sanchez Anibal Sanchez 2013 9.99 29
10 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2017 9.21 28
11 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2012 9.03 33
12 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2011 8.96 34
13 Matt Boyd Matt Boyd 2020 8.95 12
13 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2013 8.95 34
15 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2010 8.79 33
16 Mickey Lolich Mickey Lolich 1969 8.69 37
17 Hideo Nomo Hideo Nomo 2000 8.57 32
18 Jeremy Bonderman Jeremy Bonderman 2006 8.50 34
19 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser 1946 8.46 37
19 Max Scherzer Max Scherzer 2010 8.46 31
21 Matt Boyd Matt Boyd 2018 8.40 31
22 Mickey Lolich Mickey Lolich 1965 8.35 43
23 Jeremy Bonderman Jeremy Bonderman 2004 8.22 33
24 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 2007 8.17 32
25 Mickey Lolich Mickey Lolich 1968 8.06 39