Detroit Tigers Strikeouts Leaders

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

Mickey Lolich holds the Tigers career record with 2,679 strikeouts. The single-season record is 308, by Mickey Lolich in 1971.

All-time Tigers leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	SO	G
1	Mickey Lolich	1963–1975	2,679	508
2	Justin Verlander	2005–2026	2,380	382
3	Jack Morris	1977–1990	1,980	430
4	Hal Newhouser	1939–1953	1,770	460
5	Tommy Bridges	1930–1946	1,674	424
6	Jim Bunning	1955–1963	1,406	304
7	George Mullin	1902–1913	1,380	435
8	Hooks Dauss	1912–1926	1,201	538
9	Dizzy Trout	1939–1952	1,199	493
10	Denny McLain	1963–1970	1,150	227
11	Max Scherzer	2010–2014	1,081	161
12	Bill Donovan	1903–1918	1,079	261
13	Virgil Trucks	1941–1956	1,046	316
14	John Hiller	1965–1980	1,036	545
15	Frank Lary	1954–1964	1,031	304
16	Tarik Skubal	2020–2026	1,005	153
17	Joe Coleman	1971–1976	1,000	203
18	Frank Tanana	1985–1992	958	250
19	Dan Petry	1979–1991	957	306
20	Jeremy Bonderman	2003–2013	945	218
21	Milt Wilcox	1977–1985	851	234
22	Earl Whitehill	1923–1932	838	325
23	Matt Boyd	2015–2023	825	162
24	Paul Foytack	1953–1963	789	285
25	Billy Hoeft	1952–1959	783	239

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	SO	G
1	Mickey Lolich	1971	308	45
2	Denny McLain	1968	280	41
3	Hal Newhouser	1946	275	37
4	Mickey Lolich	1969	271	37
5	Justin Verlander	2009	269	35
6	Justin Verlander	2016	254	34
7	Max Scherzer	2014	252	33
8	Mickey Lolich	1972	250	41
8	Justin Verlander	2011	250	34
10	Tarik Skubal	2025	241	31
11	Max Scherzer	2013	240	32
12	Justin Verlander	2012	239	33
13	Matt Boyd	2019	238	32
14	Joe Coleman	1971	236	39
15	Jack Morris	1983	232	37
16	Max Scherzer	2012	231	32
17	Mickey Lolich	1970	230	40
18	Tarik Skubal	2024	228	31
19	Mickey Lolich	1965	226	43
20	Jack Morris	1986	223	35
21	Joe Coleman	1972	222	40
22	Justin Verlander	2010	219	33
23	Justin Verlander	2013	217	34
24	Mickey Lolich	1973	214	42
25	Hal Newhouser	1945	212	40