most strikeouts by a pitcher in history through first 300 games

Randy Johnson struck out the most batters in his first 300 games, with 2,343 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,343
299
142
82
.634
289
3.38
57
23
2
1995.1
1,538
749
839
173
946
91
5
13
8,370
71
10.57
4.27
2.48
0.78
28.0
11.3
1.24
.283
3.78
6.94
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2,148
297
147
77
.656
297
3.20
7
4
0
1834.0
1,527
652
702
212
477
54
0
7
7,387
55
10.54
2.34
4.50
1.04
29.1
6.5
1.09
.292
3.44
7.49
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,126
300
125
118
.514
264
3.07
120
32
4
1979.2
1,362
676
765
112
1,211
62
15
28
8,372
82
9.67
5.51
1.76
0.51
25.4
14.5
1.30
.257
3.48
6.19
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,102
294
137
69
.665
288
2.47
24
15
1
1925.0
1,433
528
576
125
514
30
2
29
7,585
79
9.83
2.40
4.09
0.58
27.7
6.8
1.01
.272
2.69
6.70
5Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2,086
300
116
98
.542
300
3.62
2
1
0
1801.1
1,475
725
761
237
568
86
0
9
7,401
81
10.42
2.84
3.67
1.18
28.2
7.7
1.13
.280
3.80
7.37
6Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,049
297
133
76
.636
286
3.39
6
4
0
1830.2
1,562
690
743
208
522
63
2
12
7,480
64
10.07
2.57
3.93
1.02
27.4
7.0
1.14
.292
3.65
7.68
7Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,034
300
162
81
.667
299
2.85
91
35
0
2212.2
1,860
701
782
139
608
60
0
38
8,976
51
8.27
2.47
3.35
0.57
22.7
6.8
1.12
.281
3.18
7.57
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,009
299
135
58
.699
231
2.63
36
15
3
1714.0
1,269
501
553
131
471
75
24
20
6,823
44
10.55
2.47
4.27
0.69
29.4
6.9
1.02
.275
2.90
6.66
9Aaron Nola
A. Nola
1,956
299
115
94
.550
299
3.83
6
4
0
1788.2
1,590
761
801
228
464
59
0
16
7,340
18
9.84
2.33
4.22
1.15
26.6
6.3
1.15
.294
4.03
8.00
10Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1,934
296
108
89
.548
259
2.92
87
20
10
1858.0
1,411
602
696
112
899
48
21
47
7,788
100
9.37
4.35
2.15
0.54
24.8
11.5
1.24
.271
3.37
6.83
11Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
1,928
300
124
91
.577
300
3.08
23
9
0
2043.2
1,829
700
782
160
567
62
0
16
8,358
115
8.49
2.50
3.40
0.70
23.1
6.8
1.17
.296
3.44
8.05
12Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
1,897
295
117
78
.600
294
3.24
5
3
0
1798.2
1,512
647
702
171
504
81
0
14
7,350
42
9.49
2.52
3.76
0.86
25.8
6.9
1.12
.286
3.51
7.57
13Robbie Ray
R. Ray
1,879
298
99
91
.521
289
3.90
2
1
0
1603.1
1,385
694
745
239
686
53
3
19
6,777
70
10.55
3.85
2.74
1.34
27.7
10.1
1.29
.292
4.18
7.77
14Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,872
300
152
89
.631
300
3.49
21
7
0
1988.0
1,772
771
841
180
619
69
0
20
8,253
69
8.47
2.80
3.02
0.81
22.7
7.5
1.20
.289
3.81
8.02
15Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,857
300
104
69
.601
217
3.00
15
2
12
1537.1
1,245
513
549
160
356
88
26
14
6,172
36
10.87
2.08
5.22
0.94
30.1
5.8
1.04
.292
3.21
7.29
16Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
1,848
299
117
102
.534
297
4.03
16
9
0
1863.0
1,620
835
895
232
849
36
0
29
7,924
107
8.93
4.10
2.18
1.12
23.3
10.7
1.33
.280
4.32
7.83
17Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1,848
282
145
87
.625
277
2.48
131
27
1
2160.0
1,724
594
651
164
562
41
5
50
8,627
50
7.70
2.34
3.29
0.68
21.4
6.5
1.06
.259
2.71
7.18
18Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
1,830
298
150
105
.588
256
1.23
202
39
2
2225.0
1,829
784
28
611
83
31
66
7.40
2.47
3.00
0.11
8.1
1.10
.361
3.17
7.40
19Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1,828
297
151
79
.657
294
3.02
66
23
1
2124.2
1,852
712
785
111
641
40
1
32
8,714
45
7.74
2.72
2.85
0.47
21.0
7.4
1.17
.286
3.33
7.84
20Bob Feller
B. Feller
1,828
300
157
81
.660
260
2.94
177
32
16
2162.1
1,686
707
783
86
1,120
35
32
9,107
57
7.61
4.66
1.63
0.36
20.1
12.3
1.30
.265
3.26
7.02
21Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,826
300
129
118
.522
296
2.82
136
38
0
2264.0
1,992
710
807
157
584
61
2
31
9,200
49
7.26
2.32
3.13
0.62
19.8
6.3
1.14
.279
3.21
7.92
22David Price
D. Price
1,823
300
137
80
.631
282
3.31
17
3
1
1901.0
1,694
700
767
186
491
51
6
13
7,774
36
8.63
2.32
3.71
0.88
23.4
6.3
1.15
.289
3.63
8.02
23Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
1,819
295
126
98
.563
294
3.51
14
6
0
1874.2
1,650
731
769
198
567
64
0
41
7,736
36
8.73
2.72
3.21
0.95
23.5
7.3
1.18
.285
3.69
7.92
24Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
1,816
293
116
89
.566
292
3.26
14
7
0
1914.0
1,690
694
739
216
490
47
0
40
7,790
30
8.54
2.30
3.71
1.02
23.3
6.3
1.14
.282
3.47
7.95
25Mark Langston
M. Langston
1,805
299
128
115
.527
296
3.75
68
16
0
2072.2
1,817
864
965
203
942
39
1
22
8,749
58
7.84
4.09
1.92
0.88
20.6
10.8
1.33
.280
4.19
7.89
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Rangers Rangers
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82
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
5-1
Tue
9/15
BAL BAL
@
NYM NYM
7-5
Tue
9/15
ATL ATL
@
CHC CHC
6-3
Tue
9/15
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
8-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/23
TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
TBR TBR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/27
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Wed
10/28
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM