who leads in career strikeouts after 30 years old

Randy Johnson has fanned the most career batters by a pitcher older than 30, with 3,545 strikeouts.

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	NAME	SO	Age	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	H/9
1	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,545	45	430	222	104	.681	417	3.12	65	25	1	2890.0	2,380	1,001	1,130	305	807	130	5	29	11,751	57	11.04	2.51	4.39	0.95	30.2	6.9	1.10	.298	3.52	7.41
2	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,288	46	476	183	160	.534	476	3.29	84	27	0	3152.0	2,386	1,151	1,311	199	1,411	87	0	46	13,116	174	9.39	4.03	2.33	0.57	25.1	10.8	1.20	.269	3.74	6.81
3	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	2,806	48	662	264	234	.530	626	3.51	199	35	9	4516.0	4,281	1,759	2,023	426	1,596	100	23	65	19,074	162	5.59	3.18	1.76	0.85	14.7	8.4	1.30	.273	4.03	8.53
4	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,678	44	417	193	105	.648	416	3.36	27	11	0	2752.2	2,369	1,027	1,126	226	990	101	0	25	11,468	94	8.76	3.24	2.71	0.74	23.4	8.6	1.22	.287	3.68	7.75
5	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	2,327	44	492	221	182	.548	489	3.16	218	39	1	3700.1	3,449	1,300	1,497	284	957	71	3	89	15,161	99	5.66	2.33	2.43	0.69	15.3	6.3	1.19	.275	3.64	8.39
6	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,220	43	394	181	125	.592	380	3.32	109	24	1	2766.1	2,487	1,020	1,170	234	944	25	6	77	11,472	100	7.22	3.07	2.35	0.76	19.4	8.2	1.24	.280	3.81	8.09
7	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,070	41	274	123	68	.644	274	3.15	8	2	0	1665.1	1,286	583	608	223	409	68	0	13	6,660	34	11.19	2.21	5.06	1.21	31.1	6.1	1.02	.273	3.29	6.95
8	Dazzy Vance D. Vance	2,027	44	431	197	136	.592	345	3.22	216	29	12	2934.2	2,773	1,050	1,225	131	819	74	47		12,227	36	6.22	2.51	2.47	0.40	16.6	6.7	1.22	.288	3.76	8.50
9	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	1,997	40	302	147	83	.639	280	3.50	49	10	9	2018.1	1,910	786	805	242	362	32	21	12	8,192	39	8.90	1.61	5.52	1.08	24.4	4.4	1.13	.300	3.59	8.52
10	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,927	46	518	177	178	.499	439	3.87	107	13	2	3185.1	2,831	1,371	1,564	335	1,335	135	33	27	13,554	146	5.44	3.77	1.44	0.95	14.2	9.8	1.31	.254	4.42	8.00
11	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	1,916	49	530	223	146	.604	502	4.23	23	7	0	3222.0	3,311	1,513	1,619	432	835	121	6	46	13,651	34	5.35	2.33	2.29	1.21	14.0	6.1	1.29	.278	4.52	9.25
12	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,889	43	291	129	82	.611	291	3.26	6	3	0	1804.2	1,492	653	705	218	462	57	0	8	7,313	40	9.42	2.30	4.09	1.09	25.8	6.3	1.08	.272	3.52	7.44
13	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	1,762	44	526	255	172	.597	462	3.10	258	41	22	3636.0	3,388	1,254	1,387	324	918	33	50		14,896	46	4.36	2.27	1.92	0.80	11.8	6.2	1.18	.258	3.43	8.39
14	Early Wynn E. Wynn	1,746	43	442	199	142	.584	392	3.35	177	38	13	2919.0	2,581	1,088	1,210	246	1,157	44	40		12,263	34	5.38	3.57	1.51	0.76	14.2	9.4	1.28	.257	3.73	7.96
15	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,711	42	405	189	122	.608	405	3.43	34	14	0	2621.2	2,607	999	1,108	234	408	74	0	82	10,702	29	5.87	1.40	4.19	0.80	16.0	3.8	1.15	.287	3.80	8.95
16	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	1,692	44	510	151	135	.528	353	4.50	11	0	22	2475.2	2,416	1,237	1,387	328	880	146	75	26	10,676	107	6.15	3.20	1.92	1.19	15.8	8.2	1.33	.274	5.04	8.78
17	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	1,682	39	272	139	93	.599	264	2.74	155	33	2	2155.2	1,818	656	733	120	672	46	4	73	8,821	50	7.02	2.81	2.50	0.50	19.1	7.6	1.16	.269	3.06	7.59
18	Charlie Morton C. Morton	1,681	41	281	111	73	.603	275	3.95	0	0	0	1521.0	1,345	667	716	169	571	136	1	13	6,461	35	9.95	3.38	2.94	1.00	26.0	8.8	1.26	.301	4.24	7.96
19	Jerry Koosman J. Koosman	1,670	42	411	143	141	.504	346	3.62	82	15	16	2508.2	2,467	1,008	1,126	191	792	46	37	68	10,535	48	5.99	2.84	2.11	0.69	15.9	7.5	1.30	.290	4.04	8.85
20	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,661	43	407	169	130	.565	403	3.48	68	18	2	2738.0	2,522	1,059	1,163	285	690	35	3	43	11,266	47	5.46	2.27	2.41	0.94	14.7	6.1	1.17	.260	3.82	8.29
21	Jim Bunning J. Bunning	1,645	39	326	118	110	.518	303	3.19	79	26	5	2141.1	1,986	758	850	187	505	92	15	70	8,854	25	6.91	2.12	3.26	0.79	18.6	5.7	1.16	.280	3.57	8.35
22	David Wells D. Wells	1,601	44	388	180	109	.623	387	4.21	52	12	0	2546.2	2,772	1,191	1,278	306	471	62	0	32	10,695	51	5.66	1.66	3.40	1.08	15.0	4.4	1.27	.299	4.52	9.80
23	Chuck Finley C. Finley	1,584	39	272	111	97	.534	272	4.21	24	7	0	1747.1	1,695	818	901	181	740	45	0	18	7,510	86	8.16	3.81	2.14	0.93	21.1	9.9	1.39	.305	4.64	8.73
24	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,541	41	337	143	109	.567	333	3.28	83	27	0	2335.1	2,031	852	941	207	734	32	1	64	9,609	70	5.94	2.83	2.10	0.80	16.0	7.6	1.18	.257	3.63	7.83
25	Kevin Brown K. Brown	1,538	40	273	123	71	.634	264	2.87	29	10	0	1805.1	1,602	575	655	113	425	78	0	21	7,349	53	7.67	2.12	3.62	0.56	20.9	5.8	1.12	.287	3.27	7.99

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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Williams

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0