Between April 22, 1985 and September 25, 2018, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,875 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From April 22, 1985 to September 25, 2018| 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 4,875 | 618 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4135.1 | 3,346 | 1,513 | 1,703 | 411 | 1,497 | 190 | 7 | 37 | 17,067 | 109 | 10.61 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 0.89 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.71 | 7.28 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,529 | 685 | 344 | 178 | .659 | 684 | 3.09 | 112 | 45 | 0 | 4763.1 | 4,026 | 1,635 | 1,810 | 348 | 1,541 | 157 | 0 | 60 | 19,584 | 139 | 8.56 | 2.91 | 2.94 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.9 | 1.17 | .283 | 3.42 | 7.61 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 3,371 | 744 | 355 | 227 | .610 | 740 | 3.16 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 5008.1 | 4,726 | 1,756 | 1,981 | 353 | 999 | 137 | 3 | 177 | 20,421 | 70 | 6.06 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.56 | 8.49 |
| 4 |  | P. Martinez | 3,154 | 476 | 219 | 100 | .687 | 409 | 2.93 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2827.1 | 2,221 | 919 | 1,006 | 239 | 760 | 141 | 23 | 30 | 11,394 | 62 | 10.04 | 2.42 | 4.15 | 0.76 | 27.7 | 6.7 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.20 | 7.07 |
| 5 |  | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,084 | 723 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 481 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3473.0 | 3,074 | 1,284 | 1,391 | 288 | 1,010 | 57 | 204 | 84 | 14,271 | 145 | 7.99 | 2.62 | 3.05 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.60 | 7.97 |
| 7 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,981 | 537 | 245 | 153 | .616 | 537 | 3.70 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3465.0 | 3,291 | 1,426 | 1,559 | 355 | 1,060 | 118 | 0 | 44 | 14,503 | 74 | 7.74 | 2.75 | 2.81 | 0.92 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.05 | 8.55 |
| 8 | | M. Mussina | 2,813 | 537 | 270 | 153 | .638 | 536 | 3.68 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3562.2 | 3,460 | 1,458 | 1,559 | 376 | 785 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 14,593 | 71 | 7.11 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 0.95 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.94 | 8.74 |
| 9 |  | J. Verlander | 2,696 | 418 | 204 | 123 | .624 | 418 | 3.40 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2753.0 | 2,395 | 1,039 | 1,124 | 272 | 807 | 92 | 0 | 27 | 11,325 | 82 | 8.81 | 2.64 | 3.34 | 0.89 | 23.8 | 7.1 | 1.16 | .285 | 3.67 | 7.83 |
| 10 | | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 11 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 12 | | T. Glavine | 2,607 | 682 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 682 | 3.54 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4,298 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 356 | 1,500 | 66 | 0 | 145 | 18,604 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.76 |
| 13 | | J. Vazquez | 2,536 | 450 | 165 | 160 | .508 | 443 | 4.22 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2840.0 | 2,784 | 1,331 | 1,431 | 373 | 763 | 88 | 5 | 58 | 11,935 | 76 | 8.04 | 2.42 | 3.32 | 1.18 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.53 | 8.82 |
| 14 |  | B. Colon | 2,535 | 565 | 247 | 188 | .568 | 552 | 4.12 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3461.2 | 3,593 | 1,584 | 1,719 | 439 | 948 | 64 | 2 | 47 | 14,655 | 45 | 6.59 | 2.46 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .296 | 4.47 | 9.34 |
| 15 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,513 | 435 | 164 | 157 | .511 | 430 | 3.99 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2731.1 | 2,519 | 1,210 | 1,328 | 263 | 1,100 | 143 | 1 | 35 | 11,665 | 161 | 8.28 | 3.62 | 2.28 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.30 |
| 16 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,463 | 403 | 168 | 127 | .569 | 402 | 3.33 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2654.0 | 2,399 | 982 | 1,094 | 245 | 778 | 98 | 0 | 16 | 10,940 | 150 | 8.35 | 2.64 | 3.17 | 0.83 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .293 | 3.71 | 8.14 |
| 17 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,449 | 338 | 159 | 82 | .660 | 329 | 3.22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2117.2 | 1,739 | 757 | 817 | 236 | 585 | 78 | 2 | 17 | 8,585 | 65 | 10.41 | 2.49 | 4.19 | 1.00 | 28.5 | 6.8 | 1.10 | .287 | 3.47 | 7.39 |
| 18 | | A. Pettitte | 2,448 | 531 | 256 | 153 | .626 | 521 | 3.85 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3316.0 | 3,448 | 1,418 | 1,572 | 288 | 1,031 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 14,074 | 69 | 6.64 | 2.80 | 2.37 | 0.78 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.27 | 9.36 |
| 19 | | J. Moyer | 2,441 | 696 | 269 | 209 | .563 | 638 | 4.25 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4074.0 | 4,231 | 1,926 | 2,076 | 522 | 1,155 | 146 | 15 | 69 | 17,356 | 57 | 5.39 | 2.55 | 2.11 | 1.15 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .283 | 4.59 | 9.35 |
| 20 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,429 | 454 | 186 | 118 | .612 | 413 | 3.39 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2657.1 | 2,478 | 1,000 | 1,076 | 271 | 635 | 65 | 8 | 22 | 10,892 | 84 | 8.23 | 2.15 | 3.83 | 0.92 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.64 | 8.39 |
| 21 | | C. Hamels | 2,407 | 394 | 156 | 113 | .580 | 393 | 3.40 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2546.0 | 2,277 | 963 | 1,034 | 293 | 708 | 91 | 0 | 42 | 10,456 | 56 | 8.51 | 2.50 | 3.40 | 1.04 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.66 | 8.05 |
| 22 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 23 | | J. Lackey | 2,294 | 448 | 188 | 147 | .561 | 446 | 3.92 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2840.1 | 2,862 | 1,237 | 1,347 | 319 | 815 | 133 | 0 | 32 | 12,030 | 125 | 7.27 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 1.01 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 1.29 | .300 | 4.27 | 9.07 |
| 24 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,271 | 317 | 153 | 69 | .689 | 315 | 2.38 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2091.1 | 1,562 | 552 | 604 | 145 | 536 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 8,230 | 80 | 9.77 | 2.31 | 4.24 | 0.62 | 27.6 | 6.5 | 1.00 | .270 | 2.60 | 6.72 |
| 25 | | M. Langston | 2,254 | 419 | 160 | 147 | .521 | 392 | 4.02 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 2716.2 | 2,520 | 1,213 | 1,329 | 292 | 1,156 | 38 | 3 | 29 | 11,508 | 84 | 7.47 | 3.83 | 1.95 | 0.97 | 19.6 | 10.0 | 1.35 | .287 | 4.40 | 8.35 |
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