most strikeouts allowed from august 20, 1995 to september 14, 2023

Between August 20, 1995 and September 14, 2023, Max Scherzer fanned the most hitters, with 3,367 strikeouts.

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	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	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,367	457	213	108	.664	448	3.15	12	5	0	2834.2	2,306	991	1,063	328	746	111	2	20	11,452	76	10.69	2.37	4.51	1.04	29.4	6.5	1.08	.287	3.38	7.32
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,333	408	210	102	.673	395	3.13	61	23	1	2737.1	2,257	951	1,074	296	764	125	5	28	11,128	54	10.96	2.51	4.36	0.97	30.0	6.9	1.10	.297	3.53	7.42
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,324	506	255	141	.644	506	3.25	26	9	0	3306.1	2,780	1,193	1,294	340	920	109	0	27	13,475	94	9.05	2.50	3.61	0.93	24.7	6.8	1.12	.278	3.52	7.57
4	CC Sabathia	3,093	561	251	161	.609	560	3.74	38	12	0	3577.1	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,989	74	7.78	2.76	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.56
5	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,966	582	224	156	.589	537	3.50	17	5	1	3373.2	3,194	1,312	1,407	367	758	79	8	25	13,816	101	7.91	2.02	3.91	0.98	21.5	5.5	1.17	.293	3.75	8.52
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,930	422	209	91	.697	419	2.48	25	15	0	2698.1	2,046	745	814	224	663	42	1	27	10,627	100	9.77	2.21	4.42	0.75	27.6	6.2	1.00	.269	2.72	6.82
7	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,762	363	187	82	.695	361	2.88	44	15	0	2425.2	1,909	777	857	207	606	119	1	22	9,763	49	10.25	2.25	4.56	0.77	28.3	6.2	1.04	.280	3.18	7.08
8	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	2,560	423	163	122	.572	422	3.43	17	7	0	2698.0	2,424	1,027	1,103	310	767	100	0	43	11,115	57	8.54	2.56	3.34	1.03	23.0	6.9	1.18	.287	3.68	8.09
9	Javier Vazquez 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
10	Bartolo Colon 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
11	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2,524	419	169	136	.554	418	3.42	25	11	0	2729.2	2,487	1,037	1,157	264	805	105	0	16	11,284	156	8.32	2.65	3.14	0.87	22.4	7.1	1.21	.293	3.81	8.20
12	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
13	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,498	363	173	104	.625	341	3.43	64	14	9	2456.0	2,267	935	970	283	470	40	21	20	9,933	49	9.15	1.72	5.31	1.04	25.1	4.7	1.11	.299	3.55	8.31
14	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,488	452	200	117	.631	451	3.66	15	4	0	2740.0	2,610	1,114	1,215	294	892	90	0	13	11,487	63	8.17	2.93	2.79	0.97	21.7	7.8	1.28	.300	3.99	8.57
15	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,387	368	178	87	.672	367	3.26	24	10	0	2434.1	2,090	881	969	190	854	79	0	22	10,108	82	8.83	3.16	2.80	0.70	23.6	8.4	1.21	.288	3.58	7.73
16	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,378	509	250	147	.630	504	3.85	24	4	0	3201.1	3,322	1,368	1,517	279	986	54	2	39	13,578	66	6.69	2.77	2.41	0.78	17.5	7.3	1.35	.308	4.26	9.34
17	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,319	421	205	125	.621	420	3.79	39	16	0	2740.1	2,710	1,155	1,242	295	596	52	0	20	11,277	56	7.62	1.96	3.89	0.97	20.6	5.3	1.21	.301	4.08	8.90
18	John Lackey 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
19	James Shields J. Shields	2,234	407	145	139	.511	405	4.01	23	9	0	2616.0	2,581	1,167	1,267	361	746	97	1	22	10,993	107	7.69	2.57	2.99	1.24	20.3	6.8	1.27	.294	4.36	8.88
20	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	2,207	388	152	126	.547	377	3.63	15	6	0	2377.0	2,134	960	1,011	259	708	78	3	42	9,838	46	8.36	2.68	3.12	0.98	22.4	7.2	1.20	.285	3.83	8.08
21	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,199	477	199	128	.609	410	3.54	28	11	3	2661.1	2,573	1,047	1,117	233	734	81	13	40	11,091	51	7.44	2.48	3.00	0.79	19.8	6.6	1.24	.298	3.78	8.70
22	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,170	340	120	79	.603	260	3.12	16	3	12	1764.2	1,441	612	662	191	412	111	25	15	7,120	41	11.07	2.10	5.27	0.97	30.5	5.8	1.05	.295	3.38	7.35
23	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,134	297	143	75	.656	297	3.19	7	4	0	1837.0	1,539	651	699	206	468	55	0	6	7,393	57	10.46	2.29	4.56	1.01	28.9	6.3	1.09	.294	3.42	7.54
24	Roy Halladay R. Halladay	2,117	416	203	105	.659	390	3.38	67	20	1	2749.1	2,646	1,034	1,135	236	592	81	6	28	11,287	56	6.93	1.94	3.58	0.77	18.8	5.2	1.18	.292	3.72	8.66
25	Kevin Millwood K. Millwood	2,083	451	169	152	.526	443	4.11	22	6	0	2720.1	2,770	1,243	1,357	296	843	74	3	46	11,616	67	6.89	2.79	2.47	0.98	17.9	7.3	1.33	.297	4.49	9.16

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Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
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Schlittler

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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
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
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