most strikeouts allowed from august 21, 1991 to may 26, 2019

Between August 21, 1991 and May 26, 2019, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,343 strikeouts.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,343
527
267
134
.666
513
3.20
90
34
2
3568.2
2,888
1,269
1,424
358
1,159
173
6
33
14,603
85
10.95
2.92
3.75
0.90
29.7
7.9
1.13
.295
3.59
7.28
2Pedro Martinez
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
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,084
478
226
125
.644
477
3.26
46
20
0
3214.1
2,747
1,166
1,282
251
1,105
118
0
36
13,317
100
8.64
3.09
2.79
0.70
23.2
8.3
1.20
.285
3.59
7.69
4Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,027
489
212
135
.611
431
3.42
83
20
14
3146.0
2,877
1,196
1,256
339
655
51
45
37
12,772
65
8.66
1.87
4.62
0.97
23.7
5.1
1.12
.292
3.59
8.23
5CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,020
546
249
154
.618
546
3.70
38
12
0
3511.1
3,327
1,442
1,578
366
1,077
121
0
44
14,697
74
7.74
2.76
2.80
0.94
20.5
7.3
1.25
.293
4.04
8.53
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,801
431
212
125
.629
431
3.36
24
8
0
2838.1
2,439
1,059
1,145
285
825
96
0
27
11,648
85
8.88
2.62
3.40
0.90
24.0
7.1
1.15
.282
3.63
7.73
7Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,791
533
269
150
.642
532
3.68
57
23
0
3538.0
3,436
1,446
1,547
372
777
59
0
29
14,487
69
7.10
1.98
3.59
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
8.74
8Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,684
577
285
167
.631
577
3.01
80
27
0
3908.1
3,630
1,307
1,461
280
631
108
0
115
15,735
47
6.18
1.45
4.25
0.64
17.1
4.0
1.09
.278
3.36
8.36
9John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,600
621
176
113
.609
379
3.19
38
14
154
2803.1
2,477
993
1,074
227
756
49
204
74
11,461
105
8.35
2.43
3.44
0.73
22.7
6.6
1.15
.287
3.45
7.95
10Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,545
349
161
87
.649
340
3.22
10
5
0
2189.0
1,807
784
847
242
601
82
2
18
8,881
65
10.46
2.47
4.23
0.99
28.7
6.8
1.10
.289
3.48
7.43
11Javier 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
12Bartolo 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
13A.J. Burnett
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
14Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,502
466
193
120
.617
425
3.37
16
5
1
2735.0
2,539
1,025
1,102
280
646
65
8
23
11,189
84
8.23
2.13
3.87
0.92
22.4
5.8
1.16
.294
3.63
8.36
15Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,501
412
169
132
.561
411
3.38
25
11
0
2696.2
2,452
1,014
1,130
256
788
103
0
16
11,133
154
8.35
2.63
3.17
0.85
22.5
7.1
1.20
.293
3.77
8.18
16Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,475
405
160
114
.584
404
3.40
17
7
0
2611.2
2,332
986
1,060
300
732
95
0
42
10,734
56
8.53
2.52
3.38
1.03
23.1
6.8
1.17
.285
3.65
8.04
17Andy Pettitte
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
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,319
325
157
69
.695
323
2.41
25
15
0
2142.1
1,607
574
626
152
544
31
1
27
8,429
81
9.74
2.29
4.26
0.64
27.5
6.5
1.00
.270
2.63
6.75
19John 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
20Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,237
390
180
101
.641
389
3.48
15
4
0
2413.0
2,234
934
1,015
238
778
79
0
8
10,033
59
8.34
2.90
2.88
0.89
22.3
7.8
1.25
.298
3.79
8.33
21James 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
22Jake 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
23Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2,156
627
200
180
.526
463
4.41
33
6
22
3226.1
3,152
1,582
1,791
418
1,205
186
78
33
13,939
134
6.01
3.36
1.79
1.17
15.5
8.6
1.35
.274
5.00
8.79
24Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,140
552
257
154
.625
552
3.46
41
20
0
3584.2
3,490
1,380
1,500
288
1,246
50
0
118
15,102
44
5.37
3.13
1.72
0.72
14.2
8.3
1.32
.281
3.77
8.76
25Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,122
403
177
115
.606
393
3.18
58
15
0
2704.2
2,530
956
1,095
170
696
120
1
32
11,186
81
7.06
2.32
3.05
0.57
19.0
6.2
1.19
.292
3.64
8.42

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