most strikeouts allowed from august 23, 1993 to july 30, 2023

Between August 23, 1993 and July 30, 2023, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 3,831 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	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,831	461	241	110	.687	448	3.10	77	30	1	3129.0	2,555	1,079	1,212	322	900	138	5	31	12,709	63	11.02	2.59	4.26	0.93	30.1	7.1	1.10	.297	3.49	7.35
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,314	449	210	106	.665	440	3.15	12	5	0	2789.2	2,278	975	1,047	323	731	110	2	20	11,275	75	10.69	2.36	4.53	1.04	29.4	6.5	1.08	.288	3.38	7.35
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,279	498	250	138	.644	498	3.24	26	9	0	3257.1	2,731	1,172	1,271	331	911	105	0	27	13,266	93	9.06	2.52	3.60	0.91	24.7	6.9	1.12	.278	3.51	7.55
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	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	3,059	424	210	97	.684	408	2.94	46	17	1	2737.1	2,158	894	980	235	714	139	9	26	11,020	62	10.06	2.35	4.28	0.77	27.8	6.5	1.05	.280	3.22	7.10
6	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,948	576	224	152	.596	534	3.49	17	5	1	3348.2	3,164	1,297	1,392	362	754	78	8	25	13,710	101	7.92	2.03	3.91	0.97	21.5	5.5	1.17	.293	3.74	8.50
7	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,912	417	207	91	.695	414	2.48	25	15	0	2676.1	2,031	738	807	218	653	41	1	27	10,539	98	9.79	2.20	4.46	0.73	27.6	6.2	1.00	.270	2.71	6.83
8	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,724	401	188	118	.614	379	3.47	67	14	9	2710.2	2,511	1,045	1,088	311	537	47	21	26	11,003	55	9.04	1.78	5.07	1.03	24.8	4.9	1.12	.298	3.61	8.34
9	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,659	413	193	102	.654	412	3.32	27	11	0	2733.0	2,343	1,007	1,104	221	979	99	0	25	11,373	93	8.76	3.22	2.72	0.73	23.4	8.6	1.22	.286	3.64	7.72
10	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
11	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,537	473	236	139	.629	472	3.76	44	17	0	3100.2	3,040	1,296	1,391	336	682	54	0	26	12,734	57	7.36	1.98	3.72	0.98	19.9	5.4	1.20	.296	4.04	8.82
12	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
13	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
14	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
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	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
17	Andy 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
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	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,284	504	246	143	.632	504	3.11	61	21	0	3361.2	3,194	1,160	1,293	259	505	88	0	101	13,567	37	6.11	1.35	4.52	0.69	16.8	3.7	1.10	.281	3.46	8.55
20	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
21	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
22	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,183	550	143	92	.609	308	3.25	25	10	154	2303.0	2,065	831	895	194	578	38	204	60	9,393	78	8.53	2.26	3.78	0.76	23.2	6.2	1.15	.292	3.50	8.07
23	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,181	470	198	122	.619	403	3.47	28	11	3	2630.0	2,521	1,014	1,084	225	719	81	13	40	10,932	51	7.46	2.46	3.03	0.77	20.0	6.6	1.23	.297	3.71	8.63
24	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,135	334	119	77	.607	254	3.08	16	3	12	1737.0	1,417	595	643	186	402	109	25	15	7,001	40	11.06	2.08	5.31	0.96	30.5	5.7	1.05	.295	3.33	7.34
25	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

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Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
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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