most strikeouts allowed from august 31, 1995 to june 1, 2023

Between August 31, 1995 and June 1, 2023, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 3,316 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	3,316	406	209	102	.672	393	3.14	60	22	1	2722.1	2,250	951	1,074	296	757	124	5	28	11,070	54	10.96	2.50	4.38	0.98	30.0	6.8	1.10	.297	3.55	7.44
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,241	439	206	104	.665	430	3.11	12	5	0	2729.2	2,218	944	1,016	307	715	108	2	20	11,021	75	10.69	2.36	4.53	1.01	29.4	6.5	1.07	.287	3.35	7.31
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,220	487	246	135	.646	487	3.26	26	9	0	3193.0	2,681	1,155	1,251	327	886	104	0	27	13,001	91	9.08	2.50	3.63	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.53	7.56
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	2,929	568	224	146	.605	526	3.44	17	5	1	3309.1	3,111	1,264	1,359	352	748	76	8	25	13,538	100	7.97	2.03	3.92	0.96	21.6	5.5	1.17	.292	3.70	8.46
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,882	412	203	91	.690	409	2.50	25	15	0	2643.1	2,010	734	803	214	645	41	1	27	10,415	97	9.81	2.20	4.47	0.73	27.7	6.2	1.00	.271	2.73	6.84
7	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,747	361	186	81	.697	359	2.89	44	15	0	2411.0	1,902	775	854	206	603	117	1	22	9,711	49	10.25	2.25	4.56	0.77	28.3	6.2	1.04	.281	3.19	7.10
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	2,379	366	176	87	.669	365	3.26	24	10	0	2420.1	2,080	877	965	189	849	78	0	22	10,053	81	8.85	3.16	2.80	0.70	23.7	8.4	1.21	.288	3.59	7.73
16	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,367	506	249	145	.632	501	3.82	23	4	0	3189.0	3,304	1,355	1,504	278	979	54	2	39	13,519	62	6.68	2.76	2.42	0.78	17.5	7.2	1.34	.307	4.24	9.32
17	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,304	419	203	125	.619	418	3.81	38	15	0	2723.2	2,698	1,154	1,241	295	593	52	0	20	11,215	55	7.61	1.96	3.89	0.97	20.5	5.3	1.21	.301	4.10	8.92
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	2,163	462	197	118	.625	395	3.41	28	11	3	2593.2	2,463	982	1,049	216	703	80	13	40	10,756	50	7.51	2.44	3.08	0.75	20.1	6.5	1.22	.296	3.64	8.55
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	2,080	482	222	133	.625	479	3.49	26	13	0	3126.2	2,957	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	13,005	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	99	62	.615
Padres	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

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Sun 9/27	AZ	@	SDP	3:10 PM

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Final

Padres

90 - 71

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

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RBI Leaders

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Burleson

113

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111

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Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Moreno

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Hit Leaders

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185

Arraez

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Run Leaders

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Crow-Armstrong

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OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

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Bauers

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SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

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SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

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45

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Win Leaders

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16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

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Schlittler

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Cease

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5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

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Martinez

31

Sale

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Crow-Armstrong

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	63	.609
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	76	.528
White Sox - w	83	78	.516	2.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	80	81	.497
Rangers	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0