most strikeouts allowed from july 1, 1997 to august 18, 2024

Between July 1, 1997 and August 18, 2024, Max Scherzer fanned the most hitters, with 3,405 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	3,405	465	215	112	.657	456	3.16	12	5	0	2874.0	2,341	1,008	1,081	334	754	112	2	20	11,610	78	10.66	2.36	4.52	1.05	29.3	6.5	1.08	.287	3.39	7.33
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,393	519	260	143	.645	519	3.25	26	9	0	3382.1	2,845	1,222	1,324	351	942	113	0	27	13,788	96	9.03	2.51	3.60	0.93	24.6	6.8	1.12	.277	3.52	7.57
3	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
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,002	369	188	100	.653	362	3.21	57	21	0	2490.1	2,096	887	1,005	274	673	116	3	28	10,148	47	10.85	2.43	4.46	0.99	29.6	6.6	1.11	.300	3.63	7.57
5	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,979	586	225	156	.591	541	3.49	17	5	1	3389.1	3,207	1,315	1,410	367	762	79	8	25	13,877	101	7.91	2.02	3.91	0.97	21.5	5.5	1.17	.293	3.74	8.52
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,963	430	212	94	.693	427	2.48	25	15	0	2736.2	2,079	754	827	226	675	43	1	27	10,784	102	9.74	2.22	4.39	0.74	27.5	6.3	1.01	.269	2.72	6.84
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	2,514	559	246	186	.569	546	4.10	38	13	0	3435.0	3,562	1,564	1,695	434	929	64	2	47	14,528	44	6.59	2.43	2.71	1.14	17.3	6.4	1.31	.295	4.44	9.33
11	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
12	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
13	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,376	366	134	83	.618	286	3.07	16	3	12	1921.1	1,557	655	706	201	448	117	25	15	7,733	45	11.13	2.10	5.30	0.94	30.7	5.8	1.04	.295	3.31	7.29
14	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,344	307	161	66	.709	305	2.85	32	11	0	2039.1	1,602	646	705	176	492	108	1	15	8,196	41	10.34	2.17	4.76	0.78	28.6	6.0	1.03	.281	3.11	7.07
15	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
16	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
17	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	2,212	310	149	77	.659	310	3.19	8	5	0	1911.0	1,604	678	726	215	487	58	0	6	7,695	58	10.42	2.29	4.54	1.01	28.7	6.3	1.09	.294	3.42	7.55
18	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
19	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,202	478	200	128	.610	411	3.53	28	11	3	2668.1	2,577	1,047	1,117	233	736	81	13	40	11,116	51	7.43	2.48	2.99	0.79	19.8	6.6	1.24	.298	3.77	8.69
20	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,165	319	155	87	.640	297	3.44	53	12	9	2147.2	2,008	822	843	252	384	34	21	13	8,690	43	9.07	1.61	5.64	1.06	24.9	4.4	1.11	.300	3.53	8.41
21	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
22	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,087	447	215	131	.621	443	3.85	18	4	0	2795.1	2,913	1,196	1,329	245	859	49	1	37	11,885	51	6.72	2.77	2.43	0.79	17.6	7.2	1.35	.309	4.28	9.38
23	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
24	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
25	David Price D. Price	2,076	400	157	82	.657	322	3.32	17	3	3	2143.2	1,930	790	865	221	562	63	19	16	8,807	40	8.72	2.36	3.69	0.93	23.6	6.4	1.16	.290	3.63	8.10

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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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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