most strikeouts allowed from july 17, 1991 to may 22, 2019

Between July 17, 1991 and May 22, 2019, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,398 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,398
534
272
136
.667
520
3.20
91
35
2
3616.2
2,919
1,285
1,442
360
1,184
177
6
33
14,804
91
10.94
2.95
3.71
0.90
29.7
8.0
1.13
.295
3.59
7.26
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
3,119
485
227
127
.641
484
3.27
49
20
0
3263.2
2,788
1,184
1,303
255
1,124
118
0
40
13,518
103
8.60
3.10
2.77
0.70
23.1
8.3
1.20
.285
3.59
7.69
4Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,038
497
212
135
.611
431
3.42
83
20
14
3158.1
2,887
1,200
1,261
340
663
51
47
37
12,826
66
8.66
1.89
4.58
0.97
23.7
5.2
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
6Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
8.74
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,795
430
212
124
.631
430
3.36
24
8
0
2831.1
2,434
1,057
1,142
284
825
96
0
27
11,620
83
8.88
2.62
3.39
0.90
24.1
7.1
1.15
.282
3.63
7.74
8Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,724
584
288
168
.632
584
3.01
82
28
0
3960.1
3,685
1,324
1,479
283
643
108
0
116
15,952
48
6.19
1.46
4.24
0.64
17.1
4.0
1.09
.279
3.36
8.37
9John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,636
629
182
115
.613
387
3.20
41
14
154
2857.0
2,515
1,015
1,096
233
770
50
204
74
11,672
110
8.30
2.43
3.42
0.73
22.6
6.6
1.15
.286
3.45
7.92
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
20James 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
21Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,232
389
180
100
.643
388
3.47
15
4
0
2409.0
2,227
930
1,008
236
777
79
0
8
10,012
58
8.34
2.90
2.87
0.88
22.3
7.8
1.25
.298
3.77
8.32
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
23Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,168
559
259
158
.621
559
3.46
41
20
0
3631.1
3,531
1,397
1,523
292
1,265
51
0
120
15,299
46
5.37
3.14
1.71
0.72
14.2
8.3
1.32
.281
3.77
8.75
24Tim 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
25Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,139
408
178
116
.605
398
3.19
58
15
0
2737.2
2,569
969
1,112
175
712
123
1
33
11,335
84
7.03
2.34
3.00
0.58
18.9
6.3
1.20
.292
3.66
8.45
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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