most strikeouts allowed from july 18, 1992 to september 8, 2023

Between July 18, 1992 and September 8, 2023, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,207 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From July 18, 1992 to September 8, 2023
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,207
503
261
122
.681
489
3.14
87
32
2
3427.0
2,773
1,197
1,339
345
1,045
157
6
32
13,953
77
11.05
2.74
4.03
0.91
30.2
7.5
1.11
.296
3.52
7.28
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,365
456
212
108
.663
447
3.15
12
5
0
2829.1
2,303
991
1,063
328
745
111
2
20
11,433
76
10.70
2.37
4.52
1.04
29.4
6.5
1.08
.287
3.38
7.33
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,317
505
255
140
.646
505
3.24
26
9
0
3299.1
2,772
1,188
1,289
338
920
109
0
27
13,446
94
9.05
2.51
3.61
0.92
24.7
6.8
1.12
.278
3.52
7.56
4Pedro 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
5CC Sabathia
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
6Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,962
581
224
155
.591
537
3.49
17
5
1
3370.0
3,188
1,308
1,403
366
757
79
8
25
13,798
101
7.91
2.02
3.91
0.98
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.75
8.51
7Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,930
422
209
91
.697
419
2.48
25
15
0
2698.1
2,046
745
814
224
663
42
1
27
10,627
100
9.77
2.21
4.42
0.75
27.6
6.2
1.00
.269
2.72
6.82
8Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,919
441
205
129
.614
419
3.45
80
18
9
3002.1
2,763
1,151
1,206
334
606
50
21
33
12,182
63
8.75
1.82
4.82
1.00
24.0
5.0
1.12
.294
3.62
8.28
9Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,887
450
211
117
.643
449
3.33
34
14
0
2992.1
2,576
1,106
1,217
241
1,053
112
0
30
12,452
97
8.68
3.17
2.74
0.72
23.2
8.5
1.21
.286
3.66
7.75
10Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,700
508
256
145
.638
507
3.76
51
21
0
3346.0
3,278
1,398
1,494
362
741
58
0
29
13,742
64
7.26
1.99
3.64
0.97
19.6
5.4
1.20
.295
4.02
8.82
11Cole 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
12Javier 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
13Bartolo 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
14Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,527
547
269
155
.634
547
3.04
72
26
0
3684.0
3,471
1,246
1,393
276
574
100
0
109
14,859
42
6.17
1.40
4.40
0.67
17.0
3.9
1.10
.281
3.40
8.48
15Felix 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
16A.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
17Jon 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
18Andy 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
19John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,428
592
160
107
.599
350
3.24
30
11
154
2593.0
2,311
934
1,010
219
687
46
204
70
10,612
92
8.43
2.38
3.53
0.76
22.9
6.5
1.16
.289
3.51
8.02
20John 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
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
23Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,196
476
198
128
.607
409
3.54
28
11
3
2656.1
2,566
1,045
1,115
233
731
81
13
40
11,066
51
7.44
2.48
3.00
0.79
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.78
8.69
24Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,165
339
120
78
.606
259
3.10
16
3
12
1760.2
1,435
606
655
189
410
111
25
15
7,100
41
11.07
2.10
5.28
0.97
30.5
5.8
1.05
.295
3.35
7.34
25Tim 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
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