
Between July 22, 1991 and May 17, 2019, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,394 strikeouts.
| 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 | R. Johnson | 4,394 | 533 | 272 | 135 | .668 | 519 | 3.19 | 91 | 35 | 2 | 3612.2 | 2,918 | 1,281 | 1,438 | 360 | 1,174 | 177 | 6 | 33 | 14,781 | 90 | 10.95 | 2.92 | 3.74 | 0.90 | 29.7 | 7.9 | 1.13 | .295 | 3.58 | 7.27 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 3 | R. Clemens | 3,116 | 484 | 227 | 127 | .641 | 483 | 3.27 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 3256.2 | 2,786 | 1,183 | 1,302 | 255 | 1,122 | 118 | 0 | 40 | 13,493 | 103 | 8.61 | 3.10 | 2.78 | 0.70 | 23.1 | 8.3 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.60 | 7.70 | |
| 4 | 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 | |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | 3,013 | 545 | 248 | 154 | .617 | 545 | 3.69 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3506.1 | 3,321 | 1,438 | 1,573 | 364 | 1,075 | 120 | 0 | 44 | 14,673 | 74 | 7.73 | 2.76 | 2.80 | 0.93 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .293 | 4.04 | 8.52 | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 7 | J. Verlander | 2,783 | 429 | 211 | 124 | .630 | 429 | 3.37 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2823.1 | 2,433 | 1,056 | 1,141 | 283 | 824 | 96 | 0 | 27 | 11,594 | 83 | 8.87 | 2.63 | 3.38 | 0.90 | 24.0 | 7.1 | 1.15 | .283 | 3.64 | 7.76 | |
| 8 | G. Maddux | 2,718 | 583 | 287 | 168 | .631 | 583 | 3.02 | 81 | 27 | 0 | 3951.1 | 3,677 | 1,324 | 1,479 | 283 | 643 | 108 | 0 | 116 | 15,918 | 48 | 6.19 | 1.46 | 4.23 | 0.64 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 1.09 | .279 | 3.37 | 8.38 | |
| 9 | J. Smoltz | 2,633 | 628 | 181 | 115 | .611 | 386 | 3.20 | 41 | 14 | 154 | 2851.2 | 2,511 | 1,013 | 1,094 | 232 | 769 | 50 | 204 | 74 | 11,651 | 110 | 8.31 | 2.43 | 3.42 | 0.73 | 22.6 | 6.6 | 1.15 | .286 | 3.45 | 7.92 | |
| 10 | M. Scherzer | 2,536 | 348 | 161 | 87 | .649 | 339 | 3.23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2183.0 | 1,803 | 784 | 847 | 242 | 599 | 82 | 2 | 18 | 8,856 | 65 | 10.46 | 2.47 | 4.23 | 1.00 | 28.6 | 6.8 | 1.10 | .289 | 3.49 | 7.43 | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | Z. Greinke | 2,497 | 465 | 193 | 119 | .619 | 424 | 3.37 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2728.0 | 2,535 | 1,022 | 1,099 | 279 | 645 | 65 | 8 | 23 | 11,163 | 84 | 8.24 | 2.13 | 3.87 | 0.92 | 22.4 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .294 | 3.63 | 8.36 | |
| 16 | C. Hamels | 2,469 | 404 | 160 | 114 | .584 | 403 | 3.39 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2607.2 | 2,323 | 983 | 1,057 | 300 | 730 | 95 | 0 | 42 | 10,711 | 56 | 8.52 | 2.52 | 3.38 | 1.04 | 23.1 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.65 | 8.02 | |
| 17 | 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 | C. Kershaw | 2,311 | 324 | 156 | 69 | .693 | 322 | 2.41 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2136.0 | 1,601 | 572 | 624 | 152 | 543 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 8,403 | 81 | 9.74 | 2.29 | 4.26 | 0.64 | 27.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | .270 | 2.63 | 6.75 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | 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 | J. Lester | 2,229 | 388 | 180 | 99 | .645 | 387 | 3.46 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2404.2 | 2,217 | 925 | 1,003 | 235 | 776 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 9,989 | 58 | 8.34 | 2.90 | 2.87 | 0.88 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 1.24 | .297 | 3.75 | 8.30 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | T. Glavine | 2,162 | 558 | 259 | 158 | .621 | 558 | 3.47 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 3624.1 | 3,528 | 1,396 | 1,522 | 292 | 1,263 | 50 | 0 | 120 | 15,273 | 46 | 5.37 | 3.14 | 1.71 | 0.73 | 14.2 | 8.3 | 1.32 | .281 | 3.78 | 8.76 | |
| 24 | 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 | |
| 25 | 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 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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94 | 68 | .580 | ||
88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
103 | 59 | .636 | ||
89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 | |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
100 | 62 | .617 | ||
91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 | |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
98 | 64 | .605 | ||
93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 | |
87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 | |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 77 | .525 | ||
84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 81 | .500 | ||
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |