
Between June 21, 1987 and September 28, 2015, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,875 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From June 21, 1987 to September 28, 2015| 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 | 4,875 | 618 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4135.1 | 3,346 | 1,513 | 1,703 | 411 | 1,497 | 190 | 7 | 37 | 17,067 | 109 | 10.61 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 0.89 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.71 | 7.28 | |
| 2 | R. Clemens | 4,136 | 626 | 309 | 165 | .652 | 625 | 3.12 | 94 | 40 | 0 | 4322.0 | 3,686 | 1,498 | 1,661 | 315 | 1,408 | 144 | 0 | 56 | 17,812 | 124 | 8.61 | 2.93 | 2.94 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .285 | 3.46 | 7.68 | |
| 3 | G. Maddux | 3,293 | 723 | 349 | 217 | .617 | 721 | 3.11 | 108 | 35 | 0 | 4891.1 | 4,589 | 1,692 | 1,913 | 341 | 950 | 133 | 2 | 170 | 19,898 | 65 | 6.06 | 1.75 | 3.47 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 1.13 | .280 | 3.52 | 8.44 | |
| 4 | 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 | |
| 5 | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 | |
| 6 | J. Smoltz | 3,084 | 723 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 481 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3473.0 | 3,074 | 1,284 | 1,391 | 288 | 1,010 | 57 | 204 | 84 | 14,271 | 145 | 7.99 | 2.62 | 3.05 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.60 | 7.97 | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | D. Cone | 2,617 | 429 | 192 | 124 | .608 | 413 | 3.43 | 55 | 22 | 1 | 2829.0 | 2,428 | 1,078 | 1,180 | 250 | 1,097 | 105 | 3 | 40 | 11,868 | 144 | 8.33 | 3.49 | 2.39 | 0.80 | 22.1 | 9.2 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.75 | 7.72 | |
| 9 | T. Glavine | 2,607 | 682 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 682 | 3.54 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4,298 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 356 | 1,500 | 66 | 0 | 145 | 18,604 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.76 | |
| 10 | CC Sabathia | 2,571 | 451 | 213 | 129 | .623 | 451 | 3.69 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 2983.2 | 2,825 | 1,224 | 1,339 | 293 | 891 | 95 | 0 | 41 | 12,443 | 64 | 7.76 | 2.69 | 2.89 | 0.88 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.04 | 8.52 | |
| 11 | C. Finley | 2,544 | 483 | 197 | 169 | .538 | 467 | 3.84 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3118.0 | 2,988 | 1,331 | 1,478 | 301 | 1,287 | 75 | 9 | 33 | 13,282 | 125 | 7.34 | 3.71 | 1.98 | 0.87 | 19.2 | 9.7 | 1.37 | .296 | 4.27 | 8.62 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | A.J. Burnett | 2,504 | 434 | 164 | 156 | .513 | 429 | 3.99 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2724.2 | 2,514 | 1,207 | 1,325 | 262 | 1,096 | 143 | 1 | 35 | 11,637 | 161 | 8.27 | 3.62 | 2.28 | 0.87 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.30 | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | K. Brown | 2,393 | 485 | 210 | 144 | .593 | 475 | 3.27 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3251.1 | 3,073 | 1,183 | 1,355 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,523 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.58 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 | |
| 16 | J. Moyer | 2,331 | 665 | 255 | 201 | .559 | 609 | 4.24 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 3900.0 | 4,050 | 1,839 | 1,984 | 503 | 1,070 | 140 | 14 | 65 | 16,589 | 48 | 5.38 | 2.47 | 2.18 | 1.16 | 14.1 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .283 | 4.58 | 9.35 | |
| 17 | B. Colon | 2,233 | 473 | 218 | 153 | .588 | 466 | 3.97 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 2974.2 | 3,021 | 1,311 | 1,426 | 354 | 856 | 57 | 1 | 44 | 12,563 | 42 | 6.76 | 2.59 | 2.61 | 1.07 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 1.30 | .294 | 4.31 | 9.14 | |
| 18 | D. Wells | 2,201 | 660 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 489 | 4.13 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3439.0 | 3,635 | 1,578 | 1,702 | 407 | 719 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 14,413 | 101 | 5.76 | 1.88 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.45 | 9.51 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | F. Hernandez | 2,142 | 334 | 143 | 101 | .586 | 334 | 3.11 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2262.1 | 2,019 | 783 | 870 | 184 | 630 | 71 | 0 | 16 | 9,251 | 126 | 8.52 | 2.51 | 3.40 | 0.73 | 23.2 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.46 | 8.03 | |
| 21 | 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 | J. Peavy | 2,103 | 356 | 146 | 117 | .555 | 355 | 3.54 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2253.1 | 1,996 | 886 | 934 | 240 | 671 | 76 | 0 | 41 | 9,299 | 42 | 8.40 | 2.68 | 3.13 | 0.96 | 22.6 | 7.2 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.73 | 7.97 | |
| 23 | 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 | T. Hudson | 2,079 | 481 | 222 | 132 | .627 | 478 | 3.49 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3124.1 | 2,954 | 1,210 | 1,316 | 248 | 915 | 124 | 0 | 84 | 12,994 | 84 | 5.99 | 2.64 | 2.27 | 0.71 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.79 | 8.51 | |
| 25 | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 | |
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88 | 61 | .591 | ||
82 | 67 | .550 | 6.0 | |
73 | 76 | .490 | 15.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 18.5 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
93 | 56 | .624 | ||
83 | 66 | .557 | 10.0 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 19.0 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 19.5 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 23.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 58 | .608 | ||
80 | 68 | .541 | 10.0 | |
79 | 69 | .534 | 11.0 | |
62 | 87 | .416 | 28.5 | |
55 | 93 | .372 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
89 | 59 | .601 | ||
85 | 63 | .574 | 4.0 | |
81 | 68 | .544 | 8.5 | |
74 | 75 | .497 | 15.5 | |
72 | 77 | .483 | 17.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
75 | 74 | .503 | 1.0 | |
70 | 78 | .473 | 5.5 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 6.5 | |
66 | 83 | .443 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 74 | .503 | ||
72 | 76 | .486 | 2.5 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 5.5 | |
60 | 88 | .405 | 14.5 | |
56 | 92 | .378 | 18.5 |