Between June 25, 1987 and August 22, 2018, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,875 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From June 25, 1987 to August 22, 2018| 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 | ||
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| 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 | 4,131 | 625 | 308 | 165 | .651 | 624 | 3.12 | 93 | 40 | 0 | 4313.0 | 3,679 | 1,496 | 1,659 | 315 | 1,405 | 144 | 0 | 56 | 17,777 | 124 | 8.62 | 2.93 | 2.94 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .286 | 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 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,952 | 531 | 244 | 150 | .619 | 531 | 3.69 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3436.1 | 3,254 | 1,408 | 1,540 | 352 | 1,050 | 118 | 0 | 44 | 14,373 | 73 | 7.73 | 2.75 | 2.81 | 0.92 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .293 | 4.03 | 8.52 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 |  | J. Verlander | 2,639 | 412 | 200 | 122 | .621 | 412 | 3.41 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2714.2 | 2,371 | 1,029 | 1,114 | 270 | 800 | 91 | 0 | 27 | 11,179 | 80 | 8.75 | 2.65 | 3.30 | 0.90 | 23.6 | 7.2 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.69 | 7.86 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | B. Colon | 2,532 | 562 | 247 | 187 | .569 | 551 | 4.10 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3455.2 | 3,579 | 1,575 | 1,709 | 436 | 947 | 64 | 2 | 47 | 14,623 | 45 | 6.59 | 2.47 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .295 | 4.45 | 9.32 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,449 | 400 | 168 | 125 | .573 | 399 | 3.33 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2638.0 | 2,385 | 975 | 1,086 | 242 | 771 | 98 | 0 | 16 | 10,875 | 146 | 8.36 | 2.63 | 3.18 | 0.83 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .293 | 3.71 | 8.14 |
| 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 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,401 | 448 | 184 | 115 | .615 | 407 | 3.38 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2617.2 | 2,443 | 983 | 1,057 | 266 | 626 | 63 | 8 | 21 | 10,728 | 80 | 8.26 | 2.15 | 3.84 | 0.91 | 22.4 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.63 | 8.40 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,383 | 331 | 157 | 80 | .662 | 322 | 3.20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2071.2 | 1,703 | 736 | 796 | 230 | 575 | 74 | 2 | 17 | 8,398 | 65 | 10.35 | 2.50 | 4.14 | 1.00 | 28.4 | 6.8 | 1.10 | .287 | 3.46 | 7.40 |
| 21 | | C. Hamels | 2,364 | 387 | 155 | 111 | .583 | 386 | 3.40 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2501.2 | 2,235 | 946 | 1,016 | 287 | 693 | 89 | 0 | 42 | 10,274 | 56 | 8.50 | 2.49 | 3.41 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.7 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.66 | 8.04 |
| 22 | | J. Moyer | 2,328 | 664 | 254 | 201 | .558 | 608 | 4.25 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3891.0 | 4,042 | 1,837 | 1,982 | 502 | 1,066 | 140 | 14 | 65 | 16,552 | 48 | 5.38 | 2.47 | 2.18 | 1.16 | 14.1 | 6.4 | 1.31 | .283 | 4.58 | 9.35 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,235 | 311 | 150 | 69 | .685 | 309 | 2.36 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2051.1 | 1,528 | 539 | 588 | 138 | 527 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 8,064 | 80 | 9.81 | 2.31 | 4.24 | 0.61 | 27.7 | 6.5 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.58 | 6.70 |
| 25 | | J. Shields | 2,207 | 400 | 143 | 137 | .511 | 398 | 4.00 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2575.1 | 2,539 | 1,144 | 1,244 | 350 | 730 | 93 | 1 | 22 | 10,819 | 104 | 7.71 | 2.55 | 3.02 | 1.22 | 20.4 | 6.7 | 1.27 | .294 | 4.35 | 8.87 |
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