
Between June 8, 1991 and September 19, 2020, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,457 strikeouts.
Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player From June 8, 1991 to September 19, 2020| 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 | 4,457 | 541 | 276 | 137 | .668 | 527 | 3.18 | 91 | 35 | 2 | 3663.1 | 2,946 | 1,296 | 1,455 | 366 | 1,212 | 178 | 6 | 33 | 14,993 | 92 | 10.95 | 2.98 | 3.68 | 0.90 | 29.7 | 8.1 | 1.14 | .294 | 3.57 | 7.24 | |
| 2 | R. Clemens | 3,165 | 492 | 231 | 130 | .640 | 491 | 3.25 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 3318.2 | 2,844 | 1,199 | 1,327 | 260 | 1,139 | 120 | 0 | 43 | 13,752 | 104 | 8.58 | 3.09 | 2.78 | 0.71 | 23.0 | 8.3 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.60 | 7.71 | |
| 3 | 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 | |
| 4 | 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 | |
| 5 | C. Schilling | 3,043 | 501 | 213 | 136 | .610 | 431 | 3.42 | 83 | 20 | 14 | 3164.0 | 2,892 | 1,202 | 1,263 | 340 | 666 | 51 | 49 | 38 | 12,850 | 66 | 8.66 | 1.89 | 4.57 | 0.97 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 1.12 | .292 | 3.59 | 8.23 | |
| 6 | J. Verlander | 3,013 | 454 | 226 | 129 | .637 | 454 | 3.33 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2988.0 | 2,538 | 1,105 | 1,192 | 310 | 851 | 98 | 0 | 27 | 12,214 | 87 | 9.08 | 2.56 | 3.54 | 0.93 | 24.7 | 7.0 | 1.13 | .281 | 3.59 | 7.64 | |
| 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 | M. Scherzer | 2,771 | 375 | 174 | 92 | .654 | 366 | 3.22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2345.2 | 1,942 | 838 | 901 | 262 | 637 | 86 | 2 | 19 | 9,521 | 69 | 10.63 | 2.44 | 4.35 | 1.01 | 29.1 | 6.7 | 1.10 | .291 | 3.46 | 7.45 | |
| 9 | G. Maddux | 2,768 | 592 | 289 | 171 | .628 | 592 | 3.04 | 82 | 28 | 0 | 4008.0 | 3,737 | 1,353 | 1,512 | 289 | 656 | 111 | 0 | 117 | 16,160 | 52 | 6.22 | 1.47 | 4.22 | 0.65 | 17.1 | 4.1 | 1.10 | .280 | 3.40 | 8.39 | |
| 10 | Z. Greinke | 2,684 | 499 | 208 | 125 | .625 | 458 | 3.36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2934.1 | 2,720 | 1,097 | 1,178 | 298 | 675 | 70 | 8 | 25 | 11,979 | 89 | 8.23 | 2.07 | 3.98 | 0.91 | 22.4 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .294 | 3.61 | 8.34 | |
| 11 | J. Smoltz | 2,667 | 636 | 183 | 120 | .604 | 394 | 3.24 | 41 | 14 | 154 | 2894.1 | 2,560 | 1,041 | 1,125 | 235 | 792 | 51 | 204 | 74 | 11,848 | 114 | 8.29 | 2.46 | 3.37 | 0.73 | 22.5 | 6.7 | 1.16 | .287 | 3.50 | 7.96 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 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 | 2,535 | 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 | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | C. Kershaw | 2,523 | 356 | 175 | 76 | .697 | 353 | 2.43 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2329.0 | 1,748 | 630 | 686 | 179 | 585 | 34 | 1 | 27 | 9,160 | 88 | 9.75 | 2.26 | 4.31 | 0.69 | 27.5 | 6.4 | 1.00 | .269 | 2.65 | 6.75 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | J. Lester | 2,393 | 422 | 192 | 110 | .636 | 421 | 3.59 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2589.0 | 2,441 | 1,033 | 1,124 | 268 | 833 | 87 | 0 | 8 | 10,819 | 63 | 8.32 | 2.90 | 2.87 | 0.93 | 22.1 | 7.7 | 1.26 | .300 | 3.91 | 8.49 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | T. Glavine | 2,222 | 566 | 263 | 160 | .622 | 566 | 3.44 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 3687.1 | 3,573 | 1,408 | 1,536 | 295 | 1,274 | 51 | 0 | 120 | 15,513 | 50 | 5.42 | 3.11 | 1.74 | 0.72 | 14.3 | 8.2 | 1.31 | .281 | 3.75 | 8.72 | |
| 23 | 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 | |
| 24 | K. Brown | 2,169 | 416 | 181 | 119 | .603 | 406 | 3.19 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2796.1 | 2,624 | 990 | 1,134 | 180 | 733 | 128 | 1 | 36 | 11,580 | 88 | 6.98 | 2.36 | 2.96 | 0.58 | 18.7 | 6.3 | 1.20 | .292 | 3.65 | 8.45 | |
| 25 | 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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 61 | .588 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 5.0 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 15.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 18.5 | |
68 | 81 | .456 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
92 | 56 | .622 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 10.0 | |
74 | 74 | .500 | 18.0 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 19.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 22.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 57 | .612 | ||
79 | 68 | .537 | 11.0 | |
79 | 69 | .534 | 11.5 | |
62 | 86 | .419 | 28.5 | |
55 | 92 | .374 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 59 | .599 | ||
85 | 62 | .578 | 3.0 | |
80 | 68 | .541 | 8.5 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 15.5 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
75 | 73 | .507 | 0.5 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 6.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 7.0 | |
66 | 82 | .446 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 73 | .507 | ||
72 | 76 | .486 | 3.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 6.0 | |
60 | 88 | .405 | 15.0 | |
56 | 91 | .381 | 18.5 |