most strikeouts allowed from may 14, 1991 to june 13, 2018

Between May 14, 1991 and June 13, 2018, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,485 strikeouts.

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	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	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,485	545	277	139	.666	531	3.19	91	35	2	3686.1	2,963	1,306	1,465	366	1,237	181	6	33	15,102	94	10.95	3.02	3.63	0.89	29.7	8.2	1.14	.294	3.58	7.23
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,190	496	232	133	.636	495	3.27	51	20	0	3346.2	2,873	1,215	1,344	261	1,145	120	0	44	13,869	104	8.58	3.08	2.79	0.70	23.0	8.3	1.20	.285	3.61	7.73
3	Pedro 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
4	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,055	511	215	138	.609	431	3.43	83	20	14	3173.1	2,908	1,211	1,273	340	672	51	56	40	12,899	66	8.66	1.91	4.55	0.96	23.7	5.2	1.13	.292	3.61	8.25
5	CC Sabathia	2,893	521	241	147	.621	521	3.69	38	12	0	3380.1	3,199	1,387	1,518	346	1,027	112	0	44	14,126	73	7.70	2.73	2.82	0.92	20.5	7.3	1.25	.293	4.04	8.52
6	Mike Mussina 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	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,800	597	291	172	.629	597	3.03	83	28	0	4048.1	3,762	1,361	1,520	293	668	113	0	121	16,314	53	6.22	1.49	4.19	0.65	17.2	4.1	1.09	.279	3.38	8.36
8	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,689	641	184	122	.601	399	3.26	42	14	154	2927.0	2,593	1,061	1,145	239	802	52	204	74	11,986	116	8.27	2.47	3.35	0.73	22.4	6.7	1.16	.287	3.52	7.97
9	Javier 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
10	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,529	399	196	116	.628	399	3.39	24	8	0	2638.1	2,293	994	1,078	250	791	88	0	27	10,865	80	8.63	2.70	3.20	0.85	23.3	7.3	1.17	.283	3.68	7.82
11	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
12	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	2,502	551	243	180	.574	540	4.06	37	13	0	3390.0	3,496	1,531	1,664	426	934	63	2	47	14,335	43	6.64	2.48	2.68	1.13	17.5	6.5	1.31	.295	4.42	9.28
13	Andy 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
14	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2,406	389	166	119	.582	389	3.28	25	11	0	2579.2	2,320	939	1,043	231	751	95	0	16	10,616	144	8.39	2.62	3.20	0.81	22.7	7.1	1.19	.293	3.64	8.09
15	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,326	436	177	112	.612	395	3.42	16	5	1	2539.1	2,384	964	1,038	257	611	61	8	21	10,424	80	8.24	2.17	3.81	0.91	22.3	5.9	1.18	.297	3.68	8.45
16	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	2,312	377	150	108	.581	376	3.38	16	7	0	2447.2	2,178	919	983	282	678	84	0	42	10,044	52	8.50	2.49	3.41	1.04	23.0	6.8	1.17	.283	3.61	8.01
17	John 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
18	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,291	319	151	77	.662	310	3.24	9	5	0	1991.2	1,647	716	775	220	556	70	2	14	8,085	63	10.35	2.51	4.12	0.99	28.3	6.9	1.11	.288	3.50	7.44
19	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,243	570	267	160	.625	570	3.42	45	20	0	3719.0	3,601	1,413	1,543	298	1,278	51	0	120	15,640	52	5.43	3.09	1.76	0.72	14.3	8.2	1.31	.281	3.73	8.71
20	Jake 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
21	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,178	421	183	121	.602	411	3.21	58	15	0	2826.1	2,661	1,007	1,153	181	749	130	1	36	11,718	88	6.94	2.39	2.91	0.58	18.6	6.4	1.21	.292	3.67	8.47
22	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,173	300	145	68	.681	298	2.37	25	15	0	1984.0	1,475	523	569	135	518	29	1	27	7,802	75	9.86	2.35	4.19	0.61	27.9	6.6	1.00	.271	2.58	6.69
23	Tim 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
24	James Shields J. Shields	2,139	388	140	130	.519	386	3.99	23	9	0	2500.2	2,468	1,110	1,198	337	701	91	1	22	10,495	101	7.70	2.52	3.05	1.21	20.4	6.7	1.27	.295	4.31	8.88
25	Roy Halladay 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

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Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
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Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
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Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
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Angels	62	100	.383	19.0