most strikeouts allowed from may 22, 1991 to july 28, 2022

Between May 22, 1991 and July 28, 2022, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,475 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	4,475	544	276	139	.665	530	3.19	91	35	2	3679.1	2,960	1,306	1,465	366	1,234	181	6	33	15,075	94	10.95	3.02	3.63	0.90	29.7	8.2	1.14	.294	3.58	7.24
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,186	495	232	132	.637	494	3.25	51	20	0	3341.2	2,860	1,206	1,335	260	1,143	120	0	43	13,839	104	8.58	3.08	2.79	0.70	23.0	8.3	1.20	.285	3.60	7.70
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	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,130	472	239	132	.644	472	3.27	26	9	0	3104.1	2,619	1,129	1,224	322	872	102	0	27	12,663	88	9.07	2.53	3.59	0.93	24.7	6.9	1.12	.279	3.55	7.59
5	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,124	420	196	99	.664	411	3.12	12	5	0	2618.2	2,131	909	979	294	692	103	2	20	10,585	73	10.74	2.38	4.51	1.01	29.5	6.5	1.08	.288	3.36	7.32
6	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
7	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,050	508	215	137	.611	431	3.42	83	20	14	3170.0	2,899	1,206	1,268	340	669	51	54	40	12,878	66	8.66	1.90	4.56	0.97	23.7	5.2	1.13	.292	3.60	8.23
8	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,856	546	222	138	.617	504	3.44	17	5	1	3192.2	2,983	1,219	1,306	339	728	75	8	25	13,051	95	8.05	2.05	3.92	0.96	21.9	5.6	1.16	.292	3.68	8.41
9	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
10	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,792	596	291	172	.629	596	3.03	83	28	0	4039.1	3,758	1,361	1,520	293	666	112	0	120	16,281	53	6.22	1.48	4.19	0.65	17.1	4.1	1.10	.279	3.39	8.37
11	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,751	392	192	86	.691	389	2.49	25	15	0	2530.2	1,917	700	763	202	620	38	1	27	9,963	95	9.78	2.20	4.44	0.72	27.6	6.2	1.00	.270	2.71	6.82
12	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,677	639	184	121	.603	397	3.26	42	14	154	2914.0	2,581	1,055	1,139	237	797	52	204	74	11,931	115	8.27	2.46	3.36	0.73	22.4	6.7	1.16	.287	3.52	7.97
13	Cole Hamels 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
14	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
15	Bartolo Colon 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
16	Felix Hernandez 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
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	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,488	452	200	117	.631	451	3.66	15	4	0	2740.0	2,610	1,114	1,215	294	892	90	0	13	11,487	63	8.17	2.93	2.79	0.97	21.7	7.8	1.28	.300	3.99	8.57
19	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
20	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
21	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,239	569	266	160	.624	569	3.42	45	20	0	3713.0	3,596	1,413	1,542	298	1,276	51	0	120	15,613	52	5.43	3.09	1.75	0.72	14.3	8.2	1.31	.281	3.74	8.72
22	James Shields 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
23	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
24	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,177	420	182	121	.601	410	3.20	58	15	0	2820.1	2,652	1,004	1,149	181	746	130	1	36	11,690	88	6.95	2.38	2.92	0.58	18.6	6.4	1.20	.292	3.67	8.46
25	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

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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

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
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Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
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Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
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