most strikeouts allowed from may 30, 1991 to june 1, 2018

Between May 30, 1991 and June 1, 2018, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,460 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	4,460	542	276	137	.668	528	3.19	91	35	2	3667.1	2,950	1,299	1,458	366	1,220	179	6	33	15,015	92	10.95	2.99	3.66	0.90	29.7	8.1	1.14	.294	3.58	7.24
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,168	493	231	131	.638	492	3.25	51	20	0	3326.2	2,852	1,201	1,330	260	1,140	120	0	43	13,783	104	8.57	3.08	2.78	0.70	23.0	8.3	1.20	.285	3.60	7.72
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	3,047	506	214	137	.610	431	3.43	83	20	14	3168.1	2,897	1,206	1,267	340	667	51	52	39	12,868	66	8.66	1.89	4.57	0.97	23.7	5.2	1.12	.292	3.60	8.23
5	CC Sabathia	2,884	519	239	147	.619	519	3.70	38	12	0	3367.2	3,192	1,385	1,516	344	1,023	111	0	44	14,076	73	7.71	2.73	2.82	0.92	20.5	7.3	1.25	.293	4.05	8.53
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	2,780	594	290	171	.629	594	3.03	82	28	0	4023.0	3,746	1,356	1,515	290	660	112	0	118	16,216	52	6.22	1.48	4.21	0.65	17.1	4.1	1.10	.279	3.39	8.38
8	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,671	638	184	120	.605	396	3.25	42	14	154	2908.1	2,572	1,049	1,133	236	796	51	204	74	11,903	115	8.27	2.46	3.36	0.73	22.4	6.7	1.16	.287	3.51	7.96
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	2,514	397	195	116	.627	397	3.39	24	8	0	2626.1	2,285	989	1,073	249	786	88	0	27	10,816	79	8.62	2.69	3.20	0.85	23.2	7.3	1.17	.284	3.68	7.83
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	2,498	549	242	179	.575	538	4.05	37	13	0	3381.2	3,481	1,521	1,654	422	931	63	2	47	14,293	43	6.65	2.48	2.68	1.12	17.5	6.5	1.30	.295	4.40	9.26
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	2,397	387	165	118	.583	387	3.27	25	11	0	2568.2	2,308	933	1,036	231	749	93	0	16	10,567	143	8.40	2.62	3.20	0.81	22.7	7.1	1.19	.293	3.63	8.09
15	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,308	433	175	111	.612	392	3.41	16	5	1	2522.1	2,364	955	1,028	254	604	61	8	20	10,346	80	8.24	2.16	3.82	0.91	22.3	5.8	1.18	.296	3.67	8.44
16	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
17	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	2,293	374	150	107	.584	373	3.38	16	7	0	2427.1	2,161	911	974	277	671	82	0	42	9,962	52	8.50	2.49	3.42	1.03	23.0	6.7	1.17	.284	3.61	8.01
18	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,269	317	150	76	.664	308	3.24	9	5	0	1976.2	1,638	712	771	219	553	70	2	14	8,029	63	10.33	2.52	4.10	1.00	28.3	6.9	1.11	.289	3.51	7.46
19	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,225	567	264	160	.623	567	3.43	43	20	0	3695.0	3,583	1,410	1,539	295	1,274	51	0	120	15,546	51	5.42	3.10	1.75	0.72	14.3	8.2	1.31	.281	3.75	8.73
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	2,175	418	181	121	.599	408	3.20	58	15	0	2809.1	2,637	999	1,144	180	739	130	1	36	11,641	88	6.97	2.37	2.94	0.58	18.7	6.3	1.20	.292	3.66	8.45
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	2,125	385	139	128	.521	383	3.99	23	9	0	2480.2	2,448	1,099	1,187	331	698	90	1	22	10,413	99	7.71	2.53	3.04	1.20	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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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	99	62	.615
Padres	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

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Sun 9/27	AZ	@	SDP	3:10 PM

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RBI Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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Hit Leaders

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Arraez

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Crow-Armstrong

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OBP Leaders

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SLG Leaders

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SB Leaders

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Misiorowski

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	67	.584
Phillies	87	74	.540	7.0
Marlins	79	82	.491	15.0
Nationals	76	85	.472	18.0
Mets	74	87	.460	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	102	59	.634
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	14.0
Pirates	81	80	.503	21.0
Cardinals	77	84	.478	25.0
Reds	75	86	.466	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
Giants	65	96	.404	34.0
Rockies	58	103	.360	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	63	.609
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	5.0
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	19.0
Blue Jays	78	83	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	76	.528
White Sox - w	83	78	.516	2.0
Twins	76	85	.472	9.0
Tigers	76	85	.472	9.0
Royals	68	93	.422	17.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	80	81	.497
Rangers	80	81	.497
Mariners	75	86	.466	5.0
Athletics	64	97	.398	16.0
Angels	62	99	.385	18.0