most strikeouts allowed from may 8, 1994 to june 17, 2023

Between May 8, 1994 and June 17, 2023, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,705 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	3,705	446	233	107	.685	433	3.08	72	29	1	3017.0	2,470	1,032	1,164	313	850	133	5	30	12,248	59	11.05	2.54	4.36	0.93	30.2	6.9	1.10	.298	3.47	7.37
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,253	441	206	104	.665	432	3.14	12	5	0	2738.2	2,236	955	1,027	310	715	110	2	20	11,068	75	10.69	2.35	4.55	1.02	29.4	6.5	1.08	.288	3.38	7.35
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,237	490	246	136	.644	490	3.26	26	9	0	3208.0	2,696	1,161	1,258	329	893	104	0	27	13,066	91	9.08	2.51	3.62	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.53	7.56
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	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,982	403	208	91	.696	400	2.93	46	17	1	2674.2	2,113	872	956	231	694	131	2	25	10,770	57	10.03	2.34	4.30	0.78	27.7	6.4	1.05	.280	3.22	7.11
6	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,936	570	224	147	.604	528	3.45	17	5	1	3318.2	3,121	1,272	1,367	354	748	76	8	25	13,576	100	7.96	2.03	3.93	0.96	21.6	5.5	1.17	.292	3.71	8.46
7	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,905	415	205	91	.693	412	2.49	25	15	0	2663.1	2,025	738	807	218	650	41	1	27	10,494	98	9.82	2.20	4.47	0.74	27.7	6.2	1.00	.271	2.73	6.84
8	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,638	386	182	112	.619	364	3.43	66	14	9	2611.1	2,403	996	1,038	298	509	43	21	22	10,576	51	9.09	1.75	5.18	1.03	24.9	4.8	1.12	.297	3.58	8.28
9	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,594	400	188	97	.660	399	3.28	26	10	0	2645.1	2,270	965	1,058	215	947	94	0	22	11,008	92	8.83	3.22	2.74	0.73	23.6	8.6	1.22	.287	3.60	7.72
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,485	461	229	136	.627	460	3.77	44	17	0	3013.2	2,968	1,263	1,358	328	661	53	0	24	12,388	57	7.42	1.97	3.76	0.98	20.1	5.3	1.20	.298	4.06	8.86
17	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
18	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
19	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
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	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,195	489	235	140	.627	489	3.18	56	19	0	3242.0	3,110	1,144	1,272	256	485	87	0	100	13,112	34	6.09	1.35	4.53	0.71	16.7	3.7	1.11	.283	3.53	8.63
22	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,171	465	198	118	.627	398	3.42	28	11	3	2611.0	2,486	991	1,058	219	708	80	13	40	10,833	50	7.48	2.44	3.07	0.75	20.0	6.5	1.22	.296	3.65	8.57
23	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,135	334	119	77	.607	254	3.08	16	3	12	1737.0	1,417	595	643	186	402	109	25	15	7,001	40	11.06	2.08	5.31	0.96	30.5	5.7	1.05	.295	3.33	7.34
24	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
25	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,106	537	139	87	.615	295	3.21	25	10	154	2219.0	1,988	791	854	184	544	38	204	56	9,036	70	8.54	2.21	3.87	0.75	23.3	6.0	1.14	.293	3.46	8.06

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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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Sale

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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