most strikeouts allowed from september 24, 1996 to may 8, 2023

Between September 24, 1996 and May 8, 2023, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 3,213 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	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,213	435	203	104	.661	426	3.13	12	5	0	2704.2	2,202	941	1,012	306	711	107	2	20	10,927	74	10.69	2.37	4.52	1.02	29.4	6.5	1.08	.288	3.37	7.33
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,203	483	244	134	.646	483	3.24	26	9	0	3168.0	2,659	1,141	1,237	324	881	104	0	27	12,900	90	9.10	2.50	3.64	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.51	7.55
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,166	386	199	102	.661	379	3.16	59	22	0	2614.1	2,173	917	1,038	285	717	122	3	28	10,629	49	10.90	2.47	4.42	0.98	29.8	6.7	1.11	.298	3.57	7.48
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	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,909	564	224	145	.607	522	3.45	17	5	1	3288.2	3,097	1,259	1,354	350	746	75	8	25	13,460	99	7.96	2.04	3.90	0.96	21.6	5.5	1.17	.293	3.71	8.48
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,855	408	202	89	.694	405	2.48	25	15	0	2623.2	1,987	723	792	212	639	40	1	27	10,329	96	9.79	2.19	4.47	0.73	27.6	6.2	1.00	.270	2.72	6.82
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
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	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,492	323	171	69	.713	321	2.77	39	13	0	2160.1	1,680	666	733	183	522	113	1	20	8,667	42	10.38	2.17	4.77	0.76	28.8	6.0	1.02	.279	3.05	7.00
13	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
14	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,327	338	164	95	.633	316	3.45	56	12	9	2279.2	2,123	875	906	268	422	37	21	15	9,229	44	9.19	1.67	5.51	1.06	25.2	4.6	1.12	.300	3.58	8.38
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,174	466	223	136	.621	462	3.83	21	4	0	2922.0	3,038	1,242	1,382	250	897	51	1	37	12,409	55	6.70	2.76	2.42	0.77	17.5	7.2	1.35	.309	4.26	9.36
19	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,152	458	195	117	.625	391	3.39	28	11	3	2572.1	2,434	968	1,032	213	695	80	13	40	10,655	50	7.53	2.43	3.10	0.75	20.2	6.5	1.22	.296	3.61	8.52
20	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
21	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,109	330	117	77	.603	250	3.10	16	3	12	1713.1	1,402	590	638	183	398	108	25	15	6,912	39	11.08	2.09	5.30	0.96	30.5	5.8	1.05	.296	3.35	7.36
22	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,092	327	162	74	.686	326	3.22	18	8	0	2148.1	1,831	768	844	171	728	73	0	20	8,888	71	8.76	3.05	2.87	0.72	23.5	8.2	1.19	.285	3.54	7.67
23	Kevin Millwood K. Millwood	2,083	451	169	152	.526	443	4.11	22	6	0	2720.1	2,770	1,243	1,357	296	843	74	3	46	11,616	67	6.89	2.79	2.47	0.98	17.9	7.3	1.33	.297	4.49	9.16
24	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	2,080	482	222	133	.625	479	3.49	26	13	0	3126.2	2,957	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	13,005	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51
25	David Price D. Price	2,076	400	157	82	.657	322	3.32	17	3	3	2143.2	1,930	790	865	221	562	63	19	16	8,807	40	8.72	2.36	3.69	0.93	23.6	6.4	1.16	.290	3.63	8.10

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	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

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RBI Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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SB Leaders

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Gray

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Sale

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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
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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