
Between September 26, 1990 and April 15, 2019, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,539 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From September 26, 1990 to April 15, 2019| 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 | R. Johnson | 4,539 | 554 | 280 | 143 | .662 | 540 | 3.22 | 93 | 35 | 2 | 3742.1 | 3,018 | 1,338 | 1,501 | 370 | 1,282 | 183 | 6 | 33 | 15,364 | 95 | 10.92 | 3.08 | 3.54 | 0.89 | 29.5 | 8.3 | 1.15 | .295 | 3.61 | 7.26 | |
| 2 | R. Clemens | 3,253 | 504 | 239 | 133 | .642 | 503 | 3.22 | 53 | 21 | 0 | 3409.2 | 2,908 | 1,221 | 1,350 | 261 | 1,157 | 120 | 0 | 44 | 14,100 | 104 | 8.59 | 3.05 | 2.81 | 0.69 | 23.1 | 8.2 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.56 | 7.68 | |
| 3 | 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 | C. Schilling | 3,076 | 527 | 215 | 140 | .606 | 431 | 3.44 | 83 | 20 | 19 | 3193.1 | 2,930 | 1,219 | 1,281 | 341 | 679 | 51 | 66 | 42 | 12,986 | 69 | 8.67 | 1.91 | 4.53 | 0.96 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 1.13 | .293 | 3.61 | 8.26 | |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | 2,989 | 539 | 246 | 153 | .617 | 539 | 3.69 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3475.0 | 3,293 | 1,426 | 1,559 | 355 | 1,060 | 120 | 0 | 44 | 14,537 | 74 | 7.74 | 2.75 | 2.82 | 0.92 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .293 | 4.04 | 8.53 | |
| 6 | G. Maddux | 2,843 | 606 | 296 | 175 | .628 | 606 | 3.04 | 83 | 28 | 0 | 4110.1 | 3,820 | 1,387 | 1,554 | 297 | 683 | 113 | 0 | 125 | 16,573 | 53 | 6.23 | 1.50 | 4.16 | 0.65 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 1.10 | .279 | 3.40 | 8.36 | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | J. Verlander | 2,736 | 423 | 206 | 123 | .626 | 423 | 3.39 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2782.0 | 2,416 | 1,048 | 1,133 | 276 | 814 | 95 | 0 | 27 | 11,442 | 83 | 8.85 | 2.63 | 3.36 | 0.89 | 23.9 | 7.1 | 1.16 | .285 | 3.67 | 7.82 | |
| 9 | J. Smoltz | 2,714 | 650 | 186 | 127 | .594 | 408 | 3.28 | 42 | 14 | 154 | 2980.2 | 2,643 | 1,085 | 1,170 | 245 | 823 | 52 | 204 | 75 | 12,209 | 123 | 8.19 | 2.49 | 3.30 | 0.74 | 22.2 | 6.7 | 1.16 | .286 | 3.53 | 7.98 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | M. Scherzer | 2,484 | 342 | 160 | 84 | .656 | 333 | 3.22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2144.2 | 1,763 | 767 | 828 | 238 | 590 | 80 | 2 | 18 | 8,693 | 65 | 10.42 | 2.48 | 4.21 | 1.00 | 28.6 | 6.8 | 1.10 | .288 | 3.47 | 7.40 | |
| 14 | F. Hernandez | 2,477 | 407 | 169 | 129 | .567 | 406 | 3.34 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2670.1 | 2,418 | 992 | 1,107 | 249 | 781 | 102 | 0 | 16 | 11,016 | 153 | 8.35 | 2.63 | 3.17 | 0.84 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .293 | 3.73 | 8.15 | |
| 15 | Z. Greinke | 2,463 | 459 | 189 | 119 | .614 | 418 | 3.41 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2686.2 | 2,510 | 1,017 | 1,094 | 279 | 641 | 65 | 8 | 23 | 11,016 | 84 | 8.25 | 2.15 | 3.84 | 0.93 | 22.4 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.66 | 8.41 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | C. Hamels | 2,430 | 398 | 158 | 114 | .581 | 397 | 3.40 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2572.0 | 2,296 | 972 | 1,044 | 296 | 713 | 93 | 0 | 42 | 10,561 | 56 | 8.50 | 2.49 | 3.41 | 1.04 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.65 | 8.03 | |
| 18 | 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 | T. Glavine | 2,285 | 578 | 272 | 163 | .625 | 578 | 3.41 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 3773.1 | 3,644 | 1,430 | 1,560 | 301 | 1,287 | 52 | 0 | 121 | 15,853 | 52 | 5.45 | 3.07 | 1.78 | 0.72 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.72 | 8.69 | |
| 20 | C. Kershaw | 2,281 | 319 | 153 | 69 | .689 | 317 | 2.39 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2103.1 | 1,575 | 559 | 611 | 146 | 536 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 8,276 | 81 | 9.76 | 2.29 | 4.26 | 0.62 | 27.6 | 6.5 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.61 | 6.74 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | J. Lester | 2,204 | 384 | 178 | 98 | .645 | 383 | 3.49 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2380.0 | 2,195 | 924 | 999 | 235 | 774 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 9,890 | 58 | 8.33 | 2.93 | 2.85 | 0.89 | 22.3 | 7.8 | 1.25 | .297 | 3.78 | 8.30 | |
| 24 | K. Brown | 2,189 | 427 | 185 | 124 | .599 | 417 | 3.24 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2857.0 | 2,698 | 1,029 | 1,175 | 183 | 763 | 131 | 1 | 37 | 11,858 | 91 | 6.90 | 2.40 | 2.87 | 0.58 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 1.21 | .293 | 3.70 | 8.50 | |
| 25 | 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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 61 | .588 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 5.0 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 15.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 18.5 | |
68 | 81 | .456 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
92 | 56 | .622 | ||
82 | 66 | .554 | 10.0 | |
74 | 74 | .500 | 18.0 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 19.0 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 22.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
90 | 57 | .612 | ||
79 | 68 | .537 | 11.0 | |
79 | 69 | .534 | 11.5 | |
62 | 86 | .419 | 28.5 | |
55 | 92 | .374 | 35.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 59 | .599 | ||
85 | 62 | .578 | 3.0 | |
80 | 68 | .541 | 8.5 | |
73 | 75 | .493 | 15.5 | |
72 | 76 | .486 | 16.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 72 | .510 | ||
75 | 73 | .507 | 0.5 | |
69 | 78 | .469 | 6.0 | |
68 | 79 | .463 | 7.0 | |
66 | 82 | .446 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 73 | .507 | ||
72 | 76 | .486 | 3.0 | |
69 | 79 | .466 | 6.0 | |
60 | 88 | .405 | 15.0 | |
56 | 91 | .381 | 18.5 |