most strikeouts allowed from august 31, 1993 to april 22, 2023

Between August 31, 1993 and April 22, 2023, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 3,823 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	3,823	460	240	110	.686	447	3.10	77	30	1	3121.0	2,546	1,076	1,209	322	899	138	5	31	12,675	63	11.02	2.59	4.25	0.93	30.2	7.1	1.10	.297	3.49	7.34
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,210	434	203	103	.663	425	3.12	12	5	0	2701.1	2,194	935	1,006	304	710	107	2	20	10,908	74	10.69	2.37	4.52	1.01	29.4	6.5	1.08	.287	3.35	7.31
3	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,198	482	244	133	.647	482	3.24	26	9	0	3163.0	2,654	1,139	1,235	322	880	104	0	27	12,880	90	9.10	2.50	3.63	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.51	7.55
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	3,050	420	210	96	.686	408	2.94	46	17	1	2733.1	2,155	892	978	234	711	139	8	26	11,003	62	10.04	2.34	4.29	0.77	27.7	6.5	1.05	.280	3.22	7.10
6	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,901	561	223	144	.608	519	3.43	17	5	1	3274.1	3,080	1,249	1,343	347	743	75	8	25	13,399	99	7.97	2.04	3.90	0.95	21.7	5.5	1.17	.293	3.69	8.47
7	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,833	405	200	88	.694	402	2.48	25	15	0	2606.0	1,974	718	785	209	633	40	1	27	10,258	96	9.78	2.19	4.48	0.72	27.6	6.2	1.00	.270	2.71	6.82
8	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,710	399	187	118	.613	377	3.46	67	14	9	2696.2	2,493	1,038	1,080	309	533	46	21	26	10,941	55	9.04	1.78	5.08	1.03	24.8	4.9	1.12	.297	3.60	8.32
9	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,658	412	192	102	.653	411	3.32	27	11	0	2726.0	2,340	1,007	1,104	221	978	98	0	25	11,347	93	8.78	3.23	2.72	0.73	23.4	8.6	1.22	.287	3.64	7.73
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	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,532	472	236	138	.631	471	3.77	44	17	0	3092.2	3,034	1,294	1,389	336	680	54	0	26	12,703	57	7.37	1.98	3.72	0.98	19.9	5.4	1.20	.296	4.04	8.83
14	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
15	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
16	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
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	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,279	503	245	143	.631	503	3.11	61	21	0	3353.2	3,188	1,159	1,292	259	504	88	0	101	13,536	37	6.12	1.35	4.52	0.70	16.8	3.7	1.10	.281	3.47	8.56
20	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
21	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
22	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,181	549	143	92	.609	307	3.24	25	10	154	2297.0	2,059	827	891	191	577	38	204	60	9,368	78	8.55	2.26	3.78	0.75	23.3	6.2	1.15	.293	3.49	8.07
23	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,147	457	195	117	.625	390	3.38	28	11	3	2567.1	2,426	964	1,028	213	695	80	13	40	10,632	50	7.53	2.44	3.09	0.75	20.2	6.5	1.22	.295	3.60	8.50
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	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,094	327	115	76	.602	247	3.08	16	3	12	1696.0	1,383	581	629	183	396	106	25	15	6,841	38	11.11	2.10	5.29	0.97	30.6	5.8	1.05	.295	3.34	7.34

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Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
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Braves - y	94	68	.580
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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Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0