Between May 5, 1990 and October 3, 2012, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,695 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player May 5, 1990 to October 3, 2012| 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 | 4,695 | 580 | 291 | 151 | .658 | 566 | 3.22 | 97 | 37 | 2 | 3919.1 | 3,152 | 1,404 | 1,579 | 387 | 1,379 | 187 | 6 | 35 | 16,120 | 99 | 10.78 | 3.17 | 3.40 | 0.89 | 29.1 | 8.6 | 1.16 | .292 | 3.63 | 7.24 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,414 | 528 | 255 | 137 | .651 | 527 | 3.14 | 60 | 25 | 0 | 3591.0 | 3,064 | 1,252 | 1,391 | 266 | 1,196 | 124 | 0 | 47 | 14,825 | 110 | 8.56 | 3.00 | 2.85 | 0.67 | 23.0 | 8.1 | 1.19 | .285 | 3.49 | 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 | 3,106 | 560 | 216 | 142 | .603 | 431 | 3.42 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3237.2 | 2,966 | 1,231 | 1,293 | 342 | 698 | 51 | 81 | 42 | 13,170 | 69 | 8.63 | 1.94 | 4.45 | 0.95 | 23.6 | 5.3 | 1.13 | .292 | 3.59 | 8.24 |
| 5 |  | G. Maddux | 2,962 | 635 | 307 | 188 | .620 | 635 | 3.07 | 90 | 29 | 0 | 4306.2 | 4,029 | 1,468 | 1,654 | 306 | 746 | 116 | 0 | 132 | 17,418 | 55 | 6.19 | 1.56 | 3.97 | 0.64 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 1.11 | .280 | 3.46 | 8.42 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,864 | 678 | 198 | 135 | .595 | 436 | 3.28 | 48 | 16 | 154 | 3180.1 | 2,813 | 1,160 | 1,255 | 260 | 896 | 53 | 204 | 77 | 13,029 | 134 | 8.10 | 2.54 | 3.20 | 0.74 | 22.0 | 6.9 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.55 | 7.96 |
| 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. 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 | | T. Glavine | 2,398 | 605 | 281 | 172 | .620 | 605 | 3.46 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 3947.1 | 3,840 | 1,516 | 1,655 | 316 | 1,356 | 53 | 0 | 131 | 16,621 | 60 | 5.47 | 3.09 | 1.77 | 0.72 | 14.4 | 8.2 | 1.32 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.76 |
| 10 | | A. Pettitte | 2,320 | 501 | 245 | 142 | .633 | 491 | 3.86 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3130.2 | 3,250 | 1,341 | 1,487 | 271 | 983 | 51 | 3 | 41 | 13,290 | 63 | 6.67 | 2.83 | 2.36 | 0.78 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.27 | 9.34 |
| 11 | | K. Brown | 2,262 | 449 | 193 | 134 | .590 | 439 | 3.26 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 3009.1 | 2,843 | 1,090 | 1,247 | 194 | 814 | 134 | 1 | 40 | 12,498 | 97 | 6.76 | 2.43 | 2.78 | 0.58 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 1.22 | .291 | 3.73 | 8.50 |
| 12 | | C. Finley | 2,228 | 399 | 167 | 139 | .546 | 399 | 3.92 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 2635.1 | 2,540 | 1,148 | 1,274 | 266 | 1,092 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 11,255 | 114 | 7.61 | 3.73 | 2.04 | 0.91 | 19.8 | 9.7 | 1.38 | .299 | 4.35 | 8.67 |
| 13 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,214 | 383 | 191 | 102 | .652 | 383 | 3.50 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2564.1 | 2,361 | 998 | 1,095 | 227 | 769 | 81 | 0 | 34 | 10,622 | 50 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 2.88 | 0.80 | 20.8 | 7.2 | 1.22 | .291 | 3.84 | 8.29 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | D. Cone | 2,147 | 345 | 155 | 107 | .592 | 341 | 3.52 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 2304.0 | 2,000 | 902 | 984 | 212 | 914 | 92 | 1 | 26 | 9,707 | 118 | 8.39 | 3.57 | 2.35 | 0.83 | 22.1 | 9.4 | 1.26 | .282 | 3.84 | 7.81 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | J. Moyer | 2,077 | 590 | 237 | 163 | .593 | 541 | 4.22 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3488.0 | 3,597 | 1,636 | 1,749 | 452 | 922 | 130 | 11 | 51 | 14,787 | 38 | 5.36 | 2.38 | 2.25 | 1.17 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 1.30 | .281 | 4.51 | 9.28 |
| 18 | | R. Halladay | 2,066 | 403 | 199 | 100 | .666 | 377 | 3.31 | 66 | 20 | 1 | 2687.1 | 2,591 | 987 | 1,087 | 224 | 556 | 71 | 6 | 27 | 11,005 | 52 | 6.92 | 1.86 | 3.72 | 0.75 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.68 |
| 19 | | D. Wells | 2,027 | 538 | 225 | 145 | .608 | 487 | 4.18 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3248.2 | 3,464 | 1,508 | 1,626 | 389 | 647 | 81 | 21 | 49 | 13,616 | 85 | 5.62 | 1.79 | 3.13 | 1.08 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 1.27 | .294 | 4.50 | 9.60 |
| 20 | | J. Santana | 1,988 | 360 | 139 | 78 | .641 | 284 | 3.20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2025.2 | 1,726 | 721 | 773 | 220 | 567 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8,262 | 68 | 8.83 | 2.52 | 3.51 | 0.98 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .276 | 3.43 | 7.67 |
| 21 | | K. Appier | 1,978 | 405 | 168 | 133 | .558 | 397 | 3.70 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2568.0 | 2,387 | 1,056 | 1,144 | 229 | 919 | 79 | 2 | 50 | 10,828 | 105 | 6.93 | 3.22 | 2.15 | 0.80 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .283 | 4.01 | 8.37 |
| 22 | | L. Hernandez | 1,976 | 519 | 178 | 177 | .501 | 474 | 4.44 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 3189.0 | 3,525 | 1,572 | 1,686 | 362 | 1,066 | 78 | 17 | 86 | 13,816 | 41 | 5.58 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 1.02 | 14.3 | 7.7 | 1.44 | .306 | 4.76 | 9.95 |
| 23 | | A.J. Burnett | 1,971 | 345 | 137 | 121 | .531 | 340 | 4.05 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2162.2 | 1,975 | 973 | 1,063 | 221 | 888 | 107 | 1 | 28 | 9,230 | 134 | 8.20 | 3.70 | 2.22 | 0.92 | 21.4 | 9.6 | 1.32 | .290 | 4.42 | 8.22 |
| 24 | | R. Dempster | 1,918 | 547 | 124 | 124 | .500 | 322 | 4.33 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2215.2 | 2,177 | 1,067 | 1,153 | 241 | 992 | 85 | 185 | 46 | 9,658 | 71 | 7.79 | 4.03 | 1.93 | 0.98 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.68 | 8.84 |
| 25 | | H. Nomo | 1,918 | 323 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 318 | 4.24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1976.1 | 1,768 | 932 | 993 | 251 | 908 | 38 | 2 | 31 | 8,462 | 110 | 8.73 | 4.13 | 2.11 | 1.14 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .284 | 4.52 | 8.05 |
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