Between April 16, 1991 and June 30, 2013, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,514 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 16, 1991 to june 30, 2013| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 4,514 | 550 | 278 | 141 | .663 | 536 | 3.20 | 91 | 35 | 2 | 3714.2 | 2,989 | 1,322 | 1,483 | 368 | 1,264 | 182 | 6 | 33 | 15,237 | 94 | 10.94 | 3.06 | 3.57 | 0.89 | 29.6 | 8.3 | 1.14 | .294 | 3.59 | 7.24 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,231 | 501 | 236 | 133 | .640 | 500 | 3.24 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 3386.2 | 2,895 | 1,220 | 1,349 | 261 | 1,155 | 120 | 0 | 44 | 14,018 | 104 | 8.59 | 3.07 | 2.80 | 0.69 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.58 | 7.69 |
| 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 | 3,067 | 522 | 215 | 140 | .606 | 431 | 3.44 | 83 | 20 | 17 | 3187.0 | 2,925 | 1,218 | 1,280 | 341 | 679 | 51 | 62 | 42 | 12,961 | 67 | 8.66 | 1.92 | 4.52 | 0.96 | 23.7 | 5.2 | 1.13 | .293 | 3.61 | 8.26 |
| 5 |  | G. Maddux | 2,818 | 602 | 293 | 174 | .627 | 602 | 3.04 | 83 | 28 | 0 | 4082.1 | 3,799 | 1,381 | 1,544 | 296 | 676 | 113 | 0 | 123 | 16,462 | 53 | 6.21 | 1.49 | 4.17 | 0.65 | 17.1 | 4.1 | 1.10 | .279 | 3.40 | 8.38 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,702 | 646 | 185 | 125 | .597 | 404 | 3.26 | 42 | 14 | 154 | 2958.1 | 2,624 | 1,073 | 1,158 | 242 | 812 | 52 | 204 | 75 | 12,114 | 120 | 8.22 | 2.47 | 3.33 | 0.74 | 22.3 | 6.7 | 1.16 | .287 | 3.52 | 7.98 |
| 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 | | A. Pettitte | 2,384 | 514 | 250 | 148 | .628 | 504 | 3.86 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3211.2 | 3,335 | 1,379 | 1,528 | 278 | 1,005 | 54 | 3 | 42 | 13,635 | 68 | 6.68 | 2.82 | 2.37 | 0.78 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.28 | 9.35 |
| 10 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,311 | 400 | 199 | 108 | .648 | 400 | 3.53 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 2681.1 | 2,478 | 1,052 | 1,152 | 244 | 792 | 83 | 0 | 36 | 11,104 | 52 | 7.76 | 2.66 | 2.92 | 0.82 | 20.8 | 7.1 | 1.22 | .291 | 3.87 | 8.32 |
| 11 | | T. Glavine | 2,278 | 576 | 271 | 162 | .626 | 576 | 3.41 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 3761.1 | 3,633 | 1,425 | 1,555 | 301 | 1,284 | 52 | 0 | 121 | 15,803 | 52 | 5.45 | 3.07 | 1.77 | 0.72 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.72 | 8.69 |
| 12 | | K. Brown | 2,189 | 426 | 185 | 123 | .601 | 416 | 3.23 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2853.1 | 2,691 | 1,024 | 1,170 | 182 | 761 | 131 | 1 | 37 | 11,839 | 90 | 6.90 | 2.40 | 2.88 | 0.57 | 18.5 | 6.4 | 1.21 | .293 | 3.69 | 8.49 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | R. Halladay | 2,101 | 410 | 201 | 104 | .659 | 384 | 3.37 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 2721.2 | 2,624 | 1,020 | 1,120 | 233 | 573 | 75 | 6 | 27 | 11,160 | 54 | 6.95 | 1.89 | 3.67 | 0.77 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 1.17 | .292 | 3.70 | 8.68 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,070 | 359 | 141 | 127 | .526 | 354 | 4.01 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2252.0 | 2,041 | 1,004 | 1,095 | 229 | 923 | 111 | 1 | 29 | 9,596 | 140 | 8.27 | 3.69 | 2.24 | 0.92 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 1.32 | .289 | 4.38 | 8.16 |
| 17 | | C. Finley | 2,057 | 370 | 150 | 132 | .532 | 370 | 4.05 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 2416.0 | 2,345 | 1,086 | 1,204 | 250 | 1,014 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 10,357 | 106 | 7.66 | 3.78 | 2.03 | 0.93 | 19.9 | 9.8 | 1.39 | .300 | 4.49 | 8.74 |
| 18 | | J. Moyer | 2,024 | 562 | 235 | 159 | .596 | 533 | 4.20 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3403.1 | 3,496 | 1,587 | 1,698 | 447 | 888 | 128 | 7 | 48 | 14,409 | 37 | 5.35 | 2.35 | 2.28 | 1.18 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 1.29 | .279 | 4.49 | 9.25 |
| 19 | | R. Dempster | 2,014 | 564 | 129 | 132 | .494 | 339 | 4.32 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2316.1 | 2,269 | 1,113 | 1,203 | 258 | 1,039 | 87 | 185 | 47 | 10,093 | 77 | 7.83 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.00 | 20.0 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .300 | 4.67 | 8.82 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 22 | | D. Cone | 1,933 | 316 | 140 | 99 | .586 | 313 | 3.58 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2101.0 | 1,834 | 835 | 912 | 194 | 852 | 90 | 0 | 26 | 8,885 | 109 | 8.28 | 3.65 | 2.27 | 0.83 | 21.8 | 9.6 | 1.28 | .282 | 3.91 | 7.86 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | D. Wells | 1,918 | 503 | 213 | 139 | .605 | 461 | 4.23 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3062.0 | 3,294 | 1,440 | 1,552 | 375 | 602 | 79 | 17 | 46 | 12,859 | 78 | 5.64 | 1.77 | 3.19 | 1.10 | 14.9 | 4.7 | 1.27 | .295 | 4.56 | 9.68 |
| 25 |  | B. Colon | 1,894 | 397 | 182 | 124 | .595 | 391 | 3.99 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2499.2 | 2,503 | 1,109 | 1,211 | 302 | 786 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 10,573 | 39 | 6.82 | 2.83 | 2.41 | 1.09 | 17.9 | 7.4 | 1.32 | .292 | 4.36 | 9.01 |
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