Between April 28, 1985 and September 20, 2010, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 4,875 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 28, 1985 to september 20, 2010| 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 | 4,875 | 618 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4135.1 | 3,346 | 1,513 | 1,703 | 411 | 1,497 | 190 | 7 | 37 | 17,067 | 109 | 10.61 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 0.89 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.71 | 7.28 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,521 | 684 | 343 | 178 | .658 | 683 | 3.09 | 111 | 45 | 0 | 4754.1 | 4,020 | 1,633 | 1,808 | 348 | 1,540 | 157 | 0 | 60 | 19,550 | 139 | 8.56 | 2.92 | 2.94 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.9 | 1.17 | .283 | 3.42 | 7.61 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 3,371 | 744 | 355 | 227 | .610 | 740 | 3.16 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 5008.1 | 4,726 | 1,756 | 1,981 | 353 | 999 | 137 | 3 | 177 | 20,421 | 70 | 6.06 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.56 | 8.49 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,084 | 723 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 481 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3473.0 | 3,074 | 1,284 | 1,391 | 288 | 1,010 | 57 | 204 | 84 | 14,271 | 145 | 7.99 | 2.62 | 3.05 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.60 | 7.97 |
| 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 | | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 9 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 10 | | T. Glavine | 2,607 | 682 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 682 | 3.54 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4,298 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 356 | 1,500 | 66 | 0 | 145 | 18,604 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.76 |
| 11 | | J. Moyer | 2,405 | 686 | 267 | 204 | .567 | 628 | 4.24 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4020.1 | 4,156 | 1,892 | 2,036 | 511 | 1,137 | 144 | 15 | 67 | 17,102 | 57 | 5.38 | 2.55 | 2.12 | 1.14 | 14.1 | 6.6 | 1.32 | .282 | 4.56 | 9.30 |
| 12 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 13 | | J. Vazquez | 2,371 | 415 | 152 | 148 | .507 | 410 | 4.24 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2638.2 | 2,592 | 1,243 | 1,331 | 349 | 709 | 83 | 4 | 50 | 11,092 | 70 | 8.09 | 2.42 | 3.34 | 1.19 | 21.4 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .296 | 4.54 | 8.84 |
| 14 | | M. Langston | 2,248 | 418 | 160 | 146 | .523 | 391 | 4.03 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 2708.2 | 2,514 | 1,212 | 1,327 | 291 | 1,153 | 38 | 3 | 29 | 11,475 | 84 | 7.47 | 3.83 | 1.95 | 0.97 | 19.6 | 10.0 | 1.35 | .287 | 4.41 | 8.35 |
| 15 | | A. Pettitte | 2,242 | 487 | 240 | 137 | .637 | 477 | 3.86 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3048.0 | 3,166 | 1,308 | 1,451 | 262 | 960 | 51 | 3 | 41 | 12,944 | 62 | 6.62 | 2.83 | 2.34 | 0.77 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.28 | 9.35 |
| 16 | | D. Wells | 2,201 | 660 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 489 | 4.13 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3439.0 | 3,635 | 1,578 | 1,702 | 407 | 719 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 14,413 | 101 | 5.76 | 1.88 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.45 | 9.51 |
| 17 | | T. Wakefield | 2,057 | 592 | 193 | 172 | .529 | 439 | 4.37 | 32 | 6 | 22 | 3065.2 | 2,980 | 1,488 | 1,675 | 392 | 1,155 | 178 | 71 | 32 | 13,233 | 119 | 6.04 | 3.39 | 1.78 | 1.15 | 15.5 | 8.7 | 1.35 | .274 | 4.92 | 8.75 |
| 18 | | A. Benes | 2,000 | 403 | 155 | 139 | .527 | 387 | 3.97 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2505.1 | 2,377 | 1,106 | 1,206 | 289 | 909 | 55 | 6 | 52 | 10,645 | 63 | 7.18 | 3.27 | 2.20 | 1.04 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .282 | 4.33 | 8.54 |
| 19 | | K. Appier | 1,994 | 414 | 169 | 137 | .552 | 402 | 3.74 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2595.1 | 2,425 | 1,078 | 1,168 | 232 | 933 | 79 | 2 | 51 | 10,958 | 106 | 6.91 | 3.24 | 2.14 | 0.80 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.05 | 8.41 |
| 20 | | D. Gooden | 1,991 | 395 | 175 | 102 | .632 | 375 | 3.61 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 2552.2 | 2,386 | 1,023 | 1,120 | 202 | 873 | 76 | 4 | 39 | 10,713 | 73 | 7.02 | 3.08 | 2.28 | 0.71 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 1.28 | .288 | 3.95 | 8.41 |
| 21 | | A. Leiter | 1,974 | 419 | 162 | 132 | .551 | 382 | 3.80 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2391.0 | 2,152 | 1,010 | 1,101 | 198 | 1,163 | 117 | 9 | 53 | 10,334 | 63 | 7.43 | 4.38 | 1.70 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 1.39 | .284 | 4.14 | 8.10 |
| 22 | | K. Rogers | 1,968 | 762 | 219 | 156 | .584 | 474 | 4.27 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 3302.2 | 3,457 | 1,568 | 1,739 | 339 | 1,175 | 127 | 133 | 53 | 14,280 | 79 | 5.36 | 3.20 | 1.67 | 0.92 | 13.8 | 8.2 | 1.40 | .292 | 4.74 | 9.42 |
| 23 | | B. Witt | 1,955 | 430 | 142 | 157 | .475 | 397 | 4.83 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2465.0 | 2,493 | 1,324 | 1,449 | 252 | 1,375 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 11,003 | 128 | 7.14 | 5.02 | 1.42 | 0.92 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 1.57 | .304 | 5.29 | 9.10 |
| 24 | | K. Millwood | 1,928 | 412 | 158 | 136 | .537 | 404 | 4.10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2493.0 | 2,535 | 1,137 | 1,239 | 272 | 775 | 71 | 3 | 42 | 10,658 | 60 | 6.96 | 2.80 | 2.49 | 0.98 | 18.1 | 7.3 | 1.33 | .297 | 4.47 | 9.15 |
| 25 | | T. Gordon | 1,928 | 890 | 138 | 126 | .523 | 203 | 3.96 | 18 | 4 | 158 | 2108.0 | 1,889 | 927 | 1,016 | 176 | 977 | 38 | 347 | 57 | 9,058 | 112 | 8.23 | 4.17 | 1.97 | 0.75 | 21.3 | 10.8 | 1.36 | .288 | 4.34 | 8.06 |
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