Between April 4, 1994 and September 1, 2016, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,749 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 4, 1994 to september 1, 2016| 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 | 3,749 | 453 | 235 | 110 | .681 | 440 | 3.12 | 74 | 29 | 1 | 3062.0 | 2,512 | 1,062 | 1,195 | 319 | 879 | 136 | 5 | 31 | 12,445 | 62 | 11.02 | 2.58 | 4.27 | 0.94 | 30.1 | 7.1 | 1.11 | .298 | 3.51 | 7.38 |
| 2 |  | P. Martinez | 3,027 | 409 | 209 | 94 | .690 | 406 | 2.94 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 2712.1 | 2,139 | 886 | 970 | 234 | 702 | 137 | 2 | 26 | 10,919 | 59 | 10.04 | 2.33 | 4.31 | 0.78 | 27.7 | 6.4 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.22 | 7.10 |
| 3 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,699 | 476 | 222 | 140 | .613 | 476 | 3.72 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3132.2 | 2,971 | 1,294 | 1,413 | 309 | 948 | 103 | 0 | 43 | 13,088 | 66 | 7.75 | 2.72 | 2.85 | 0.89 | 20.6 | 7.2 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.06 | 8.54 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 2,670 | 393 | 182 | 117 | .609 | 371 | 3.47 | 66 | 14 | 9 | 2654.1 | 2,450 | 1,022 | 1,064 | 305 | 524 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 10,766 | 52 | 9.05 | 1.78 | 5.10 | 1.03 | 24.8 | 4.9 | 1.12 | .297 | 3.61 | 8.31 |
| 5 |  | R. Clemens | 2,639 | 407 | 191 | 98 | .661 | 406 | 3.28 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2694.0 | 2,307 | 981 | 1,078 | 218 | 961 | 95 | 0 | 23 | 11,203 | 92 | 8.82 | 3.21 | 2.75 | 0.73 | 23.6 | 8.6 | 1.21 | .287 | 3.60 | 7.71 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | M. Mussina | 2,514 | 468 | 234 | 137 | .631 | 467 | 3.75 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 3066.1 | 3,008 | 1,279 | 1,374 | 333 | 672 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 12,594 | 57 | 7.38 | 1.97 | 3.74 | 0.98 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 1.20 | .297 | 4.03 | 8.83 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | B. Colon | 2,343 | 503 | 230 | 161 | .588 | 494 | 3.94 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 3139.1 | 3,198 | 1,373 | 1,496 | 374 | 884 | 59 | 1 | 46 | 13,248 | 42 | 6.72 | 2.53 | 2.65 | 1.07 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.30 | .295 | 4.29 | 9.17 |
| 11 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,246 | 353 | 152 | 106 | .589 | 353 | 3.13 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2384.0 | 2,120 | 830 | 923 | 198 | 682 | 80 | 0 | 16 | 9,764 | 130 | 8.48 | 2.57 | 3.29 | 0.75 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 1.18 | .293 | 3.48 | 8.00 |
| 12 |  | G. Maddux | 2,237 | 496 | 240 | 142 | .628 | 496 | 3.14 | 59 | 21 | 0 | 3299.1 | 3,146 | 1,150 | 1,281 | 257 | 492 | 87 | 0 | 100 | 13,321 | 37 | 6.10 | 1.34 | 4.55 | 0.70 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 1.10 | .282 | 3.49 | 8.58 |
| 13 | | J. Peavy | 2,206 | 386 | 152 | 126 | .547 | 377 | 3.63 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2375.0 | 2,132 | 959 | 1,010 | 259 | 706 | 78 | 3 | 42 | 9,829 | 46 | 8.36 | 2.68 | 3.12 | 0.98 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 1.19 | .285 | 3.83 | 8.08 |
| 14 |  | J. Verlander | 2,141 | 346 | 171 | 104 | .622 | 346 | 3.50 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2299.1 | 2,042 | 894 | 973 | 212 | 688 | 79 | 0 | 22 | 9,507 | 73 | 8.38 | 2.69 | 3.11 | 0.83 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 1.19 | .287 | 3.81 | 7.99 |
| 15 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,138 | 542 | 141 | 90 | .610 | 300 | 3.22 | 25 | 10 | 154 | 2249.2 | 2,014 | 805 | 868 | 187 | 558 | 38 | 204 | 57 | 9,165 | 71 | 8.55 | 2.23 | 3.83 | 0.75 | 23.3 | 6.1 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.47 | 8.06 |
| 16 | | J. Lackey | 2,121 | 412 | 174 | 134 | .565 | 411 | 3.89 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2639.2 | 2,673 | 1,140 | 1,243 | 279 | 752 | 121 | 0 | 29 | 11,178 | 113 | 7.23 | 2.56 | 2.82 | 0.95 | 19.0 | 6.7 | 1.30 | .303 | 4.24 | 9.11 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | C. Hamels | 2,093 | 334 | 135 | 95 | .587 | 333 | 3.28 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2186.2 | 1,947 | 797 | 849 | 241 | 580 | 63 | 0 | 41 | 8,942 | 41 | 8.61 | 2.39 | 3.61 | 0.99 | 23.4 | 6.5 | 1.16 | .286 | 3.49 | 8.01 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | T. Hudson | 2,080 | 482 | 222 | 133 | .625 | 479 | 3.49 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3126.2 | 2,957 | 1,213 | 1,319 | 248 | 917 | 124 | 0 | 84 | 13,005 | 84 | 5.99 | 2.64 | 2.27 | 0.71 | 16.0 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.80 | 8.51 |
| 21 | | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 |
| 22 | | T. Wakefield | 2,046 | 590 | 186 | 168 | .525 | 430 | 4.43 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 3006.0 | 2,931 | 1,480 | 1,682 | 401 | 1,095 | 176 | 77 | 30 | 12,971 | 125 | 6.13 | 3.28 | 1.87 | 1.20 | 15.8 | 8.4 | 1.34 | .273 | 5.04 | 8.78 |
| 23 | | D. Haren | 2,013 | 391 | 153 | 131 | .539 | 380 | 3.75 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2419.2 | 2,357 | 1,009 | 1,105 | 305 | 500 | 67 | 4 | 39 | 10,022 | 98 | 7.49 | 1.86 | 4.03 | 1.13 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 1.18 | .288 | 4.11 | 8.77 |
| 24 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,001 | 386 | 154 | 97 | .614 | 345 | 3.40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2230.2 | 2,112 | 842 | 905 | 211 | 537 | 59 | 8 | 17 | 9,180 | 67 | 8.07 | 2.17 | 3.73 | 0.85 | 21.8 | 5.8 | 1.19 | .298 | 3.65 | 8.52 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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