most strikeouts allowed from april 8, 1996 to october 1, 2017

Between April 8, 1996 and October 1, 2017, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,231 strikeouts.

Regular season

	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	3,231	398	203	102	.666	385	3.16	59	22	1	2662.0	2,214	936	1,059	291	733	124	5	28	10,828	52	10.92	2.48	4.41	0.98	29.8	6.8	1.11	.298	3.58	7.49
2	CC Sabathia	2,846	509	237	146	.619	509	3.70	38	12	0	3317.0	3,142	1,364	1,487	336	1,009	109	0	44	13,856	71	7.72	2.74	2.82	0.91	20.5	7.3	1.25	.294	4.03	8.53
3	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,705	354	184	79	.700	352	2.85	43	14	0	2368.0	1,861	751	829	201	590	115	1	22	9,529	48	10.28	2.24	4.58	0.76	28.4	6.2	1.04	.281	3.15	7.07
4	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
5	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
6	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,498	363	173	104	.625	341	3.43	64	14	9	2456.0	2,267	935	970	283	470	40	21	20	9,933	49	9.15	1.72	5.31	1.04	25.1	4.7	1.11	.299	3.55	8.31
7	Bartolo Colon B. Colon	2,454	537	240	176	.577	528	4.04	37	13	0	3315.1	3,421	1,490	1,622	407	923	61	1	46	14,027	43	6.66	2.51	2.66	1.10	17.5	6.6	1.31	.296	4.40	9.29
8	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,416	385	188	114	.623	385	3.46	23	7	0	2545.0	2,242	979	1,061	244	771	84	0	27	10,513	78	8.54	2.73	3.13	0.86	23.0	7.3	1.18	.286	3.75	7.93
9	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2,342	375	160	114	.584	375	3.20	25	11	0	2502.1	2,243	890	992	220	721	87	0	16	10,274	140	8.42	2.59	3.25	0.79	22.8	7.0	1.18	.293	3.57	8.07
10	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,332	499	243	144	.628	494	3.84	23	4	0	3134.1	3,258	1,336	1,485	273	966	54	2	39	13,301	61	6.70	2.77	2.41	0.78	17.5	7.3	1.35	.308	4.26	9.36
11	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,329	358	172	85	.669	357	3.26	24	10	0	2371.1	2,032	858	940	187	820	77	0	21	9,831	79	8.84	3.11	2.84	0.71	23.7	8.3	1.20	.287	3.57	7.71
12	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
13	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,245	410	197	123	.616	409	3.85	34	13	0	2653.1	2,646	1,135	1,221	289	577	52	0	20	10,943	55	7.61	1.96	3.89	0.98	20.5	5.3	1.21	.303	4.14	8.98
14	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,236	422	172	107	.616	381	3.40	16	5	1	2455.2	2,305	928	1,001	243	594	59	8	20	10,080	80	8.19	2.18	3.76	0.89	22.2	5.9	1.18	.297	3.67	8.45
15	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	2,227	363	147	102	.590	362	3.37	16	7	0	2362.1	2,104	884	943	264	645	74	0	42	9,678	49	8.48	2.46	3.45	1.01	23.0	6.7	1.16	.284	3.59	8.02
16	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
17	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,149	305	141	75	.653	296	3.30	8	4	0	1897.0	1,589	695	751	213	534	66	2	13	7,719	61	10.20	2.53	4.02	1.01	27.8	6.9	1.12	.289	3.56	7.54
18	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,120	292	144	64	.692	290	2.36	25	15	0	1935.0	1,431	508	554	128	507	29	1	27	7,602	71	9.86	2.36	4.18	0.60	27.9	6.7	1.00	.270	2.58	6.66
19	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
20	Kevin Millwood 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
21	James Shields J. Shields	2,080	373	138	123	.529	372	3.97	23	9	0	2411.1	2,391	1,064	1,152	327	668	88	0	22	10,122	96	7.76	2.49	3.11	1.22	20.5	6.6	1.27	.297	4.30	8.92
22	Tim Hudson 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
23	Ryan Dempster 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
24	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,041	349	159	92	.633	348	3.51	15	4	0	2184.1	2,008	853	920	208	704	73	0	7	9,070	54	8.41	2.90	2.90	0.86	22.5	7.8	1.24	.298	3.79	8.27
25	Dan Haren 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

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Arenado

RBI

73

Marte

AVG

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Moreno

Team Pitching Leaders

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Rodriguez

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Rodriguez

ERA

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Rodriguez

Team Rankings

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/15	MIA	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Wed 9/16	MIA	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Fri 9/18	NYY	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Sat 9/19	NYY	@	AZ	8:10 PM
Sun 9/20	NYY	@	AZ	4:10 PM

Last Game

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74 - 77

Final

Diamondbacks

80 - 71

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HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

42

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

110

Burleson

107

Stewart

102

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Alvarez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

112

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

.395

Wood

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Bauers

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

.546

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SB Leaders

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Nuñez

41

Simpson

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Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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Sánchez

17

Gray

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Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

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Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

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WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

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Rasmussen

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	63	.583
Phillies	83	67	.553	4.5
Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	75	76	.497	18.5
Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	91	59	.607
Padres	82	68	.547	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	71	.530	11.5
Giants	62	89	.411	29.5
Rockies	55	95	.367	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	90	59	.604
Yankees - x	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	77	73	.513
Guardians	76	75	.503	1.5
Tigers	71	79	.473	6.0
Twins	70	80	.467	7.0
Royals	66	84	.440	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	81	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	57	93	.380	18.0