Between August 5, 1991 and August 1, 2013, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 4,367 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from August 5, 1991 to august 1, 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 | 4,367 | 530 | 269 | 135 | .666 | 516 | 3.19 | 91 | 35 | 2 | 3591.2 | 2,902 | 1,272 | 1,429 | 359 | 1,164 | 175 | 6 | 33 | 14,691 | 87 | 10.94 | 2.92 | 3.75 | 0.90 | 29.7 | 7.9 | 1.13 | .295 | 3.58 | 7.27 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | R. Clemens | 3,097 | 481 | 226 | 126 | .642 | 480 | 3.27 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 3233.2 | 2,768 | 1,174 | 1,292 | 252 | 1,115 | 118 | 0 | 39 | 13,401 | 100 | 8.62 | 3.10 | 2.78 | 0.70 | 23.1 | 8.3 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.60 | 7.70 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 3,036 | 495 | 212 | 135 | .611 | 431 | 3.42 | 83 | 20 | 14 | 3156.0 | 2,887 | 1,199 | 1,260 | 340 | 660 | 51 | 47 | 37 | 12,816 | 66 | 8.66 | 1.88 | 4.60 | 0.97 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 1.12 | .292 | 3.59 | 8.23 |
| 5 | | M. Mussina | 2,812 | 536 | 270 | 152 | .640 | 535 | 3.69 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3555.0 | 3,456 | 1,457 | 1,558 | 375 | 781 | 60 | 0 | 29 | 14,563 | 71 | 7.12 | 1.98 | 3.60 | 0.95 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.94 | 8.75 |
| 6 |  | G. Maddux | 2,702 | 580 | 286 | 168 | .630 | 580 | 3.01 | 81 | 27 | 0 | 3931.2 | 3,654 | 1,315 | 1,469 | 281 | 636 | 108 | 0 | 115 | 15,829 | 47 | 6.19 | 1.46 | 4.25 | 0.64 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 1.09 | .279 | 3.36 | 8.36 |
| 7 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,629 | 625 | 179 | 114 | .611 | 383 | 3.16 | 41 | 14 | 154 | 2836.1 | 2,494 | 997 | 1,078 | 227 | 762 | 49 | 204 | 74 | 11,582 | 109 | 8.34 | 2.42 | 3.45 | 0.72 | 22.7 | 6.6 | 1.15 | .286 | 3.42 | 7.91 |
| 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 | 2,400 | 520 | 252 | 150 | .627 | 510 | 3.87 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3248.1 | 3,380 | 1,397 | 1,548 | 284 | 1,012 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 13,796 | 68 | 6.65 | 2.80 | 2.37 | 0.79 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.29 | 9.36 |
| 10 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,342 | 405 | 200 | 111 | .643 | 405 | 3.57 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 2711.1 | 2,518 | 1,074 | 1,179 | 250 | 804 | 85 | 0 | 37 | 11,248 | 53 | 7.77 | 2.67 | 2.91 | 0.83 | 20.8 | 7.1 | 1.23 | .292 | 3.91 | 8.36 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | T. Glavine | 2,153 | 555 | 258 | 156 | .623 | 555 | 3.46 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 3604.1 | 3,506 | 1,386 | 1,508 | 288 | 1,256 | 50 | 0 | 120 | 15,184 | 45 | 5.38 | 3.14 | 1.71 | 0.72 | 14.2 | 8.3 | 1.32 | .281 | 3.77 | 8.75 |
| 13 | | K. Brown | 2,127 | 406 | 178 | 116 | .605 | 396 | 3.19 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2724.0 | 2,554 | 964 | 1,105 | 173 | 705 | 122 | 1 | 33 | 11,273 | 82 | 7.03 | 2.33 | 3.02 | 0.57 | 18.9 | 6.3 | 1.20 | .292 | 3.65 | 8.44 |
| 14 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,103 | 364 | 141 | 128 | .524 | 359 | 3.99 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2282.1 | 2,073 | 1,011 | 1,109 | 229 | 935 | 114 | 1 | 30 | 9,736 | 141 | 8.29 | 3.69 | 2.25 | 0.90 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 1.32 | .290 | 4.37 | 8.17 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 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 | | R. Dempster | 2,036 | 569 | 130 | 132 | .496 | 344 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2342.2 | 2,306 | 1,131 | 1,227 | 262 | 1,053 | 89 | 185 | 47 | 10,225 | 78 | 7.82 | 4.05 | 1.93 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.86 |
| 18 | | J. Moyer | 2,006 | 555 | 235 | 155 | .603 | 527 | 4.19 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3374.0 | 3,465 | 1,571 | 1,682 | 443 | 873 | 127 | 6 | 48 | 14,281 | 35 | 5.35 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 1.18 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 1.29 | .279 | 4.49 | 9.24 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | C. Finley | 1,944 | 350 | 138 | 127 | .521 | 350 | 4.05 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2283.0 | 2,222 | 1,028 | 1,142 | 236 | 952 | 56 | 0 | 21 | 9,796 | 102 | 7.66 | 3.75 | 2.04 | 0.93 | 19.8 | 9.7 | 1.39 | .301 | 4.50 | 8.76 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 |  | B. Colon | 1,911 | 403 | 185 | 125 | .597 | 397 | 3.96 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2541.0 | 2,545 | 1,117 | 1,220 | 304 | 794 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 10,743 | 40 | 6.77 | 2.81 | 2.41 | 1.08 | 17.8 | 7.4 | 1.31 | .292 | 4.32 | 9.01 |
| 24 | | T. Hudson | 1,896 | 427 | 205 | 111 | .649 | 426 | 3.44 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2813.2 | 2,624 | 1,077 | 1,171 | 220 | 846 | 110 | 0 | 80 | 11,691 | 78 | 6.06 | 2.71 | 2.24 | 0.70 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .279 | 3.75 | 8.39 |
| 25 | | B. Zito | 1,870 | 421 | 164 | 140 | .539 | 415 | 3.98 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2547.2 | 2,337 | 1,127 | 1,223 | 271 | 1,050 | 97 | 4 | 52 | 10,860 | 50 | 6.61 | 3.71 | 1.78 | 0.96 | 17.2 | 9.7 | 1.33 | .273 | 4.32 | 8.26 |
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