Between July 30, 1992 and September 28, 2014, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,186 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from July 30, 1992 to september 28, 2014| 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 | 4,186 | 501 | 260 | 121 | .682 | 487 | 3.14 | 87 | 32 | 2 | 3415.0 | 2,760 | 1,190 | 1,329 | 344 | 1,035 | 156 | 6 | 32 | 13,892 | 77 | 11.03 | 2.73 | 4.04 | 0.91 | 30.1 | 7.5 | 1.11 | .296 | 3.50 | 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 |  | C. Schilling | 2,906 | 439 | 203 | 129 | .611 | 417 | 3.47 | 78 | 16 | 9 | 2984.1 | 2,752 | 1,151 | 1,206 | 334 | 606 | 50 | 21 | 33 | 12,118 | 62 | 8.76 | 1.83 | 4.80 | 1.01 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 1.13 | .294 | 3.64 | 8.30 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 2,869 | 447 | 209 | 116 | .643 | 446 | 3.33 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2969.1 | 2,561 | 1,100 | 1,209 | 239 | 1,047 | 111 | 0 | 29 | 12,360 | 97 | 8.70 | 3.17 | 2.74 | 0.72 | 23.2 | 8.5 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.66 | 7.76 |
| 5 | | M. Mussina | 2,693 | 506 | 256 | 144 | .640 | 505 | 3.75 | 51 | 21 | 0 | 3335.0 | 3,262 | 1,390 | 1,486 | 359 | 739 | 58 | 0 | 29 | 13,690 | 64 | 7.27 | 1.99 | 3.64 | 0.97 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 1.20 | .295 | 4.01 | 8.80 |
| 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 |  | G. Maddux | 2,513 | 545 | 267 | 155 | .633 | 545 | 3.05 | 71 | 25 | 0 | 3667.0 | 3,459 | 1,244 | 1,391 | 275 | 566 | 100 | 0 | 108 | 14,791 | 42 | 6.17 | 1.39 | 4.44 | 0.67 | 17.0 | 3.8 | 1.10 | .281 | 3.41 | 8.49 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,437 | 423 | 208 | 119 | .636 | 423 | 3.63 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 2821.1 | 2,643 | 1,137 | 1,248 | 265 | 844 | 89 | 0 | 39 | 11,739 | 59 | 7.77 | 2.69 | 2.89 | 0.85 | 20.8 | 7.2 | 1.24 | .293 | 3.98 | 8.43 |
| 10 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,418 | 590 | 159 | 107 | .598 | 348 | 3.26 | 30 | 11 | 154 | 2576.2 | 2,296 | 933 | 1,009 | 219 | 684 | 45 | 204 | 70 | 10,544 | 91 | 8.45 | 2.39 | 3.54 | 0.76 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 1.16 | .289 | 3.52 | 8.02 |
| 11 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,370 | 409 | 155 | 150 | .508 | 404 | 4.04 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2567.1 | 2,345 | 1,152 | 1,264 | 252 | 1,051 | 132 | 1 | 33 | 10,966 | 155 | 8.31 | 3.68 | 2.25 | 0.88 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 1.32 | .292 | 4.43 | 8.22 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 |  | B. Colon | 2,101 | 442 | 204 | 141 | .591 | 436 | 3.95 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2786.0 | 2,812 | 1,224 | 1,335 | 330 | 832 | 53 | 0 | 39 | 11,773 | 42 | 6.79 | 2.69 | 2.53 | 1.07 | 17.8 | 7.1 | 1.31 | .293 | 4.31 | 9.08 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 17 | | J. Peavy | 2,027 | 338 | 139 | 111 | .556 | 337 | 3.53 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2147.2 | 1,901 | 843 | 890 | 229 | 647 | 74 | 0 | 40 | 8,870 | 40 | 8.49 | 2.71 | 3.13 | 0.96 | 22.9 | 7.3 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.73 | 7.97 |
| 18 | | T. Hudson | 2,016 | 458 | 214 | 124 | .633 | 457 | 3.45 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3003.0 | 2,823 | 1,152 | 1,257 | 235 | 880 | 117 | 0 | 83 | 12,480 | 80 | 6.04 | 2.64 | 2.29 | 0.70 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.77 | 8.46 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | T. Glavine | 2,000 | 521 | 236 | 148 | .615 | 521 | 3.51 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 3358.1 | 3,302 | 1,311 | 1,420 | 280 | 1,170 | 49 | 0 | 110 | 14,184 | 39 | 5.36 | 3.14 | 1.71 | 0.75 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 1.33 | .283 | 3.81 | 8.85 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | K. Brown | 1,985 | 372 | 162 | 105 | .607 | 362 | 3.13 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 2479.0 | 2,308 | 862 | 986 | 160 | 627 | 112 | 1 | 31 | 10,236 | 74 | 7.21 | 2.28 | 3.17 | 0.58 | 19.4 | 6.1 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.58 | 8.38 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 |  | F. Hernandez | 1,951 | 303 | 125 | 92 | .576 | 303 | 3.07 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2060.2 | 1,839 | 704 | 790 | 161 | 572 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 8,425 | 116 | 8.52 | 2.50 | 3.41 | 0.70 | 23.2 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .295 | 3.45 | 8.03 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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