
Between July 30, 1995 and October 2, 2016, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,360 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from July 30, 1995 to october 2, 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Johnson | 3,360 | 411 | 211 | 103 | .672 | 398 | 3.13 | 61 | 23 | 1 | 2757.2 | 2,275 | 960 | 1,084 | 298 | 768 | 125 | 5 | 28 | 11,209 | 56 | 10.97 | 2.51 | 4.38 | 0.97 | 30.0 | 6.9 | 1.10 | .297 | 3.54 | 7.42 | |
| 2 | P. Martinez | 2,780 | 367 | 190 | 83 | .696 | 365 | 2.90 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 2451.2 | 1,937 | 790 | 870 | 211 | 618 | 120 | 1 | 22 | 9,873 | 49 | 10.21 | 2.27 | 4.50 | 0.77 | 28.2 | 6.3 | 1.04 | .281 | 3.19 | 7.11 | |
| 3 | CC Sabathia | 2,726 | 482 | 223 | 141 | .613 | 482 | 3.70 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3168.1 | 3,003 | 1,303 | 1,423 | 315 | 959 | 104 | 0 | 43 | 13,233 | 66 | 7.74 | 2.72 | 2.84 | 0.89 | 20.6 | 7.2 | 1.25 | .294 | 4.04 | 8.53 | |
| 4 | 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 | 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 | R. Clemens | 2,416 | 372 | 179 | 88 | .670 | 371 | 3.24 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2461.1 | 2,114 | 887 | 975 | 193 | 863 | 81 | 0 | 22 | 10,222 | 82 | 8.83 | 3.16 | 2.80 | 0.71 | 23.6 | 8.4 | 1.21 | .288 | 3.57 | 7.73 | |
| 8 | A. Pettitte | 2,399 | 513 | 250 | 147 | .630 | 508 | 3.85 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3225.1 | 3,350 | 1,380 | 1,529 | 282 | 997 | 54 | 2 | 40 | 13,686 | 66 | 6.69 | 2.78 | 2.41 | 0.79 | 17.5 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.27 | 9.35 | |
| 9 | B. Colon | 2,365 | 509 | 233 | 162 | .590 | 500 | 3.93 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 3172.1 | 3,229 | 1,387 | 1,510 | 379 | 888 | 60 | 1 | 46 | 13,379 | 42 | 6.71 | 2.52 | 2.66 | 1.08 | 17.7 | 6.6 | 1.30 | .294 | 4.28 | 9.16 | |
| 10 | M. Mussina | 2,339 | 425 | 206 | 127 | .619 | 424 | 3.77 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 2770.2 | 2,734 | 1,160 | 1,252 | 295 | 603 | 52 | 0 | 22 | 11,398 | 56 | 7.60 | 1.96 | 3.88 | 0.96 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 1.20 | .301 | 4.07 | 8.88 | |
| 11 | F. Hernandez | 2,264 | 359 | 154 | 109 | .586 | 359 | 3.16 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2415.2 | 2,157 | 848 | 946 | 203 | 695 | 81 | 0 | 16 | 9,906 | 132 | 8.43 | 2.59 | 3.26 | 0.76 | 22.9 | 7.0 | 1.18 | .293 | 3.52 | 8.04 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | J. Verlander | 2,197 | 352 | 173 | 106 | .620 | 352 | 3.47 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2339.0 | 2,072 | 902 | 981 | 217 | 699 | 80 | 0 | 23 | 9,664 | 73 | 8.45 | 2.69 | 3.14 | 0.83 | 22.7 | 7.2 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.77 | 7.97 | |
| 14 | J. Lackey | 2,145 | 417 | 176 | 135 | .566 | 416 | 3.88 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2669.2 | 2,697 | 1,150 | 1,254 | 283 | 762 | 121 | 0 | 29 | 11,299 | 114 | 7.23 | 2.57 | 2.81 | 0.95 | 19.0 | 6.7 | 1.30 | .302 | 4.23 | 9.09 | |
| 15 | C. Hamels | 2,122 | 339 | 136 | 96 | .586 | 338 | 3.31 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2214.1 | 1,979 | 815 | 869 | 246 | 592 | 63 | 0 | 41 | 9,064 | 43 | 8.62 | 2.41 | 3.58 | 1.00 | 23.4 | 6.5 | 1.16 | .287 | 3.53 | 8.04 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | 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 | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | Z. Greinke | 2,021 | 390 | 155 | 100 | .608 | 349 | 3.42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2253.1 | 2,133 | 856 | 921 | 218 | 549 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 9,279 | 68 | 8.07 | 2.19 | 3.68 | 0.87 | 21.8 | 5.9 | 1.19 | .298 | 3.68 | 8.52 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | 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 | |
| 23 | J. Shields | 1,977 | 352 | 133 | 116 | .534 | 351 | 3.91 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2294.1 | 2,275 | 996 | 1,080 | 300 | 615 | 85 | 0 | 19 | 9,606 | 91 | 7.76 | 2.41 | 3.21 | 1.18 | 20.6 | 6.4 | 1.26 | .298 | 4.24 | 8.92 | |
| 24 | T. Wakefield | 1,977 | 576 | 175 | 167 | .512 | 416 | 4.54 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 2897.2 | 2,845 | 1,461 | 1,657 | 393 | 1,065 | 172 | 77 | 30 | 12,540 | 120 | 6.14 | 3.31 | 1.86 | 1.22 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 1.35 | .274 | 5.15 | 8.84 | |
| 25 | 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 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | 41 | .586 | ||
56 | 45 | .554 | 3.0 | |
52 | 49 | .515 | 7.0 | |
51 | 50 | .505 | 8.0 | |
42 | 59 | .416 | 17.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 37 | .630 | ||
56 | 44 | .560 | 7.0 | |
51 | 47 | .520 | 11.0 | |
52 | 49 | .515 | 11.5 | |
45 | 54 | .455 | 17.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 38 | .624 | ||
51 | 48 | .515 | 11.0 | |
49 | 51 | .490 | 13.5 | |
42 | 58 | .420 | 20.5 | |
40 | 62 | .392 | 23.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | 42 | .576 | ||
56 | 44 | .560 | 1.5 | |
51 | 48 | .515 | 6.0 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 9.0 | |
46 | 54 | .460 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
53 | 46 | .535 | ||
53 | 48 | .525 | 1.0 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 5.0 | |
47 | 53 | .470 | 6.5 | |
41 | 60 | .406 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
51 | 50 | .505 | ||
50 | 50 | .500 | 0.5 | |
48 | 54 | .471 | 3.5 | |
42 | 57 | .424 | 8.0 | |
39 | 61 | .390 | 11.5 |