Between July 9, 1994 and August 12, 2016, Randy Johnson fanned the most batters, with 3,599 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from July 9, 1994 to august 12, 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 | 3,599 | 435 | 225 | 106 | .680 | 422 | 3.12 | 67 | 25 | 1 | 2928.0 | 2,412 | 1,016 | 1,147 | 309 | 822 | 132 | 5 | 29 | 11,908 | 57 | 11.06 | 2.53 | 4.38 | 0.95 | 30.2 | 6.9 | 1.10 | .298 | 3.53 | 7.41 |
| 2 |  | P. Martinez | 2,918 | 391 | 203 | 90 | .693 | 389 | 2.92 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 2608.0 | 2,054 | 847 | 929 | 227 | 672 | 127 | 1 | 23 | 10,496 | 55 | 10.07 | 2.32 | 4.34 | 0.78 | 27.8 | 6.4 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.21 | 7.09 |
| 3 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,672 | 473 | 221 | 138 | .616 | 473 | 3.71 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3113.0 | 2,953 | 1,283 | 1,402 | 307 | 944 | 103 | 0 | 43 | 13,008 | 65 | 7.73 | 2.73 | 2.83 | 0.89 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.05 | 8.54 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 2,628 | 384 | 182 | 110 | .623 | 362 | 3.42 | 66 | 14 | 9 | 2599.1 | 2,388 | 989 | 1,031 | 296 | 504 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 10,521 | 51 | 9.10 | 1.75 | 5.21 | 1.02 | 25.0 | 4.8 | 1.11 | .297 | 3.57 | 8.27 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 |  | R. Clemens | 2,508 | 389 | 184 | 94 | .662 | 388 | 3.30 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2568.0 | 2,217 | 941 | 1,032 | 209 | 914 | 92 | 0 | 22 | 10,697 | 89 | 8.79 | 3.20 | 2.74 | 0.73 | 23.4 | 8.5 | 1.22 | .288 | 3.62 | 7.77 |
| 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 | | M. Mussina | 2,431 | 449 | 221 | 133 | .624 | 448 | 3.79 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 2926.1 | 2,878 | 1,233 | 1,326 | 317 | 642 | 53 | 0 | 24 | 12,031 | 57 | 7.48 | 1.97 | 3.79 | 0.97 | 20.2 | 5.3 | 1.20 | .298 | 4.08 | 8.85 |
| 10 |  | B. Colon | 2,328 | 499 | 228 | 160 | .588 | 490 | 3.94 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 3115.0 | 3,167 | 1,364 | 1,483 | 372 | 879 | 59 | 1 | 45 | 13,140 | 42 | 6.73 | 2.54 | 2.65 | 1.07 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.30 | .294 | 4.28 | 9.15 |
| 11 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,222 | 349 | 149 | 105 | .587 | 349 | 3.13 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2358.0 | 2,097 | 819 | 912 | 195 | 671 | 78 | 0 | 16 | 9,655 | 128 | 8.48 | 2.56 | 3.31 | 0.74 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.48 | 8.00 |
| 12 | | J. Peavy | 2,199 | 383 | 152 | 126 | .547 | 377 | 3.62 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2371.0 | 2,124 | 954 | 1,005 | 257 | 706 | 78 | 2 | 42 | 9,810 | 46 | 8.35 | 2.68 | 3.11 | 0.98 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.81 | 8.06 |
| 13 |  | G. Maddux | 2,119 | 477 | 229 | 137 | .626 | 477 | 3.20 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 3149.1 | 3,030 | 1,120 | 1,246 | 254 | 464 | 83 | 0 | 97 | 12,739 | 34 | 6.06 | 1.33 | 4.57 | 0.73 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 1.11 | .283 | 3.56 | 8.66 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | J. Lackey | 2,116 | 411 | 174 | 134 | .565 | 410 | 3.90 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2633.0 | 2,669 | 1,140 | 1,242 | 279 | 751 | 120 | 0 | 29 | 11,153 | 113 | 7.23 | 2.57 | 2.82 | 0.95 | 19.0 | 6.7 | 1.30 | .303 | 4.25 | 9.12 |
| 16 |  | J. Verlander | 2,113 | 342 | 169 | 103 | .621 | 342 | 3.51 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2271.2 | 2,028 | 886 | 963 | 206 | 685 | 79 | 0 | 22 | 9,407 | 73 | 8.37 | 2.71 | 3.08 | 0.82 | 22.5 | 7.3 | 1.19 | .288 | 3.82 | 8.03 |
| 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 | | C. Hamels | 2,066 | 330 | 133 | 94 | .586 | 329 | 3.28 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2160.0 | 1,921 | 788 | 840 | 240 | 571 | 63 | 0 | 40 | 8,831 | 40 | 8.61 | 2.38 | 3.62 | 1.00 | 23.4 | 6.5 | 1.15 | .285 | 3.50 | 8.00 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,045 | 526 | 135 | 82 | .622 | 284 | 3.21 | 24 | 10 | 154 | 2144.0 | 1,931 | 765 | 821 | 176 | 522 | 34 | 204 | 53 | 8,730 | 66 | 8.58 | 2.19 | 3.92 | 0.74 | 23.4 | 6.0 | 1.14 | .295 | 3.45 | 8.11 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 25 |  | Z. Greinke | 1,984 | 382 | 153 | 96 | .614 | 341 | 3.36 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2210.0 | 2,083 | 826 | 888 | 208 | 530 | 59 | 8 | 17 | 9,084 | 67 | 8.08 | 2.16 | 3.74 | 0.85 | 21.8 | 5.8 | 1.18 | .297 | 3.62 | 8.48 |
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