Between May 10, 1981 and September 1, 2008, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,772 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 10, 1981 to september 1, 2008| 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 | 4,772 | 592 | 294 | 159 | .649 | 582 | 3.26 | 99 | 37 | 2 | 4011.1 | 3,227 | 1,454 | 1,640 | 391 | 1,460 | 187 | 5 | 34 | 16,545 | 103 | 10.71 | 3.28 | 3.27 | 0.88 | 28.8 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.68 | 7.24 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,672 | 709 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 707 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4916.2 | 4,185 | 1,707 | 1,885 | 363 | 1,580 | 159 | 0 | 63 | 20,240 | 143 | 8.55 | 2.89 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.45 | 7.66 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 3,361 | 740 | 354 | 225 | .611 | 736 | 3.15 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4984.1 | 4,706 | 1,744 | 1,969 | 350 | 997 | 137 | 3 | 176 | 20,331 | 70 | 6.07 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.56 | 8.50 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 5 |  | P. Martinez | 3,097 | 463 | 214 | 96 | .690 | 396 | 2.88 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2760.2 | 2,142 | 882 | 969 | 230 | 740 | 137 | 23 | 29 | 11,098 | 62 | 10.10 | 2.41 | 4.19 | 0.75 | 27.9 | 6.7 | 1.04 | .277 | 3.16 | 6.98 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,011 | 708 | 210 | 147 | .588 | 466 | 3.26 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3395.0 | 2,979 | 1,229 | 1,336 | 277 | 992 | 54 | 204 | 82 | 13,927 | 145 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 3.04 | 0.73 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .282 | 3.54 | 7.90 |
| 7 | | M. Mussina | 2,778 | 531 | 266 | 151 | .638 | 530 | 3.69 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3528.2 | 3,423 | 1,446 | 1,547 | 374 | 777 | 60 | 0 | 28 | 14,454 | 71 | 7.09 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 0.95 | 19.2 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .291 | 3.95 | 8.73 |
| 8 | | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 9 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 10 | | T. Glavine | 2,607 | 682 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 682 | 3.54 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4,298 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 356 | 1,500 | 66 | 0 | 145 | 18,604 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.76 |
| 11 |  | N. Ryan | 2,582 | 372 | 145 | 122 | .543 | 372 | 3.23 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 2435.0 | 1,809 | 873 | 995 | 162 | 1,040 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 10,081 | 138 | 9.54 | 3.84 | 2.48 | 0.60 | 25.6 | 10.3 | 1.17 | .265 | 3.68 | 6.69 |
| 12 | | M. Langston | 2,464 | 457 | 179 | 158 | .531 | 428 | 3.97 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2962.2 | 2,723 | 1,306 | 1,438 | 311 | 1,289 | 46 | 3 | 34 | 12,562 | 89 | 7.49 | 3.92 | 1.91 | 0.94 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.37 | 8.27 |
| 13 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 14 | | D. Gooden | 2,293 | 430 | 194 | 112 | .634 | 410 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2,564 | 1,091 | 1,198 | 210 | 954 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 11,705 | 76 | 7.37 | 3.07 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.85 | 8.24 |
| 15 | | J. Moyer | 2,231 | 632 | 242 | 185 | .567 | 579 | 4.19 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3716.1 | 3,852 | 1,732 | 1,870 | 462 | 1,064 | 124 | 14 | 66 | 15,815 | 54 | 5.40 | 2.58 | 2.10 | 1.12 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .284 | 4.53 | 9.33 |
| 16 | | D. Wells | 2,201 | 660 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 489 | 4.13 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3439.0 | 3,635 | 1,578 | 1,702 | 407 | 719 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 14,413 | 101 | 5.76 | 1.88 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.45 | 9.51 |
| 17 |  | J. Morris | 2,153 | 444 | 214 | 155 | .580 | 444 | 3.91 | 150 | 25 | 0 | 3166.1 | 2,937 | 1,377 | 1,514 | 334 | 1,148 | 46 | 0 | 83 | 13,340 | 183 | 6.12 | 3.26 | 1.88 | 0.95 | 16.1 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .269 | 4.30 | 8.35 |
| 18 | | O. Hershiser | 2,014 | 510 | 204 | 150 | .576 | 466 | 3.48 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 3130.1 | 2,939 | 1,211 | 1,367 | 235 | 1,007 | 117 | 19 | 108 | 13,150 | 121 | 5.79 | 2.90 | 2.00 | 0.68 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 1.26 | .277 | 3.93 | 8.45 |
| 19 | | A. Benes | 2,000 | 403 | 155 | 139 | .527 | 387 | 3.97 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2505.1 | 2,377 | 1,106 | 1,206 | 289 | 909 | 55 | 6 | 52 | 10,645 | 63 | 7.18 | 3.27 | 2.20 | 1.04 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .282 | 4.33 | 8.54 |
| 20 | | F. Valenzuela | 1,997 | 436 | 164 | 153 | .517 | 417 | 3.64 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 2849.1 | 2,670 | 1,152 | 1,299 | 226 | 1,130 | 25 | 6 | 64 | 12,094 | 119 | 6.31 | 3.57 | 1.77 | 0.71 | 16.5 | 9.3 | 1.33 | .280 | 4.10 | 8.43 |
| 21 | | K. Appier | 1,994 | 414 | 169 | 137 | .552 | 402 | 3.74 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2595.1 | 2,425 | 1,078 | 1,168 | 232 | 933 | 79 | 2 | 51 | 10,958 | 106 | 6.91 | 3.24 | 2.14 | 0.80 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.05 | 8.41 |
| 22 | | J. Vazquez | 1,985 | 349 | 125 | 125 | .500 | 347 | 4.29 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2239.0 | 2,239 | 1,067 | 1,146 | 296 | 591 | 75 | 1 | 43 | 9,445 | 57 | 7.98 | 2.38 | 3.36 | 1.19 | 21.0 | 6.3 | 1.26 | .299 | 4.61 | 9.00 |
| 23 | | A. Pettitte | 1,981 | 432 | 214 | 124 | .633 | 422 | 3.88 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2709.0 | 2,840 | 1,168 | 1,294 | 229 | 839 | 43 | 3 | 36 | 11,513 | 56 | 6.58 | 2.79 | 2.36 | 0.76 | 17.2 | 7.3 | 1.36 | .310 | 4.30 | 9.44 |
| 24 | | A. Leiter | 1,974 | 419 | 162 | 132 | .551 | 382 | 3.80 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2391.0 | 2,152 | 1,010 | 1,101 | 198 | 1,163 | 117 | 9 | 53 | 10,334 | 63 | 7.43 | 4.38 | 1.70 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 1.39 | .284 | 4.14 | 8.10 |
| 25 | | K. Rogers | 1,966 | 760 | 219 | 155 | .586 | 472 | 4.25 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 3296.0 | 3,441 | 1,555 | 1,726 | 337 | 1,173 | 127 | 133 | 53 | 14,244 | 79 | 5.37 | 3.20 | 1.68 | 0.92 | 13.8 | 8.2 | 1.40 | .292 | 4.71 | 9.40 |
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