Between May 5, 1982 and June 15, 2008, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,686 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 5, 1982 to june 15, 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 | 4,686 | 578 | 288 | 154 | .652 | 568 | 3.25 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3923.1 | 3,140 | 1,417 | 1,600 | 376 | 1,442 | 185 | 5 | 29 | 16,180 | 103 | 10.75 | 3.31 | 3.25 | 0.86 | 29.0 | 8.9 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.67 | 7.20 |
| 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 | 3,318 | 726 | 350 | 219 | .615 | 722 | 3.12 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4904.0 | 4,616 | 1,698 | 1,918 | 339 | 984 | 132 | 3 | 175 | 19,988 | 69 | 6.09 | 1.81 | 3.37 | 0.62 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.52 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 3,042 | 451 | 211 | 93 | .694 | 384 | 2.82 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2694.0 | 2,073 | 845 | 931 | 215 | 713 | 133 | 23 | 28 | 10,805 | 60 | 10.16 | 2.38 | 4.27 | 0.72 | 28.2 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .277 | 3.11 | 6.93 |
| 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 | 2,709 | 518 | 260 | 148 | .637 | 517 | 3.71 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3443.2 | 3,334 | 1,418 | 1,518 | 370 | 765 | 56 | 0 | 26 | 14,111 | 69 | 7.08 | 2.00 | 3.54 | 0.97 | 19.2 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.97 | 8.71 |
| 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 | 2,604 | 681 | 305 | 202 | .602 | 681 | 3.53 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4409.1 | 4,291 | 1,727 | 1,893 | 354 | 1,496 | 66 | 0 | 144 | 18,583 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.05 | 1.74 | 0.72 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.86 | 8.76 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 |  | N. Ryan | 2,438 | 349 | 133 | 114 | .538 | 349 | 3.28 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 2274.1 | 1,690 | 828 | 942 | 157 | 968 | 73 | 0 | 34 | 9,417 | 123 | 9.65 | 3.83 | 2.52 | 0.62 | 25.9 | 10.3 | 1.17 | .265 | 3.73 | 6.69 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 16 | | J. Moyer | 2,168 | 618 | 237 | 181 | .567 | 565 | 4.21 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3633.1 | 3,772 | 1,700 | 1,837 | 455 | 1,031 | 120 | 14 | 64 | 15,459 | 53 | 5.37 | 2.55 | 2.10 | 1.13 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .284 | 4.55 | 9.34 |
| 17 |  | J. Morris | 2,058 | 420 | 199 | 149 | .572 | 420 | 3.97 | 135 | 24 | 0 | 2980.0 | 2,798 | 1,315 | 1,449 | 321 | 1,079 | 45 | 0 | 72 | 12,595 | 180 | 6.22 | 3.26 | 1.91 | 0.97 | 16.3 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .272 | 4.38 | 8.45 |
| 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 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | B. Witt | 1,955 | 430 | 142 | 157 | .475 | 397 | 4.83 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2465.0 | 2,493 | 1,324 | 1,449 | 252 | 1,375 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 11,003 | 128 | 7.14 | 5.02 | 1.42 | 0.92 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 1.57 | .304 | 5.29 | 9.10 |
| 23 | | T. Gordon | 1,927 | 883 | 138 | 125 | .525 | 203 | 3.94 | 18 | 4 | 157 | 2103.1 | 1,883 | 921 | 1,009 | 176 | 972 | 38 | 344 | 57 | 9,035 | 109 | 8.25 | 4.16 | 1.98 | 0.75 | 21.3 | 10.8 | 1.36 | .288 | 4.32 | 8.06 |
| 24 | | K. Rogers | 1,920 | 746 | 214 | 147 | .593 | 458 | 4.20 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 3210.2 | 3,337 | 1,500 | 1,669 | 325 | 1,139 | 124 | 133 | 51 | 13,865 | 78 | 5.38 | 3.19 | 1.69 | 0.91 | 13.8 | 8.2 | 1.39 | .291 | 4.68 | 9.35 |
| 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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