most strikeouts allowed from may 8, 1997 to september 30, 2018

Between May 8, 1997 and September 30, 2018, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 3,116 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 8, 1997 to september 30, 2018
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,116
380
195
102
.657
373
3.17
59
22
0
2573.1
2,147
906
1,027
280
703
120
3
28
10,467
48
10.90
2.46
4.43
0.98
29.8
6.7
1.11
.299
3.59
7.51
2CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,986
538
246
153
.617
538
3.70
38
12
0
3470.0
3,292
1,426
1,559
355
1,060
120
0
44
14,521
74
7.74
2.75
2.82
0.92
20.6
7.3
1.25
.294
4.04
8.54
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,706
419
204
123
.624
419
3.39
24
8
0
2759.0
2,398
1,039
1,124
272
808
92
0
27
11,346
83
8.83
2.64
3.35
0.89
23.8
7.1
1.16
.285
3.67
7.82
4Javier Vazquez
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
5Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,528
562
247
187
.569
549
4.10
38
13
0
3452.0
3,580
1,573
1,704
438
937
64
2
47
14,603
44
6.59
2.44
2.70
1.14
17.3
6.4
1.31
.295
4.44
9.33
6A.J. Burnett
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
7Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,467
404
168
128
.568
403
3.34
25
11
0
2658.0
2,402
986
1,099
247
780
99
0
16
10,959
151
8.35
2.64
3.16
0.84
22.5
7.1
1.20
.293
3.72
8.13
8Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,449
338
159
82
.660
329
3.22
10
5
0
2117.2
1,739
757
817
236
585
78
2
17
8,585
65
10.41
2.49
4.19
1.00
28.5
6.8
1.10
.287
3.47
7.39
9Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,447
317
166
69
.706
315
2.82
38
12
0
2120.0
1,660
664
730
182
511
110
1
18
8,515
42
10.39
2.17
4.79
0.77
28.7
6.0
1.02
.281
3.10
7.05
10Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,435
455
187
118
.613
414
3.39
16
5
1
2663.1
2,486
1,002
1,078
271
637
65
8
23
10,919
84
8.23
2.15
3.82
0.92
22.3
5.8
1.17
.295
3.64
8.40
11Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,415
395
156
114
.578
394
3.40
17
7
0
2553.0
2,280
964
1,036
293
710
93
0
42
10,484
56
8.51
2.50
3.40
1.03
23.0
6.8
1.17
.285
3.65
8.04
12John Lackey
J. Lackey
2,294
448
188
147
.561
446
3.92
18
8
0
2840.1
2,862
1,237
1,347
319
815
133
0
32
12,030
125
7.27
2.58
2.81
1.01
19.1
6.8
1.29
.300
4.27
9.07
13Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,275
318
153
69
.689
316
2.39
25
15
0
2096.1
1,570
557
609
145
536
31
1
27
8,252
81
9.77
2.30
4.24
0.62
27.6
6.5
1.00
.271
2.61
6.74
14Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,260
329
160
91
.637
307
3.44
55
12
9
2216.0
2,067
847
877
260
406
36
21
15
8,972
44
9.18
1.65
5.57
1.06
25.2
4.5
1.12
.301
3.56
8.39
15James Shields
J. Shields
2,234
407
145
139
.511
405
4.01
23
9
0
2616.0
2,581
1,167
1,267
361
746
97
1
22
10,993
107
7.69
2.57
2.99
1.24
20.3
6.8
1.27
.294
4.36
8.88
16Jake Peavy
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
17Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,190
381
177
98
.644
380
3.50
15
4
0
2366.0
2,182
920
995
232
768
79
0
8
9,831
58
8.33
2.92
2.85
0.88
22.3
7.8
1.25
.297
3.78
8.30
18Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,142
458
218
135
.618
454
3.86
19
4
0
2869.1
2,992
1,230
1,367
247
880
51
1
37
12,194
53
6.72
2.76
2.43
0.77
17.6
7.2
1.35
.309
4.29
9.38
19Roy Halladay
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
20Kevin Millwood
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
21Tim Hudson
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
22Ryan Dempster
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
23Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,043
320
157
73
.683
319
3.25
16
8
0
2095.0
1,799
756
832
167
713
72
0
20
8,685
71
8.78
3.06
2.87
0.72
23.5
8.2
1.20
.287
3.57
7.73
24Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,021
370
177
111
.615
369
3.74
30
12
0
2386.2
2,360
991
1,071
256
503
49
0
19
9,809
52
7.62
1.90
4.02
0.97
20.6
5.1
1.20
.301
4.04
8.90
25Dan Haren
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
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