Between September 21, 1992 and July 30, 2015, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,095 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 21, 1992 to july 30, 2015| 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 | 4,095 | 491 | 255 | 119 | .682 | 477 | 3.13 | 85 | 32 | 2 | 3340.1 | 2,713 | 1,161 | 1,299 | 342 | 989 | 153 | 6 | 32 | 13,583 | 70 | 11.03 | 2.66 | 4.14 | 0.92 | 30.1 | 7.3 | 1.11 | .296 | 3.50 | 7.31 |
| 2 |  | P. Martinez | 3,154 | 476 | 219 | 100 | .687 | 409 | 2.93 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2827.1 | 2,221 | 919 | 1,006 | 239 | 760 | 141 | 23 | 30 | 11,394 | 62 | 10.04 | 2.42 | 4.15 | 0.76 | 27.7 | 6.7 | 1.05 | .279 | 3.20 | 7.07 |
| 3 |  | C. Schilling | 2,863 | 429 | 199 | 125 | .614 | 407 | 3.50 | 75 | 16 | 9 | 2906.2 | 2,692 | 1,130 | 1,181 | 328 | 584 | 50 | 21 | 31 | 11,807 | 61 | 8.86 | 1.81 | 4.90 | 1.02 | 24.2 | 4.9 | 1.13 | .296 | 3.66 | 8.34 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 2,807 | 437 | 202 | 113 | .641 | 436 | 3.35 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2894.2 | 2,491 | 1,079 | 1,181 | 235 | 1,030 | 107 | 0 | 28 | 12,049 | 95 | 8.73 | 3.20 | 2.73 | 0.73 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.67 | 7.74 |
| 5 | | M. Mussina | 2,642 | 496 | 250 | 143 | .636 | 495 | 3.78 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 3260.0 | 3,196 | 1,368 | 1,464 | 354 | 721 | 57 | 0 | 28 | 13,390 | 62 | 7.29 | 1.99 | 3.66 | 0.98 | 19.7 | 5.4 | 1.20 | .296 | 4.04 | 8.82 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,534 | 443 | 212 | 127 | .625 | 443 | 3.70 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 2938.1 | 2,786 | 1,209 | 1,322 | 289 | 869 | 93 | 0 | 40 | 12,250 | 63 | 7.76 | 2.66 | 2.92 | 0.89 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .295 | 4.05 | 8.53 |
| 8 | | A.J. Burnett | 2,484 | 430 | 163 | 155 | .513 | 425 | 3.99 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2702.2 | 2,490 | 1,198 | 1,315 | 259 | 1,087 | 141 | 1 | 35 | 11,540 | 160 | 8.27 | 3.62 | 2.29 | 0.86 | 21.5 | 9.4 | 1.32 | .295 | 4.38 | 8.29 |
| 9 |  | G. Maddux | 2,452 | 535 | 262 | 152 | .633 | 535 | 3.07 | 68 | 23 | 0 | 3588.2 | 3,395 | 1,223 | 1,369 | 271 | 546 | 95 | 0 | 108 | 14,475 | 42 | 6.15 | 1.37 | 4.49 | 0.68 | 16.9 | 3.8 | 1.10 | .281 | 3.43 | 8.51 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,359 | 580 | 156 | 102 | .605 | 338 | 3.25 | 28 | 11 | 154 | 2510.1 | 2,235 | 906 | 977 | 211 | 662 | 44 | 204 | 69 | 10,262 | 85 | 8.46 | 2.37 | 3.56 | 0.76 | 23.0 | 6.5 | 1.15 | .290 | 3.50 | 8.01 |
| 12 |  | B. Colon | 2,194 | 462 | 213 | 151 | .585 | 456 | 4.00 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2905.2 | 2,953 | 1,290 | 1,405 | 347 | 846 | 56 | 0 | 44 | 12,288 | 42 | 6.80 | 2.62 | 2.59 | 1.07 | 17.9 | 6.9 | 1.31 | .295 | 4.35 | 9.15 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | T. Wakefield | 2,114 | 617 | 194 | 179 | .520 | 453 | 4.46 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 3153.1 | 3,086 | 1,562 | 1,768 | 416 | 1,173 | 185 | 78 | 32 | 13,633 | 131 | 6.03 | 3.35 | 1.80 | 1.19 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 1.35 | .274 | 5.05 | 8.81 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,082 | 324 | 137 | 98 | .583 | 324 | 3.07 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2197.2 | 1,952 | 750 | 837 | 174 | 612 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 8,975 | 120 | 8.53 | 2.51 | 3.40 | 0.71 | 23.2 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .294 | 3.43 | 7.99 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | T. Hudson | 2,069 | 475 | 220 | 132 | .625 | 474 | 3.50 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3104.1 | 2,940 | 1,206 | 1,311 | 248 | 906 | 122 | 0 | 84 | 12,913 | 84 | 6.00 | 2.63 | 2.28 | 0.72 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.80 | 8.52 |
| 19 | | J. Peavy | 2,052 | 345 | 141 | 115 | .551 | 344 | 3.54 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2187.0 | 1,939 | 861 | 909 | 234 | 657 | 75 | 0 | 41 | 9,032 | 40 | 8.44 | 2.70 | 3.12 | 0.96 | 22.7 | 7.3 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.74 | 7.98 |
| 20 | | J. Moyer | 2,006 | 555 | 235 | 155 | .603 | 527 | 4.19 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3374.0 | 3,465 | 1,571 | 1,682 | 443 | 873 | 127 | 6 | 48 | 14,281 | 35 | 5.35 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 1.18 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 1.29 | .279 | 4.49 | 9.24 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | T. Glavine | 1,973 | 513 | 232 | 145 | .615 | 513 | 3.51 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 3312.2 | 3,252 | 1,291 | 1,397 | 279 | 1,152 | 48 | 0 | 109 | 13,985 | 39 | 5.36 | 3.13 | 1.71 | 0.76 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 1.33 | .282 | 3.80 | 8.84 |
| 24 | | D. Haren | 1,969 | 380 | 149 | 129 | .536 | 369 | 3.75 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2361.1 | 2,299 | 983 | 1,076 | 295 | 487 | 66 | 4 | 38 | 9,778 | 95 | 7.50 | 1.86 | 4.04 | 1.12 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 1.18 | .288 | 4.10 | 8.76 |
| 25 | | K. Brown | 1,941 | 362 | 157 | 102 | .606 | 352 | 3.13 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 2403.0 | 2,228 | 835 | 954 | 156 | 602 | 109 | 1 | 30 | 9,914 | 72 | 7.27 | 2.25 | 3.22 | 0.58 | 19.6 | 6.1 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.57 | 8.34 |
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