most strikeouts allowed from september 23, 1996 to september 30, 2018

Between September 23, 1996 and September 30, 2018, Randy Johnson fanned the most batters, with 3,166 strikeouts.

  • Regular season
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,166
386
199
102
.661
379
3.16
59
22
0
2614.1
2,173
917
1,038
285
717
122
3
28
10,629
49
10.90
2.47
4.42
0.98
29.8
6.7
1.11
.298
3.57
7.48
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
2,535
565
247
188
.568
552
4.12
38
13
0
3461.2
3,593
1,584
1,719
439
948
64
2
47
14,655
45
6.59
2.46
2.67
1.14
17.3
6.5
1.31
.296
4.47
9.34
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
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,492
323
171
69
.713
321
2.77
39
13
0
2160.1
1,680
666
733
183
522
113
1
20
8,667
42
10.38
2.17
4.77
0.76
28.8
6.0
1.02
.279
3.05
7.00
8Felix 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
9Max 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
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
12Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,327
338
164
95
.633
316
3.45
56
12
9
2279.2
2,123
875
906
268
422
37
21
15
9,229
44
9.19
1.67
5.51
1.06
25.2
4.6
1.12
.300
3.58
8.38
13John 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
14Clayton 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
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
2,179
467
223
136
.621
463
3.82
21
4
0
2930.0
3,046
1,242
1,383
250
899
51
1
37
12,442
55
6.69
2.76
2.42
0.77
17.5
7.2
1.35
.309
4.25
9.36
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
20Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,100
328
162
74
.686
327
3.21
18
8
0
2155.1
1,836
769
845
171
732
73
0
20
8,917
71
8.77
3.06
2.87
0.71
23.6
8.2
1.19
.285
3.53
7.67
21Kevin 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
22Tim 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
23Ryan 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
24Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,068
378
180
112
.616
377
3.74
30
12
0
2440.0
2,406
1,015
1,095
261
515
50
0
20
10,021
52
7.63
1.90
4.02
0.96
20.6
5.1
1.20
.301
4.04
8.87
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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