most strikeouts allowed from april 19, 1991 to september 21, 2020

Between April 19, 1991 and September 21, 2020, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,514 strikeouts.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,514
550
278
141
.663
536
3.20
91
35
2
3714.2
2,989
1,322
1,483
368
1,264
182
6
33
15,237
94
10.94
3.06
3.57
0.89
29.6
8.3
1.14
.294
3.59
7.24
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,221
500
235
133
.639
499
3.25
52
20
0
3378.2
2,892
1,220
1,349
261
1,154
120
0
44
13,989
104
8.58
3.07
2.79
0.70
23.0
8.2
1.20
.285
3.59
7.70
3Pedro Martinez
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
4CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,093
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
38
12
0
3577.1
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
7.78
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
8.56
5Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,067
520
215
140
.606
431
3.43
83
20
16
3186.2
2,922
1,215
1,277
341
678
51
61
41
12,956
67
8.66
1.91
4.52
0.96
23.7
5.2
1.13
.293
3.61
8.25
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,013
454
226
129
.637
454
3.33
26
9
0
2988.0
2,538
1,105
1,192
310
851
98
0
27
12,214
87
9.08
2.56
3.54
0.93
24.7
7.0
1.13
.281
3.59
7.64
7Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,818
602
293
174
.627
602
3.04
83
28
0
4082.1
3,799
1,381
1,544
296
676
113
0
123
16,462
53
6.21
1.49
4.17
0.65
17.1
4.1
1.10
.279
3.40
8.38
8Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
8.74
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,777
376
174
93
.652
367
3.21
11
5
0
2351.1
1,947
838
903
262
639
86
2
20
9,547
70
10.63
2.45
4.35
1.00
29.1
6.7
1.10
.291
3.46
7.45
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,702
646
185
125
.597
404
3.26
42
14
154
2958.1
2,624
1,073
1,158
242
812
52
204
75
12,114
120
8.22
2.47
3.33
0.74
22.3
6.7
1.16
.287
3.52
7.98
11Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,684
499
208
125
.625
458
3.36
16
5
1
2934.1
2,720
1,097
1,178
298
675
70
8
25
11,979
89
8.23
2.07
3.98
0.91
22.4
5.6
1.16
.294
3.61
8.34
12Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,560
423
163
122
.572
422
3.43
17
7
0
2698.0
2,424
1,027
1,103
310
767
100
0
43
11,115
57
8.54
2.56
3.34
1.03
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.68
8.09
13Javier 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
14Bartolo 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
15Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,524
419
169
136
.554
418
3.42
25
11
0
2729.2
2,487
1,037
1,157
264
805
105
0
16
11,284
156
8.32
2.65
3.14
0.87
22.4
7.1
1.21
.293
3.81
8.20
16Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,523
356
175
76
.697
353
2.43
25
15
0
2329.0
1,748
630
686
179
585
34
1
27
9,160
88
9.75
2.26
4.31
0.69
27.5
6.4
1.00
.269
2.65
6.75
17A.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
18Andy Pettitte
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
19Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,394
423
193
110
.637
422
3.58
15
4
0
2595.0
2,445
1,033
1,124
268
834
87
0
8
10,840
63
8.30
2.89
2.87
0.93
22.1
7.7
1.26
.300
3.90
8.48
20John 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
21Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,278
576
271
162
.626
576
3.41
48
21
0
3761.1
3,633
1,425
1,555
301
1,284
52
0
121
15,803
52
5.45
3.07
1.77
0.72
14.4
8.1
1.31
.280
3.72
8.69
22James 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
23Jake 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
24Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,186
425
184
123
.599
415
3.23
58
15
0
2846.1
2,688
1,023
1,169
182
758
130
1
37
11,811
90
6.91
2.40
2.88
0.58
18.5
6.4
1.21
.293
3.70
8.50
25Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2,156
627
200
180
.526
463
4.41
33
6
22
3226.1
3,152
1,582
1,791
418
1,205
186
78
33
13,939
134
6.01
3.36
1.79
1.17
15.5
8.6
1.35
.274
5.00
8.79

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