most strikeouts allowed from april 7, 1996 to july 31, 2022

Between April 7, 1996 and July 31, 2022, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 3,231 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,231
398
203
102
.666
385
3.16
59
22
1
2662.0
2,214
936
1,059
291
733
124
5
28
10,828
52
10.92
2.48
4.41
0.98
29.8
6.8
1.11
.298
3.58
7.49
2Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,135
473
240
132
.645
473
3.27
26
9
0
3112.0
2,624
1,130
1,225
322
873
102
0
27
12,691
88
9.07
2.52
3.59
0.93
24.7
6.9
1.12
.279
3.54
7.59
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,124
420
196
99
.664
411
3.12
12
5
0
2618.2
2,131
909
979
294
692
103
2
20
10,585
73
10.74
2.38
4.51
1.01
29.5
6.5
1.08
.288
3.36
7.32
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
5Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,859
547
222
138
.617
505
3.44
17
5
1
3197.2
2,988
1,222
1,309
340
730
75
8
25
13,073
95
8.05
2.05
3.92
0.96
21.9
5.6
1.16
.292
3.68
8.41
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,754
393
192
87
.688
390
2.49
25
15
0
2536.0
1,925
703
768
202
620
39
1
27
9,988
95
9.77
2.20
4.44
0.72
27.6
6.2
1.00
.270
2.73
6.83
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,705
354
184
79
.700
352
2.85
43
14
0
2368.0
1,861
751
829
201
590
115
1
22
9,529
48
10.28
2.24
4.58
0.76
28.4
6.2
1.04
.281
3.15
7.07
8Cole 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
9Javier 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
10Bartolo 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
11Felix 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
12A.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
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,498
363
173
104
.625
341
3.43
64
14
9
2456.0
2,267
935
970
283
470
40
21
20
9,933
49
9.15
1.72
5.31
1.04
25.1
4.7
1.11
.299
3.55
8.31
14Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,488
452
200
117
.631
451
3.66
15
4
0
2740.0
2,610
1,114
1,215
294
892
90
0
13
11,487
63
8.17
2.93
2.79
0.97
21.7
7.8
1.28
.300
3.99
8.57
15Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,332
499
243
144
.628
494
3.84
23
4
0
3134.1
3,258
1,336
1,485
273
966
54
2
39
13,301
61
6.70
2.77
2.41
0.78
17.5
7.3
1.35
.308
4.26
9.36
16Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,329
358
172
85
.669
357
3.26
24
10
0
2371.1
2,032
858
940
187
820
77
0
21
9,831
79
8.84
3.11
2.84
0.71
23.7
8.3
1.20
.287
3.57
7.71
17John 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
18Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,253
411
198
123
.617
410
3.84
34
13
0
2661.1
2,653
1,136
1,223
290
578
52
0
20
10,974
55
7.62
1.95
3.90
0.98
20.5
5.3
1.21
.303
4.14
8.97
19James 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
20Jake 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
21Roy 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
22Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,103
445
191
113
.628
378
3.35
28
11
3
2499.0
2,349
930
994
210
675
77
13
39
10,333
50
7.57
2.43
3.12
0.76
20.4
6.5
1.21
.294
3.58
8.46
23Kevin 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
24Tim 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
25Ryan 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
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