most strikeouts allowed from august 1, 1992 to may 5, 2023

Between August 1, 1992 and May 5, 2023, Randy Johnson fanned the most hitters, with 4,180 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,180
500
259
121
.682
486
3.14
87
32
2
3407.1
2,753
1,187
1,326
344
1,031
155
6
32
13,859
77
11.04
2.72
4.05
0.91
30.2
7.4
1.11
.296
3.50
7.27
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,213
435
203
104
.661
426
3.13
12
5
0
2704.2
2,202
941
1,012
306
711
107
2
20
10,927
74
10.69
2.37
4.52
1.02
29.4
6.5
1.08
.288
3.37
7.33
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,203
483
244
134
.646
483
3.24
26
9
0
3168.0
2,659
1,141
1,237
324
881
104
0
27
12,900
90
9.10
2.50
3.64
0.92
24.8
6.8
1.12
.278
3.51
7.55
4Pedro 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
5CC 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
6Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,907
563
224
145
.607
521
3.44
17
5
1
3283.0
3,091
1,256
1,350
349
745
75
8
25
13,436
99
7.97
2.04
3.90
0.96
21.6
5.5
1.17
.293
3.70
8.47
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,906
439
203
129
.611
417
3.47
78
16
9
2984.1
2,752
1,151
1,206
334
606
50
21
33
12,118
62
8.76
1.83
4.80
1.01
24.0
5.0
1.13
.294
3.64
8.30
8Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,869
447
209
116
.643
446
3.33
33
13
0
2969.1
2,561
1,100
1,209
239
1,047
111
0
29
12,360
97
8.70
3.17
2.74
0.72
23.2
8.5
1.22
.287
3.66
7.76
9Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,855
408
202
89
.694
405
2.48
25
15
0
2623.2
1,987
723
792
212
639
40
1
27
10,329
96
9.79
2.19
4.47
0.73
27.6
6.2
1.00
.270
2.72
6.82
10Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,690
505
256
144
.640
504
3.75
51
21
0
3329.0
3,255
1,388
1,484
359
738
58
0
29
13,665
64
7.27
2.00
3.64
0.97
19.7
5.4
1.20
.295
4.01
8.80
11Cole 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
12Javier 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
13Bartolo 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
14Felix 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
15A.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
16Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,513
545
267
155
.633
545
3.05
71
25
0
3667.0
3,459
1,244
1,391
275
566
100
0
108
14,791
42
6.17
1.39
4.44
0.67
17.0
3.8
1.10
.281
3.41
8.49
17Jon 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
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
19John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,418
590
159
107
.598
348
3.26
30
11
154
2576.2
2,296
933
1,009
219
684
45
204
70
10,544
91
8.45
2.39
3.54
0.76
22.9
6.5
1.16
.289
3.52
8.02
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
21James 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
22Jake 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
23Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
2,147
457
195
117
.625
390
3.38
28
11
3
2567.1
2,426
964
1,028
213
695
80
13
40
10,632
50
7.53
2.44
3.09
0.75
20.2
6.5
1.22
.295
3.60
8.50
24Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2,146
626
199
180
.525
462
4.43
32
6
22
3217.1
3,146
1,582
1,789
418
1,200
186
78
33
13,901
131
6.00
3.36
1.79
1.17
15.4
8.6
1.35
.274
5.00
8.80
25Roy 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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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