most strikeouts allowed from august 17, 1990 to august 15, 2022

Between August 17, 1990 and August 15, 2022, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,573 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,573
561
282
146
.659
547
3.23
93
35
2
3784.2
3,057
1,360
1,528
377
1,307
183
6
34
15,554
97
10.87
3.11
3.50
0.90
29.4
8.4
1.15
.294
3.63
7.27
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,282
508
242
134
.644
507
3.21
55
22
0
3440.0
2,934
1,226
1,357
261
1,165
120
0
45
14,222
105
8.59
3.05
2.82
0.68
23.1
8.2
1.19
.285
3.55
7.68
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
4Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,147
475
241
132
.646
475
3.26
26
9
0
3124.0
2,631
1,133
1,228
322
875
102
0
27
12,736
88
9.07
2.52
3.60
0.93
24.7
6.9
1.12
.279
3.54
7.58
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3,146
423
198
99
.667
414
3.11
12
5
0
2639.1
2,150
912
983
295
694
104
2
20
10,668
73
10.73
2.37
4.53
1.01
29.5
6.5
1.08
.289
3.35
7.33
6CC 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
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,088
544
215
142
.602
431
3.43
83
20
20
3213.1
2,946
1,226
1,288
342
690
51
72
42
13,073
69
8.65
1.93
4.48
0.96
23.6
5.3
1.13
.293
3.61
8.25
8Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,880
614
300
179
.626
614
3.04
86
28
0
4169.2
3,889
1,409
1,583
299
702
114
0
126
16,833
53
6.22
1.52
4.10
0.65
17.1
4.2
1.10
.280
3.42
8.39
9Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,866
549
223
139
.616
507
3.44
17
5
1
3208.2
3,004
1,226
1,313
340
732
75
8
25
13,122
95
8.04
2.05
3.92
0.95
21.8
5.6
1.16
.292
3.68
8.43
10Mike 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
11Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,758
394
192
87
.688
391
2.49
25
15
0
2540.0
1,928
704
770
203
621
39
1
27
10,003
95
9.77
2.20
4.44
0.72
27.6
6.2
1.00
.270
2.73
6.83
12John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,751
658
190
129
.596
416
3.28
43
14
154
3040.2
2,699
1,108
1,195
251
844
52
204
75
12,459
126
8.14
2.50
3.26
0.74
22.1
6.8
1.17
.286
3.54
7.99
13Cole 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
14Javier 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
15Bartolo 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
16Felix 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
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
18Jon 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
19Andy 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
20Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,317
586
276
165
.626
586
3.42
48
21
0
3824.1
3,699
1,453
1,584
304
1,305
52
0
123
16,072
54
5.45
3.07
1.78
0.72
14.4
8.1
1.31
.281
3.73
8.71
21John 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
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
2,195
429
185
125
.597
419
3.25
58
15
0
2868.0
2,711
1,035
1,181
185
767
131
1
37
11,905
91
6.89
2.41
2.86
0.58
18.4
6.4
1.21
.293
3.71
8.51
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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88
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93
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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84
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69
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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