most strikeouts allowed from august 20, 1991 to may 8, 2019

Between August 20, 1991 and May 8, 2019, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,343 strikeouts.

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	NAME	SO	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,343	527	267	134	.666	513	3.20	90	34	2	3568.2	2,888	1,269	1,424	358	1,159	173	6	33	14,603	85	10.95	2.92	3.75	0.90	29.7	7.9	1.13	.295	3.59	7.28
2	Pedro 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
3	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,084	478	226	125	.644	477	3.26	46	20	0	3214.1	2,747	1,166	1,282	251	1,105	118	0	36	13,317	100	8.64	3.09	2.79	0.70	23.2	8.3	1.20	.285	3.59	7.69
4	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,027	489	212	135	.611	431	3.42	83	20	14	3146.0	2,877	1,196	1,256	339	655	51	45	37	12,772	65	8.66	1.87	4.62	0.97	23.7	5.1	1.12	.292	3.59	8.23
5	CC Sabathia	3,007	543	248	154	.617	543	3.69	38	12	0	3495.1	3,312	1,435	1,570	361	1,069	120	0	44	14,626	74	7.74	2.75	2.81	0.93	20.6	7.3	1.25	.293	4.04	8.53
6	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,791	533	269	150	.642	532	3.68	57	23	0	3538.0	3,436	1,446	1,547	372	777	59	0	29	14,487	69	7.10	1.98	3.59	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.74
7	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	2,766	427	209	124	.628	427	3.38	24	8	0	2809.1	2,430	1,055	1,140	282	820	95	0	27	11,544	83	8.86	2.63	3.37	0.90	24.0	7.1	1.16	.283	3.65	7.78
8	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,684	577	285	167	.631	577	3.01	80	27	0	3908.1	3,630	1,307	1,461	280	631	108	0	115	15,735	47	6.18	1.45	4.25	0.64	17.1	4.0	1.09	.278	3.36	8.36
9	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,608	622	177	113	.610	380	3.18	39	14	154	2812.1	2,482	994	1,075	227	758	49	204	74	11,493	107	8.35	2.43	3.44	0.73	22.7	6.6	1.15	.287	3.44	7.94
10	Javier 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
11	Bartolo 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
12	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,521	346	160	86	.650	337	3.23	10	5	0	2170.0	1,792	779	842	240	593	80	2	18	8,801	65	10.46	2.46	4.25	1.00	28.6	6.7	1.10	.289	3.49	7.43
13	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
14	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2,498	411	169	131	.563	410	3.36	25	11	0	2694.1	2,446	1,007	1,123	255	785	103	0	16	11,117	154	8.34	2.62	3.18	0.85	22.5	7.1	1.20	.293	3.75	8.17
15	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,485	463	192	119	.617	422	3.39	16	5	1	2713.1	2,526	1,021	1,098	279	645	65	8	23	11,112	84	8.24	2.14	3.85	0.93	22.4	5.8	1.17	.294	3.64	8.38
16	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	2,459	402	159	114	.582	401	3.40	17	7	0	2595.2	2,313	980	1,054	298	724	94	0	42	10,662	56	8.53	2.51	3.40	1.03	23.1	6.8	1.17	.284	3.65	8.02
17	Andy 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
18	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,306	323	155	69	.692	321	2.41	25	15	0	2129.0	1,596	569	621	150	542	31	1	27	8,378	81	9.75	2.29	4.25	0.63	27.5	6.5	1.00	.270	2.63	6.75
19	John 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
20	James 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
21	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,223	387	179	99	.644	386	3.47	15	4	0	2398.0	2,208	925	1,002	235	775	79	0	8	9,960	58	8.34	2.91	2.87	0.88	22.3	7.8	1.24	.297	3.76	8.29
22	Jake 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
23	Tim 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
24	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,140	552	257	154	.625	552	3.46	41	20	0	3584.2	3,490	1,380	1,500	288	1,246	50	0	118	15,102	44	5.37	3.13	1.72	0.72	14.2	8.3	1.32	.281	3.77	8.76
25	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,122	403	177	115	.606	393	3.18	58	15	0	2704.2	2,530	956	1,095	170	696	120	1	32	11,186	81	7.06	2.32	3.05	0.57	19.0	6.2	1.19	.292	3.64	8.42

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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Playoffs Run Leaders

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Rice

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0