
Between August 30, 1991 and August 1, 2019, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,338 strikeouts.
| 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 | R. Johnson | 4,338 | 526 | 267 | 133 | .668 | 512 | 3.19 | 90 | 34 | 2 | 3565.2 | 2,882 | 1,264 | 1,418 | 356 | 1,154 | 173 | 6 | 33 | 14,583 | 85 | 10.95 | 2.91 | 3.76 | 0.90 | 29.7 | 7.9 | 1.13 | .295 | 3.58 | 7.27 | |
| 2 | 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 | CC Sabathia | 3,068 | 555 | 251 | 159 | .612 | 555 | 3.73 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3560.1 | 3,386 | 1,474 | 1,612 | 379 | 1,090 | 122 | 0 | 44 | 14,909 | 74 | 7.76 | 2.76 | 2.81 | 0.96 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .293 | 4.07 | 8.56 | |
| 4 | R. Clemens | 3,065 | 476 | 225 | 125 | .643 | 475 | 3.27 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 3198.1 | 2,736 | 1,162 | 1,278 | 251 | 1,101 | 116 | 0 | 36 | 13,255 | 100 | 8.62 | 3.10 | 2.78 | 0.71 | 23.1 | 8.3 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.60 | 7.70 | |
| 5 | C. Schilling | 3,024 | 485 | 212 | 135 | .611 | 431 | 3.42 | 83 | 20 | 13 | 3139.0 | 2,870 | 1,194 | 1,253 | 339 | 650 | 51 | 41 | 37 | 12,740 | 65 | 8.67 | 1.86 | 4.65 | 0.97 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 1.12 | .292 | 3.59 | 8.23 | |
| 6 | J. Verlander | 2,902 | 442 | 218 | 127 | .632 | 442 | 3.35 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2910.2 | 2,490 | 1,085 | 1,172 | 300 | 839 | 96 | 0 | 27 | 11,927 | 86 | 8.97 | 2.59 | 3.46 | 0.93 | 24.3 | 7.0 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.62 | 7.70 | |
| 7 | M. Mussina | 2,787 | 532 | 268 | 150 | .641 | 531 | 3.68 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3530.0 | 3,429 | 1,444 | 1,544 | 372 | 773 | 59 | 0 | 29 | 14,452 | 69 | 7.11 | 1.97 | 3.61 | 0.95 | 19.3 | 5.3 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.94 | 8.74 | |
| 8 | G. Maddux | 2,674 | 575 | 284 | 166 | .631 | 575 | 3.00 | 79 | 27 | 0 | 3895.2 | 3,617 | 1,300 | 1,453 | 280 | 623 | 108 | 0 | 114 | 15,678 | 47 | 6.18 | 1.44 | 4.29 | 0.65 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 1.09 | .278 | 3.36 | 8.36 | |
| 9 | M. Scherzer | 2,638 | 358 | 168 | 87 | .659 | 349 | 3.17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2252.0 | 1,847 | 793 | 856 | 246 | 610 | 85 | 2 | 19 | 9,120 | 65 | 10.54 | 2.44 | 4.32 | 0.98 | 28.9 | 6.7 | 1.09 | .289 | 3.42 | 7.38 | |
| 10 | J. Smoltz | 2,592 | 619 | 175 | 113 | .608 | 377 | 3.19 | 38 | 14 | 154 | 2791.2 | 2,466 | 990 | 1,071 | 227 | 752 | 49 | 204 | 74 | 11,414 | 104 | 8.36 | 2.42 | 3.45 | 0.73 | 22.7 | 6.6 | 1.15 | .287 | 3.45 | 7.95 | |
| 11 | Z. Greinke | 2,570 | 478 | 197 | 122 | .618 | 437 | 3.36 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2809.1 | 2,603 | 1,049 | 1,126 | 286 | 658 | 68 | 8 | 25 | 11,481 | 85 | 8.23 | 2.11 | 3.91 | 0.92 | 22.4 | 5.7 | 1.16 | .293 | 3.61 | 8.34 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | C. Hamels | 2,512 | 412 | 162 | 117 | .581 | 411 | 3.38 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2652.2 | 2,365 | 997 | 1,072 | 302 | 745 | 96 | 0 | 42 | 10,896 | 57 | 8.52 | 2.53 | 3.37 | 1.02 | 23.1 | 6.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.64 | 8.02 | |
| 16 | F. Hernandez | 2,501 | 412 | 169 | 132 | .561 | 411 | 3.38 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2696.2 | 2,452 | 1,014 | 1,130 | 256 | 788 | 103 | 0 | 16 | 11,133 | 154 | 8.35 | 2.63 | 3.17 | 0.85 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 1.20 | .293 | 3.77 | 8.18 | |
| 17 | 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 | C. Kershaw | 2,397 | 337 | 163 | 71 | .697 | 335 | 2.42 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2219.1 | 1,673 | 596 | 651 | 160 | 563 | 32 | 1 | 27 | 8,741 | 85 | 9.72 | 2.28 | 4.26 | 0.65 | 27.4 | 6.4 | 1.01 | .271 | 2.64 | 6.78 | |
| 19 | J. Lester | 2,306 | 402 | 186 | 105 | .639 | 401 | 3.52 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2485.0 | 2,316 | 971 | 1,057 | 250 | 794 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 10,346 | 61 | 8.35 | 2.88 | 2.90 | 0.91 | 22.3 | 7.7 | 1.25 | .299 | 3.83 | 8.39 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | 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 | 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 | T. Glavine | 2,129 | 550 | 255 | 154 | .623 | 550 | 3.48 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 3569.2 | 3,483 | 1,379 | 1,498 | 288 | 1,240 | 50 | 0 | 118 | 15,045 | 44 | 5.37 | 3.13 | 1.72 | 0.73 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 1.32 | .282 | 3.78 | 8.78 | |
| 25 | 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 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
94 | 68 | .580 | ||
88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
103 | 59 | .636 | ||
89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 | |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
100 | 62 | .617 | ||
91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 | |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
98 | 64 | .605 | ||
93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 | |
87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 | |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 77 | .525 | ||
84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 81 | .500 | ||
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |