most strikeouts allowed from august 5, 1991 to may 18, 2019

Between August 5, 1991 and May 18, 2019, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,367 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,367
530
269
135
.666
516
3.19
91
35
2
3591.2
2,902
1,272
1,429
359
1,164
175
6
33
14,691
87
10.94
2.92
3.75
0.90
29.7
7.9
1.13
.295
3.58
7.27
2Pedro 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
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,097
481
226
126
.642
480
3.27
47
20
0
3233.2
2,768
1,174
1,292
252
1,115
118
0
39
13,401
100
8.62
3.10
2.78
0.70
23.1
8.3
1.20
.285
3.60
7.70
4Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,036
495
212
135
.611
431
3.42
83
20
14
3156.0
2,887
1,199
1,260
340
660
51
47
37
12,816
66
8.66
1.88
4.60
0.97
23.7
5.1
1.12
.292
3.59
8.23
5CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3,013
545
248
154
.617
545
3.69
38
12
0
3506.1
3,321
1,438
1,573
364
1,075
120
0
44
14,673
74
7.73
2.76
2.80
0.93
20.5
7.3
1.25
.293
4.04
8.52
6Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,812
536
270
152
.640
535
3.69
57
23
0
3555.0
3,456
1,457
1,558
375
781
60
0
29
14,563
71
7.12
1.98
3.60
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
8.75
7Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,783
429
211
124
.630
429
3.37
24
8
0
2823.1
2,433
1,056
1,141
283
824
96
0
27
11,594
83
8.87
2.63
3.38
0.90
24.0
7.1
1.15
.283
3.64
7.76
8Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,702
580
286
168
.630
580
3.01
81
27
0
3931.2
3,654
1,315
1,469
281
636
108
0
115
15,829
47
6.19
1.46
4.25
0.64
17.1
4.0
1.09
.279
3.36
8.36
9John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,629
625
179
114
.611
383
3.16
41
14
154
2836.1
2,494
997
1,078
227
762
49
204
74
11,582
109
8.34
2.42
3.45
0.72
22.7
6.6
1.15
.286
3.42
7.91
10Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,536
348
161
87
.649
339
3.23
10
5
0
2183.0
1,803
784
847
242
599
82
2
18
8,856
65
10.46
2.47
4.23
1.00
28.6
6.8
1.10
.289
3.49
7.43
11Javier 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
12Bartolo 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
13A.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
14Felix Hernandez
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
15Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,497
465
193
119
.619
424
3.37
16
5
1
2728.0
2,535
1,022
1,099
279
645
65
8
23
11,163
84
8.24
2.13
3.87
0.92
22.4
5.8
1.17
.294
3.63
8.36
16Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,469
404
160
114
.584
403
3.39
17
7
0
2607.2
2,323
983
1,057
300
730
95
0
42
10,711
56
8.52
2.52
3.38
1.04
23.1
6.8
1.17
.284
3.65
8.02
17Andy 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
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,311
324
156
69
.693
322
2.41
25
15
0
2136.0
1,601
572
624
152
543
31
1
27
8,403
81
9.74
2.29
4.26
0.64
27.5
6.5
1.00
.270
2.63
6.75
19John 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
20James 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
21Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,232
389
180
100
.643
388
3.47
15
4
0
2409.0
2,227
930
1,008
236
777
79
0
8
10,012
58
8.34
2.90
2.87
0.88
22.3
7.8
1.25
.298
3.77
8.32
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
23Tim 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
24Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,153
555
258
156
.623
555
3.46
41
20
0
3604.1
3,506
1,386
1,508
288
1,256
50
0
120
15,184
45
5.38
3.14
1.71
0.72
14.2
8.3
1.32
.281
3.77
8.75
25Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,127
406
178
116
.605
396
3.19
58
15
0
2724.0
2,554
964
1,105
173
705
122
1
33
11,273
82
7.03
2.33
3.02
0.57
18.9
6.3
1.20
.292
3.65
8.44
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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