most strikeouts allowed from july 12, 1990 to april 14, 2021

Between July 12, 1990 and April 14, 2021, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,627 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	4,627	568	284	150	.654	554	3.22	95	36	2	3838.2	3,092	1,375	1,546	381	1,335	183	6	35	15,778	97	10.85	3.13	3.47	0.89	29.3	8.5	1.15	.293	3.62	7.25
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,337	515	247	135	.647	514	3.17	58	25	0	3496.1	2,983	1,231	1,362	261	1,174	120	0	46	14,442	105	8.59	3.02	2.84	0.67	23.1	8.1	1.19	.285	3.51	7.68
3	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
4	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,097	555	215	142	.602	431	3.43	83	20	21	3229.1	2,964	1,231	1,293	342	698	51	78	42	13,144	69	8.63	1.95	4.44	0.95	23.6	5.3	1.13	.293	3.60	8.26
5	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
6	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,013	454	226	129	.637	454	3.33	26	9	0	2988.0	2,538	1,105	1,192	310	851	98	0	27	12,214	87	9.08	2.56	3.54	0.93	24.7	7.0	1.13	.281	3.59	7.64
7	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,917	622	306	181	.628	622	3.02	88	29	0	4234.0	3,939	1,423	1,601	302	725	116	0	129	17,089	54	6.20	1.54	4.02	0.64	17.1	4.2	1.10	.279	3.40	8.37
8	Mike 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
9	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	2,798	379	175	94	.651	370	3.21	11	5	0	2369.1	1,961	846	911	268	642	86	2	20	9,617	71	10.63	2.44	4.36	1.02	29.1	6.7	1.10	.291	3.46	7.45
10	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,796	665	193	131	.596	423	3.26	44	14	154	3093.1	2,737	1,120	1,210	256	864	52	204	76	12,667	127	8.13	2.51	3.24	0.74	22.1	6.8	1.16	.285	3.52	7.96
11	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,699	503	209	127	.622	462	3.37	16	5	1	2956.2	2,746	1,108	1,189	302	680	70	8	25	12,074	91	8.22	2.07	3.97	0.92	22.4	5.6	1.16	.294	3.62	8.36
12	Cole 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
13	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,542	360	177	77	.697	357	2.44	25	15	0	2351.2	1,775	637	697	181	586	34	1	27	9,255	89	9.73	2.24	4.34	0.69	27.5	6.3	1.00	.270	2.67	6.79
14	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
15	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
16	Felix 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
17	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
18	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
19	Jon Lester J. Lester	2,397	424	193	111	.635	423	3.60	15	4	0	2598.2	2,451	1,040	1,131	269	837	87	0	8	10,860	63	8.30	2.90	2.86	0.93	22.1	7.7	1.27	.300	3.92	8.49
20	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,344	594	277	169	.621	594	3.44	48	21	0	3874.2	3,760	1,483	1,615	308	1,325	52	0	126	16,300	54	5.44	3.08	1.77	0.72	14.4	8.1	1.31	.281	3.75	8.73
21	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
22	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
23	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,227	436	187	128	.594	426	3.26	59	15	0	2914.2	2,763	1,055	1,205	190	782	131	1	39	12,108	91	6.88	2.41	2.85	0.59	18.4	6.5	1.22	.293	3.72	8.53
24	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
25	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,159	387	159	137	.537	387	3.96	51	13	0	2549.1	2,466	1,122	1,247	258	1,065	63	0	24	10,908	111	7.62	3.76	2.03	0.91	19.8	9.8	1.39	.300	4.40	8.71

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Astros	80	81	.497
Rangers	80	82	.494	0.5
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Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
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Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
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Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	99	62	.615
Padres - w	90	71	.559	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	75	.534	13.0
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