most strikeouts allowed from may 10, 1996 to june 10, 2023

Between May 10, 1996 and June 10, 2023, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 3,251 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	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,251	440	206	104	.665	431	3.12	12	5	0	2735.1	2,229	949	1,021	308	715	108	2	20	11,049	75	10.70	2.35	4.55	1.01	29.4	6.5	1.08	.288	3.36	7.33
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,231	489	246	136	.644	489	3.26	26	9	0	3202.0	2,693	1,160	1,257	329	893	104	0	27	13,046	91	9.08	2.51	3.62	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.53	7.57
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,200	393	200	102	.662	380	3.15	59	22	1	2636.0	2,192	924	1,046	287	724	123	5	28	10,719	49	10.93	2.47	4.42	0.98	29.9	6.8	1.11	.298	3.57	7.48
4	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
5	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,932	569	224	147	.604	527	3.45	17	5	1	3313.2	3,115	1,269	1,364	353	748	76	8	25	13,557	100	7.96	2.03	3.92	0.96	21.6	5.5	1.17	.292	3.70	8.46
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,900	414	205	91	.693	411	2.49	25	15	0	2657.1	2,019	736	805	216	648	41	1	27	10,467	97	9.82	2.19	4.48	0.73	27.7	6.2	1.00	.271	2.73	6.84
7	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,660	348	180	78	.698	346	2.86	42	13	0	2325.0	1,831	739	814	198	580	114	1	22	9,359	47	10.30	2.25	4.59	0.77	28.4	6.2	1.04	.281	3.15	7.09
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,498	363	173	104	.625	341	3.43	64	14	9	2456.0	2,267	935	970	283	470	40	21	20	9,933	49	9.15	1.72	5.31	1.04	25.1	4.7	1.11	.299	3.55	8.31
14	Jon 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
15	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,304	492	239	143	.626	488	3.83	23	4	0	3096.0	3,213	1,316	1,462	270	952	54	1	39	13,140	60	6.70	2.77	2.42	0.78	17.5	7.2	1.35	.308	4.25	9.34
16	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
17	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,278	352	170	82	.675	351	3.25	23	10	0	2330.0	1,997	842	923	184	805	74	0	21	9,655	78	8.80	3.11	2.83	0.71	23.6	8.3	1.20	.287	3.57	7.71
18	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
19	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,212	404	194	121	.616	403	3.83	33	13	0	2612.0	2,601	1,113	1,195	282	566	52	0	20	10,765	55	7.62	1.95	3.91	0.97	20.5	5.3	1.21	.303	4.12	8.96
20	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
21	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,166	463	197	118	.625	396	3.41	28	11	3	2599.0	2,471	985	1,052	216	705	80	13	40	10,782	50	7.50	2.44	3.07	0.75	20.1	6.5	1.22	.296	3.64	8.56
22	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,135	334	119	77	.607	254	3.08	16	3	12	1737.0	1,417	595	643	186	402	109	25	15	7,001	40	11.06	2.08	5.31	0.96	30.5	5.7	1.05	.295	3.33	7.34
23	Roy Halladay 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
24	Kevin Millwood K. Millwood	2,083	451	169	152	.526	443	4.11	22	6	0	2720.1	2,770	1,243	1,357	296	843	74	3	46	11,616	67	6.89	2.79	2.47	0.98	17.9	7.3	1.33	.297	4.49	9.16
25	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	2,080	482	222	133	.625	479	3.49	26	13	0	3126.2	2,957	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	13,005	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51

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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
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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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
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Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
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White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
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