Between May 15, 1990 and May 14, 2016, Randy Johnson fanned the most batters, with 4,689 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 15, 1990 to may 14, 2016| 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 | 4,689 | 578 | 291 | 151 | .658 | 564 | 3.22 | 97 | 37 | 2 | 3909.1 | 3,144 | 1,399 | 1,570 | 387 | 1,371 | 186 | 6 | 35 | 16,072 | 97 | 10.79 | 3.16 | 3.42 | 0.89 | 29.2 | 8.5 | 1.15 | .292 | 3.61 | 7.24 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 3,405 | 526 | 254 | 137 | .650 | 525 | 3.14 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 3575.0 | 3,054 | 1,248 | 1,387 | 265 | 1,193 | 124 | 0 | 47 | 14,766 | 109 | 8.57 | 3.00 | 2.85 | 0.67 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.19 | .285 | 3.49 | 7.69 |
| 3 |  | 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 |  | C. Schilling | 3,106 | 560 | 216 | 142 | .603 | 431 | 3.42 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3237.2 | 2,966 | 1,231 | 1,293 | 342 | 698 | 51 | 81 | 42 | 13,170 | 69 | 8.63 | 1.94 | 4.45 | 0.95 | 23.6 | 5.3 | 1.13 | .292 | 3.59 | 8.24 |
| 5 |  | G. Maddux | 2,956 | 633 | 306 | 188 | .619 | 633 | 3.06 | 89 | 29 | 0 | 4290.1 | 4,011 | 1,461 | 1,647 | 306 | 744 | 116 | 0 | 131 | 17,351 | 54 | 6.20 | 1.56 | 3.97 | 0.64 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 1.11 | .280 | 3.45 | 8.41 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,858 | 676 | 198 | 133 | .598 | 434 | 3.27 | 48 | 16 | 154 | 3170.0 | 2,803 | 1,153 | 1,245 | 259 | 891 | 53 | 204 | 77 | 12,983 | 134 | 8.11 | 2.53 | 3.21 | 0.74 | 22.0 | 6.9 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.53 | 7.96 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,595 | 457 | 216 | 131 | .622 | 457 | 3.69 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3017.0 | 2,862 | 1,237 | 1,352 | 294 | 907 | 96 | 0 | 42 | 12,590 | 65 | 7.74 | 2.71 | 2.86 | 0.88 | 20.6 | 7.2 | 1.25 | .295 | 4.03 | 8.54 |
| 9 | | 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 | | 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 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | T. Glavine | 2,386 | 603 | 281 | 172 | .620 | 603 | 3.46 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 3933.1 | 3,827 | 1,513 | 1,647 | 314 | 1,349 | 53 | 0 | 129 | 16,558 | 59 | 5.46 | 3.09 | 1.77 | 0.72 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.32 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.76 |
| 13 |  | B. Colon | 2,273 | 483 | 221 | 156 | .586 | 474 | 3.96 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 3024.0 | 3,075 | 1,331 | 1,446 | 361 | 860 | 57 | 1 | 44 | 12,764 | 42 | 6.76 | 2.56 | 2.64 | 1.07 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 1.30 | .295 | 4.30 | 9.15 |
| 14 | | K. Brown | 2,257 | 447 | 192 | 133 | .591 | 437 | 3.25 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 2995.1 | 2,825 | 1,082 | 1,239 | 194 | 809 | 134 | 1 | 40 | 12,437 | 94 | 6.78 | 2.43 | 2.79 | 0.58 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 1.21 | .291 | 3.72 | 8.49 |
| 15 | | C. Finley | 2,215 | 397 | 165 | 139 | .543 | 397 | 3.93 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 2619.0 | 2,529 | 1,144 | 1,270 | 265 | 1,087 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 11,192 | 114 | 7.61 | 3.74 | 2.04 | 0.91 | 19.8 | 9.7 | 1.38 | .299 | 4.36 | 8.69 |
| 16 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,175 | 341 | 146 | 103 | .586 | 341 | 3.10 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2306.0 | 2,051 | 794 | 887 | 189 | 650 | 74 | 0 | 16 | 9,436 | 128 | 8.49 | 2.54 | 3.35 | 0.74 | 23.1 | 6.9 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.46 | 8.00 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | J. Peavy | 2,141 | 365 | 148 | 121 | .550 | 364 | 3.60 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2298.1 | 2,055 | 920 | 968 | 248 | 687 | 77 | 0 | 42 | 9,506 | 44 | 8.38 | 2.69 | 3.12 | 0.97 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.79 | 8.05 |
| 19 | | D. Cone | 2,140 | 344 | 155 | 107 | .592 | 340 | 3.52 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 2298.0 | 1,994 | 899 | 981 | 211 | 914 | 92 | 1 | 26 | 9,683 | 118 | 8.38 | 3.58 | 2.34 | 0.83 | 22.1 | 9.4 | 1.27 | .282 | 3.84 | 7.81 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 |
| 24 | | J. Moyer | 2,071 | 589 | 237 | 163 | .593 | 541 | 4.22 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3482.2 | 3,589 | 1,633 | 1,746 | 452 | 920 | 130 | 11 | 51 | 14,761 | 38 | 5.35 | 2.38 | 2.25 | 1.17 | 14.0 | 6.2 | 1.29 | .280 | 4.51 | 9.27 |
| 25 | | D. Wells | 2,024 | 535 | 224 | 145 | .607 | 487 | 4.17 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3243.2 | 3,456 | 1,502 | 1,620 | 388 | 646 | 81 | 20 | 49 | 13,592 | 85 | 5.62 | 1.79 | 3.13 | 1.08 | 14.9 | 4.8 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.49 | 9.59 |
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