Between May 18, 1987 and May 29, 2021, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,875 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 18, 1987 to may 29, 2021| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 4,875 | 618 | 303 | 166 | .646 | 603 | 3.29 | 100 | 37 | 2 | 4135.1 | 3,346 | 1,513 | 1,703 | 411 | 1,497 | 190 | 7 | 37 | 17,067 | 109 | 10.61 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 0.89 | 28.6 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .291 | 3.71 | 7.28 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 4,184 | 632 | 311 | 168 | .649 | 631 | 3.13 | 97 | 42 | 0 | 4371.0 | 3,723 | 1,518 | 1,682 | 321 | 1,424 | 147 | 0 | 59 | 18,012 | 126 | 8.61 | 2.93 | 2.94 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .285 | 3.46 | 7.67 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 3,318 | 730 | 350 | 221 | .613 | 728 | 3.13 | 108 | 35 | 0 | 4931.2 | 4,635 | 1,714 | 1,936 | 349 | 966 | 135 | 2 | 172 | 20,076 | 66 | 6.06 | 1.76 | 3.43 | 0.64 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.53 | 8.46 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | J. Smoltz | 3,084 | 723 | 213 | 155 | .579 | 481 | 3.33 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3473.0 | 3,074 | 1,284 | 1,391 | 288 | 1,010 | 57 | 204 | 84 | 14,271 | 145 | 7.99 | 2.62 | 3.05 | 0.75 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.60 | 7.97 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,869 | 387 | 179 | 96 | .651 | 378 | 3.19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2420.2 | 1,994 | 857 | 924 | 274 | 654 | 89 | 2 | 20 | 9,812 | 71 | 10.67 | 2.43 | 4.39 | 1.02 | 29.2 | 6.7 | 1.09 | .290 | 3.44 | 7.41 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,742 | 511 | 212 | 128 | .624 | 470 | 3.38 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3004.2 | 2,790 | 1,129 | 1,210 | 306 | 690 | 71 | 8 | 25 | 12,267 | 91 | 8.21 | 2.07 | 3.97 | 0.92 | 22.4 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .294 | 3.62 | 8.36 |
| 12 | | D. Cone | 2,626 | 431 | 192 | 124 | .608 | 415 | 3.43 | 55 | 22 | 1 | 2839.1 | 2,436 | 1,083 | 1,185 | 251 | 1,106 | 105 | 3 | 40 | 11,913 | 144 | 8.32 | 3.51 | 2.37 | 0.80 | 22.0 | 9.3 | 1.25 | .279 | 3.76 | 7.72 |
| 13 | | T. Glavine | 2,607 | 682 | 305 | 203 | .600 | 682 | 3.54 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4413.1 | 4,298 | 1,734 | 1,900 | 356 | 1,500 | 66 | 0 | 145 | 18,604 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.06 | 1.74 | 0.73 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.87 | 8.76 |
| 14 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,597 | 368 | 182 | 79 | .697 | 365 | 2.45 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2397.1 | 1,804 | 652 | 712 | 187 | 595 | 36 | 1 | 27 | 9,430 | 91 | 9.75 | 2.23 | 4.36 | 0.70 | 27.5 | 6.3 | 1.00 | .269 | 2.67 | 6.77 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | C. Finley | 2,556 | 489 | 197 | 170 | .537 | 467 | 3.86 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3132.2 | 3,010 | 1,342 | 1,492 | 302 | 1,294 | 75 | 10 | 34 | 13,354 | 126 | 7.34 | 3.72 | 1.98 | 0.87 | 19.1 | 9.7 | 1.37 | .297 | 4.29 | 8.65 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 |  | J. Lester | 2,419 | 430 | 193 | 113 | .631 | 429 | 3.62 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2628.0 | 2,484 | 1,056 | 1,147 | 273 | 847 | 87 | 0 | 10 | 10,984 | 63 | 8.28 | 2.90 | 2.86 | 0.93 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 1.27 | .300 | 3.93 | 8.51 |
| 23 | | K. Brown | 2,393 | 485 | 210 | 144 | .593 | 475 | 3.27 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3251.1 | 3,073 | 1,183 | 1,355 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,523 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.58 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 24 | | J. Moyer | 2,357 | 672 | 259 | 202 | .562 | 615 | 4.25 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 3939.2 | 4,081 | 1,859 | 2,004 | 510 | 1,094 | 142 | 15 | 66 | 16,761 | 52 | 5.38 | 2.50 | 2.15 | 1.17 | 14.1 | 6.5 | 1.31 | .282 | 4.58 | 9.32 |
| 25 | | 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 |
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