most strikeouts allowed from may 19, 1996 to april 29, 2023

Between May 19, 1996 and April 29, 2023, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 3,210 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	3,210	434	203	103	.663	425	3.12	12	5	0	2701.1	2,194	935	1,006	304	710	107	2	20	10,908	74	10.69	2.37	4.52	1.01	29.4	6.5	1.08	.287	3.35	7.31
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,198	482	244	133	.647	482	3.24	26	9	0	3163.0	2,654	1,139	1,235	322	880	104	0	27	12,880	90	9.10	2.50	3.63	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.51	7.55
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,193	392	199	102	.661	379	3.16	59	22	1	2631.0	2,187	923	1,045	287	721	123	5	28	10,697	49	10.92	2.47	4.43	0.98	29.8	6.7	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	2,904	562	223	145	.606	520	3.45	17	5	1	3278.0	3,088	1,256	1,350	349	745	75	8	25	13,419	99	7.97	2.05	3.90	0.96	21.6	5.6	1.17	.293	3.71	8.48
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,848	407	202	88	.697	404	2.47	25	15	0	2619.0	1,979	719	788	210	634	40	1	27	10,304	96	9.79	2.18	4.49	0.72	27.6	6.2	1.00	.269	2.71	6.80
7	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,648	346	180	78	.698	344	2.86	42	13	0	2312.1	1,822	734	808	198	572	114	1	21	9,306	46	10.31	2.23	4.63	0.77	28.5	6.1	1.04	.281	3.14	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	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
14	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,488	362	172	104	.623	340	3.44	64	14	9	2449.0	2,262	935	970	283	467	40	21	19	9,904	49	9.14	1.72	5.33	1.04	25.1	4.7	1.11	.299	3.56	8.31
15	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,299	490	238	142	.626	486	3.82	23	4	0	3084.2	3,201	1,309	1,453	269	945	54	1	39	13,087	60	6.71	2.76	2.43	0.78	17.6	7.2	1.34	.308	4.24	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	2,261	350	170	82	.675	349	3.24	23	10	0	2315.0	1,985	834	915	183	798	74	0	21	9,594	78	8.79	3.10	2.83	0.71	23.6	8.3	1.20	.287	3.56	7.72
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	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
20	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,206	403	193	121	.615	402	3.84	33	13	0	2604.0	2,594	1,112	1,194	282	563	52	0	20	10,732	55	7.62	1.95	3.92	0.97	20.6	5.2	1.21	.303	4.13	8.97
21	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,147	457	195	117	.625	390	3.38	28	11	3	2567.1	2,426	964	1,028	213	695	80	13	40	10,632	50	7.53	2.44	3.09	0.75	20.2	6.5	1.22	.295	3.60	8.50
22	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
23	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,094	328	115	77	.599	248	3.10	16	3	12	1701.0	1,392	586	634	183	397	106	25	15	6,862	38	11.08	2.10	5.27	0.97	30.5	5.8	1.05	.296	3.35	7.37
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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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	93	67	.581
Phillies	87	73	.544	6.0
Marlins	79	81	.494	14.0
Nationals	76	84	.475	17.0
Mets	73	87	.456	20.0

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Sun 9/27	NYM	@	WSH	3:05 PM

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Schwarber

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RBI Leaders

115

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113

Alonso

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Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Hit Leaders

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Crow-Armstrong

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SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

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Rice

SB Leaders

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Nuñez

46

Simpson

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Gray

16

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Strikeout Leaders

248

Williams

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Misiorowski

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Schlittler

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Cease

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K/BB Leaders

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Sale

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Misiorowski

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	67	.581
Phillies	87	73	.544	6.0
Marlins	79	81	.494	14.0
Nationals	76	84	.475	17.0
Mets	73	87	.456	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	101	59	.631
Cubs - w	88	73	.547	13.5
Pirates	81	79	.506	20.0
Cardinals	77	83	.481	24.0
Reds	74	86	.463	27.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	98	62	.613
Padres - w	89	71	.556	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	74	.538	12.0
Giants	65	95	.406	33.0
Rockies	57	103	.356	41.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	97	63	.606
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	74	.540	10.5
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	78	82	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - x	84	76	.525
White Sox - x	83	77	.519	1.0
Twins	76	84	.475	8.0
Tigers	75	85	.469	9.0
Royals	68	92	.425	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	79	81	.494
Rangers	79	81	.494
Mariners	74	86	.463	5.0
Athletics	64	96	.400	15.0
Angels	62	98	.388	17.0