Between May 25, 1975 and September 18, 2011, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,875 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 25, 1975 to september 18, 2011| 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 | 4,875 | 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 | 4,672 | 709 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 707 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4916.2 | 4,185 | 1,707 | 1,885 | 363 | 1,580 | 159 | 0 | 63 | 20,240 | 143 | 8.55 | 2.89 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.45 | 7.66 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 4,061 | 570 | 225 | 204 | .524 | 570 | 3.28 | 132 | 40 | 0 | 3853.2 | 2,882 | 1,405 | 1,607 | 231 | 1,877 | 106 | 0 | 55 | 16,124 | 207 | 9.48 | 4.38 | 2.16 | 0.54 | 25.2 | 11.6 | 1.23 | .269 | 3.75 | 6.73 |
| 4 |  | G. Maddux | 3,371 | 744 | 355 | 227 | .610 | 740 | 3.16 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 5008.1 | 4,726 | 1,756 | 1,981 | 353 | 999 | 137 | 3 | 177 | 20,421 | 70 | 6.06 | 1.80 | 3.37 | 0.63 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.56 | 8.49 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 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 | | 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 | | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 10 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 | | B. Blyleven | 2,537 | 501 | 202 | 174 | .537 | 497 | 3.54 | 160 | 39 | 0 | 3556.0 | 3,376 | 1,398 | 1,536 | 334 | 975 | 119 | 1 | 50 | 14,748 | 90 | 6.42 | 2.47 | 2.60 | 0.85 | 17.2 | 6.6 | 1.22 | .282 | 3.89 | 8.54 |
| 13 | | F. Tanana | 2,525 | 587 | 222 | 213 | .510 | 570 | 3.72 | 126 | 28 | 1 | 3849.2 | 3,747 | 1,590 | 1,784 | 414 | 1,153 | 120 | 7 | 112 | 16,235 | 112 | 5.90 | 2.70 | 2.19 | 0.97 | 15.6 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.17 | 8.76 |
| 14 | | J. Vazquez | 2,521 | 448 | 163 | 160 | .505 | 441 | 4.24 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2824.0 | 2,777 | 1,329 | 1,429 | 372 | 762 | 87 | 5 | 58 | 11,879 | 76 | 8.03 | 2.43 | 3.31 | 1.19 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 1.25 | .296 | 4.55 | 8.85 |
| 15 |  | J. Morris | 2,478 | 549 | 254 | 186 | .577 | 527 | 3.90 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 3824.0 | 3,567 | 1,657 | 1,815 | 389 | 1,390 | 58 | 10 | 99 | 16,120 | 205 | 5.83 | 3.27 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .269 | 4.27 | 8.40 |
| 16 | | M. Langston | 2,464 | 457 | 179 | 158 | .531 | 428 | 3.97 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2962.2 | 2,723 | 1,306 | 1,438 | 311 | 1,289 | 46 | 3 | 34 | 12,562 | 89 | 7.49 | 3.92 | 1.91 | 0.94 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.37 | 8.27 |
| 17 | | J. Moyer | 2,405 | 686 | 267 | 204 | .567 | 628 | 4.24 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4020.1 | 4,156 | 1,892 | 2,036 | 511 | 1,137 | 144 | 15 | 67 | 17,102 | 57 | 5.38 | 2.55 | 2.12 | 1.14 | 14.1 | 6.6 | 1.32 | .282 | 4.56 | 9.30 |
| 18 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 19 | | D. Eckersley | 2,387 | 1,061 | 196 | 171 | .534 | 361 | 3.52 | 100 | 20 | 388 | 3271.1 | 3,067 | 1,279 | 1,381 | 347 | 728 | 73 | 572 | 87 | 13,471 | 28 | 6.57 | 2.00 | 3.28 | 0.95 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 1.16 | .274 | 3.80 | 8.44 |
| 20 |  | S. Carlton | 2,372 | 421 | 194 | 134 | .591 | 407 | 3.33 | 119 | 26 | 1 | 2962.2 | 2,652 | 1,097 | 1,258 | 252 | 1,024 | 27 | 6 | 82 | 12,290 | 104 | 7.21 | 3.11 | 2.32 | 0.77 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 1.24 | .279 | 3.82 | 8.06 |
| 21 | | D. Gooden | 2,293 | 430 | 194 | 112 | .634 | 410 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2,564 | 1,091 | 1,198 | 210 | 954 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 11,705 | 76 | 7.37 | 3.07 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.85 | 8.24 |
| 22 | | A. Pettitte | 2,251 | 489 | 240 | 138 | .635 | 479 | 3.88 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3055.1 | 3,185 | 1,317 | 1,461 | 263 | 962 | 51 | 3 | 41 | 12,987 | 62 | 6.63 | 2.83 | 2.34 | 0.77 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 1.36 | .309 | 4.30 | 9.38 |
| 23 | | D. Wells | 2,201 | 660 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 489 | 4.13 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3439.0 | 3,635 | 1,578 | 1,702 | 407 | 719 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 14,413 | 101 | 5.76 | 1.88 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.45 | 9.51 |
| 24 | | C. Hough | 2,201 | 745 | 203 | 206 | .496 | 440 | 3.75 | 107 | 13 | 52 | 3592.1 | 3,129 | 1,497 | 1,713 | 359 | 1,550 | 161 | 188 | 40 | 15,279 | 173 | 5.51 | 3.88 | 1.42 | 0.90 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 1.30 | .252 | 4.29 | 7.84 |
| 25 | | T. Wakefield | 2,152 | 626 | 200 | 179 | .528 | 462 | 4.41 | 33 | 6 | 22 | 3222.1 | 3,147 | 1,579 | 1,786 | 417 | 1,200 | 186 | 78 | 33 | 13,918 | 133 | 6.01 | 3.35 | 1.79 | 1.16 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 1.35 | .274 | 4.99 | 8.79 |
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