most strikeouts allowed from may 25, 1996 to october 1, 2017

Between May 25, 1996 and October 1, 2017, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,193 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from may 25, 1996 to october 1, 2017
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy 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
2CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,846
509
237
146
.619
509
3.70
38
12
0
3317.0
3,142
1,364
1,487
336
1,009
109
0
44
13,856
71
7.72
2.74
2.82
0.91
20.5
7.3
1.25
.294
4.03
8.53
3Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,640
345
179
78
.696
343
2.86
42
13
0
2305.1
1,813
732
805
197
570
114
1
21
9,274
45
10.31
2.23
4.63
0.77
28.5
6.1
1.03
.281
3.14
7.08
4Javier 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
5A.J. Burnett
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
6Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,476
360
171
104
.622
338
3.44
64
14
9
2436.0
2,252
932
966
281
464
40
21
18
9,852
49
9.15
1.71
5.34
1.04
25.1
4.7
1.11
.299
3.57
8.32
7Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,454
537
240
176
.577
528
4.04
37
13
0
3315.1
3,421
1,490
1,622
407
923
61
1
46
14,027
43
6.66
2.51
2.66
1.10
17.5
6.6
1.31
.296
4.40
9.29
8Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
2,416
385
188
114
.623
385
3.46
23
7
0
2545.0
2,242
979
1,061
244
771
84
0
27
10,513
78
8.54
2.73
3.13
0.86
23.0
7.3
1.18
.286
3.75
7.93
9Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,342
375
160
114
.584
375
3.20
25
11
0
2502.1
2,243
890
992
220
721
87
0
16
10,274
140
8.42
2.59
3.25
0.79
22.8
7.0
1.18
.293
3.57
8.07
10Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,295
489
238
141
.628
485
3.82
23
4
0
3077.2
3,195
1,306
1,450
266
943
54
1
39
13,059
60
6.71
2.76
2.43
0.78
17.6
7.2
1.34
.308
4.24
9.34
11John 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
12Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,256
349
169
82
.673
348
3.24
22
10
0
2306.0
1,976
830
911
182
796
74
0
21
9,559
78
8.80
3.11
2.83
0.71
23.6
8.3
1.20
.287
3.56
7.71
13Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2,236
422
172
107
.616
381
3.40
16
5
1
2455.2
2,305
928
1,001
243
594
59
8
20
10,080
80
8.19
2.18
3.76
0.89
22.2
5.9
1.18
.297
3.67
8.45
14Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
2,227
363
147
102
.590
362
3.37
16
7
0
2362.1
2,104
884
943
264
645
74
0
42
9,678
49
8.48
2.46
3.45
1.01
23.0
6.7
1.16
.284
3.59
8.02
15Jake 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
16Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,194
401
192
121
.613
400
3.82
33
13
0
2591.2
2,574
1,101
1,183
277
561
51
0
20
10,673
54
7.62
1.95
3.91
0.96
20.6
5.3
1.21
.303
4.11
8.94
17Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2,149
305
141
75
.653
296
3.30
8
4
0
1897.0
1,589
695
751
213
534
66
2
13
7,719
61
10.20
2.53
4.02
1.01
27.8
6.9
1.12
.289
3.56
7.54
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,120
292
144
64
.692
290
2.36
25
15
0
1935.0
1,431
508
554
128
507
29
1
27
7,602
71
9.86
2.36
4.18
0.60
27.9
6.7
1.00
.270
2.58
6.66
19Roy 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
20Kevin 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
21James Shields
J. Shields
2,080
373
138
123
.529
372
3.97
23
9
0
2411.1
2,391
1,064
1,152
327
668
88
0
22
10,122
96
7.76
2.49
3.11
1.22
20.5
6.6
1.27
.297
4.30
8.92
22Tim 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
23Ryan Dempster
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
24Jon Lester
J. Lester
2,041
349
159
92
.633
348
3.51
15
4
0
2184.1
2,008
853
920
208
704
73
0
7
9,070
54
8.41
2.90
2.90
0.86
22.5
7.8
1.24
.298
3.79
8.27
25Dan Haren
D. Haren
2,013
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
16
6
1
2419.2
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
4.03
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
8.77
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