most strikeouts allowed from october 2, 1987 to july 17, 2016

Between October 2, 1987 and July 17, 2016, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,875 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from october 2, 1987 to July 17, 2016
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
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
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,990
605
295
162
.646
604
3.13
83
37
0
4158.1
3,531
1,444
1,603
305
1,364
141
0
56
17,133
123
8.64
2.95
2.93
0.66
23.3
8.0
1.18
.285
3.47
7.64
3Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,252
709
347
210
.623
709
3.07
107
34
0
4827.1
4,511
1,644
1,857
333
918
132
0
163
19,606
64
6.06
1.71
3.54
0.62
16.6
4.7
1.12
.279
3.46
8.41
4Pedro Martinez
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
5Curt Schilling
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
6John Smoltz
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
7Mike Mussina
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
8CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,648
468
219
136
.617
468
3.70
38
12
0
3082.1
2,924
1,266
1,385
300
931
102
0
42
12,877
65
7.73
2.72
2.84
0.88
20.6
7.2
1.25
.295
4.04
8.54
9Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,587
673
303
199
.604
673
3.51
56
25
0
4363.0
4,243
1,703
1,866
351
1,467
63
0
141
18,366
64
5.34
3.03
1.76
0.72
14.1
8.0
1.31
.280
3.85
8.75
10David Cone
D. Cone
2,582
419
189
120
.612
406
3.44
55
22
1
2779.2
2,389
1,061
1,162
245
1,080
100
2
40
11,666
144
8.36
3.50
2.39
0.79
22.1
9.3
1.25
.280
3.76
7.74
11Javier 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
12A.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
13Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,510
464
195
165
.542
464
3.83
63
15
0
3060.1
2,927
1,302
1,446
295
1,266
72
0
32
13,035
124
7.38
3.72
1.98
0.87
19.3
9.7
1.37
.296
4.25
8.61
14Andy Pettitte
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
15Kevin Brown
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
16Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,306
494
226
158
.589
485
3.94
36
13
0
3085.0
3,136
1,350
1,469
368
875
58
1
44
13,017
42
6.73
2.55
2.64
1.07
17.7
6.7
1.30
.294
4.29
9.15
17Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
2,251
646
251
190
.569
590
4.19
31
9
0
3790.2
3,923
1,763
1,900
484
1,017
138
14
60
16,086
43
5.34
2.41
2.21
1.15
14.0
6.3
1.30
.282
4.51
9.31
18Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,195
344
147
105
.583
344
3.11
25
11
0
2325.1
2,070
803
896
190
656
75
0
16
9,517
128
8.50
2.54
3.35
0.74
23.1
6.9
1.17
.294
3.47
8.01
19Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
2,177
375
152
124
.551
374
3.60
15
6
0
2352.0
2,107
940
991
251
701
78
0
42
9,728
45
8.33
2.68
3.11
0.96
22.4
7.2
1.19
.285
3.79
8.06
20David Wells
D. Wells
2,175
643
235
154
.604
487
4.12
54
12
12
3415.2
3,602
1,565
1,688
407
710
83
60
65
14,305
97
5.73
1.87
3.06
1.07
15.2
5.0
1.26
.292
4.45
9.49
21Tim Wakefield
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
22Roy 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
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
2,093
407
172
133
.564
406
3.91
18
8
0
2606.0
2,650
1,132
1,234
275
747
119
0
29
11,052
113
7.23
2.58
2.80
0.95
18.9
6.8
1.30
.304
4.26
9.15
24Kevin 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
25Tim 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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