most strikeouts allowed from september 13, 1996 to june 20, 2023

Between September 13, 1996 and June 20, 2023, Max Scherzer struck out the most batters, with 3,261 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	3,261	442	207	104	.666	433	3.13	12	5	0	2746.2	2,240	956	1,028	311	716	110	2	20	11,096	75	10.69	2.35	4.55	1.02	29.4	6.5	1.08	.288	3.37	7.34
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,242	491	246	137	.642	491	3.26	26	9	0	3215.0	2,704	1,165	1,262	330	893	104	0	27	13,095	91	9.08	2.50	3.63	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.53	7.57
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,166	386	199	102	.661	379	3.16	59	22	0	2614.1	2,173	917	1,038	285	717	122	3	28	10,629	49	10.90	2.47	4.42	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	2,940	571	224	148	.602	529	3.46	17	5	1	3323.2	3,129	1,276	1,371	356	749	77	8	25	13,600	100	7.96	2.03	3.93	0.96	21.6	5.5	1.17	.293	3.71	8.47
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,910	416	206	91	.694	413	2.49	25	15	0	2670.1	2,030	738	807	218	652	41	1	27	10,521	98	9.81	2.20	4.46	0.73	27.7	6.2	1.00	.270	2.72	6.84
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,508	325	172	69	.714	323	2.77	39	13	0	2174.0	1,690	668	736	183	527	113	1	20	8,723	43	10.38	2.18	4.76	0.76	28.8	6.0	1.02	.279	3.05	7.00
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	2,347	340	166	95	.636	318	3.44	58	12	9	2297.2	2,134	877	908	268	422	37	21	15	9,293	44	9.19	1.65	5.56	1.05	25.3	4.5	1.11	.300	3.56	8.36
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	2,191	469	224	136	.622	465	3.80	21	4	0	2946.0	3,058	1,245	1,386	250	902	51	1	37	12,503	56	6.69	2.76	2.43	0.76	17.5	7.2	1.34	.308	4.23	9.34
19	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,171	465	198	118	.627	398	3.42	28	11	3	2611.0	2,486	991	1,058	219	708	80	13	40	10,833	50	7.48	2.44	3.07	0.75	20.0	6.5	1.22	.296	3.65	8.57
20	Chris Sale C. Sale	2,135	334	119	77	.607	254	3.08	16	3	12	1737.0	1,417	595	643	186	402	109	25	15	7,001	40	11.06	2.08	5.31	0.96	30.5	5.7	1.05	.295	3.33	7.34
21	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,124	330	164	74	.689	329	3.21	19	9	0	2171.1	1,848	774	850	172	736	73	0	20	8,978	72	8.80	3.05	2.89	0.71	23.7	8.2	1.19	.285	3.52	7.66
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	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
24	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
25	David Price D. Price	2,076	400	157	82	.657	322	3.32	17	3	3	2143.2	1,930	790	865	221	562	63	19	16	8,807	40	8.72	2.36	3.69	0.93	23.6	6.4	1.16	.290	3.63	8.10

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Braves	94	68	.580
Phillies	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0