most strikeouts allowed from september 18, 1993 to july 2, 2022

Between September 18, 1993 and July 2, 2022, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 3,780 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	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,780	456	237	110	.683	443	3.10	76	30	1	3090.0	2,528	1,066	1,199	321	883	137	5	31	12,549	63	11.01	2.57	4.28	0.93	30.1	7.0	1.10	.297	3.49	7.36
2	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,103	469	236	132	.641	469	3.29	26	9	0	3085.1	2,602	1,127	1,221	321	868	102	0	27	12,586	87	9.05	2.53	3.57	0.94	24.7	6.9	1.12	.278	3.56	7.59
3	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
4	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,079	415	195	98	.666	406	3.15	12	5	0	2586.1	2,108	904	974	292	688	100	2	20	10,459	73	10.71	2.39	4.48	1.02	29.4	6.6	1.08	.288	3.39	7.34
5	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	3,038	413	209	96	.685	408	2.95	46	17	1	2722.2	2,151	892	978	234	707	137	3	26	10,965	61	10.04	2.34	4.30	0.77	27.7	6.4	1.05	.280	3.23	7.11
6	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,841	542	221	136	.619	500	3.43	17	5	1	3173.2	2,959	1,210	1,296	336	723	75	8	25	12,967	94	8.06	2.05	3.93	0.95	21.9	5.6	1.16	.292	3.68	8.39
7	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,721	388	190	86	.688	385	2.50	25	15	0	2503.2	1,902	695	757	201	617	38	1	27	9,864	95	9.78	2.22	4.41	0.72	27.6	6.3	1.01	.271	2.72	6.84
8	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,693	396	184	118	.609	374	3.46	67	14	9	2675.1	2,467	1,030	1,072	306	532	46	21	26	10,851	54	9.06	1.79	5.06	1.03	24.8	4.9	1.12	.297	3.61	8.30
9	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,641	408	191	99	.659	407	3.28	27	11	0	2700.0	2,311	984	1,081	218	963	96	0	23	11,228	92	8.80	3.21	2.74	0.73	23.5	8.6	1.21	.286	3.60	7.70
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,514	468	234	137	.631	467	3.75	44	17	0	3066.1	3,008	1,279	1,374	333	672	54	0	25	12,594	57	7.38	1.97	3.74	0.98	20.0	5.3	1.20	.297	4.03	8.83
15	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
16	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
17	Andy 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
18	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
19	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,260	500	242	143	.629	500	3.12	59	21	0	3330.0	3,174	1,155	1,288	258	498	87	0	101	13,446	37	6.11	1.35	4.54	0.70	16.8	3.7	1.10	.282	3.48	8.58
20	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
21	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
22	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,155	545	142	91	.609	303	3.26	25	10	154	2266.0	2,038	820	884	189	566	38	204	58	9,247	74	8.56	2.25	3.81	0.75	23.3	6.1	1.15	.294	3.51	8.09
23	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
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	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,080	440	190	110	.633	373	3.34	27	11	3	2466.2	2,322	916	980	204	667	75	13	39	10,203	49	7.59	2.43	3.12	0.74	20.4	6.5	1.21	.295	3.58	8.47

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Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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Schlittler

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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
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
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