most strikeouts allowed from september 22, 1990 to june 9, 2023

Between September 22, 1990 and June 9, 2023, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 4,539 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	4,539	554	280	143	.662	540	3.22	93	35	2	3742.1	3,018	1,338	1,501	370	1,282	183	6	33	15,364	95	10.92	3.08	3.54	0.89	29.5	8.3	1.15	.295	3.61	7.26
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3,253	504	239	133	.642	503	3.22	53	21	0	3409.2	2,908	1,221	1,350	261	1,157	120	0	44	14,100	104	8.59	3.05	2.81	0.69	23.1	8.2	1.19	.284	3.56	7.68
3	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3,251	440	206	104	.665	431	3.12	12	5	0	2735.1	2,229	949	1,021	308	715	108	2	20	11,049	75	10.70	2.35	4.55	1.01	29.4	6.5	1.08	.288	3.36	7.33
4	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3,231	489	246	136	.644	489	3.26	26	9	0	3202.0	2,693	1,160	1,257	329	893	104	0	27	13,046	91	9.08	2.51	3.62	0.92	24.8	6.8	1.12	.278	3.53	7.57
5	Pedro 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
6	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
7	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	3,077	528	215	140	.606	431	3.44	83	20	19	3194.0	2,931	1,220	1,282	341	680	51	66	42	12,990	69	8.67	1.92	4.53	0.96	23.7	5.2	1.13	.293	3.61	8.26
8	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2,932	569	224	147	.604	527	3.45	17	5	1	3313.2	3,115	1,269	1,364	353	748	76	8	25	13,557	100	7.96	2.03	3.92	0.96	21.6	5.5	1.17	.292	3.70	8.46
9	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2,900	414	205	91	.693	411	2.49	25	15	0	2657.1	2,019	736	805	216	648	41	1	27	10,467	97	9.82	2.19	4.48	0.73	27.7	6.2	1.00	.271	2.73	6.84
10	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,849	607	296	176	.627	607	3.05	83	28	0	4116.2	3,832	1,393	1,560	298	686	113	0	125	16,606	53	6.23	1.50	4.15	0.65	17.2	4.1	1.10	.279	3.41	8.38
11	Mike 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
12	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,714	650	186	127	.594	408	3.28	42	14	154	2980.2	2,643	1,085	1,170	245	823	52	204	75	12,209	123	8.19	2.49	3.30	0.74	22.2	6.7	1.16	.286	3.53	7.98
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,291	579	273	163	.626	579	3.40	48	21	0	3780.1	3,649	1,430	1,560	301	1,291	52	0	121	15,881	52	5.45	3.07	1.77	0.72	14.4	8.1	1.31	.280	3.71	8.69
22	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
23	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
24	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,189	427	185	124	.599	417	3.24	58	15	0	2857.0	2,698	1,029	1,175	183	763	131	1	37	11,858	91	6.90	2.40	2.87	0.58	18.5	6.4	1.21	.293	3.70	8.50
25	Adam Wainwright A. Wainwright	2,166	463	197	118	.625	396	3.41	28	11	3	2599.0	2,471	985	1,052	216	705	80	13	40	10,782	50	7.50	2.44	3.07	0.75	20.1	6.5	1.22	.296	3.64	8.56

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Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
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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

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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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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