
Between September 26, 1991 and May 23, 2018, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,310 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from september 26, 1991 to may 23, 2018| 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 | R. Johnson | 4,310 | 521 | 267 | 132 | .669 | 507 | 3.16 | 90 | 34 | 2 | 3540.1 | 2,858 | 1,245 | 1,399 | 354 | 1,133 | 170 | 6 | 33 | 14,463 | 84 | 10.96 | 2.88 | 3.80 | 0.90 | 29.8 | 7.8 | 1.13 | .295 | 3.56 | 7.27 | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 3 | R. Clemens | 3,031 | 471 | 221 | 125 | .639 | 470 | 3.29 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 3155.1 | 2,710 | 1,154 | 1,270 | 249 | 1,094 | 115 | 0 | 35 | 13,096 | 100 | 8.65 | 3.12 | 2.77 | 0.71 | 23.1 | 8.4 | 1.21 | .286 | 3.62 | 7.73 | |
| 4 | C. Schilling | 3,013 | 473 | 212 | 135 | .611 | 431 | 3.43 | 83 | 20 | 11 | 3122.2 | 2,853 | 1,189 | 1,248 | 339 | 644 | 51 | 33 | 35 | 12,671 | 65 | 8.68 | 1.86 | 4.68 | 0.98 | 23.8 | 5.1 | 1.12 | .292 | 3.60 | 8.22 | |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | 2,880 | 518 | 239 | 147 | .619 | 518 | 3.70 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3362.2 | 3,184 | 1,382 | 1,511 | 343 | 1,021 | 111 | 0 | 44 | 14,051 | 72 | 7.71 | 2.73 | 2.82 | 0.92 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .293 | 4.04 | 8.52 | |
| 6 | M. Mussina | 2,773 | 527 | 266 | 148 | .643 | 526 | 3.69 | 55 | 23 | 0 | 3492.0 | 3,391 | 1,432 | 1,531 | 370 | 769 | 59 | 0 | 29 | 14,304 | 68 | 7.15 | 1.98 | 3.61 | 0.95 | 19.4 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.95 | 8.74 | |
| 7 | G. Maddux | 2,650 | 570 | 282 | 164 | .632 | 570 | 3.00 | 78 | 27 | 0 | 3858.1 | 3,589 | 1,288 | 1,440 | 279 | 617 | 107 | 0 | 114 | 15,534 | 47 | 6.18 | 1.44 | 4.29 | 0.65 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 1.09 | .279 | 3.36 | 8.37 | |
| 8 | J. Smoltz | 2,573 | 614 | 173 | 113 | .605 | 372 | 3.21 | 38 | 14 | 154 | 2757.0 | 2,438 | 983 | 1,064 | 227 | 741 | 49 | 204 | 74 | 11,277 | 104 | 8.40 | 2.42 | 3.47 | 0.74 | 22.8 | 6.6 | 1.15 | .288 | 3.47 | 7.96 | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | 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 | |
| 11 | J. Verlander | 2,509 | 396 | 194 | 116 | .626 | 396 | 3.39 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2619.2 | 2,280 | 988 | 1,072 | 248 | 786 | 87 | 0 | 27 | 10,791 | 79 | 8.62 | 2.70 | 3.19 | 0.85 | 23.3 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.68 | 7.83 | |
| 12 | B. Colon | 2,490 | 547 | 242 | 178 | .576 | 536 | 4.04 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 3371.2 | 3,468 | 1,512 | 1,645 | 420 | 928 | 63 | 2 | 46 | 14,247 | 43 | 6.65 | 2.48 | 2.68 | 1.12 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 1.30 | .295 | 4.39 | 9.26 | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | F. Hernandez | 2,391 | 385 | 165 | 117 | .585 | 385 | 3.25 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2557.2 | 2,297 | 924 | 1,027 | 230 | 746 | 92 | 0 | 16 | 10,519 | 143 | 8.41 | 2.63 | 3.21 | 0.81 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 1.19 | .293 | 3.61 | 8.08 | |
| 15 | Z. Greinke | 2,303 | 432 | 175 | 110 | .614 | 391 | 3.41 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2516.1 | 2,358 | 953 | 1,026 | 253 | 601 | 61 | 8 | 20 | 10,321 | 80 | 8.24 | 2.15 | 3.83 | 0.90 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 1.18 | .296 | 3.67 | 8.43 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | C. Hamels | 2,291 | 373 | 150 | 106 | .586 | 372 | 3.37 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2421.0 | 2,153 | 906 | 969 | 275 | 668 | 82 | 0 | 42 | 9,933 | 52 | 8.52 | 2.48 | 3.43 | 1.02 | 23.1 | 6.7 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.60 | 8.00 | |
| 18 | M. Scherzer | 2,253 | 315 | 148 | 76 | .661 | 306 | 3.25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1962.2 | 1,629 | 708 | 767 | 218 | 550 | 69 | 2 | 14 | 7,973 | 63 | 10.33 | 2.52 | 4.10 | 1.00 | 28.3 | 6.9 | 1.11 | .289 | 3.52 | 7.47 | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | C. Kershaw | 2,168 | 299 | 145 | 68 | .681 | 297 | 2.37 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1979.0 | 1,471 | 522 | 568 | 135 | 517 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 7,783 | 74 | 9.86 | 2.35 | 4.19 | 0.61 | 27.9 | 6.6 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.58 | 6.69 | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | J. Shields | 2,121 | 384 | 139 | 127 | .523 | 382 | 3.99 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2473.2 | 2,443 | 1,096 | 1,184 | 331 | 695 | 90 | 1 | 22 | 10,385 | 99 | 7.72 | 2.53 | 3.05 | 1.20 | 20.4 | 6.7 | 1.27 | .295 | 4.31 | 8.89 | |
| 23 | 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 | T. Glavine | 2,107 | 545 | 253 | 151 | .626 | 545 | 3.46 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 3534.2 | 3,446 | 1,359 | 1,478 | 284 | 1,225 | 50 | 0 | 115 | 14,895 | 42 | 5.36 | 3.12 | 1.72 | 0.72 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 1.32 | .282 | 3.76 | 8.77 | |
| 25 | K. Brown | 2,094 | 396 | 176 | 113 | .609 | 386 | 3.18 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2655.1 | 2,480 | 937 | 1,070 | 168 | 677 | 118 | 1 | 32 | 10,972 | 79 | 7.10 | 2.29 | 3.09 | 0.57 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.63 | 8.41 | |
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31 | 14 | .689 | ||
22 | 23 | .489 | 9.0 | |
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| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
27 | 18 | .600 | ||
26 | 18 | .591 | 0.5 | |
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| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 14 | .674 | ||
28 | 17 | .622 | 2.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 10.0 | |
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| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
24 | 22 | .522 | ||
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23 | 21 | .523 | ||
22 | 24 | .478 | 2.0 | |
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18 | 28 | .391 | 6.0 | |
16 | 29 | .356 | 7.5 |