most strikeouts allowed from september 26, 1991 to may 23, 2018

Between September 26, 1991 and May 23, 2018, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,310 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from september 26, 1991 to may 23, 2018
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
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
2Pedro 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
3Roger Clemens
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
4Curt Schilling
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
5CC Sabathia
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
6Mike Mussina
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
7Greg Maddux
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
8John Smoltz
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
9Javier 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
10A.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
11Justin Verlander
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
12Bartolo Colon
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
13Andy 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
14Felix Hernandez
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
15Zack Greinke
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
16John 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
17Cole Hamels
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
18Max Scherzer
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
19Jake 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
20Clayton Kershaw
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
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
22James Shields
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
23Roy 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
24Tom Glavine
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
25Kevin Brown
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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