
Between August 26, 1991 and September 20, 2013, Randy Johnson struck out the most batters, with 4,338 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player since August 26, 1991 to september 20, 2013| 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 | 4,338 | 526 | 267 | 133 | .668 | 512 | 3.19 | 90 | 34 | 2 | 3565.2 | 2,882 | 1,264 | 1,418 | 356 | 1,154 | 173 | 6 | 33 | 14,583 | 85 | 10.95 | 2.91 | 3.76 | 0.90 | 29.7 | 7.9 | 1.13 | .295 | 3.58 | 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 | 3,075 | 477 | 226 | 125 | .644 | 476 | 3.26 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 3207.1 | 2,739 | 1,162 | 1,278 | 251 | 1,102 | 117 | 0 | 36 | 13,286 | 100 | 8.63 | 3.09 | 2.79 | 0.70 | 23.1 | 8.3 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.59 | 7.69 | |
| 4 | C. Schilling | 3,026 | 486 | 212 | 135 | .611 | 431 | 3.42 | 83 | 20 | 14 | 3142.0 | 2,872 | 1,195 | 1,254 | 339 | 651 | 51 | 42 | 37 | 12,752 | 65 | 8.67 | 1.86 | 4.65 | 0.97 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 1.12 | .292 | 3.59 | 8.23 | |
| 5 | M. Mussina | 2,787 | 532 | 268 | 150 | .641 | 531 | 3.68 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3530.0 | 3,429 | 1,444 | 1,544 | 372 | 773 | 59 | 0 | 29 | 14,452 | 69 | 7.11 | 1.97 | 3.61 | 0.95 | 19.3 | 5.3 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.94 | 8.74 | |
| 6 | G. Maddux | 2,680 | 576 | 285 | 166 | .632 | 576 | 3.00 | 80 | 27 | 0 | 3904.2 | 3,625 | 1,303 | 1,457 | 280 | 627 | 108 | 0 | 115 | 15,715 | 47 | 6.18 | 1.45 | 4.27 | 0.65 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 1.09 | .278 | 3.36 | 8.36 | |
| 7 | J. Smoltz | 2,597 | 620 | 176 | 113 | .609 | 378 | 3.18 | 38 | 14 | 154 | 2798.2 | 2,472 | 990 | 1,071 | 227 | 753 | 49 | 204 | 74 | 11,440 | 105 | 8.35 | 2.42 | 3.45 | 0.73 | 22.7 | 6.6 | 1.15 | .287 | 3.44 | 7.95 | |
| 8 | 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 | A. Pettitte | 2,437 | 529 | 255 | 152 | .627 | 519 | 3.86 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3300.0 | 3,441 | 1,415 | 1,569 | 287 | 1,028 | 55 | 3 | 42 | 14,018 | 69 | 6.65 | 2.80 | 2.37 | 0.78 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .309 | 4.28 | 9.38 | |
| 10 | CC Sabathia | 2,389 | 415 | 205 | 115 | .641 | 415 | 3.60 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 2775.1 | 2,585 | 1,110 | 1,217 | 255 | 834 | 85 | 0 | 39 | 11,530 | 57 | 7.75 | 2.70 | 2.86 | 0.83 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .292 | 3.95 | 8.38 | |
| 11 | A.J. Burnett | 2,162 | 373 | 145 | 132 | .523 | 368 | 4.00 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2338.2 | 2,131 | 1,040 | 1,139 | 230 | 951 | 116 | 1 | 31 | 9,975 | 145 | 8.32 | 3.66 | 2.27 | 0.89 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 1.32 | .292 | 4.38 | 8.20 | |
| 12 | 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 | |
| 13 | T. Glavine | 2,133 | 551 | 256 | 154 | .624 | 551 | 3.47 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 3578.2 | 3,487 | 1,380 | 1,499 | 288 | 1,241 | 50 | 0 | 118 | 15,075 | 44 | 5.36 | 3.12 | 1.72 | 0.72 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 1.32 | .282 | 3.77 | 8.77 | |
| 14 | K. Brown | 2,118 | 402 | 177 | 114 | .608 | 392 | 3.18 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2698.2 | 2,522 | 953 | 1,091 | 170 | 692 | 119 | 1 | 32 | 11,156 | 81 | 7.06 | 2.31 | 3.06 | 0.57 | 19.0 | 6.2 | 1.19 | .292 | 3.64 | 8.41 | |
| 15 | R. Halladay | 2,117 | 415 | 203 | 104 | .661 | 389 | 3.38 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 2749.0 | 2,646 | 1,033 | 1,134 | 236 | 590 | 81 | 6 | 28 | 11,284 | 56 | 6.93 | 1.93 | 3.59 | 0.77 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.71 | 8.66 | |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 17 | R. Dempster | 2,074 | 576 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.36 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2384.1 | 2,344 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,070 | 91 | 185 | 47 | 10,401 | 80 | 7.83 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.72 | 8.85 | |
| 18 | J. Moyer | 2,006 | 555 | 235 | 155 | .603 | 527 | 4.19 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3374.0 | 3,465 | 1,571 | 1,682 | 443 | 873 | 127 | 6 | 48 | 14,281 | 35 | 5.35 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 1.18 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 1.29 | .279 | 4.49 | 9.24 | |
| 19 | J. Santana | 1,988 | 360 | 139 | 78 | .641 | 284 | 3.20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2025.2 | 1,726 | 721 | 773 | 220 | 567 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8,262 | 68 | 8.83 | 2.52 | 3.51 | 0.98 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .276 | 3.43 | 7.67 | |
| 20 | L. Hernandez | 1,976 | 519 | 178 | 177 | .501 | 474 | 4.44 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 3189.0 | 3,525 | 1,572 | 1,686 | 362 | 1,066 | 78 | 17 | 86 | 13,816 | 41 | 5.58 | 3.01 | 1.85 | 1.02 | 14.3 | 7.7 | 1.44 | .306 | 4.76 | 9.95 | |
| 21 | B. Colon | 1,942 | 410 | 188 | 128 | .595 | 404 | 3.95 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2577.2 | 2,591 | 1,130 | 1,236 | 306 | 801 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 10,904 | 40 | 6.78 | 2.80 | 2.42 | 1.07 | 17.8 | 7.3 | 1.32 | .293 | 4.32 | 9.05 | |
| 22 | C. Finley | 1,935 | 346 | 137 | 125 | .523 | 346 | 4.05 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2255.0 | 2,195 | 1,016 | 1,129 | 232 | 942 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 9,680 | 102 | 7.72 | 3.76 | 2.05 | 0.93 | 20.0 | 9.7 | 1.39 | .301 | 4.51 | 8.76 | |
| 23 | H. Nomo | 1,918 | 323 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 318 | 4.24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1976.1 | 1,768 | 932 | 993 | 251 | 908 | 38 | 2 | 31 | 8,462 | 110 | 8.73 | 4.13 | 2.11 | 1.14 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .284 | 4.52 | 8.05 | |
| 24 | T. Hudson | 1,896 | 427 | 205 | 111 | .649 | 426 | 3.44 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2813.2 | 2,624 | 1,077 | 1,171 | 220 | 846 | 110 | 0 | 80 | 11,691 | 78 | 6.06 | 2.71 | 2.24 | 0.70 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .279 | 3.75 | 8.39 | |
| 25 | B. Zito | 1,881 | 428 | 164 | 143 | .534 | 418 | 4.03 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2564.1 | 2,365 | 1,148 | 1,244 | 278 | 1,058 | 97 | 8 | 52 | 10,943 | 50 | 6.60 | 3.71 | 1.78 | 0.98 | 17.2 | 9.7 | 1.33 | .274 | 4.37 | 8.30 | |
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| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
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| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | 14 | .674 | ||
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