Between May 5, 1996 and September 1, 2017, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 3,200 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player since May 5, 1996 to september 1, 2017| 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 | 3,200 | 393 | 200 | 102 | .662 | 380 | 3.15 | 59 | 22 | 1 | 2636.0 | 2,192 | 924 | 1,046 | 287 | 724 | 123 | 5 | 28 | 10,719 | 49 | 10.93 | 2.47 | 4.42 | 0.98 | 29.9 | 6.8 | 1.11 | .298 | 3.57 | 7.48 |
| 2 |  | CC Sabathia | 2,822 | 504 | 234 | 146 | .616 | 504 | 3.70 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3289.2 | 3,112 | 1,353 | 1,476 | 330 | 1,004 | 108 | 0 | 43 | 13,744 | 70 | 7.72 | 2.75 | 2.81 | 0.90 | 20.5 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .293 | 4.04 | 8.51 |
| 3 |  | P. Martinez | 2,670 | 349 | 181 | 78 | .699 | 347 | 2.86 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 2332.0 | 1,837 | 741 | 816 | 198 | 581 | 115 | 1 | 22 | 9,388 | 47 | 10.30 | 2.24 | 4.60 | 0.76 | 28.4 | 6.2 | 1.04 | .281 | 3.15 | 7.09 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 | | 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 |
| 6 | | C. Schilling | 2,498 | 363 | 173 | 104 | .625 | 341 | 3.43 | 64 | 14 | 9 | 2456.0 | 2,267 | 935 | 970 | 283 | 470 | 40 | 21 | 20 | 9,933 | 49 | 9.15 | 1.72 | 5.31 | 1.04 | 25.1 | 4.7 | 1.11 | .299 | 3.55 | 8.31 |
| 7 |  | B. Colon | 2,440 | 531 | 239 | 172 | .582 | 522 | 4.02 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 3290.1 | 3,392 | 1,469 | 1,601 | 401 | 918 | 61 | 1 | 46 | 13,918 | 43 | 6.67 | 2.51 | 2.66 | 1.10 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 1.31 | .296 | 4.38 | 9.28 |
| 8 |  | J. Verlander | 2,373 | 380 | 183 | 114 | .616 | 380 | 3.49 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2511.0 | 2,225 | 975 | 1,057 | 240 | 766 | 83 | 0 | 27 | 10,393 | 78 | 8.51 | 2.75 | 3.10 | 0.86 | 22.8 | 7.4 | 1.19 | .286 | 3.79 | 7.97 |
| 9 |  | F. Hernandez | 2,333 | 372 | 159 | 113 | .585 | 372 | 3.19 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2489.1 | 2,236 | 883 | 984 | 219 | 716 | 87 | 0 | 16 | 10,224 | 140 | 8.43 | 2.59 | 3.26 | 0.79 | 22.8 | 7.0 | 1.19 | .294 | 3.56 | 8.08 |
| 10 | | A. Pettitte | 2,311 | 493 | 240 | 143 | .627 | 489 | 3.82 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3102.0 | 3,216 | 1,317 | 1,463 | 270 | 957 | 54 | 1 | 39 | 13,163 | 60 | 6.71 | 2.78 | 2.41 | 0.78 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 1.35 | .308 | 4.24 | 9.33 |
| 11 |  | R. Clemens | 2,288 | 353 | 171 | 82 | .676 | 352 | 3.25 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2337.2 | 2,001 | 844 | 925 | 184 | 808 | 74 | 0 | 21 | 9,685 | 78 | 8.81 | 3.11 | 2.83 | 0.71 | 23.6 | 8.3 | 1.20 | .287 | 3.56 | 7.70 |
| 12 | | J. Lackey | 2,276 | 443 | 187 | 145 | .563 | 442 | 3.92 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2817.2 | 2,845 | 1,228 | 1,338 | 315 | 807 | 132 | 0 | 30 | 11,940 | 123 | 7.27 | 2.58 | 2.82 | 1.01 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 1.30 | .301 | 4.27 | 9.09 |
| 13 | | M. Mussina | 2,218 | 405 | 195 | 121 | .617 | 404 | 3.84 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2617.0 | 2,606 | 1,116 | 1,198 | 282 | 569 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 10,787 | 55 | 7.63 | 1.96 | 3.90 | 0.97 | 20.6 | 5.3 | 1.21 | .303 | 4.12 | 8.96 |
| 14 |  | Z. Greinke | 2,209 | 417 | 171 | 106 | .617 | 376 | 3.39 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2425.2 | 2,279 | 915 | 988 | 238 | 588 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 9,962 | 79 | 8.20 | 2.18 | 3.76 | 0.88 | 22.2 | 5.9 | 1.18 | .297 | 3.67 | 8.46 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | C. Hamels | 2,194 | 357 | 145 | 98 | .597 | 356 | 3.34 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2329.0 | 2,074 | 865 | 923 | 259 | 631 | 73 | 0 | 42 | 9,535 | 47 | 8.48 | 2.44 | 3.48 | 1.00 | 23.0 | 6.6 | 1.16 | .285 | 3.57 | 8.01 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 |  | M. Scherzer | 2,111 | 299 | 138 | 74 | .651 | 290 | 3.28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1863.2 | 1,565 | 680 | 736 | 211 | 520 | 65 | 2 | 12 | 7,582 | 61 | 10.19 | 2.51 | 4.06 | 1.02 | 27.8 | 6.9 | 1.12 | .290 | 3.55 | 7.56 |
| 19 |  | C. Kershaw | 2,093 | 287 | 142 | 62 | .696 | 285 | 2.34 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1907.1 | 1,398 | 495 | 540 | 123 | 501 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 7,484 | 70 | 9.88 | 2.36 | 4.18 | 0.58 | 28.0 | 6.7 | 1.00 | .269 | 2.55 | 6.60 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | T. Hudson | 2,080 | 482 | 222 | 133 | .625 | 479 | 3.49 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3126.2 | 2,957 | 1,213 | 1,319 | 248 | 917 | 124 | 0 | 84 | 13,005 | 84 | 5.99 | 2.64 | 2.27 | 0.71 | 16.0 | 7.1 | 1.24 | .281 | 3.80 | 8.51 |
| 22 | | R. Dempster | 2,075 | 579 | 132 | 133 | .498 | 351 | 4.35 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 2387.0 | 2,347 | 1,154 | 1,250 | 267 | 1,071 | 91 | 186 | 47 | 10,412 | 80 | 7.82 | 4.04 | 1.94 | 1.01 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 1.43 | .301 | 4.71 | 8.85 |
| 23 | | J. Shields | 2,050 | 368 | 135 | 121 | .527 | 367 | 3.97 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2379.1 | 2,364 | 1,050 | 1,138 | 321 | 657 | 88 | 0 | 22 | 9,990 | 96 | 7.75 | 2.49 | 3.12 | 1.21 | 20.5 | 6.6 | 1.27 | .297 | 4.30 | 8.94 |
| 24 |  | J. Lester | 2,016 | 343 | 154 | 91 | .629 | 342 | 3.50 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2152.0 | 1,972 | 838 | 905 | 202 | 690 | 72 | 0 | 7 | 8,929 | 53 | 8.43 | 2.89 | 2.92 | 0.84 | 22.6 | 7.7 | 1.24 | .298 | 3.78 | 8.25 |
| 25 | | D. Haren | 2,013 | 391 | 153 | 131 | .539 | 380 | 3.75 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2419.2 | 2,357 | 1,009 | 1,105 | 305 | 500 | 67 | 4 | 39 | 10,022 | 98 | 7.49 | 1.86 | 4.03 | 1.13 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 1.18 | .288 | 4.11 | 8.77 |
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