most strikeouts allowed since may 6, 1996 to september 1, 2017

Between May 6, 1996 and September 1, 2017, Randy Johnson struck out the most hitters, with 3,200 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
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
2CC Sabathia
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
3Pedro Martinez
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
4Javier 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
5A.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
6Curt Schilling
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
7Bartolo Colon
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
8Justin Verlander
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
9Felix Hernandez
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
10Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,304
492
239
143
.626
488
3.83
23
4
0
3096.0
3,213
1,316
1,462
270
952
54
1
39
13,140
60
6.70
2.77
2.42
0.78
17.5
7.2
1.35
.308
4.25
9.34
11Roger Clemens
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
12John Lackey
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
13Mike Mussina
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
14Zack Greinke
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
15Jake 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
16Cole Hamels
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
17Roy 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
18Max Scherzer
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
19Clayton Kershaw
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
20Kevin Millwood
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
21Tim Hudson
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
22Ryan Dempster
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
23James Shields
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
24Jon Lester
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
25Dan Haren
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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