most career pitching strikeouts in the 3rd

Randy Johnson has struck out the most career batters in the 3rd inning, with 679 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most career pitching strikeouts by a player in the 3rd
NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
679
595
472
47
228
18
3
2.98
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
659
697
590
39
217
25
5
3.04
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
613
597
427
37
280
18
8
2.19
4Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
575
474
336
54
128
18
1
4.49
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
543
553
455
42
174
19
4
3.12
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
511
732
635
43
144
23
21
3.55
7Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
489
538
463
55
118
10
2
4.14
8Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
461
443
346
36
108
4
2
4.27
9Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
446
404
297
22
104
27
1
4.29
10CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
443
557
544
66
177
9
3
2.50
11Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
440
672
613
48
218
11
28
2.02
12John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
427
474
428
25
132
9
12
3.23
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
424
433
363
31
73
10
2
5.81
14Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
421
453
376
38
180
4
5
2.34
15Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
411
417
358
38
114
15
2
3.61
16A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
403
428
365
36
164
22
3
2.46
17Chris Sale
C. Sale
400
327
295
38
88
24
1
4.55
18Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
398
592
561
75
170
20
13
2.34
19Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
396
415
366
35
114
17
3
3.47
20Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
395
529
469
56
109
9
6
3.62
21Jon Lester
J. Lester
391
448
434
46
124
15
3
3.15
22Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
389
543
600
80
156
9
9
2.49
23Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
387
536
453
39
150
19
7
2.58
24Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
385
513
541
30
180
12
6
2.14
25Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
377
439
382
43
117
17
6
3.22
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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