most career pitching strikeouts in the 5th

Randy Johnson has fanned the most career hitters in the 5th inning, with 606 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most career pitching strikeouts by a player in the 5th
NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
606
565
450
49
183
19
12
3.31
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
592
571
410
35
262
15
11
2.26
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
579
678
536
57
202
19
12
2.87
4Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
511
534
486
75
139
21
4
3.68
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
494
445
351
42
126
16
3
3.92
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
454
417
272
34
95
7
7
4.78
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
443
386
293
31
108
20
1
4.10
8CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
427
525
541
51
154
19
12
2.77
9Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
426
507
472
62
106
11
2
4.02
10Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
426
699
630
47
124
26
27
3.44
11Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
403
427
412
56
97
5
5
4.15
12Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
369
395
331
43
128
23
4
2.88
13Jon Lester
J. Lester
367
416
360
39
111
16
1
3.31
14Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
366
500
528
51
85
12
9
4.31
15Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
365
635
558
47
175
9
20
2.09
16Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
357
392
346
42
112
12
8
3.19
17John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
355
444
345
34
109
8
8
3.26
18Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
355
511
518
52
110
17
6
3.23
19Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
354
305
240
29
86
15
0
4.12
20Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
354
606
585
80
144
18
8
2.46
21Chris Sale
C. Sale
348
298
247
28
61
30
2
5.70
22Chuck Finley
C. Finley
346
451
442
50
159
11
3
2.18
23Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
340
415
417
50
80
7
5
4.25
24Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
340
507
550
61
144
9
12
2.36
25Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
338
483
470
40
137
5
13
2.47
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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Sat
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AL EastWLPCTGB
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17
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.459
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.447
2.5
16
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.421
3.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
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.514
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.474
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.459
2.0
15
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.395
4.5
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.395
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