most career pitching strikeouts in the 6th

Randy Johnson has fanned the most career batters in the 6th inning, with 572 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most career pitching strikeouts by a player in the 6th
NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
572
530
461
62
179
21
7
3.20
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
522
630
575
53
167
22
10
3.13
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
499
510
360
27
252
11
8
1.98
4Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
414
461
396
41
111
16
6
3.73
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
402
377
311
41
99
11
6
4.06
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
383
629
629
56
119
18
30
3.22
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
364
410
373
49
91
9
9
4.00
8CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
359
463
436
48
147
14
12
2.44
9Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
345
357
294
24
92
7
6
3.75
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
332
403
385
45
118
11
15
2.81
11Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
331
428
378
46
84
11
8
3.94
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
331
351
257
29
89
15
6
3.72
13Chuck Finley
C. Finley
330
418
385
39
160
13
10
2.06
14Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
330
468
424
50
124
13
5
2.66
15David Cone
D. Cone
328
365
308
31
140
14
6
2.34
16Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
308
452
434
49
78
6
3
3.95
17Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
301
341
320
50
85
13
12
3.54
18Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
298
376
424
68
90
16
10
3.31
19Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
296
345
292
36
91
7
2
3.25
20Jon Lester
J. Lester
295
348
290
27
92
7
1
3.21
21Chris Sale
C. Sale
294
263
216
33
48
16
3
6.13
22Mark Langston
M. Langston
291
369
335
33
165
7
9
1.76
23Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
290
542
550
78
150
15
12
1.93
24Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
288
565
562
41
213
6
29
1.35
25Jack Morris
J. Morris
283
459
425
52
134
7
15
2.11
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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