most pitcher strikeouts from 1987 to 1996

Between 1987 and 1996, Roger Clemens struck out the most batters, with 2,152 strikeouts.

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	2,152	314	152	98	.608	314	3.04	82	35	0	2290.1	1,951	773	863	155	723	77	0	40	9,405	56	8.46	2.84	2.98	0.61	22.9	7.7	1.17	.285	3.39	68	2.94	70	7.67	323.4
2	Mark Langston M. Langston	1,814	305	136	108	.557	305	3.69	65	16	0	2181.0	1,942	895	983	215	858	31	0	18	9,083	66	7.49	3.54	2.11	0.89	20.0	9.4	1.28	.280	4.06	87	3.73	87	8.01	133.7
3	David Cone D. Cone	1,791	288	136	80	.630	270	3.14	51	21	1	1971.1	1,610	687	757	152	737	56	4	28	8,146	99	8.18	3.36	2.43	0.69	22.0	9.0	1.19	.270	3.46	81	3.29	83	7.35	147.5
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	1,709	232	104	64	.619	224	3.53	41	15	2	1521.0	1,173	596	665	126	780	68	4	9	6,438	60	10.11	4.62	2.19	0.75	26.5	12.1	1.28	.279	3.93	84	3.42	82	6.94	138.3
5	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,623	330	163	100	.620	327	2.83	74	21	0	2334.2	2,058	734	848	116	578	62	2	92	9,493	39	6.26	2.23	2.81	0.45	17.1	6.1	1.13	.273	3.27	71	2.99	76	7.93	255.8
6	Chuck Finley C. Finley	1,547	319	126	113	.527	287	3.66	52	12	0	2028.0	1,945	824	924	189	827	51	17	23	8,621	82	6.87	3.67	1.87	0.84	17.9	9.6	1.37	.292	4.10	85	3.91	91	8.63	95.4
7	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	1,528	266	114	90	.559	266	3.45	37	9	0	1804.1	1,545	692	761	150	627	29	0	42	7,477	104	7.62	3.13	2.44	0.75	20.4	8.4	1.20	.271	3.80	87	3.40	86	7.71	116.8
8	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,442	281	101	110	.479	275	4.53	41	9	0	1742.2	1,691	878	967	147	978	26	2	26	7,712	83	7.45	5.05	1.47	0.76	18.7	12.7	1.53	.302	4.99	107	4.08	97	8.73	25.9
9	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	1,437	196	71	66	.518	196	3.33	19	7	0	1271.2	933	471	535	93	527	45	0	13	5,258	68	10.17	3.73	2.73	0.66	27.3	10.0	1.15	.266	3.79	87	2.85	75	6.60	138.2
10	Doug Drabek D. Drabek	1,378	317	130	104	.556	314	3.37	52	21	0	2125.1	2,014	796	878	183	556	41	1	48	8,742	65	5.84	2.35	2.48	0.77	15.8	6.4	1.21	.278	3.72	90	3.56	94	8.53	52.5
11	Tom Candiotti T. Candiotti	1,296	305	104	117	.471	298	3.51	46	7	0	1977.1	1,892	771	897	158	618	52	2	25	8,333	76	5.90	2.81	2.10	0.72	15.6	7.4	1.27	.279	4.08	89	3.65	91	8.61	72.1
12	Sid Fernandez S. Fernandez	1,289	231	82	74	.526	226	3.38	20	8	0	1391.0	1,067	522	565	155	501	36	1	26	5,703	12	8.34	3.24	2.57	1.00	22.6	8.8	1.13	.245	3.66	89	3.62	94	6.90	29.9
13	Jose Rijo J. Rijo	1,268	257	94	64	.595	220	2.88	18	4	0	1466.1	1,299	470	536	97	465	21	15	21	6,030	20	7.78	2.85	2.73	0.60	21.0	7.7	1.20	.288	3.29	74	3.01	76	7.97	154.3
14	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,257	235	110	73	.601	233	3.68	33	11	1	1595.2	1,511	653	709	105	517	42	1	26	6,690	43	7.09	2.92	2.43	0.59	18.8	7.7	1.27	.295	4.00	98	3.20	83	8.52	110.7
15	Dave Stewart D. Stewart	1,257	276	129	89	.592	276	3.95	46	8	0	1863.1	1,768	817	892	186	724	47	0	15	7,950	80	6.07	3.50	1.74	0.90	15.8	9.1	1.34	.276	4.31	98	4.04	100	8.54	-3.3
16	Kevin Gross K. Gross	1,252	326	101	121	.455	267	4.20	27	9	4	1790.0	1,815	835	912	166	712	55	27	60	7,773	39	6.29	3.58	1.76	0.83	16.1	9.2	1.41	.295	4.59	107	3.99	101	9.13	-13.8
17	Andy Benes A. Benes	1,241	235	94	87	.519	232	3.70	18	9	1	1528.1	1,415	629	688	151	512	28	2	39	6,417	35	7.31	3.02	2.42	0.89	19.3	8.0	1.26	.282	4.05	94	3.68	91	8.33	61.2
18	Jack McDowell J. McDowell	1,216	251	119	77	.607	251	3.73	62	13	0	1753.1	1,683	726	787	152	564	44	0	27	7,358	60	6.24	2.90	2.16	0.78	16.5	7.7	1.28	.284	4.04	88	3.72	88	8.64	101.7
19	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	1,214	278	121	92	.568	273	3.27	42	15	2	1860.2	1,764	676	773	137	552	56	3	72	7,776	64	5.87	2.67	2.20	0.66	15.6	7.1	1.24	.280	3.74	85	3.54	91	8.53	73.9
20	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	1,212	298	139	92	.602	298	3.45	34	13	0	1956.1	1,871	751	842	127	664	26	0	61	8,246	47	5.58	3.05	1.83	0.58	14.7	8.1	1.30	.281	3.87	87	3.58	90	8.61	87.8
21	Tim Belcher T. Belcher	1,202	295	109	101	.519	274	3.80	36	17	5	1822.1	1,721	770	863	161	649	39	13	40	7,706	52	5.94	3.21	1.85	0.80	15.6	8.4	1.30	.276	4.26	94	3.88	95	8.50	38.7
22	Greg Swindell G. Swindell	1,178	284	98	96	.505	259	3.89	39	12	0	1738.1	1,848	751	834	192	376	13	7	19	7,265	23	6.10	1.95	3.13	0.99	16.2	5.2	1.28	.301	4.32	98	3.63	92	9.57	57.3
23	Tom Gordon T. Gordon	1,170	308	91	80	.532	178	4.27	16	3	3	1365.1	1,289	648	715	119	692	24	58	32	5,969	77	7.71	4.56	1.69	0.78	19.6	11.6	1.45	.295	4.71	97	3.95	93	8.50	43.2
24	Kevin Appier K. Appier	1,168	222	95	65	.594	210	3.28	27	9	0	1429.2	1,260	521	564	89	494	28	2	24	5,935	48	7.35	3.11	2.36	0.56	19.7	8.3	1.23	.282	3.55	74	3.23	76	7.93	167
25	Bret Saberhagen B. Saberhagen	1,167	237	104	71	.594	234	3.21	60	12	0	1678.2	1,586	599	653	130	318	43	0	27	6,815	38	6.26	1.70	3.67	0.70	17.1	4.7	1.13	.282	3.50	79	3.14	79	8.50	155.5

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	BOS	@	SEA	4:00 AM
Fri 3/26	BOS	@	SEA	4:00 AM
Sat 3/27	BOS	@	SEA	4:00 AM
Sun 3/28	BOS	@	SEA	4:00 AM
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HR Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

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Moreno

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

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Lopez

185

Arraez

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Tatis

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Crow-Armstrong

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Arozarena

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Rumfield

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Bauers

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.534

Rice

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49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

45

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18

Sánchez

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Gray

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252

Misiorowski

248

Williams

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1.95

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0.87

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
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Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
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Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
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Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
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Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
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Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
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Wed 9/16	NYY	@	MIN	4-5
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