most so by any pitcher vs left handed

Roger Clemens has struck out the most career batters against left-handed batters, with 2,397 strikeouts.

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NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2,397
709
2,232
156
988
75
48
2.43
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,253
621
1,595
109
1,195
35
48
1.89
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1,962
556
1,522
197
607
42
23
3.23
4Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1,694
744
2,374
171
629
54
115
2.69
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1,653
501
1,436
207
560
49
15
2.95
6Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,565
537
1,660
149
466
21
25
3.36
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1,536
472
1,241
118
424
62
19
3.62
8Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1,536
555
1,512
170
396
15
27
3.88
9Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,531
547
1,869
168
596
45
38
2.57
10Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1,382
586
1,596
172
412
33
16
3.35
11Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
1,317
562
1,844
249
552
25
33
2.39
12John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1,315
700
1,734
141
652
37
58
2.02
13A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
1,297
434
1,304
116
625
92
20
2.08
14Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
1,277
419
1,320
136
486
27
14
2.63
15David Cone
D. Cone
1,256
449
1,437
151
718
59
32
1.75
16Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
1,246
339
809
127
300
30
5
4.15
17Jack Morris
J. Morris
1,199
549
1,888
208
781
8
82
1.54
18Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
1,182
449
1,299
199
444
33
39
2.66
19Charlie Morton
C. Morton
1,177
415
1,034
121
488
133
18
2.41
20Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1,174
429
1,392
107
586
24
29
2.00
21James Shields
J. Shields
1,126
406
1,310
184
431
37
16
2.61
22Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,116
680
2,050
186
725
11
59
1.54
23Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
1,078
297
827
126
326
38
5
3.31
24Sonny Gray
S. Gray
1,066
368
897
96
360
32
3
2.96
25Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1,058
485
1,611
91
534
39
29
1.98

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