most strikeouts as an al pitcher in 1996

Roger Clemens fanned the most batters in the AL in a season in 1996, with 257 strikeouts.

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1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
257
1996
BOS BOS
34
10
13
.435
34
3.63
6
2
0
242.2
216
98
106
19
106
4
0
2
1,032
8
9.53
3.93
2.42
0.70
24.9
10.3
1.33
.305
3.93
71
3.42
70
8.01
39.1
2Chuck Finley
C. Finley
215
1996
CAL CAL
35
15
16
.484
35
4.16
4
1
0
238.0
241
110
124
27
94
11
0
5
1,037
17
8.13
3.55
2.29
1.02
20.7
9.1
1.41
.310
4.69
83
4.15
84
9.11
21.3
3Kevin Appier
K. Appier
207
1996
KCR KCR
32
14
11
.560
32
3.62
5
1
0
211.1
192
85
87
17
75
5
0
2
874
10
8.82
3.19
2.76
0.72
23.7
8.6
1.26
.307
3.71
71
3.39
68
8.18
37.6
4Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
204
1996
BAL BAL
36
19
11
.633
36
4.81
4
1
0
243.1
264
130
137
31
69
3
0
0
1,039
3
7.55
2.55
2.96
1.15
19.6
6.6
1.37
.318
5.07
97
4.03
82
9.76
23.9
5Alex Fernandez
A. Fernandez
200
1996
CWS CWS
35
16
10
.615
35
3.45
6
1
0
258.0
248
99
110
34
72
7
0
4
1,071
5
6.98
2.51
2.78
1.19
18.7
6.7
1.24
.282
3.84
71
4.24
88
8.65
16.4
6Wilson Alvarez
W. Alvarez
181
1996
CWS CWS
35
15
10
.600
35
4.22
0
0
0
217.1
216
102
106
21
97
4
0
3
946
2
7.50
4.02
1.87
0.87
19.1
10.3
1.44
.303
4.39
87
4.15
86
8.94
16.2
7Pat Hentgen
P. Hentgen
177
1996
TOR TOR
35
20
10
.667
35
3.22
10
3
0
265.2
238
95
105
20
94
5
0
3
1,100
8
6.00
3.18
1.88
0.68
16.1
8.5
1.25
.271
3.56
65
3.93
80
8.06
29.1
8Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
171
1996
BOS BOS
34
12
9
.571
34
5.59
4
1
0
215.2
249
134
143
28
105
4
0
5
998
6
7.14
4.38
1.63
1.17
17.1
10.5
1.64
.320
5.97
110
4.78
98
10.39
1.9
9Ken Hill
K. Hill
170
1996
TEX TEX
35
16
10
.615
35
3.63
7
3
0
250.2
250
101
110
19
95
6
0
3
1,061
5
6.10
3.41
1.79
0.68
16.0
9.0
1.38
.300
3.95
71
4.00
81
8.98
25.4
10Charles Nagy
C. Nagy
167
1996
CLE CLE
32
17
5
.773
32
3.41
5
0
0
222.0
217
84
89
21
61
3
0
2
921
7
6.77
2.47
2.74
0.85
18.1
6.6
1.25
.293
3.61
68
3.75
77
8.80
27.6
11Juan Guzman
J. Guzman
165
1996
TOR TOR
27
11
8
.579
27
2.93
4
1
0
187.2
158
61
68
20
53
7
0
3
756
7
7.91
2.54
3.11
0.96
21.8
7.0
1.12
.270
3.26
59
3.75
76
7.58
24.3
12Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
162
1996
NYY NYY
35
21
8
.724
34
3.87
2
0
0
221.0
229
95
105
23
72
3
1
2
929
6
6.60
2.93
2.25
0.94
17.4
7.8
1.36
.308
4.28
79
4.07
84
9.33
18.5
13Bobby Witt
B. Witt
157
1996
TEX TEX
33
16
12
.571
32
5.41
2
0
0
199.2
235
120
129
28
96
2
1
3
903
4
7.08
4.33
1.64
1.26
17.4
10.6
1.66
.334
5.81
105
4.89
99
10.59
0.6
14Erik Hanson
E. Hanson
156
1996
TOR TOR
35
13
17
.433
35
5.41
4
1
0
214.2
243
129
143
26
102
2
0
2
955
13
6.54
4.28
1.53
1.09
16.3
10.7
1.61
.324
6.00
109
4.74
96
10.19
4.2
15Kevin Tapani
K. Tapani
150
1996
CWS CWS
34
13
10
.565
34
4.59
1
0
0
225.1
236
115
123
34
76
3
0
5
971
13
5.99
3.04
1.97
1.36
15.4
7.8
1.38
.285
4.91
95
4.84
101
9.43
-1
16Brad Radke
B. Radke
148
1996
MIN MIN
35
11
16
.407
35
4.46
3
0
0
232.0
231
115
125
40
57
4
0
2
973
1
5.74
2.21
2.60
1.55
15.2
5.9
1.24
.264
4.85
89
4.92
100
8.96
-0.1
17Ben McDonald
B. McDonald
146
1996
MIL MIL
35
12
10
.545
35
3.90
2
0
0
221.1
228
96
104
25
67
6
0
0
951
4
5.94
2.72
2.18
1.02
15.4
7.0
1.33
.287
4.23
76
4.30
88
9.27
15
18Jack McDowell
J. McDowell
141
1996
CLE CLE
30
13
9
.591
30
5.11
5
1
0
192.0
214
109
119
22
67
4
0
2
846
5
6.61
3.14
2.10
1.03
16.7
7.9
1.46
.314
5.58
101
4.29
88
10.03
12.2
19Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
140
1996
BOS BOS
32
14
13
.519
32
5.14
6
0
0
211.2
238
121
151
38
90
12
0
0
963
4
5.95
3.83
1.56
1.62
14.5
9.3
1.55
.293
6.42
101
5.62
116
10.12
-18.1
20Aaron Sele
A. Sele
137
1996
BOS BOS
29
7
11
.389
29
5.32
1
0
0
157.1
192
93
110
14
67
8
0
2
722
2
7.84
3.83
2.04
0.80
19.0
9.3
1.65
.359
6.29
105
4.01
82
10.98
15
21Shawn Boskie
S. Boskie
133
1996
CAL CAL
37
12
11
.522
28
5.32
1
0
0
189.1
226
112
126
40
67
13
1
7
860
10
6.32
3.18
1.99
1.90
15.5
7.8
1.55
.306
5.99
107
5.77
116
10.74
-16.8
22Sterling Hitchcock
S. Hitchcock
132
1996
SEA SEA
35
13
9
.591
35
5.35
0
0
0
196.2
245
117
131
27
73
7
0
4
885
4
6.04
3.34
1.81
1.24
14.9
8.2
1.62
.337
5.99
107
4.83
97
11.21
3
23Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
130
1996
NYY NYY
61
8
3
.727
0
2.09
0
0
5
107.2
73
25
25
1
34
2
14
3
425
1
10.87
2.84
3.82
0.08
30.6
8.0
0.99
.279
2.09
43
1.87
39
6.10
35.8
24David Wells
D. Wells
130
1996
BAL BAL
34
11
14
.440
34
5.14
3
0
0
224.1
247
128
132
32
51
7
0
7
946
4
5.22
2.05
2.55
1.28
13.7
5.4
1.33
.296
5.30
104
4.63
94
9.91
7
25James Baldwin
J. Baldwin
127
1996
CWS CWS
28
11
6
.647
28
4.42
0
0
0
169.0
168
83
88
24
57
4
0
3
719
12
6.76
3.04
2.23
1.28
17.7
7.9
1.33
.284
4.69
91
4.59
95
8.95
4.1
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