most strikeouts as an al pitcher in 1997

Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters in the AL in 1997, with 292 strikeouts.

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1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
292
1997
TOR TOR
34
21
7
.750
34
2.05
9
3
0
264.0
204
60
65
9
68
12
0
1
1,044
4
9.95
2.32
4.29
0.31
28.0
6.5
1.03
.294
2.22
45
2.24
50
6.95
66.3
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
291
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
5
2
0
213.0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
12.30
3.25
3.78
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
3David Cone
D. Cone
222
1997
NYY NYY
29
12
6
.667
29
2.82
1
0
0
195.0
155
61
67
17
86
4
0
2
805
14
10.25
3.97
2.58
0.78
27.6
10.7
1.24
.290
3.09
64
3.34
75
7.15
24.9
4Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
218
1997
BAL BAL
33
15
8
.652
33
3.20
4
1
0
224.2
197
80
87
27
54
3
0
3
905
5
8.73
2.16
4.04
1.08
24.1
6.0
1.12
.282
3.49
72
3.48
77
7.89
26.1
5Kevin Appier
K. Appier
196
1997
KCR KCR
34
9
13
.409
34
3.40
4
1
0
235.2
215
89
96
24
74
4
0
2
972
14
7.49
2.83
2.65
0.92
20.2
7.6
1.23
.283
3.67
74
3.75
81
8.21
22.4
6Jeff Fassero
J. Fassero
189
1997
SEA SEA
35
16
9
.640
35
3.61
2
1
0
234.1
226
94
108
21
84
3
0
6
1,010
13
7.26
3.23
2.25
0.81
18.7
8.3
1.32
.288
4.15
79
3.77
82
8.68
20.9
7Brad Radke
B. Radke
174
1997
MIN MIN
35
20
10
.667
35
3.87
4
1
0
239.2
238
103
114
28
48
3
0
1
989
1
6.53
1.80
3.63
1.05
17.6
4.9
1.19
.285
4.28
83
3.81
84
8.94
19.2
8Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
166
1997
NYY NYY
35
18
7
.720
35
2.88
4
1
0
240.1
233
77
86
7
65
3
0
0
986
7
6.22
2.43
2.55
0.26
16.8
6.6
1.24
.303
3.22
65
2.95
66
8.73
41.3
9Pat Hentgen
P. Hentgen
160
1997
TOR TOR
35
15
10
.600
35
3.68
9
3
0
264.0
253
108
116
31
71
7
0
2
1,085
6
5.45
2.42
2.25
1.06
14.7
6.5
1.23
.272
3.95
81
4.30
96
8.63
5.2
10Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
159
1997
BOS BOS
42
6
10
.375
25
3.74
2
1
11
182.2
155
76
85
10
78
3
16
1
774
5
7.83
3.84
2.04
0.49
20.5
10.1
1.28
.277
4.19
80
3.40
77
7.64
21.3
11David Wells
D. Wells
156
1997
NYY NYY
32
16
10
.615
32
4.21
5
2
0
218.0
239
102
109
24
45
6
0
0
922
8
6.44
1.86
3.47
0.99
16.9
4.9
1.30
.311
4.50
95
3.80
85
9.87
16.5
12Chuck Finley
C. Finley
155
1997
ANA ANA
25
13
6
.684
25
4.23
3
1
0
164.0
152
77
79
20
65
5
0
0
690
10
8.51
3.57
2.38
1.10
22.5
9.4
1.32
.297
4.34
94
4.08
89
8.34
9
13Justin Thompson
J. Thompson
151
1997
DET DET
32
15
11
.577
32
3.02
4
0
0
223.1
188
75
82
20
66
2
0
1
891
4
6.09
2.66
2.29
0.81
16.9
7.4
1.14
.258
3.30
66
3.83
82
7.58
20.5
14Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
151
1997
BOS BOS
35
12
15
.444
29
4.25
4
2
0
201.1
193
95
109
24
87
16
2
5
866
6
6.75
3.89
1.74
1.07
17.4
10.0
1.39
.287
4.87
91
4.69
106
8.63
-5.9
15Charles Nagy
C. Nagy
149
1997
CLE CLE
34
15
11
.577
34
4.28
1
1
0
227.0
253
108
115
27
77
7
0
4
991
5
5.91
3.05
1.94
1.07
15.0
7.8
1.45
.309
4.56
93
4.45
99
10.03
0.9
16Jaime Navarro
J. Navarro
142
1997
CWS CWS
33
9
14
.391
33
5.79
2
0
0
209.2
267
135
155
22
73
3
0
6
957
14
6.10
3.13
1.95
0.94
14.8
7.6
1.62
.342
6.65
131
4.20
95
11.46
5.5
17Jimmy Key
J. Key
141
1997
BAL BAL
34
16
10
.615
34
3.43
1
1
0
212.1
210
81
90
24
82
5
0
1
902
4
5.98
3.48
1.72
1.02
15.6
9.1
1.38
.286
3.81
77
4.47
99
8.90
1.3
18Allen Watson
A. Watson
141
1997
ANA ANA
35
12
12
.500
34
4.93
0
0
0
199.0
220
109
121
37
73
8
0
0
880
8
6.38
3.30
1.93
1.67
16.0
8.3
1.47
.295
5.47
109
5.32
116
9.95
-16.3
19James Baldwin
J. Baldwin
140
1997
CWS CWS
32
12
15
.444
32
5.27
1
0
0
200.0
205
117
128
19
83
5
0
3
879
14
6.30
3.74
1.69
0.86
15.9
9.4
1.44
.294
5.76
119
4.26
96
9.23
3.9
20John Burkett
J. Burkett
139
1997
TEX TEX
30
9
12
.429
30
4.56
2
0
0
189.1
240
96
106
20
30
4
0
1
828
1
6.61
1.43
4.63
0.95
16.8
3.6
1.43
.346
5.04
96
3.55
77
11.41
22.3
21Scott Erickson
S. Erickson
131
1997
BAL BAL
34
16
7
.696
33
3.69
3
2
0
221.2
218
91
100
16
61
5
0
5
922
11
5.32
2.48
2.15
0.65
14.2
6.6
1.26
.285
4.06
83
3.75
83
8.85
19.1
22Jose Rosado
J. Rosado
129
1997
KCR KCR
33
9
12
.429
33
4.69
2
0
0
203.1
208
106
117
26
73
4
0
3
881
4
5.71
3.23
1.77
1.15
14.6
8.3
1.38
.280
5.18
102
4.63
100
9.21
-0.1
23Woody Williams
W. Williams
124
1997
TOR TOR
31
9
14
.391
31
4.35
0
0
0
194.2
201
94
98
31
66
5
0
3
833
7
5.73
3.05
1.88
1.43
14.9
7.9
1.37
.280
4.53
95
4.99
111
9.29
-11.2
24Cal Eldred
C. Eldred
122
1997
MIL MIL
34
13
15
.464
34
4.99
1
1
0
202.0
207
112
118
31
89
9
0
0
885
5
5.44
3.97
1.37
1.38
13.8
10.1
1.47
.278
5.26
107
5.34
118
9.22
-18.3
25Aaron Sele
A. Sele
122
1997
BOS BOS
33
13
12
.520
33
5.38
1
0
0
177.1
196
106
115
25
80
15
0
4
810
7
6.19
4.06
1.53
1.27
15.1
9.9
1.56
.301
5.84
116
5.17
116
9.95
-14.8
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56
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59
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61
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67
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44
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Cubs Cubs
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59
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62
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46
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52
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53
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56
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63
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TOR TOR
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Mon
8/10
NYM NYM
@
ATL ATL
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