pitchers with most strikeouts in al since 1961

Since 1961, Roger Clemens has fanned the most hitters in the AL, with 4,167 strikeouts.

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1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,167
625
316
166
.656
623
3.21
117
46
0
4377.2
3,776
1,563
1,724
330
1,410
146
0
52
18,073
132
8.57
2.90
2.96
0.68
23.1
7.8
1.18
.287
3.54
72
3.09
71
7.76
595.9
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,355
420
189
160
.542
417
3.17
171
46
1
3021.1
2,113
1,063
1,209
176
1,655
90
3
33
12,633
150
9.99
4.93
2.03
0.52
26.6
13.1
1.25
.263
3.60
87
2.92
79
6.29
261.7
3Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3,342
512
256
143
.642
512
3.31
26
9
0
3330.1
2,825
1,226
1,325
349
924
114
0
27
13,598
95
9.03
2.50
3.62
0.94
24.6
6.8
1.13
.279
3.58
78
3.41
81
7.63
301.1
4Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3,179
587
253
222
.533
582
3.29
222
54
0
4272.1
3,958
1,561
1,731
372
1,105
143
2
53
17,555
97
6.70
2.33
2.88
0.78
18.1
6.3
1.19
.281
3.65
84
3.17
81
8.34
332.7
5CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
2,965
544
240
159
.602
543
3.81
31
9
0
3446.2
3,298
1,461
1,592
376
1,074
119
0
44
14,473
73
7.74
2.80
2.76
0.98
20.5
7.4
1.27
.294
4.16
88
3.82
88
8.61
196.3
6Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,813
537
270
153
.638
536
3.68
57
23
0
3562.2
3,460
1,458
1,559
376
785
60
0
29
14,593
71
7.11
1.98
3.58
0.95
19.3
5.4
1.19
.292
3.94
82
3.57
79
8.74
372.8
7Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2,679
508
207
175
.542
459
3.45
190
39
9
3361.2
3,093
1,289
1,415
329
1,014
91
25
60
13,980
109
7.17
2.71
2.64
0.88
19.2
7.3
1.22
.280
3.79
96
3.18
87
8.28
184.4
8Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2,669
609
233
221
.513
587
3.62
143
34
1
4005.1
3,865
1,613
1,810
422
1,207
120
10
109
16,857
112
6.00
2.71
2.21
0.95
15.8
7.2
1.27
.277
4.07
94
3.74
95
8.68
79.1
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2,545
341
164
93
.638
333
3.60
57
19
2
2269.0
1,815
907
1,009
220
991
111
3
13
9,501
72
10.09
3.93
2.57
0.87
26.8
10.4
1.24
.283
4.00
83
3.46
81
7.20
223.8
10Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,527
510
193
169
.533
453
3.85
62
14
0
3112.0
3,000
1,330
1,476
297
1,302
75
24
33
13,287
128
7.31
3.77
1.94
0.86
19.0
9.8
1.38
.297
4.27
87
3.92
89
8.68
180.7
11Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,524
419
169
136
.554
418
3.42
25
11
0
2729.2
2,487
1,037
1,157
264
805
105
0
16
11,284
156
8.32
2.65
3.14
0.87
22.4
7.1
1.21
.293
3.81
84
3.52
85
8.20
181.5
12Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,478
549
254
186
.577
527
3.90
175
28
0
3824.0
3,567
1,657
1,815
389
1,390
58
10
99
16,120
206
5.83
3.27
1.78
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.269
4.27
96
3.93
95
8.40
93
13Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
2,384
564
227
167
.576
475
3.29
186
49
15
3429.0
3,021
1,255
1,369
343
1,085
49
51
51
14,123
27
6.26
2.85
2.20
0.90
16.9
7.7
1.20
.261
3.59
87
3.47
92
7.93
115.2
14Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,267
365
128
123
.510
317
3.07
99
23
11
2253.1
1,718
769
879
148
1,177
53
28
65
9,530
123
9.05
4.70
1.93
0.59
23.8
12.4
1.28
.267
3.51
87
3.01
82
6.86
161.3
15Mark Langston
M. Langston
2,233
411
163
143
.533
388
4.01
75
14
0
2704.2
2,478
1,206
1,326
287
1,155
45
3
27
11,442
81
7.43
3.84
1.93
0.96
19.5
10.1
1.34
.284
4.41
93
3.93
90
8.25
124.2
16Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2,212
558
268
152
.638
521
2.86
211
53
4
3948.0
3,349
1,253
1,395
303
1,311
38
15
37
16,114
85
5.04
2.99
1.69
0.69
13.7
8.1
1.18
.249
3.18
80
3.50
95
7.63
83.2
17Chris Sale
C. Sale
2,189
343
120
80
.600
263
3.10
16
3
12
1780.2
1,449
614
664
193
416
111
25
15
7,177
41
11.06
2.10
5.26
0.98
30.5
5.8
1.05
.294
3.36
73
2.97
70
7.32
245.7
18Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
2,148
604
236
184
.562
510
3.27
163
28
7
3646.1
3,627
1,324
1,579
316
856
106
35
66
15,252
111
5.30
2.11
2.51
0.78
14.1
5.6
1.23
.280
3.90
89
3.28
87
8.95
193.2
19Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
2,046
590
186
168
.525
430
4.43
26
3
22
3006.0
2,931
1,480
1,682
401
1,095
176
77
30
12,971
125
6.13
3.28
1.87
1.20
15.8
8.4
1.34
.273
5.04
95
4.73
108
8.78
-118.5
20Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
2,020
447
219
127
.633
438
3.94
24
3
0
2796.1
2,951
1,223
1,355
236
889
50
2
31
11,924
61
6.50
2.86
2.27
0.76
16.9
7.5
1.37
.311
4.36
87
3.76
83
9.50
232.7
21Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2,012
500
224
166
.574
476
3.26
181
42
1
3449.1
2,958
1,248
1,380
374
954
49
6
57
14,032
49
5.25
2.49
2.11
0.98
14.3
6.8
1.13
.243
3.60
95
3.66
103
7.72
-51.5
22Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
2,004
437
191
142
.574
427
4.11
33
11
0
2693.0
2,751
1,229
1,333
348
803
51
1
33
11,405
41
6.70
2.68
2.50
1.16
17.6
7.0
1.32
.293
4.45
91
4.22
95
9.19
64.9
23David Price
D. Price
1,981
321
150
80
.652
311
3.31
17
3
0
2029.2
1,813
746
819
207
527
59
1
12
8,314
39
8.78
2.34
3.76
0.92
23.8
6.3
1.15
.290
3.63
81
3.34
82
8.04
164.7
24Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
1,972
869
169
134
.558
280
3.47
91
18
324
2642.0
2,439
1,019
1,103
283
626
59
477
75
10,877
23
6.72
2.13
3.15
0.96
18.1
5.8
1.16
.272
3.76
85
3.40
84
8.31
183.3
25James Shields
J. Shields
1,961
363
130
125
.510
361
4.02
23
9
0
2346.1
2,323
1,047
1,141
319
638
87
1
15
9,849
97
7.52
2.45
3.07
1.22
19.9
6.5
1.26
.293
4.38
97
4.13
99
8.91
4.2
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