pitchers with the most strikeouts in the first innings

Randy Johnson has fanned the most career batters in the 1st inning, with 713 strikeouts.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts: player event data complete from 1974
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NAMESOGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
713
603
468
58
238
29
0
3.00
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
700
707
545
36
265
31
2
2.64
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
647
621
499
34
401
18
4
1.61
4Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
592
492
414
68
164
22
1
3.61
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
555
557
467
76
208
15
2
2.67
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
520
740
794
52
200
26
16
2.60
7CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
508
560
485
59
177
21
1
2.87
8Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
504
536
486
51
150
6
1
3.36
9Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
481
552
535
58
171
15
2
2.81
10Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
478
612
616
59
209
24
22
2.29
11Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
473
451
341
38
142
13
1
3.33
12Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
473
541
562
51
127
13
0
3.72
13Chris Sale
C. Sale
465
339
277
31
95
21
1
4.89
14Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
443
409
361
41
100
28
0
4.43
15John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
441
481
452
47
192
11
10
2.30
16Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
439
544
533
41
174
17
6
2.52
17A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
432
430
387
28
155
22
2
2.79
18Charlie Morton
C. Morton
428
410
377
34
175
46
1
2.45
19Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
424
436
408
51
109
8
3
3.89
20Andy Pettitte
A. Pettitte
422
521
511
45
172
15
3
2.45
21Jon Lester
J. Lester
415
451
442
52
192
16
0
2.16
22David Cone
D. Cone
409
419
364
41
177
19
1
2.31
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
407
446
440
45
147
20
1
2.77
24Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
404
422
380
52
137
17
4
2.95
25Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
402
443
435
59
121
13
1
3.32

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