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most pitching strikeouts by a player in the 3rd inning all-time| NAME | SO | G | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 679 | 595 | 472 | 47 | 228 | 18 | 3 | 2.98 |
| 2 |  | R. Clemens | 659 | 697 | 590 | 39 | 217 | 25 | 5 | 3.04 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 613 | 597 | 427 | 37 | 280 | 18 | 8 | 2.19 |
| 4 |  | M. Scherzer | 577 | 475 | 336 | 54 | 129 | 18 | 1 | 4.47 |
| 5 |  | J. Verlander | 543 | 553 | 455 | 42 | 174 | 19 | 4 | 3.12 |
| 6 |  | G. Maddux | 511 | 732 | 635 | 43 | 144 | 23 | 21 | 3.55 |
| 7 |  | Z. Greinke | 489 | 538 | 463 | 55 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 4.14 |
| 8 |  | C. Kershaw | 461 | 443 | 346 | 36 | 108 | 4 | 2 | 4.27 |
| 9 |  | P. Martinez | 446 | 404 | 297 | 22 | 104 | 27 | 1 | 4.29 |
| 10 |  | CC Sabathia | 443 | 557 | 544 | 66 | 177 | 9 | 3 | 2.50 |
| 11 |  | T. Glavine | 440 | 672 | 613 | 48 | 218 | 11 | 28 | 2.02 |
| 12 |  | J. Smoltz | 427 | 474 | 428 | 25 | 132 | 9 | 12 | 3.23 |
| 13 | | C. Schilling | 424 | 433 | 363 | 31 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 5.81 |
| 14 |  | S. Carlton | 421 | 453 | 376 | 38 | 180 | 4 | 5 | 2.34 |
| 15 | | C. Hamels | 411 | 417 | 358 | 38 | 114 | 15 | 2 | 3.61 |
| 16 |  | C. Sale | 404 | 331 | 298 | 38 | 89 | 24 | 1 | 4.54 |
| 17 | | A.J. Burnett | 403 | 428 | 365 | 36 | 164 | 22 | 3 | 2.46 |
| 18 | | F. Tanana | 398 | 592 | 561 | 75 | 170 | 20 | 13 | 2.34 |
| 19 |  | F. Hernandez | 396 | 415 | 366 | 35 | 114 | 17 | 3 | 3.47 |
| 20 | | M. Mussina | 395 | 529 | 469 | 56 | 109 | 9 | 6 | 3.62 |
| 21 |  | J. Lester | 391 | 448 | 434 | 46 | 124 | 15 | 3 | 3.15 |
| 22 |  | B. Colon | 389 | 543 | 600 | 80 | 156 | 9 | 9 | 2.49 |
| 23 | | B. Blyleven | 387 | 536 | 453 | 39 | 150 | 19 | 7 | 2.58 |
| 24 | | A. Pettitte | 385 | 513 | 541 | 30 | 180 | 12 | 6 | 2.14 |
| 25 |  | G. Cole | 381 | 327 | 275 | 31 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 4.95 |
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