Between August 12, 1977 and June 14, 2000, Roger Clemens fanned the most batters, with 3,397 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player From August 12, 1977 to June 14, 2000| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | R. Clemens | 3,397 | 494 | 251 | 140 | .642 | 493 | 3.08 | 116 | 45 | 0 | 3543.2 | 3,001 | 1,211 | 1,344 | 247 | 1,139 | 118 | 0 | 44 | 14,577 | 92 | 8.63 | 2.89 | 2.98 | 0.63 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .285 | 3.41 | 7.62 |
| 2 |  | N. Ryan | 3,369 | 485 | 186 | 166 | .528 | 485 | 3.29 | 87 | 27 | 0 | 3221.1 | 2,442 | 1,177 | 1,343 | 202 | 1,456 | 88 | 0 | 49 | 13,422 | 179 | 9.41 | 4.07 | 2.31 | 0.56 | 25.1 | 10.8 | 1.21 | .270 | 3.75 | 6.82 |
| 3 |  | R. Johnson | 2,843 | 345 | 171 | 89 | .658 | 336 | 3.17 | 73 | 27 | 2 | 2359.2 | 1,802 | 831 | 934 | 209 | 1,036 | 103 | 4 | 16 | 9,794 | 76 | 10.84 | 3.95 | 2.74 | 0.80 | 29.0 | 10.6 | 1.20 | .284 | 3.56 | 6.87 |
| 4 |  | D. Cone | 2,466 | 402 | 181 | 108 | .626 | 373 | 3.28 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2658.0 | 2,223 | 968 | 1,062 | 223 | 1,020 | 92 | 9 | 34 | 11,066 | 134 | 8.35 | 3.45 | 2.42 | 0.76 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 1.22 | .275 | 3.60 | 7.53 |
| 5 | | M. Langston | 2,464 | 457 | 179 | 158 | .531 | 428 | 3.97 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2962.2 | 2,723 | 1,306 | 1,438 | 311 | 1,289 | 46 | 3 | 34 | 12,562 | 89 | 7.49 | 3.92 | 1.91 | 0.94 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 1.35 | .285 | 4.37 | 8.27 |
| 6 |  | J. Morris | 2,456 | 545 | 253 | 186 | .576 | 524 | 3.90 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 3796.2 | 3,546 | 1,647 | 1,805 | 388 | 1,379 | 58 | 10 | 99 | 16,011 | 203 | 5.82 | 3.27 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 15.3 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .269 | 4.28 | 8.41 |
| 7 | | D. Gooden | 2,262 | 412 | 190 | 110 | .633 | 405 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 1 | 2736.1 | 2,498 | 1,067 | 1,170 | 202 | 933 | 78 | 1 | 39 | 11,431 | 75 | 7.44 | 3.07 | 2.42 | 0.66 | 19.8 | 8.2 | 1.25 | .289 | 3.85 | 8.22 |
| 8 |  | G. Maddux | 2,250 | 451 | 230 | 127 | .644 | 447 | 2.82 | 95 | 29 | 0 | 3176.0 | 2,865 | 995 | 1,145 | 166 | 712 | 84 | 3 | 123 | 12,900 | 46 | 6.38 | 2.02 | 3.16 | 0.47 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 1.13 | .279 | 3.24 | 8.12 |
| 9 | | C. Finley | 2,240 | 449 | 170 | 144 | .541 | 392 | 3.72 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 2766.2 | 2,617 | 1,145 | 1,276 | 261 | 1,164 | 72 | 24 | 28 | 11,778 | 123 | 7.29 | 3.79 | 1.92 | 0.85 | 19.0 | 9.9 | 1.37 | .293 | 4.15 | 8.51 |
| 10 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,098 | 356 | 157 | 113 | .581 | 356 | 3.35 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 2414.1 | 2,092 | 898 | 986 | 195 | 774 | 38 | 0 | 55 | 9,947 | 119 | 7.82 | 2.89 | 2.71 | 0.73 | 21.1 | 7.8 | 1.19 | .277 | 3.68 | 7.80 |
| 11 | | F. Valenzuela | 2,074 | 453 | 173 | 153 | .531 | 424 | 3.54 | 113 | 31 | 2 | 2930.0 | 2,718 | 1,154 | 1,303 | 226 | 1,151 | 25 | 10 | 65 | 12,398 | 119 | 6.37 | 3.54 | 1.80 | 0.69 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 1.32 | .279 | 4.00 | 8.35 |
| 12 | | D. Martinez | 2,059 | 660 | 234 | 185 | .558 | 551 | 3.71 | 118 | 30 | 6 | 3852.1 | 3,771 | 1,590 | 1,773 | 365 | 1,111 | 117 | 38 | 68 | 16,152 | 79 | 4.81 | 2.60 | 1.85 | 0.85 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 1.27 | .272 | 4.14 | 8.81 |
| 13 | | C. Hough | 2,014 | 590 | 183 | 187 | .495 | 440 | 3.85 | 107 | 13 | 12 | 3305.1 | 2,922 | 1,414 | 1,614 | 342 | 1,397 | 143 | 75 | 32 | 14,063 | 156 | 5.48 | 3.80 | 1.44 | 0.93 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 1.31 | .254 | 4.39 | 7.96 |
| 14 | | O. Hershiser | 2,011 | 507 | 204 | 147 | .581 | 463 | 3.45 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 3123.1 | 2,924 | 1,196 | 1,352 | 232 | 1,001 | 115 | 19 | 108 | 13,108 | 120 | 5.79 | 2.88 | 2.01 | 0.67 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 1.26 | .276 | 3.90 | 8.43 |
| 15 | | B. Blyleven | 2,005 | 416 | 168 | 139 | .547 | 412 | 3.72 | 114 | 26 | 0 | 2864.0 | 2,779 | 1,184 | 1,296 | 285 | 786 | 99 | 1 | 41 | 11,955 | 69 | 6.30 | 2.47 | 2.55 | 0.90 | 16.8 | 6.6 | 1.24 | .284 | 4.07 | 8.73 |
| 16 | | B. Welch | 1,969 | 506 | 211 | 146 | .591 | 462 | 3.47 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 3092.0 | 2,894 | 1,191 | 1,310 | 267 | 1,034 | 79 | 20 | 60 | 12,956 | 55 | 5.73 | 3.01 | 1.90 | 0.78 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 1.27 | .273 | 3.81 | 8.42 |
| 17 | | D. Darwin | 1,942 | 716 | 171 | 182 | .484 | 371 | 3.84 | 53 | 9 | 32 | 3016.2 | 2,951 | 1,286 | 1,432 | 321 | 874 | 81 | 171 | 101 | 12,716 | 52 | 5.79 | 2.61 | 2.22 | 0.96 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.27 | 8.80 |
| 18 | | B. Witt | 1,924 | 416 | 138 | 156 | .469 | 390 | 4.84 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2421.2 | 2,457 | 1,301 | 1,426 | 246 | 1,350 | 36 | 13 | 36 | 10,810 | 126 | 7.15 | 5.02 | 1.43 | 0.91 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 1.57 | .305 | 5.30 | 9.13 |
| 19 | | D. Eckersley | 1,909 | 976 | 161 | 143 | .530 | 282 | 3.56 | 77 | 14 | 387 | 2713.2 | 2,612 | 1,073 | 1,160 | 295 | 523 | 59 | 569 | 70 | 11,153 | 15 | 6.33 | 1.73 | 3.65 | 0.98 | 17.1 | 4.7 | 1.16 | .277 | 3.85 | 8.66 |
| 20 |  | S. Carlton | 1,894 | 334 | 145 | 112 | .564 | 320 | 3.38 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 2319.2 | 2,104 | 871 | 1,006 | 196 | 814 | 22 | 6 | 69 | 9,664 | 90 | 7.35 | 3.16 | 2.33 | 0.76 | 19.6 | 8.4 | 1.26 | .283 | 3.90 | 8.16 |
| 21 | | F. Tanana | 1,870 | 501 | 176 | 189 | .482 | 484 | 4.00 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 3146.1 | 3,205 | 1,397 | 1,574 | 359 | 972 | 96 | 7 | 99 | 13,439 | 92 | 5.35 | 2.78 | 1.92 | 1.03 | 13.9 | 7.2 | 1.33 | .281 | 4.50 | 9.17 |
| 22 | | F. Viola | 1,844 | 421 | 176 | 150 | .540 | 420 | 3.73 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 2836.1 | 2,827 | 1,175 | 1,303 | 294 | 864 | 48 | 0 | 39 | 11,933 | 86 | 5.85 | 2.74 | 2.13 | 0.93 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 1.30 | .285 | 4.13 | 8.97 |
| 23 | | A. Benes | 1,795 | 341 | 137 | 122 | .529 | 337 | 3.82 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2215.1 | 2,087 | 940 | 1,022 | 235 | 752 | 43 | 2 | 49 | 9,350 | 61 | 7.29 | 3.06 | 2.39 | 0.95 | 19.2 | 8.0 | 1.28 | .284 | 4.15 | 8.48 |
| 24 | | K. Brown | 1,775 | 361 | 162 | 110 | .596 | 359 | 3.24 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 2516.2 | 2,377 | 905 | 1,041 | 151 | 702 | 109 | 1 | 35 | 10,468 | 83 | 6.35 | 2.51 | 2.53 | 0.54 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .288 | 3.72 | 8.50 |
| 25 | | S. Fernandez | 1,743 | 307 | 114 | 96 | .543 | 300 | 3.36 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1866.2 | 1,421 | 696 | 749 | 191 | 715 | 41 | 2 | 33 | 7,668 | 22 | 8.40 | 3.45 | 2.44 | 0.92 | 22.7 | 9.3 | 1.14 | .247 | 3.61 | 6.85 |
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