Between April 12, 1981 and September 28, 2003, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 4,099 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 12, 1981 to september 28, 2003| 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 | 4,099 | 607 | 310 | 160 | .660 | 606 | 3.19 | 117 | 46 | 0 | 4278.2 | 3,677 | 1,517 | 1,672 | 321 | 1,379 | 141 | 0 | 52 | 17,653 | 125 | 8.62 | 2.90 | 2.97 | 0.68 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.52 | 7.73 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 3,871 | 454 | 230 | 114 | .669 | 444 | 3.10 | 88 | 35 | 2 | 3122.1 | 2,435 | 1,077 | 1,215 | 283 | 1,258 | 146 | 5 | 22 | 12,900 | 92 | 11.16 | 3.63 | 3.08 | 0.82 | 30.0 | 9.8 | 1.18 | .293 | 3.50 | 7.02 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 2,765 | 575 | 289 | 163 | .639 | 571 | 2.89 | 103 | 34 | 0 | 3968.2 | 3,625 | 1,275 | 1,460 | 234 | 838 | 109 | 3 | 154 | 16,117 | 53 | 6.27 | 1.90 | 3.30 | 0.53 | 17.2 | 5.2 | 1.12 | .279 | 3.31 | 8.22 |
| 4 |  | D. Cone | 2,668 | 450 | 194 | 126 | .606 | 419 | 3.47 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2898.2 | 2,504 | 1,116 | 1,222 | 258 | 1,137 | 106 | 9 | 42 | 12,184 | 149 | 8.28 | 3.53 | 2.35 | 0.80 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.26 | .280 | 3.79 | 7.77 |
| 5 | | C. Finley | 2,610 | 524 | 200 | 173 | .536 | 467 | 3.85 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 3197.1 | 3,069 | 1,366 | 1,517 | 304 | 1,332 | 76 | 24 | 36 | 13,638 | 130 | 7.35 | 3.75 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 1.38 | .297 | 4.27 | 8.64 |
| 6 |  | N. Ryan | 2,605 | 376 | 146 | 123 | .543 | 376 | 3.21 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 2461.0 | 1,829 | 878 | 1,001 | 162 | 1,051 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 10,189 | 142 | 9.53 | 3.84 | 2.48 | 0.59 | 25.6 | 10.3 | 1.17 | .265 | 3.66 | 6.69 |
| 7 | | C. Schilling | 2,542 | 450 | 163 | 117 | .582 | 338 | 3.33 | 79 | 19 | 13 | 2586.0 | 2,286 | 957 | 1,017 | 263 | 603 | 39 | 60 | 41 | 10,489 | 67 | 8.85 | 2.10 | 4.22 | 0.92 | 24.2 | 5.7 | 1.12 | .287 | 3.54 | 7.96 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 |  | P. Martinez | 2,426 | 355 | 166 | 67 | .712 | 288 | 2.58 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2079.0 | 1,553 | 597 | 667 | 149 | 554 | 99 | 23 | 21 | 8,286 | 51 | 10.50 | 2.40 | 4.38 | 0.65 | 29.3 | 6.7 | 1.01 | .278 | 2.89 | 6.72 |
| 10 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,313 | 529 | 163 | 120 | .576 | 361 | 3.29 | 47 | 14 | 110 | 2618.0 | 2,252 | 957 | 1,049 | 208 | 816 | 40 | 143 | 59 | 10,743 | 122 | 7.95 | 2.81 | 2.83 | 0.72 | 21.5 | 7.6 | 1.17 | .277 | 3.61 | 7.74 |
| 11 | | D. Gooden | 2,293 | 430 | 194 | 112 | .634 | 410 | 3.51 | 68 | 24 | 3 | 2800.2 | 2,564 | 1,091 | 1,198 | 210 | 954 | 78 | 4 | 42 | 11,705 | 76 | 7.37 | 3.07 | 2.40 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.85 | 8.24 |
| 12 | | K. Brown | 2,264 | 451 | 197 | 131 | .601 | 441 | 3.16 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3051.0 | 2,840 | 1,072 | 1,235 | 189 | 847 | 129 | 1 | 41 | 12,645 | 96 | 6.68 | 2.50 | 2.67 | 0.56 | 17.9 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .288 | 3.64 | 8.38 |
| 13 |  | J. Morris | 2,174 | 450 | 216 | 158 | .578 | 450 | 3.91 | 153 | 25 | 0 | 3215.2 | 2,986 | 1,398 | 1,535 | 338 | 1,167 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 13,545 | 183 | 6.08 | 3.27 | 1.86 | 0.95 | 16.1 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .270 | 4.30 | 8.36 |
| 14 | | T. Glavine | 2,136 | 537 | 251 | 157 | .615 | 537 | 3.43 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3528.0 | 3,379 | 1,344 | 1,482 | 268 | 1,206 | 52 | 0 | 117 | 14,821 | 61 | 5.45 | 3.08 | 1.77 | 0.68 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.30 | .279 | 3.78 | 8.62 |
| 15 | | M. Mussina | 2,126 | 386 | 199 | 110 | .644 | 386 | 3.53 | 53 | 21 | 0 | 2668.2 | 2,497 | 1,047 | 1,112 | 278 | 597 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 10,851 | 56 | 7.17 | 2.01 | 3.56 | 0.94 | 19.6 | 5.5 | 1.16 | .284 | 3.75 | 8.42 |
| 16 | | F. Valenzuela | 2,053 | 442 | 170 | 153 | .526 | 423 | 3.58 | 112 | 30 | 1 | 2903.1 | 2,705 | 1,154 | 1,301 | 226 | 1,144 | 25 | 6 | 65 | 12,299 | 119 | 6.36 | 3.55 | 1.79 | 0.70 | 16.7 | 9.3 | 1.33 | .280 | 4.03 | 8.39 |
| 17 | | O. Hershiser | 2,014 | 510 | 204 | 150 | .576 | 466 | 3.48 | 68 | 25 | 5 | 3130.1 | 2,939 | 1,211 | 1,367 | 235 | 1,007 | 117 | 19 | 108 | 13,150 | 121 | 5.79 | 2.90 | 2.00 | 0.68 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 1.26 | .277 | 3.93 | 8.45 |
| 18 | | A. Benes | 2,000 | 403 | 155 | 139 | .527 | 387 | 3.97 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2505.1 | 2,377 | 1,106 | 1,206 | 289 | 909 | 55 | 6 | 52 | 10,645 | 63 | 7.18 | 3.27 | 2.20 | 1.04 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .282 | 4.33 | 8.54 |
| 19 | | K. Appier | 1,992 | 412 | 169 | 136 | .554 | 400 | 3.72 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2591.1 | 2,418 | 1,072 | 1,160 | 232 | 930 | 79 | 2 | 51 | 10,936 | 104 | 6.92 | 3.23 | 2.14 | 0.81 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.03 | 8.40 |
| 20 | | B. Witt | 1,955 | 430 | 142 | 157 | .475 | 397 | 4.83 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2465.0 | 2,493 | 1,324 | 1,449 | 252 | 1,375 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 11,003 | 128 | 7.14 | 5.02 | 1.42 | 0.92 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 1.57 | .304 | 5.29 | 9.10 |
| 21 | | D. Wells | 1,873 | 557 | 200 | 128 | .610 | 386 | 4.06 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 2826.2 | 2,914 | 1,274 | 1,384 | 330 | 624 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 11,811 | 94 | 5.96 | 1.99 | 3.00 | 1.05 | 15.9 | 5.3 | 1.25 | .290 | 4.41 | 9.28 |
| 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 | | H. Nomo | 1,802 | 283 | 114 | 90 | .559 | 281 | 3.85 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1787.1 | 1,526 | 765 | 825 | 213 | 811 | 32 | 0 | 28 | 7,570 | 103 | 9.07 | 4.08 | 2.22 | 1.07 | 23.8 | 10.7 | 1.31 | .279 | 4.15 | 7.68 |
| 24 | | C. Hough | 1,778 | 440 | 167 | 168 | .499 | 422 | 3.81 | 105 | 12 | 1 | 2939.0 | 2,587 | 1,244 | 1,425 | 313 | 1,209 | 122 | 10 | 23 | 12,460 | 126 | 5.44 | 3.70 | 1.47 | 0.96 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 1.29 | .252 | 4.36 | 7.92 |
| 25 | | D. Darwin | 1,771 | 639 | 153 | 173 | .469 | 361 | 3.87 | 52 | 9 | 24 | 2817.1 | 2,788 | 1,210 | 1,350 | 309 | 791 | 74 | 130 | 92 | 11,884 | 49 | 5.66 | 2.53 | 2.24 | 0.99 | 14.9 | 6.7 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.31 | 8.91 |
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