Between April 21, 1979 and May 20, 2004, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 4,161 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 21, 1979 to may 20, 2004| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Clemens | 4,161 | 615 | 317 | 160 | .665 | 614 | 3.17 | 117 | 46 | 0 | 4331.0 | 3,708 | 1,527 | 1,683 | 325 | 1,398 | 142 | 0 | 54 | 17,855 | 126 | 8.65 | 2.91 | 2.98 | 0.68 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 1.18 | .286 | 3.50 | 7.71 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 3,952 | 463 | 234 | 118 | .665 | 453 | 3.09 | 90 | 37 | 2 | 3185.1 | 2,469 | 1,094 | 1,235 | 288 | 1,274 | 149 | 5 | 22 | 13,140 | 93 | 11.17 | 3.60 | 3.10 | 0.81 | 30.1 | 9.7 | 1.18 | .292 | 3.49 | 6.98 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 3,007 | 442 | 171 | 146 | .539 | 442 | 3.25 | 68 | 23 | 0 | 2898.0 | 2,190 | 1,045 | 1,196 | 185 | 1,252 | 83 | 0 | 39 | 12,027 | 161 | 9.34 | 3.89 | 2.40 | 0.57 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 1.19 | .267 | 3.71 | 6.80 |
| 4 |  | G. Maddux | 2,807 | 584 | 292 | 166 | .638 | 580 | 2.91 | 103 | 34 | 0 | 4026.1 | 3,686 | 1,303 | 1,489 | 245 | 850 | 115 | 3 | 155 | 16,364 | 54 | 6.27 | 1.90 | 3.30 | 0.55 | 17.2 | 5.2 | 1.13 | .279 | 3.33 | 8.24 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | C. Schilling | 2,603 | 459 | 168 | 120 | .583 | 347 | 3.32 | 80 | 19 | 13 | 2649.1 | 2,347 | 977 | 1,037 | 268 | 613 | 40 | 60 | 41 | 10,746 | 67 | 8.84 | 2.08 | 4.25 | 0.91 | 24.2 | 5.7 | 1.12 | .288 | 3.52 | 7.97 |
| 8 |  | P. Martinez | 2,482 | 364 | 170 | 70 | .708 | 297 | 2.62 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2136.2 | 1,605 | 621 | 693 | 156 | 571 | 101 | 23 | 21 | 8,525 | 51 | 10.45 | 2.41 | 4.35 | 0.66 | 29.1 | 6.7 | 1.02 | .278 | 2.92 | 6.76 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | J. Morris | 2,402 | 514 | 250 | 180 | .581 | 514 | 3.89 | 174 | 28 | 0 | 3672.1 | 3,422 | 1,587 | 1,738 | 377 | 1,318 | 55 | 0 | 94 | 15,462 | 199 | 5.89 | 3.23 | 1.82 | 0.92 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .269 | 4.26 | 8.39 |
| 11 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,331 | 545 | 163 | 120 | .576 | 361 | 3.29 | 47 | 14 | 116 | 2635.1 | 2,268 | 963 | 1,055 | 211 | 816 | 40 | 155 | 59 | 10,810 | 123 | 7.96 | 2.79 | 2.86 | 0.72 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 1.17 | .278 | 3.60 | 7.75 |
| 12 | | K. Brown | 2,299 | 460 | 202 | 131 | .607 | 450 | 3.16 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3111.1 | 2,898 | 1,093 | 1,257 | 195 | 858 | 130 | 1 | 41 | 12,890 | 98 | 6.65 | 2.48 | 2.68 | 0.56 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .287 | 3.64 | 8.38 |
| 13 | | 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 |
| 14 | | T. Glavine | 2,166 | 546 | 256 | 159 | .617 | 546 | 3.41 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3586.2 | 3,426 | 1,360 | 1,500 | 272 | 1,219 | 52 | 0 | 118 | 15,060 | 61 | 5.44 | 3.06 | 1.78 | 0.68 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.30 | .278 | 3.76 | 8.60 |
| 15 | | M. Mussina | 2,164 | 396 | 204 | 114 | .642 | 396 | 3.56 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 2731.2 | 2,579 | 1,080 | 1,148 | 284 | 614 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 11,131 | 56 | 7.13 | 2.02 | 3.52 | 0.94 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 1.17 | .286 | 3.78 | 8.50 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 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 | 1,994 | 414 | 169 | 137 | .552 | 402 | 3.74 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2595.1 | 2,425 | 1,078 | 1,168 | 232 | 933 | 79 | 2 | 51 | 10,958 | 106 | 6.91 | 3.24 | 2.14 | 0.80 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 1.29 | .284 | 4.05 | 8.41 |
| 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. Darwin | 1,934 | 713 | 170 | 182 | .483 | 370 | 3.84 | 53 | 9 | 32 | 3008.0 | 2,940 | 1,282 | 1,428 | 321 | 873 | 81 | 169 | 101 | 12,680 | 52 | 5.79 | 2.61 | 2.22 | 0.96 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.27 | 8.80 |
| 22 | | C. Hough | 1,924 | 512 | 177 | 178 | .499 | 439 | 3.86 | 107 | 13 | 2 | 3173.1 | 2,817 | 1,361 | 1,553 | 334 | 1,325 | 135 | 32 | 27 | 13,494 | 144 | 5.46 | 3.76 | 1.45 | 0.95 | 14.3 | 9.8 | 1.31 | .254 | 4.40 | 7.99 |
| 23 | | B. Welch | 1,891 | 480 | 202 | 142 | .587 | 446 | 3.53 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 2961.2 | 2,791 | 1,161 | 1,276 | 260 | 1,002 | 77 | 14 | 57 | 12,444 | 53 | 5.75 | 3.04 | 1.89 | 0.79 | 15.2 | 8.1 | 1.28 | .275 | 3.88 | 8.48 |
| 24 | | D. Wells | 1,889 | 565 | 202 | 132 | .605 | 394 | 4.05 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 2876.2 | 2,960 | 1,295 | 1,406 | 336 | 631 | 71 | 65 | 60 | 12,014 | 94 | 5.91 | 1.97 | 2.99 | 1.05 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 1.25 | .289 | 4.40 | 9.26 |
| 25 | | D. Martinez | 1,879 | 603 | 214 | 171 | .556 | 506 | 3.69 | 101 | 28 | 4 | 3510.0 | 3,439 | 1,439 | 1,606 | 335 | 993 | 111 | 31 | 61 | 14,718 | 70 | 4.82 | 2.55 | 1.89 | 0.86 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 1.26 | .272 | 4.12 | 8.82 |
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