most strikeouts allowed from april 27, 1978 to september 7, 2002

Between April 27, 1978 and September 7, 2002, Roger Clemens fanned the most batters, with 3,887 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 27, 1978 to september 7, 2002
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,887
570
292
150
.661
569
3.14
116
45
0
4044.0
3,455
1,413
1,559
294
1,312
133
0
51
16,672
115
8.65
2.92
2.96
0.65
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.47
7.69
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,705
432
220
106
.675
422
3.09
85
33
2
2976.1
2,289
1,021
1,150
265
1,224
137
5
19
12,286
91
11.20
3.70
3.03
0.80
30.2
10.0
1.18
.291
3.48
6.92
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,240
472
183
159
.535
472
3.29
84
27
0
3120.0
2,369
1,142
1,301
198
1,392
86
0
46
12,986
169
9.35
4.02
2.33
0.57
24.9
10.7
1.21
.269
3.75
6.83
4David Cone
D. Cone
2,655
445
193
123
.611
415
3.45
56
22
1
2880.2
2,484
1,103
1,209
254
1,124
106
9
41
12,099
149
8.29
3.51
2.36
0.79
21.9
9.3
1.25
.280
3.78
7.76
5Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,625
535
270
151
.641
531
2.82
102
34
0
3729.1
3,380
1,169
1,338
208
803
101
3
146
15,134
50
6.33
1.94
3.27
0.50
17.3
5.3
1.12
.278
3.23
8.16
6Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,595
520
198
173
.534
463
3.85
63
15
0
3173.1
3,052
1,358
1,507
302
1,325
76
24
36
13,543
130
7.36
3.76
1.96
0.86
19.2
9.8
1.38
.297
4.27
8.66
7Mark Langston
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
8Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,447
540
253
185
.578
519
3.90
174
28
0
3767.0
3,521
1,633
1,790
384
1,361
57
10
99
15,884
203
5.85
3.25
1.80
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.270
4.28
8.41
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,314
421
154
106
.592
310
3.32
75
17
13
2386.2
2,108
880
936
241
566
36
60
39
9,684
63
8.73
2.13
4.09
0.91
23.9
5.8
1.12
.286
3.53
7.95
10Dwight Gooden
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
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,230
460
163
118
.580
361
3.35
47
14
59
2546.2
2,202
949
1,040
206
807
40
81
58
10,475
120
7.88
2.85
2.76
0.73
21.3
7.7
1.18
.278
3.68
7.78
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,202
323
149
63
.703
256
2.62
38
15
3
1875.1
1,390
546
610
141
503
90
23
21
7,467
45
10.57
2.41
4.38
0.68
29.5
6.7
1.01
.276
2.93
6.67
13Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,075
418
183
121
.602
408
3.21
72
17
0
2835.0
2,650
1,011
1,163
177
789
124
1
38
11,765
91
6.59
2.50
2.63
0.56
17.6
6.7
1.21
.288
3.69
8.41
14Fernando Valenzuela
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
15Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,040
500
240
141
.630
500
3.36
52
22
0
3320.0
3,144
1,238
1,374
247
1,128
49
0
107
13,916
58
5.53
3.06
1.81
0.67
14.7
8.1
1.29
.277
3.72
8.52
16Orel Hershiser
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
17Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,012
641
229
183
.556
543
3.67
116
30
4
3782.0
3,687
1,542
1,722
358
1,083
114
31
64
15,835
76
4.79
2.58
1.86
0.85
12.7
6.8
1.26
.271
4.10
8.77
18Andy Benes
A. Benes
1,991
399
155
139
.527
383
4.00
21
9
1
2482.0
2,357
1,102
1,202
288
898
54
6
52
10,552
63
7.22
3.26
2.22
1.04
18.9
8.5
1.31
.283
4.36
8.55
19Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,990
570
182
183
.499
439
3.85
107
13
9
3270.2
2,892
1,398
1,595
340
1,375
140
63
31
13,906
151
5.48
3.78
1.45
0.94
14.3
9.9
1.30
.254
4.39
7.96
20Bob Welch
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
21Bobby Witt
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
22Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,949
406
164
136
.547
402
3.72
111
24
0
2795.1
2,726
1,156
1,262
280
761
96
1
41
11,669
68
6.28
2.45
2.56
0.90
16.7
6.5
1.25
.285
4.06
8.78
23Danny Darwin
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
24Kevin Appier
K. Appier
1,919
385
161
124
.565
373
3.63
34
12
0
2458.1
2,272
991
1,077
205
878
71
2
47
10,340
98
7.03
3.21
2.19
0.75
18.6
8.5
1.28
.284
3.94
8.32
25Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,902
351
180
101
.641
351
3.58
50
19
0
2426.0
2,289
965
1,021
257
549
29
0
18
9,889
52
7.06
2.04
3.46
0.95
19.2
5.6
1.17
.284
3.79
8.49
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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