most strikeouts allowed from april 29, 1978 to september 27, 2002

Between April 29, 1978 and September 27, 2002, Roger Clemens fanned the most batters, with 3,909 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from April 29, 1978 to september 27, 2002
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,909
574
293
151
.660
573
3.15
116
45
0
4067.0
3,478
1,425
1,573
297
1,321
136
0
51
16,775
120
8.65
2.92
2.96
0.66
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.48
7.70
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,746
436
224
106
.679
426
3.06
87
34
2
3008.1
2,310
1,023
1,154
267
1,231
138
5
19
12,411
91
11.21
3.68
3.04
0.80
30.2
9.9
1.18
.291
3.45
6.91
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
2,641
539
273
152
.642
535
2.83
102
34
0
3750.1
3,400
1,179
1,348
210
805
101
3
147
15,216
50
6.34
1.93
3.28
0.50
17.4
5.3
1.12
.278
3.23
8.16
6Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,603
523
199
173
.535
466
3.85
63
15
0
3191.1
3,067
1,365
1,516
304
1,330
76
24
36
13,616
130
7.34
3.75
1.96
0.86
19.1
9.8
1.38
.297
4.28
8.65
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
2,347
425
155
108
.589
314
3.35
76
17
13
2417.0
2,139
899
956
245
571
36
60
39
9,810
63
8.74
2.13
4.11
0.91
23.9
5.8
1.12
.286
3.56
7.96
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
2,238
466
163
118
.580
361
3.35
47
14
64
2552.2
2,204
949
1,040
206
808
40
87
58
10,496
120
7.89
2.85
2.77
0.73
21.3
7.7
1.18
.277
3.67
7.77
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,220
326
152
63
.707
259
2.62
38
15
3
1892.1
1,406
551
615
142
507
90
23
21
7,537
46
10.56
2.41
4.38
0.68
29.5
6.7
1.01
.276
2.92
6.69
13Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,079
419
183
122
.600
409
3.22
72
17
0
2840.0
2,656
1,016
1,168
178
791
124
1
39
11,789
91
6.59
2.51
2.63
0.56
17.6
6.7
1.21
.288
3.70
8.42
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
2,052
504
242
143
.629
504
3.37
52
22
0
3342.2
3,171
1,251
1,387
247
1,138
50
0
109
14,020
59
5.52
3.06
1.80
0.67
14.6
8.1
1.29
.278
3.73
8.54
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
2,010
640
228
183
.555
542
3.67
116
30
4
3773.2
3,676
1,538
1,718
357
1,081
114
31
64
15,799
76
4.79
2.58
1.86
0.85
12.7
6.8
1.26
.271
4.10
8.77
18Andy Benes
A. Benes
1,998
402
155
139
.527
386
3.98
21
9
1
2500.1
2,374
1,106
1,206
289
906
55
6
52
10,626
63
7.19
3.26
2.21
1.04
18.8
8.5
1.31
.283
4.34
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
1,937
389
161
127
.559
377
3.65
34
12
0
2479.2
2,298
1,005
1,091
211
887
71
2
47
10,437
98
7.03
3.22
2.18
0.77
18.6
8.5
1.28
.285
3.96
8.34
25Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,927
354
181
102
.640
354
3.55
51
20
0
2449.0
2,299
966
1,025
257
557
30
0
18
9,975
52
7.08
2.05
3.46
0.94
19.3
5.6
1.17
.283
3.77
8.45
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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