most strikeouts allowed from august 28, 1979 to may 21, 2004

Between August 28, 1979 and May 21, 2004, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 4,161 strikeouts.

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	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	Roger Clemens 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	Randy Johnson 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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	2,849	419	160	137	.539	419	3.24	57	19	0	2744.1	2,079	989	1,133	177	1,180	81	0	36	11,396	157	9.34	3.87	2.41	0.58	25.0	10.4	1.19	.268	3.72	6.82
4	Greg Maddux 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	David Cone 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	Chuck Finley 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	Curt Schilling 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	Pedro Martinez 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	Mark 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
10	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,332	546	163	120	.576	361	3.29	47	14	117	2636.1	2,270	963	1,055	211	816	40	156	59	10,815	123	7.96	2.79	2.86	0.72	21.6	7.5	1.17	.278	3.60	7.75
11	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,316	494	238	175	.576	494	3.91	168	28	0	3523.2	3,285	1,529	1,677	361	1,275	52	0	91	14,856	195	5.92	3.26	1.82	0.92	15.6	8.6	1.29	.269	4.28	8.39
12	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,301	461	202	132	.605	451	3.17	72	17	0	3116.0	2,908	1,098	1,262	196	859	130	1	41	12,915	98	6.65	2.48	2.68	0.57	17.8	6.7	1.21	.288	3.65	8.40
13	Dwight 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
14	Tom Glavine 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	Mike Mussina 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	Fernando 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
17	Orel 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
18	Andy Benes 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	Kevin Appier 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	Bobby 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
21	Danny Darwin D. Darwin	1,891	699	167	178	.484	364	3.83	52	9	32	2949.2	2,901	1,254	1,399	317	849	78	167	100	12,446	52	5.77	2.59	2.23	0.97	15.2	6.8	1.27	.278	4.27	8.85
22	David Wells 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
23	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,871	483	173	174	.499	432	3.83	107	13	2	3080.1	2,727	1,310	1,499	324	1,280	129	23	25	13,090	140	5.47	3.74	1.46	0.95	14.3	9.8	1.30	.253	4.38	7.97
24	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,847	462	200	136	.595	440	3.51	56	25	0	2913.0	2,734	1,136	1,246	255	979	76	4	54	12,223	53	5.71	3.02	1.89	0.79	15.1	8.0	1.27	.273	3.85	8.45
25	Frank Viola 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

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