most strikeouts allowed from august 30, 1978 to september 28, 2002

Between August 30, 1978 and September 28, 2002, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 3,909 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from August 30, 1978 to september 28, 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
3,083
452
177
149
.543
452
3.26
74
24
0
2967.1
2,249
1,075
1,230
189
1,289
86
0
42
12,329
165
9.35
3.91
2.39
0.57
25.0
10.5
1.19
.268
3.73
6.82
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
2,610
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
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
2,414
519
250
181
.580
516
3.90
174
28
0
3692.1
3,445
1,598
1,752
379
1,332
56
0
95
15,561
199
5.88
3.25
1.81
0.92
15.5
8.6
1.29
.269
4.27
8.40
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
2,240
467
163
118
.580
361
3.34
47
14
65
2553.2
2,204
949
1,040
206
808
40
88
58
10,499
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
2,054
505
242
143
.629
505
3.37
52
22
0
3344.2
3,174
1,252
1,388
247
1,140
50
0
110
14,030
59
5.53
3.07
1.80
0.66
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
17Andy 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
18Bobby 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
19Danny 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
20Kevin 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
21Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,933
526
178
180
.497
439
3.88
107
13
2
3197.2
2,841
1,379
1,572
337
1,341
135
36
27
13,605
147
5.44
3.77
1.44
0.95
14.2
9.9
1.31
.254
4.42
8.00
22Mike 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
23Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,921
489
206
144
.589
454
3.50
59
27
5
3020.1
2,832
1,175
1,291
261
1,017
79
14
59
12,671
53
5.72
3.03
1.89
0.78
15.2
8.0
1.27
.274
3.85
8.44
24Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,907
613
219
174
.557
516
3.67
107
28
4
3591.0
3,503
1,465
1,635
346
1,021
111
31
62
15,035
71
4.78
2.56
1.87
0.87
12.7
6.8
1.26
.271
4.10
8.78
25Frank 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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