most strikeouts allowed from january 2, 1978 to august 15, 2002

Between January 2, 1978 and August 15, 2002, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 3,854 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from January 2, 1978 to August 15, 2002
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,854
566
290
148
.662
565
3.13
116
45
0
4017.2
3,427
1,398
1,543
289
1,304
133
0
49
16,558
112
8.63
2.92
2.96
0.65
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.46
7.68
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,663
428
218
105
.675
418
3.09
83
32
2
2946.0
2,266
1,012
1,140
263
1,216
134
5
19
12,162
90
11.19
3.71
3.01
0.80
30.1
10.0
1.18
.291
3.48
6.92
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,288
476
183
160
.534
476
3.29
84
27
0
3152.0
2,386
1,151
1,311
199
1,411
87
0
46
13,116
174
9.39
4.03
2.33
0.57
25.1
10.8
1.20
.269
3.74
6.81
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
2,610
530
268
150
.641
526
2.83
102
34
0
3694.1
3,337
1,161
1,330
203
794
100
3
146
14,980
50
6.36
1.93
3.29
0.49
17.4
5.3
1.12
.278
3.24
8.13
6Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,557
515
196
171
.534
458
3.85
62
14
0
3140.2
3,030
1,345
1,493
299
1,313
75
24
34
13,410
129
7.33
3.76
1.95
0.86
19.1
9.8
1.38
.298
4.28
8.68
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
2,450
542
253
185
.578
521
3.90
174
28
0
3778.1
3,529
1,638
1,795
385
1,367
58
10
99
15,931
203
5.84
3.26
1.79
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.269
4.28
8.41
9Dwight 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
10Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,270
416
151
105
.590
305
3.32
75
17
13
2351.0
2,081
868
924
235
557
35
60
38
9,540
63
8.69
2.13
4.08
0.90
23.8
5.8
1.12
.287
3.54
7.97
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,226
451
162
118
.579
361
3.36
47
14
52
2537.2
2,197
947
1,037
206
802
40
72
58
10,439
120
7.89
2.84
2.78
0.73
21.3
7.7
1.18
.278
3.68
7.79
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,177
320
148
61
.708
253
2.62
37
15
3
1853.0
1,371
539
600
138
498
89
23
21
7,377
45
10.57
2.42
4.37
0.67
29.5
6.8
1.01
.276
2.91
6.66
13Fernando 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
14Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,059
411
182
121
.601
408
3.20
72
17
0
2820.2
2,633
1,002
1,154
174
779
124
1
38
11,697
91
6.57
2.49
2.64
0.56
17.6
6.7
1.21
.287
3.68
8.40
15Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,027
496
240
138
.635
496
3.36
52
22
0
3293.0
3,119
1,228
1,360
244
1,116
47
0
105
13,798
58
5.54
3.05
1.82
0.67
14.7
8.1
1.29
.277
3.72
8.52
16Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,024
646
230
184
.556
547
3.69
116
30
4
3805.1
3,717
1,559
1,741
361
1,093
114
31
65
15,939
78
4.79
2.59
1.85
0.85
12.7
6.9
1.26
.272
4.12
8.79
17Orel 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
18Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,993
573
182
183
.499
439
3.86
107
13
9
3278.2
2,900
1,405
1,602
341
1,383
140
64
31
13,944
152
5.47
3.80
1.44
0.94
14.3
9.9
1.31
.254
4.40
7.96
19Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,973
410
165
137
.546
406
3.71
112
25
0
2826.1
2,752
1,166
1,276
282
769
97
1
41
11,798
68
6.28
2.45
2.57
0.90
16.7
6.5
1.25
.285
4.06
8.76
20Andy Benes
A. Benes
1,971
395
152
138
.524
379
4.02
20
9
1
2454.2
2,336
1,097
1,197
286
886
52
6
50
10,436
63
7.23
3.25
2.22
1.05
18.9
8.5
1.31
.283
4.39
8.56
21Bob 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
22Bobby 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
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
1,901
381
157
124
.559
369
3.65
34
12
0
2432.0
2,256
987
1,073
204
869
69
2
47
10,240
94
7.03
3.22
2.19
0.75
18.6
8.5
1.28
.285
3.97
8.35
25Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,864
346
178
98
.645
346
3.59
49
18
0
2389.1
2,261
952
1,008
252
539
29
0
18
9,746
51
7.02
2.03
3.46
0.95
19.1
5.5
1.17
.284
3.80
8.52
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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