most strikeouts allowed from july 20, 1979 to september 14, 2004

Between July 20, 1979 and September 14, 2004, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 4,287 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from July 20, 1979 to September 14, 2004
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,287
637
327
164
.666
636
3.19
117
46
0
4471.2
3,834
1,584
1,744
335
1,452
147
0
57
18,451
130
8.63
2.92
2.95
0.67
23.2
7.9
1.18
.286
3.51
7.72
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,128
485
243
127
.657
475
3.08
92
37
2
3338.0
2,584
1,143
1,291
299
1,299
156
5
23
13,744
95
11.13
3.50
3.18
0.81
30.0
9.5
1.16
.291
3.48
6.97
3Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,894
604
303
172
.638
600
2.92
105
35
0
4158.1
3,814
1,349
1,542
260
868
116
3
158
16,889
55
6.26
1.88
3.33
0.56
17.1
5.1
1.13
.279
3.34
8.25
4Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,868
425
161
141
.533
425
3.29
57
19
0
2772.0
2,110
1,013
1,159
179
1,201
82
0
36
11,526
158
9.31
3.90
2.39
0.58
24.9
10.4
1.19
.268
3.76
6.85
5Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,719
479
182
123
.597
367
3.33
82
19
13
2790.0
2,480
1,033
1,095
285
631
44
60
41
11,312
70
8.77
2.04
4.31
0.92
24.0
5.6
1.12
.288
3.53
8.00
6David 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
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,639
385
182
73
.714
318
2.66
42
16
3
2278.2
1,719
673
747
171
609
112
23
21
9,101
53
10.42
2.41
4.33
0.68
29.0
6.7
1.02
.278
2.95
6.79
8Chuck 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
9Mark 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
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,389
593
163
120
.576
361
3.26
47
14
147
2691.1
2,317
976
1,068
215
825
40
196
60
11,030
126
7.99
2.76
2.90
0.72
21.7
7.5
1.17
.278
3.57
7.75
11Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,345
500
242
175
.580
500
3.90
168
28
0
3563.1
3,322
1,544
1,694
365
1,287
53
0
91
15,017
196
5.92
3.25
1.82
0.92
15.6
8.6
1.29
.270
4.28
8.39
12Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,344
471
207
135
.605
461
3.20
72
17
0
3177.1
2,965
1,128
1,295
203
880
132
1
41
13,169
102
6.64
2.49
2.66
0.58
17.8
6.7
1.21
.287
3.67
8.40
13Dwight 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
14Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,241
410
210
119
.638
410
3.59
54
21
0
2814.1
2,656
1,124
1,196
297
628
36
0
22
11,465
60
7.17
2.01
3.57
0.95
19.5
5.5
1.17
.285
3.82
8.49
15Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,229
566
260
170
.605
566
3.43
53
23
0
3716.1
3,561
1,415
1,562
282
1,265
52
0
126
15,622
61
5.40
3.06
1.76
0.68
14.3
8.1
1.30
.278
3.78
8.62
16Fernando 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
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
18Andy 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
19Kevin 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
20David Wells
D. Wells
1,958
584
211
135
.610
413
4.03
52
12
13
2996.2
3,090
1,342
1,456
349
641
71
65
60
12,508
95
5.88
1.93
3.05
1.05
15.7
5.1
1.25
.289
4.37
9.28
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
22Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,909
707
168
181
.481
366
3.83
53
9
32
2977.1
2,915
1,266
1,412
318
863
80
168
101
12,556
52
5.77
2.61
2.21
0.96
15.2
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
8.81
23Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,894
490
176
176
.500
439
3.86
107
13
2
3117.2
2,772
1,336
1,525
325
1,297
132
23
25
13,259
141
5.47
3.74
1.46
0.94
14.3
9.8
1.31
.255
4.40
8.00
24Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
1,854
300
118
101
.539
298
4.02
16
9
0
1870.0
1,626
836
896
231
850
36
0
29
7,952
106
8.92
4.09
2.18
1.11
23.3
10.7
1.32
.280
4.31
7.83
25Al Leiter
A. Leiter
1,851
382
154
118
.566
352
3.66
16
10
2
2223.2
1,980
904
988
182
1,051
104
7
50
9,555
61
7.49
4.25
1.76
0.74
19.4
11.0
1.36
.282
4.00
8.01
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