Between July 25, 1979 and September 20, 2006, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 4,591 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from July 25, 1979 to September 20, 2006| 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 |  | R. Clemens | 4,591 | 689 | 348 | 177 | .663 | 688 | 3.11 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4806.2 | 4,076 | 1,659 | 1,830 | 354 | 1,548 | 154 | 0 | 63 | 19,776 | 136 | 8.60 | 2.90 | 2.97 | 0.66 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .283 | 3.43 | 7.63 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 4,537 | 555 | 280 | 146 | .657 | 545 | 3.21 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3792.2 | 3,006 | 1,352 | 1,525 | 359 | 1,408 | 178 | 5 | 26 | 15,618 | 101 | 10.77 | 3.34 | 3.22 | 0.85 | 29.0 | 9.0 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.62 | 7.13 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 3,162 | 675 | 331 | 203 | .620 | 671 | 3.07 | 108 | 35 | 0 | 4603.1 | 4,291 | 1,569 | 1,779 | 316 | 944 | 125 | 3 | 169 | 18,738 | 63 | 6.18 | 1.85 | 3.35 | 0.62 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.48 | 8.39 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 3,006 | 544 | 206 | 138 | .599 | 411 | 3.44 | 82 | 19 | 22 | 3103.0 | 2,827 | 1,187 | 1,249 | 326 | 684 | 50 | 81 | 42 | 12,622 | 72 | 8.72 | 1.98 | 4.39 | 0.95 | 23.8 | 5.4 | 1.13 | .292 | 3.62 | 8.20 |
| 5 |  | P. Martinez | 2,990 | 440 | 206 | 90 | .696 | 373 | 2.78 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2638.0 | 2,001 | 815 | 896 | 211 | 698 | 128 | 23 | 26 | 10,544 | 58 | 10.20 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.4 | 6.6 | 1.02 | .275 | 3.06 | 6.83 |
| 6 |  | N. Ryan | 2,862 | 424 | 161 | 140 | .535 | 424 | 3.28 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 2768.0 | 2,103 | 1,009 | 1,153 | 179 | 1,197 | 82 | 0 | 36 | 11,503 | 158 | 9.31 | 3.89 | 2.39 | 0.58 | 24.9 | 10.4 | 1.19 | .268 | 3.75 | 6.84 |
| 7 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,760 | 667 | 190 | 137 | .581 | 426 | 3.29 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3140.1 | 2,737 | 1,147 | 1,247 | 256 | 932 | 49 | 204 | 72 | 12,869 | 134 | 7.91 | 2.67 | 2.96 | 0.73 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 1.17 | .280 | 3.57 | 7.84 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 | | M. Mussina | 2,566 | 473 | 238 | 133 | .642 | 473 | 3.64 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3199.2 | 3,049 | 1,293 | 1,377 | 344 | 718 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 13,077 | 65 | 7.22 | 2.02 | 3.57 | 0.97 | 19.6 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .288 | 3.87 | 8.58 |
| 11 | | T. Glavine | 2,472 | 633 | 289 | 190 | .603 | 633 | 3.46 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 4137.2 | 4,001 | 1,593 | 1,754 | 322 | 1,396 | 61 | 0 | 139 | 17,421 | 63 | 5.38 | 3.04 | 1.77 | 0.70 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 1.30 | .279 | 3.82 | 8.70 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 14 |  | J. Morris | 2,343 | 499 | 242 | 175 | .580 | 499 | 3.89 | 168 | 28 | 0 | 3560.0 | 3,316 | 1,540 | 1,690 | 364 | 1,286 | 53 | 0 | 91 | 15,001 | 196 | 5.92 | 3.25 | 1.82 | 0.92 | 15.6 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .269 | 4.27 | 8.38 |
| 15 | | 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 |
| 16 | | D. Wells | 2,116 | 630 | 229 | 148 | .607 | 459 | 4.07 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3275.2 | 3,430 | 1,483 | 1,605 | 385 | 676 | 80 | 65 | 60 | 13,697 | 100 | 5.81 | 1.86 | 3.13 | 1.06 | 15.4 | 4.9 | 1.25 | .292 | 4.41 | 9.42 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | J. Moyer | 1,986 | 569 | 214 | 166 | .563 | 516 | 4.16 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 3340.0 | 3,443 | 1,545 | 1,672 | 411 | 942 | 112 | 14 | 57 | 14,187 | 51 | 5.35 | 2.54 | 2.11 | 1.11 | 14.0 | 6.6 | 1.31 | .282 | 4.51 | 9.28 |
| 22 | | A. Leiter | 1,974 | 419 | 162 | 132 | .551 | 382 | 3.80 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2391.0 | 2,152 | 1,010 | 1,101 | 198 | 1,163 | 117 | 9 | 53 | 10,334 | 63 | 7.43 | 4.38 | 1.70 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 1.39 | .284 | 4.14 | 8.10 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | H. Nomo | 1,915 | 320 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 318 | 4.21 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1972.0 | 1,758 | 923 | 984 | 248 | 904 | 38 | 0 | 31 | 8,435 | 109 | 8.74 | 4.13 | 2.12 | 1.13 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .283 | 4.49 | 8.02 |
| 25 | | D. Darwin | 1,907 | 706 | 168 | 181 | .481 | 366 | 3.83 | 53 | 9 | 32 | 2976.0 | 2,915 | 1,266 | 1,412 | 318 | 863 | 80 | 167 | 101 | 12,552 | 52 | 5.77 | 2.61 | 2.21 | 0.96 | 15.2 | 6.9 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.27 | 8.82 |
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