most strikeouts allowed from july 3, 1979 to september 27, 2003

Between July 3, 1979 and September 27, 2003, Roger Clemens fanned the most batters, with 4,099 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from July 3, 1979 to september 27, 2003
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,099
607
310
160
.660
606
3.19
117
46
0
4278.2
3,677
1,517
1,672
321
1,379
141
0
52
17,653
125
8.62
2.90
2.97
0.68
23.2
7.8
1.18
.287
3.52
7.73
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,871
454
230
114
.669
444
3.10
88
35
2
3122.1
2,435
1,077
1,215
283
1,258
146
5
22
12,900
92
11.16
3.63
3.08
0.82
30.0
9.8
1.18
.293
3.50
7.02
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,894
428
163
142
.534
428
3.27
60
20
0
2799.0
2,124
1,016
1,163
179
1,212
82
0
37
11,629
158
9.31
3.90
2.39
0.58
24.9
10.4
1.19
.268
3.74
6.83
4Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,763
574
288
163
.639
570
2.89
103
34
0
3963.2
3,621
1,273
1,458
234
838
109
3
154
16,098
52
6.27
1.90
3.30
0.53
17.2
5.2
1.12
.279
3.31
8.22
5David 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
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
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,542
450
163
117
.582
338
3.33
79
19
13
2586.0
2,286
957
1,017
263
603
39
60
41
10,489
67
8.85
2.10
4.22
0.92
24.2
5.7
1.12
.287
3.54
7.96
8Mark 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
9Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,426
355
166
67
.712
288
2.58
41
15
3
2079.0
1,553
597
667
149
554
99
23
21
8,286
51
10.50
2.40
4.38
0.65
29.3
6.7
1.01
.278
2.89
6.72
10Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,356
503
244
176
.581
503
3.90
169
28
0
3587.2
3,345
1,553
1,704
367
1,293
53
0
91
15,117
196
5.91
3.24
1.82
0.92
15.6
8.6
1.29
.270
4.27
8.39
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,313
529
163
120
.576
361
3.29
47
14
110
2618.0
2,252
957
1,049
208
816
40
143
59
10,743
122
7.95
2.81
2.83
0.72
21.5
7.6
1.17
.277
3.61
7.74
12Dwight 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
13Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,264
451
197
131
.601
441
3.16
72
17
0
3051.0
2,840
1,072
1,235
189
847
129
1
41
12,645
96
6.68
2.50
2.67
0.56
17.9
6.7
1.21
.288
3.64
8.38
14Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,136
537
251
157
.615
537
3.43
52
22
0
3528.0
3,379
1,344
1,482
268
1,206
52
0
117
14,821
61
5.45
3.08
1.77
0.68
14.4
8.1
1.30
.279
3.78
8.62
15Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,126
386
199
110
.644
386
3.53
53
21
0
2668.2
2,497
1,047
1,112
278
597
34
0
22
10,851
56
7.17
2.01
3.56
0.94
19.6
5.5
1.16
.284
3.75
8.42
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
1,992
412
169
136
.554
400
3.72
34
12
0
2591.1
2,418
1,072
1,160
232
930
79
2
51
10,936
104
6.92
3.23
2.14
0.81
18.2
8.5
1.29
.284
4.03
8.40
20Bobby 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
21Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,924
711
169
182
.481
368
3.84
53
9
32
2992.2
2,932
1,277
1,423
321
867
80
169
101
12,621
52
5.79
2.61
2.22
0.97
15.2
6.9
1.27
.277
4.28
8.82
22Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,900
496
177
176
.501
439
3.85
107
13
2
3129.0
2,778
1,337
1,527
325
1,302
132
25
26
13,303
143
5.47
3.74
1.46
0.93
14.3
9.8
1.30
.254
4.39
7.99
23David Wells
D. Wells
1,872
556
199
128
.609
385
4.06
52
12
13
2819.0
2,909
1,273
1,383
330
624
69
65
59
11,783
94
5.98
1.99
3.00
1.05
15.9
5.3
1.25
.290
4.42
9.29
24Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,852
464
200
137
.593
442
3.52
56
25
0
2919.0
2,741
1,143
1,254
256
984
76
4
54
12,254
53
5.71
3.03
1.88
0.79
15.1
8.0
1.28
.273
3.87
8.45
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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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