most strikeouts allowed from june 10, 1978 to september 28, 2003

Between June 10, 1978 and September 28, 2003, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 4,099 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 10, 1978 to september 28, 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
3,183
464
180
154
.539
464
3.26
79
25
0
3060.2
2,321
1,109
1,267
193
1,351
86
0
45
12,727
169
9.36
3.97
2.36
0.57
25.0
10.6
1.20
.269
3.73
6.82
4Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,765
575
289
163
.639
571
2.89
103
34
0
3968.2
3,625
1,275
1,460
234
838
109
3
154
16,117
53
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
9Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,440
534
252
184
.578
518
3.90
174
28
0
3747.0
3,507
1,624
1,781
382
1,354
57
6
99
15,803
203
5.86
3.25
1.80
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.270
4.28
8.42
10Pedro 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
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
20Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,980
631
225
181
.554
533
3.65
115
30
4
3713.2
3,614
1,508
1,683
354
1,055
113
31
64
15,538
74
4.80
2.56
1.88
0.86
12.7
6.8
1.26
.271
4.08
8.76
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
22Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,967
557
181
182
.499
439
3.87
107
13
9
3243.1
2,873
1,393
1,588
340
1,364
139
54
31
13,799
149
5.46
3.78
1.44
0.94
14.3
9.9
1.31
.254
4.41
7.97
23Bobby 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
24Danny 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
25Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,904
398
161
132
.549
394
3.70
108
23
0
2744.2
2,676
1,129
1,234
276
746
94
1
40
11,453
65
6.24
2.45
2.55
0.91
16.6
6.5
1.25
.285
4.05
8.77
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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