most strikeouts allowed from june 22, 1978 to september 20, 2002

Between June 22, 1978 and September 20, 2002, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 3,904 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from June 22, 1978 to september 20, 2002
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,904
573
293
151
.660
572
3.15
116
45
0
4062.0
3,474
1,422
1,570
297
1,319
135
0
51
16,753
118
8.65
2.92
2.96
0.66
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.48
7.70
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,738
435
223
106
.678
425
3.07
86
34
2
2999.1
2,304
1,023
1,152
267
1,229
137
5
19
12,374
91
11.22
3.69
3.04
0.80
30.2
9.9
1.18
.291
3.46
6.91
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,175
463
180
154
.539
463
3.26
79
25
0
3051.2
2,312
1,106
1,264
193
1,344
86
0
44
12,687
169
9.36
3.96
2.36
0.57
25.0
10.6
1.20
.269
3.73
6.82
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
2,631
537
271
152
.641
533
2.83
102
34
0
3738.1
3,391
1,177
1,346
209
804
101
3
147
15,173
50
6.33
1.94
3.27
0.50
17.3
5.3
1.12
.278
3.24
8.16
6Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,602
522
198
173
.534
465
3.85
63
15
0
3184.1
3,062
1,363
1,513
302
1,330
76
24
36
13,590
130
7.35
3.76
1.96
0.85
19.1
9.8
1.38
.297
4.28
8.65
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
2,433
530
252
183
.579
518
3.89
174
28
0
3736.1
3,491
1,616
1,772
380
1,346
56
4
97
15,747
202
5.86
3.24
1.81
0.92
15.5
8.5
1.29
.270
4.27
8.41
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,335
424
155
107
.592
313
3.34
75
17
13
2409.0
2,133
893
950
243
570
36
60
39
9,779
63
8.72
2.13
4.10
0.91
23.9
5.8
1.12
.287
3.55
7.97
10Dwight 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
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,232
463
163
118
.580
361
3.35
47
14
62
2549.1
2,202
949
1,040
206
807
40
84
58
10,483
120
7.88
2.85
2.77
0.73
21.3
7.7
1.18
.277
3.67
7.77
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,214
325
151
63
.706
258
2.62
38
15
3
1886.1
1,399
549
613
142
506
90
23
21
7,511
45
10.56
2.41
4.38
0.68
29.5
6.7
1.01
.276
2.92
6.67
13Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,079
419
183
122
.600
409
3.22
72
17
0
2840.0
2,656
1,016
1,168
178
791
124
1
39
11,789
91
6.59
2.51
2.63
0.56
17.6
6.7
1.21
.288
3.70
8.42
14Fernando 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
15Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,051
503
242
142
.630
503
3.36
52
22
0
3337.0
3,164
1,246
1,382
247
1,132
49
0
108
13,989
59
5.53
3.05
1.81
0.67
14.7
8.1
1.29
.278
3.73
8.53
16Orel 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
17Andy Benes
A. Benes
1,994
401
155
139
.527
385
3.99
21
9
1
2493.1
2,370
1,106
1,206
289
904
55
6
52
10,601
63
7.20
3.26
2.21
1.04
18.8
8.5
1.31
.283
4.35
8.55
18Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,967
628
224
180
.554
530
3.66
114
29
4
3692.2
3,590
1,500
1,674
353
1,048
113
31
64
15,449
73
4.79
2.55
1.88
0.86
12.7
6.8
1.26
.270
4.08
8.75
19Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,963
553
180
182
.497
439
3.87
107
13
7
3237.2
2,872
1,393
1,588
340
1,361
138
52
31
13,777
149
5.46
3.78
1.44
0.95
14.2
9.9
1.31
.254
4.41
7.98
20Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,963
504
210
146
.590
462
3.47
61
28
8
3088.0
2,892
1,191
1,310
267
1,034
79
19
60
12,942
55
5.72
3.01
1.90
0.78
15.2
8.0
1.27
.273
3.82
8.43
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
1,942
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
23Kevin Appier
K. Appier
1,931
388
161
126
.561
376
3.65
34
12
0
2473.2
2,291
1,003
1,089
210
886
71
2
47
10,411
98
7.03
3.22
2.18
0.76
18.5
8.5
1.28
.285
3.96
8.34
24Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,915
353
180
102
.638
353
3.56
50
19
0
2440.0
2,297
966
1,025
257
555
30
0
18
9,945
52
7.06
2.05
3.45
0.95
19.3
5.6
1.17
.284
3.78
8.47
25Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,885
395
159
132
.546
391
3.70
107
23
0
2723.2
2,652
1,121
1,225
273
740
94
1
40
11,360
65
6.23
2.45
2.55
0.90
16.6
6.5
1.25
.284
4.05
8.76
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