most strikeouts allowed from may 11, 1978 to august 10, 2004

Between May 11, 1978 and August 10, 2004, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 4,251 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 11, 1978 to august 10, 2004
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,251
630
322
164
.663
629
3.17
117
46
0
4429.0
3,795
1,561
1,721
333
1,437
146
0
57
18,271
128
8.64
2.92
2.96
0.68
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.50
7.71
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,059
479
241
124
.660
469
3.10
91
37
2
3292.2
2,558
1,134
1,281
295
1,291
155
5
23
13,573
94
11.09
3.53
3.14
0.81
29.9
9.5
1.17
.291
3.50
6.99
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,217
470
181
159
.532
470
3.31
82
25
0
3102.0
2,366
1,142
1,301
198
1,381
86
0
46
12,921
169
9.33
4.01
2.33
0.57
24.9
10.7
1.21
.270
3.77
6.86
4Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,863
598
300
170
.638
594
2.93
105
35
0
4115.1
3,781
1,340
1,529
259
862
116
3
157
16,723
55
6.26
1.89
3.32
0.57
17.1
5.2
1.13
.279
3.34
8.27
5Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,682
473
176
123
.589
361
3.35
82
19
13
2745.2
2,447
1,021
1,083
280
629
42
60
41
11,147
69
8.79
2.06
4.26
0.92
24.1
5.6
1.12
.288
3.55
8.02
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
7Chuck 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
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,580
378
178
71
.715
311
2.68
41
15
3
2229.2
1,688
663
737
166
595
109
23
21
8,907
52
10.41
2.40
4.34
0.67
29.0
6.7
1.02
.279
2.97
6.81
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
10Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,447
540
253
185
.578
519
3.90
174
28
0
3767.0
3,521
1,633
1,790
384
1,361
57
10
99
15,884
203
5.85
3.25
1.80
0.92
15.4
8.6
1.30
.270
4.28
8.41
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,377
580
163
120
.576
361
3.26
47
14
137
2676.0
2,298
970
1,062
214
821
40
185
60
10,965
124
7.99
2.76
2.90
0.72
21.7
7.5
1.17
.277
3.57
7.73
12Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,324
467
206
133
.608
457
3.18
72
17
0
3151.0
2,939
1,114
1,281
201
871
131
1
41
13,060
100
6.64
2.49
2.67
0.57
17.8
6.7
1.21
.287
3.66
8.39
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
14Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,217
561
259
167
.608
561
3.41
53
23
0
3688.1
3,524
1,396
1,542
278
1,249
52
0
122
15,489
61
5.41
3.05
1.78
0.68
14.3
8.1
1.29
.278
3.76
8.60
15Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,201
404
208
116
.642
404
3.60
54
21
0
2776.0
2,628
1,109
1,181
293
620
35
0
22
11,315
59
7.14
2.01
3.55
0.95
19.5
5.5
1.17
.286
3.83
8.52
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
18Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2,001
638
227
183
.554
540
3.68
115
30
4
3756.2
3,664
1,534
1,714
357
1,073
114
31
64
15,729
76
4.79
2.57
1.86
0.86
12.7
6.8
1.26
.271
4.11
8.78
19Andy 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
20Kevin 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
21Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,989
567
182
183
.499
439
3.85
107
13
9
3264.0
2,888
1,397
1,594
340
1,371
140
61
31
13,880
150
5.48
3.78
1.45
0.94
14.3
9.9
1.30
.254
4.40
7.96
22Bob 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
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
1,936
403
163
134
.549
399
3.70
110
24
0
2780.0
2,705
1,144
1,250
278
758
95
1
41
11,599
65
6.27
2.45
2.55
0.90
16.7
6.5
1.25
.284
4.05
8.76
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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