most strikeouts allowed from may 12, 1979 to september 27, 2003

Between May 12, 1979 and September 27, 2003, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 4,099 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 12, 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
2,985
438
169
145
.538
438
3.25
67
22
0
2878.2
2,178
1,039
1,188
185
1,235
83
0
39
11,940
161
9.33
3.86
2.42
0.58
25.0
10.3
1.19
.267
3.71
6.81
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
2,402
514
250
180
.581
514
3.89
174
28
0
3672.1
3,422
1,587
1,738
377
1,318
55
0
94
15,462
199
5.89
3.23
1.82
0.92
15.5
8.5
1.29
.269
4.26
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
1,934
713
170
182
.483
370
3.84
53
9
32
3008.0
2,940
1,282
1,428
321
873
81
169
101
12,680
52
5.79
2.61
2.22
0.96
15.3
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
8.80
22Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,914
506
177
178
.499
439
3.85
107
13
2
3154.1
2,803
1,350
1,542
330
1,317
133
29
26
13,417
144
5.46
3.76
1.45
0.94
14.3
9.8
1.31
.254
4.40
8.00
23Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,880
476
202
141
.589
444
3.53
57
25
3
2946.2
2,777
1,156
1,270
260
997
77
12
57
12,383
53
5.74
3.05
1.89
0.79
15.2
8.1
1.28
.275
3.88
8.48
24David 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
25Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,861
598
210
171
.551
501
3.72
97
27
4
3467.1
3,414
1,434
1,601
335
981
111
31
61
14,557
70
4.83
2.55
1.90
0.87
12.8
6.7
1.27
.273
4.16
8.86
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