Between May 2, 1981 and October 1, 2007, Roger Clemens struck out the most batters, with 4,672 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 2, 1981 to october 1, 2007| NAME | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Clemens | 4,672 | 709 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 707 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4916.2 | 4,185 | 1,707 | 1,885 | 363 | 1,580 | 159 | 0 | 63 | 20,240 | 143 | 8.55 | 2.89 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.1 | 7.8 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.45 | 7.66 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 4,616 | 566 | 284 | 150 | .654 | 556 | 3.22 | 98 | 37 | 2 | 3855.1 | 3,065 | 1,381 | 1,556 | 368 | 1,422 | 182 | 5 | 29 | 15,877 | 102 | 10.78 | 3.32 | 3.25 | 0.86 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.63 | 7.16 |
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 3,273 | 711 | 347 | 214 | .619 | 707 | 3.11 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4814.1 | 4,522 | 1,665 | 1,876 | 332 | 969 | 131 | 3 | 172 | 19,617 | 68 | 6.12 | 1.81 | 3.38 | 0.62 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.51 | 8.45 |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 3,116 | 569 | 216 | 146 | .597 | 436 | 3.46 | 83 | 20 | 22 | 3261.0 | 2,998 | 1,253 | 1,318 | 347 | 711 | 52 | 81 | 43 | 13,284 | 72 | 8.60 | 1.96 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .293 | 3.64 | 8.27 |
| 5 |  | P. Martinez | 3,030 | 447 | 209 | 93 | .692 | 380 | 2.80 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2673.2 | 2,046 | 833 | 918 | 213 | 708 | 131 | 23 | 27 | 10,710 | 60 | 10.20 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .277 | 3.09 | 6.89 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,975 | 702 | 207 | 145 | .588 | 461 | 3.26 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3367.0 | 2,954 | 1,221 | 1,328 | 275 | 984 | 54 | 204 | 81 | 13,810 | 143 | 7.95 | 2.63 | 3.02 | 0.74 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .281 | 3.55 | 7.90 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 | | M. Mussina | 2,663 | 503 | 250 | 144 | .635 | 502 | 3.70 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3362.1 | 3,246 | 1,383 | 1,474 | 359 | 754 | 52 | 0 | 26 | 13,774 | 67 | 7.13 | 2.02 | 3.53 | 0.96 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.95 | 8.69 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | N. Ryan | 2,585 | 373 | 145 | 122 | .543 | 373 | 3.22 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 2442.0 | 1,815 | 873 | 996 | 162 | 1,041 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 10,109 | 138 | 9.53 | 3.84 | 2.48 | 0.60 | 25.6 | 10.3 | 1.17 | .265 | 3.67 | 6.69 |
| 11 | | T. Glavine | 2,570 | 669 | 303 | 199 | .604 | 669 | 3.51 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4350.0 | 4,231 | 1,695 | 1,860 | 345 | 1,463 | 65 | 0 | 141 | 18,323 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.03 | 1.76 | 0.71 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.85 | 8.75 |
| 12 | | 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 |
| 13 | | K. Brown | 2,397 | 486 | 211 | 144 | .594 | 476 | 3.28 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 1,357 | 208 | 901 | 139 | 1 | 42 | 13,542 | 108 | 6.62 | 2.49 | 2.66 | 0.57 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.75 | 8.51 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | D. Wells | 2,201 | 660 | 239 | 157 | .604 | 489 | 4.13 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 3439.0 | 3,635 | 1,578 | 1,702 | 407 | 719 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 14,413 | 101 | 5.76 | 1.88 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.45 | 9.51 |
| 16 |  | J. Morris | 2,161 | 446 | 216 | 155 | .582 | 446 | 3.91 | 151 | 25 | 0 | 3183.2 | 2,956 | 1,383 | 1,520 | 335 | 1,153 | 46 | 0 | 83 | 13,411 | 183 | 6.11 | 3.26 | 1.87 | 0.95 | 16.1 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .270 | 4.30 | 8.36 |
| 17 | | J. Moyer | 2,125 | 604 | 230 | 178 | .564 | 551 | 4.21 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3550.1 | 3,677 | 1,662 | 1,796 | 444 | 1,012 | 117 | 14 | 62 | 15,102 | 53 | 5.39 | 2.57 | 2.10 | 1.13 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .283 | 4.55 | 9.32 |
| 18 | | F. Valenzuela | 2,015 | 438 | 166 | 153 | .520 | 419 | 3.62 | 108 | 27 | 1 | 2867.1 | 2,682 | 1,153 | 1,300 | 226 | 1,135 | 25 | 6 | 64 | 12,163 | 119 | 6.32 | 3.56 | 1.78 | 0.71 | 16.6 | 9.3 | 1.33 | .280 | 4.08 | 8.42 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | A. Leiter | 1,974 | 419 | 162 | 132 | .551 | 382 | 3.80 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2391.0 | 2,152 | 1,010 | 1,101 | 198 | 1,163 | 117 | 9 | 53 | 10,334 | 63 | 7.43 | 4.38 | 1.70 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 11.3 | 1.39 | .284 | 4.14 | 8.10 |
| 23 | | 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 |
| 24 | | H. Nomo | 1,915 | 320 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 318 | 4.21 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1972.0 | 1,758 | 923 | 984 | 248 | 904 | 38 | 0 | 31 | 8,435 | 109 | 8.74 | 4.13 | 2.12 | 1.13 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .283 | 4.49 | 8.02 |
| 25 | | T. Gordon | 1,902 | 853 | 133 | 121 | .524 | 203 | 3.93 | 18 | 4 | 156 | 2076.2 | 1,855 | 906 | 993 | 173 | 957 | 38 | 339 | 56 | 8,909 | 106 | 8.24 | 4.15 | 1.99 | 0.75 | 21.3 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .288 | 4.30 | 8.04 |
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