Between May 20, 1982 and April 10, 2008, Roger Clemens struck out the most batters, with 4,672 strikeouts.
| 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 | 3,281 | 713 | 348 | 214 | .619 | 709 | 3.11 | 109 | 35 | 0 | 4827.1 | 4,531 | 1,669 | 1,881 | 335 | 971 | 131 | 3 | 172 | 19,667 | 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 | 3,031 | 448 | 209 | 93 | .692 | 381 | 2.81 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2677.0 | 2,050 | 837 | 922 | 215 | 709 | 132 | 23 | 27 | 10,726 | 60 | 10.19 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .276 | 3.10 | 6.89 |
| 6 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,981 | 703 | 208 | 145 | .589 | 462 | 3.26 | 53 | 16 | 154 | 3372.0 | 2,956 | 1,221 | 1,328 | 275 | 986 | 54 | 204 | 81 | 13,828 | 143 | 7.96 | 2.63 | 3.02 | 0.73 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.17 | .281 | 3.54 | 7.89 |
| 7 | | M. Mussina | 2,668 | 505 | 251 | 145 | .634 | 504 | 3.70 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 3374.0 | 3,256 | 1,387 | 1,479 | 361 | 757 | 53 | 0 | 26 | 13,821 | 67 | 7.12 | 2.02 | 3.52 | 0.96 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.95 | 8.69 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 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 | | T. Glavine | 2,576 | 671 | 303 | 199 | .604 | 671 | 3.50 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 4361.1 | 4,241 | 1,696 | 1,862 | 345 | 1,468 | 65 | 0 | 141 | 18,369 | 65 | 5.32 | 3.03 | 1.75 | 0.71 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 1.31 | .280 | 3.84 | 8.75 |
| 11 | | 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 |
| 12 |  | N. Ryan | 2,424 | 346 | 132 | 112 | .541 | 346 | 3.25 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 2258.2 | 1,671 | 816 | 930 | 156 | 962 | 73 | 0 | 34 | 9,349 | 123 | 9.66 | 3.83 | 2.52 | 0.62 | 25.9 | 10.3 | 1.17 | .264 | 3.71 | 6.66 |
| 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. Moyer | 2,129 | 606 | 231 | 178 | .565 | 553 | 4.21 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3560.0 | 3,690 | 1,667 | 1,804 | 445 | 1,016 | 118 | 14 | 63 | 15,149 | 53 | 5.38 | 2.57 | 2.10 | 1.13 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.32 | .284 | 4.56 | 9.33 |
| 17 |  | J. Morris | 2,048 | 417 | 198 | 148 | .572 | 417 | 3.97 | 134 | 24 | 0 | 2960.1 | 2,782 | 1,305 | 1,435 | 315 | 1,073 | 45 | 0 | 72 | 12,515 | 180 | 6.23 | 3.26 | 1.91 | 0.96 | 16.4 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .273 | 4.36 | 8.46 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | H. Nomo | 1,916 | 321 | 123 | 109 | .530 | 318 | 4.22 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1975.0 | 1,762 | 925 | 986 | 250 | 906 | 38 | 1 | 31 | 8,450 | 110 | 8.73 | 4.13 | 2.11 | 1.14 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 1.35 | .283 | 4.49 | 8.03 |
| 24 | | T. Gordon | 1,908 | 859 | 133 | 123 | .520 | 203 | 3.94 | 18 | 4 | 157 | 2082.0 | 1,862 | 912 | 999 | 173 | 960 | 38 | 341 | 56 | 8,935 | 106 | 8.25 | 4.15 | 1.99 | 0.75 | 21.4 | 10.7 | 1.36 | .288 | 4.32 | 8.05 |
| 25 | | K. Rogers | 1,893 | 734 | 210 | 145 | .592 | 446 | 4.19 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 3139.2 | 3,258 | 1,462 | 1,626 | 317 | 1,108 | 118 | 133 | 50 | 13,547 | 76 | 5.43 | 3.18 | 1.71 | 0.91 | 14.0 | 8.2 | 1.39 | .291 | 4.66 | 9.34 |
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