most strikeouts allowed from may 27, 1981 to september 28, 2003

Between May 27, 1981 and September 28, 2003, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 4,099 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 27, 1981 to september 28, 2003

	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	Roger 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
2	Randy 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
3	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,765	575	289	163	.639	571	2.89	103	34	0	3968.2	3,625	1,275	1,460	234	838	109	3	154	16,117	53	6.27	1.90	3.30	0.53	17.2	5.2	1.12	.279	3.31	8.22
4	David 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
5	Chuck 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
6	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	2,551	368	142	121	.540	368	3.26	48	16	0	2405.2	1,789	872	991	162	1,027	74	0	35	9,961	136	9.54	3.84	2.48	0.61	25.6	10.3	1.17	.265	3.71	6.69
7	Curt 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
8	Mark 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
9	Pedro 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
10	John 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
11	Dwight 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
12	Kevin 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
13	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,137	441	211	155	.577	441	3.93	147	25	0	3139.1	2,920	1,370	1,506	331	1,135	46	0	82	13,233	183	6.13	3.25	1.88	0.95	16.1	8.6	1.29	.270	4.32	8.37
14	Tom 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
15	Mike 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
16	Orel 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
17	Andy 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
18	Kevin 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
19	Fernando Valenzuela F. Valenzuela	1,981	433	163	152	.517	414	3.64	106	26	1	2825.1	2,656	1,142	1,288	223	1,121	25	6	63	12,000	119	6.31	3.57	1.77	0.71	16.5	9.3	1.34	.281	4.10	8.46
20	Bobby 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
21	David Wells D. Wells	1,873	557	200	128	.610	386	4.06	52	12	13	2826.2	2,914	1,274	1,384	330	624	69	65	59	11,811	94	5.96	1.99	3.00	1.05	15.9	5.3	1.25	.290	4.41	9.28
22	Frank Viola F. Viola	1,844	421	176	150	.540	420	3.73	74	16	0	2836.1	2,827	1,175	1,303	294	864	48	0	39	11,933	86	5.85	2.74	2.13	0.93	15.5	7.2	1.30	.285	4.13	8.97
23	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	1,802	283	114	90	.559	281	3.85	16	9	0	1787.1	1,526	765	825	213	811	32	0	28	7,570	103	9.07	4.08	2.22	1.07	23.8	10.7	1.31	.279	4.15	7.68
24	John Burkett J. Burkett	1,766	445	166	136	.550	423	4.31	21	6	1	2648.1	2,866	1,268	1,374	257	700	90	8	59	11,324	33	6.00	2.38	2.52	0.87	15.6	6.2	1.35	.307	4.67	9.74
25	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,763	433	167	168	.499	422	3.80	105	12	0	2920.2	2,564	1,232	1,412	312	1,203	120	6	22	12,378	125	5.43	3.71	1.47	0.96	14.2	9.7	1.29	.251	4.35	7.90

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