Between May 31, 1978 and September 28, 2002, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 3,909 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from May 31, 1978 to september 28, 2002| 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 | 3,909 | 574 | 293 | 151 | .660 | 573 | 3.15 | 116 | 45 | 0 | 4067.0 | 3,478 | 1,425 | 1,573 | 297 | 1,321 | 136 | 0 | 51 | 16,775 | 120 | 8.65 | 2.92 | 2.96 | 0.66 | 23.3 | 7.9 | 1.18 | .286 | 3.48 | 7.70 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 3,746 | 436 | 224 | 106 | .679 | 426 | 3.06 | 87 | 34 | 2 | 3008.1 | 2,310 | 1,023 | 1,154 | 267 | 1,231 | 138 | 5 | 19 | 12,411 | 91 | 11.21 | 3.68 | 3.04 | 0.80 | 30.2 | 9.9 | 1.18 | .291 | 3.45 | 6.91 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 3,191 | 466 | 180 | 156 | .536 | 466 | 3.29 | 79 | 25 | 0 | 3070.1 | 2,338 | 1,121 | 1,280 | 194 | 1,359 | 86 | 0 | 45 | 12,779 | 169 | 9.35 | 3.98 | 2.35 | 0.57 | 25.0 | 10.6 | 1.20 | .270 | 3.75 | 6.85 |
| 4 |  | D. Cone | 2,655 | 445 | 193 | 123 | .611 | 415 | 3.45 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 2880.2 | 2,484 | 1,103 | 1,209 | 254 | 1,124 | 106 | 9 | 41 | 12,099 | 149 | 8.29 | 3.51 | 2.36 | 0.79 | 21.9 | 9.3 | 1.25 | .280 | 3.78 | 7.76 |
| 5 |  | G. Maddux | 2,641 | 539 | 273 | 152 | .642 | 535 | 2.83 | 102 | 34 | 0 | 3750.1 | 3,400 | 1,179 | 1,348 | 210 | 805 | 101 | 3 | 147 | 15,216 | 50 | 6.34 | 1.93 | 3.28 | 0.50 | 17.4 | 5.3 | 1.12 | .278 | 3.23 | 8.16 |
| 6 | | 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 |
| 7 | | 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 |
| 8 |  | J. Morris | 2,442 | 536 | 253 | 184 | .579 | 518 | 3.89 | 174 | 28 | 0 | 3755.1 | 3,510 | 1,625 | 1,782 | 383 | 1,356 | 57 | 8 | 99 | 15,832 | 203 | 5.85 | 3.25 | 1.80 | 0.92 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.30 | .270 | 4.27 | 8.41 |
| 9 | | C. Schilling | 2,347 | 425 | 155 | 108 | .589 | 314 | 3.35 | 76 | 17 | 13 | 2417.0 | 2,139 | 899 | 956 | 245 | 571 | 36 | 60 | 39 | 9,810 | 63 | 8.74 | 2.13 | 4.11 | 0.91 | 23.9 | 5.8 | 1.12 | .286 | 3.56 | 7.96 |
| 10 | | 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 |
| 11 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,240 | 467 | 163 | 118 | .580 | 361 | 3.34 | 47 | 14 | 65 | 2553.2 | 2,204 | 949 | 1,040 | 206 | 808 | 40 | 88 | 58 | 10,499 | 120 | 7.89 | 2.85 | 2.77 | 0.73 | 21.3 | 7.7 | 1.18 | .277 | 3.67 | 7.77 |
| 12 |  | P. Martinez | 2,220 | 326 | 152 | 63 | .707 | 259 | 2.62 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1892.1 | 1,406 | 551 | 615 | 142 | 507 | 90 | 23 | 21 | 7,537 | 46 | 10.56 | 2.41 | 4.38 | 0.68 | 29.5 | 6.7 | 1.01 | .276 | 2.92 | 6.69 |
| 13 | | K. Brown | 2,079 | 419 | 183 | 122 | .600 | 409 | 3.22 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 2840.0 | 2,656 | 1,016 | 1,168 | 178 | 791 | 124 | 1 | 39 | 11,789 | 91 | 6.59 | 2.51 | 2.63 | 0.56 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .288 | 3.70 | 8.42 |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 | | T. Glavine | 2,054 | 505 | 242 | 143 | .629 | 505 | 3.37 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3344.2 | 3,174 | 1,252 | 1,388 | 247 | 1,140 | 50 | 0 | 110 | 14,030 | 59 | 5.53 | 3.07 | 1.80 | 0.66 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 1.29 | .278 | 3.73 | 8.54 |
| 16 | | 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 | | A. Benes | 1,998 | 402 | 155 | 139 | .527 | 386 | 3.98 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2500.1 | 2,374 | 1,106 | 1,206 | 289 | 906 | 55 | 6 | 52 | 10,626 | 63 | 7.19 | 3.26 | 2.21 | 1.04 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 1.31 | .283 | 4.34 | 8.55 |
| 18 | | D. Martinez | 1,982 | 633 | 227 | 181 | .556 | 535 | 3.67 | 115 | 30 | 4 | 3726.0 | 3,628 | 1,518 | 1,694 | 355 | 1,059 | 114 | 31 | 64 | 15,594 | 74 | 4.79 | 2.56 | 1.87 | 0.86 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 1.26 | .271 | 4.09 | 8.76 |
| 19 | | C. Hough | 1,978 | 562 | 181 | 183 | .497 | 439 | 3.85 | 107 | 13 | 9 | 3254.2 | 2,881 | 1,394 | 1,590 | 340 | 1,365 | 139 | 58 | 31 | 13,839 | 149 | 5.47 | 3.77 | 1.45 | 0.94 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 1.30 | .254 | 4.40 | 7.97 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | 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 |
| 23 | | K. Appier | 1,937 | 389 | 161 | 127 | .559 | 377 | 3.65 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2479.2 | 2,298 | 1,005 | 1,091 | 211 | 887 | 71 | 2 | 47 | 10,437 | 98 | 7.03 | 3.22 | 2.18 | 0.77 | 18.6 | 8.5 | 1.28 | .285 | 3.96 | 8.34 |
| 24 | | M. Mussina | 1,927 | 354 | 181 | 102 | .640 | 354 | 3.55 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 2449.0 | 2,299 | 966 | 1,025 | 257 | 557 | 30 | 0 | 18 | 9,975 | 52 | 7.08 | 2.05 | 3.46 | 0.94 | 19.3 | 5.6 | 1.17 | .283 | 3.77 | 8.45 |
| 25 | | B. Blyleven | 1,909 | 399 | 162 | 132 | .551 | 395 | 3.70 | 108 | 23 | 0 | 2750.2 | 2,679 | 1,130 | 1,235 | 276 | 748 | 94 | 1 | 40 | 11,475 | 65 | 6.25 | 2.45 | 2.55 | 0.90 | 16.6 | 6.5 | 1.25 | .284 | 4.04 | 8.77 |
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