most strikeouts allowed from september 30, 1978 to september 2, 2002

Between September 30, 1978 and September 2, 2002, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 3,877 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from September 30, 1978 to September 2, 2002
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3,877
569
291
150
.660
568
3.15
116
45
0
4036.2
3,451
1,412
1,557
294
1,311
133
0
51
16,644
114
8.64
2.92
2.96
0.66
23.3
7.9
1.18
.286
3.47
7.69
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3,697
431
219
106
.674
421
3.09
84
33
2
2967.1
2,286
1,020
1,149
264
1,224
136
5
19
12,255
91
11.21
3.71
3.02
0.80
30.2
10.0
1.18
.292
3.48
6.93
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3,041
446
174
147
.542
446
3.25
71
24
0
2926.1
2,208
1,056
1,209
187
1,269
85
0
40
12,146
161
9.35
3.90
2.40
0.58
25.0
10.4
1.19
.267
3.72
6.79
4David Cone
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
5Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2,623
534
269
151
.640
530
2.82
102
34
0
3724.1
3,373
1,169
1,338
208
799
101
3
146
15,110
50
6.34
1.93
3.28
0.50
17.4
5.3
1.12
.278
3.23
8.15
6Chuck Finley
C. Finley
2,594
519
198
173
.534
462
3.84
63
15
0
3171.2
3,047
1,354
1,502
302
1,322
76
24
35
13,529
130
7.36
3.75
1.96
0.86
19.2
9.8
1.38
.297
4.26
8.65
7Mark 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
8Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,405
515
250
180
.581
515
3.89
174
28
0
3677.1
3,428
1,588
1,740
378
1,320
55
0
94
15,486
199
5.89
3.23
1.82
0.93
15.5
8.5
1.29
.269
4.26
8.39
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2,307
420
153
106
.591
309
3.32
75
17
13
2379.2
2,103
877
933
239
565
35
60
39
9,656
63
8.73
2.14
4.08
0.90
23.9
5.9
1.12
.286
3.53
7.95
10Dwight 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
11John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2,230
459
163
118
.580
361
3.36
47
14
59
2545.2
2,202
949
1,040
206
807
40
80
58
10,472
120
7.88
2.85
2.76
0.73
21.3
7.7
1.18
.278
3.68
7.78
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2,202
323
149
63
.703
256
2.62
38
15
3
1875.1
1,390
546
610
141
503
90
23
21
7,467
45
10.57
2.41
4.38
0.68
29.5
6.7
1.01
.276
2.93
6.67
13Kevin Brown
K. Brown
2,074
416
183
121
.602
408
3.21
72
17
0
2833.2
2,650
1,011
1,163
177
789
124
1
38
11,761
91
6.59
2.51
2.63
0.56
17.6
6.7
1.21
.288
3.69
8.42
14Fernando 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
15Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,038
499
240
140
.632
499
3.35
52
22
0
3313.0
3,137
1,235
1,371
245
1,123
49
0
105
13,883
58
5.54
3.05
1.81
0.67
14.7
8.1
1.29
.277
3.72
8.52
16Orel 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
17Andy Benes
A. Benes
1,985
398
154
139
.526
382
4.00
20
9
1
2473.0
2,348
1,100
1,200
287
897
54
6
52
10,516
63
7.22
3.26
2.21
1.04
18.9
8.5
1.31
.283
4.37
8.55
18Bobby 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
19Danny 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
20Charlie Hough
C. Hough
1,927
518
177
178
.499
439
3.87
107
13
2
3185.1
2,831
1,371
1,564
335
1,335
135
33
27
13,554
146
5.44
3.77
1.44
0.95
14.2
9.8
1.31
.254
4.42
8.00
21Kevin Appier
K. Appier
1,914
384
160
124
.563
372
3.63
34
12
0
2451.1
2,266
989
1,075
205
876
70
2
47
10,311
97
7.03
3.22
2.18
0.75
18.6
8.5
1.28
.284
3.95
8.32
22Bob Welch
B. Welch
1,903
484
204
142
.590
449
3.52
57
25
5
2983.2
2,804
1,166
1,282
261
1,010
78
14
58
12,529
53
5.74
3.05
1.88
0.79
15.2
8.1
1.28
.274
3.87
8.46
23Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
1,892
350
180
100
.643
350
3.58
50
19
0
2418.0
2,284
963
1,019
256
549
29
0
18
9,860
52
7.04
2.04
3.45
0.95
19.2
5.6
1.17
.284
3.79
8.50
24Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
1,884
607
215
173
.554
510
3.70
102
28
4
3538.0
3,464
1,453
1,622
342
1,004
111
31
61
14,833
71
4.79
2.55
1.88
0.87
12.7
6.8
1.26
.272
4.13
8.81
25Frank 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
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