most strikeouts allowed from april 14, 1978 to september 1, 2000

Between April 14, 1978 and September 1, 2000, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 3,466 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts allowed by a player from april 14, 1978 to september 1, 2000

	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	3,466	506	258	140	.648	505	3.06	116	45	0	3627.2	3,067	1,235	1,368	254	1,174	122	0	44	14,929	92	8.60	2.91	2.95	0.63	23.2	7.9	1.17	.284	3.39	7.61
2	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,263	474	183	160	.534	474	3.30	84	27	0	3136.0	2,380	1,151	1,311	199	1,403	86	0	46	13,056	174	9.36	4.03	2.33	0.57	25.0	10.7	1.21	.269	3.76	6.83
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,981	360	177	93	.656	351	3.17	76	28	2	2460.2	1,891	868	980	216	1,073	106	4	16	10,214	79	10.90	3.92	2.78	0.79	29.2	10.5	1.20	.287	3.58	6.92
4	David Cone D. Cone	2,528	415	184	113	.620	386	3.35	56	22	1	2727.2	2,307	1,014	1,111	235	1,052	93	9	36	11,388	139	8.34	3.47	2.40	0.78	22.2	9.2	1.23	.277	3.67	7.61
5	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
6	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,450	542	253	185	.578	521	3.90	174	28	0	3778.1	3,529	1,638	1,795	385	1,367	58	10	99	15,931	203	5.84	3.26	1.79	0.92	15.4	8.6	1.30	.269	4.28	8.41
7	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,310	465	235	134	.637	461	2.84	97	29	0	3273.2	2,957	1,032	1,185	175	729	87	3	129	13,300	47	6.35	2.00	3.17	0.48	17.4	5.5	1.13	.278	3.26	8.13
8	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,308	464	176	150	.540	407	3.76	60	14	0	2854.2	2,721	1,193	1,327	273	1,206	72	24	30	12,174	125	7.28	3.80	1.91	0.86	19.0	9.9	1.38	.294	4.18	8.58
9	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,280	424	193	111	.635	409	3.50	68	24	2	2780.1	2,538	1,082	1,186	207	947	78	2	41	11,612	75	7.38	3.07	2.41	0.67	19.6	8.2	1.25	.288	3.84	8.22
10	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,098	356	157	113	.581	356	3.35	47	14	0	2414.1	2,092	898	986	195	774	38	0	55	9,947	119	7.82	2.89	2.71	0.73	21.1	7.8	1.19	.277	3.68	7.80
11	Fernando 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
12	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,023	644	230	183	.557	546	3.67	116	30	4	3801.0	3,708	1,551	1,733	360	1,089	114	31	64	15,914	76	4.79	2.58	1.86	0.85	12.7	6.8	1.26	.272	4.10	8.78
13	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
14	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,992	571	182	183	.499	439	3.85	107	13	9	3275.0	2,897	1,400	1,597	340	1,379	140	63	31	13,927	152	5.47	3.79	1.44	0.93	14.3	9.9	1.31	.254	4.39	7.96
15	Bob Welch 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
16	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,961	408	165	136	.548	404	3.70	112	25	0	2813.1	2,738	1,158	1,268	282	767	97	1	41	11,742	68	6.27	2.45	2.56	0.90	16.7	6.5	1.25	.284	4.06	8.76
17	Danny Darwin 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
18	Bobby Witt B. Witt	1,924	416	138	156	.469	390	4.84	47	11	0	2421.2	2,457	1,301	1,426	246	1,350	36	13	36	10,810	126	7.15	5.02	1.43	0.91	17.8	12.5	1.57	.305	5.30	9.13
19	Kevin Brown K. Brown	1,873	376	169	113	.599	374	3.23	70	17	0	2619.2	2,461	939	1,081	158	724	114	1	36	10,883	84	6.43	2.49	2.59	0.54	17.2	6.7	1.22	.287	3.71	8.45
20	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1,857	967	157	139	.530	273	3.57	73	12	387	2645.1	2,556	1,050	1,137	287	515	56	569	69	10,886	15	6.32	1.75	3.61	0.98	17.1	4.7	1.16	.278	3.87	8.70
21	Andy Benes A. Benes	1,850	353	141	126	.528	348	3.85	20	9	1	2283.1	2,156	978	1,064	247	791	43	2	49	9,654	62	7.29	3.12	2.34	0.97	19.2	8.2	1.29	.284	4.19	8.50
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	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	1,826	494	172	187	.479	477	4.00	69	14	1	3090.2	3,139	1,375	1,551	353	961	93	7	98	13,196	92	5.32	2.80	1.90	1.03	13.8	7.3	1.33	.280	4.52	9.14
24	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,824	322	138	107	.563	308	3.42	79	20	1	2226.2	2,024	846	973	189	783	20	6	68	9,283	88	7.37	3.16	2.33	0.76	19.6	8.4	1.26	.284	3.93	8.18
25	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	1,784	428	205	122	.627	428	3.41	48	19	0	2859.2	2,715	1,082	1,200	196	959	38	0	92	12,004	55	5.61	3.02	1.86	0.62	14.9	8.0	1.28	.279	3.78	8.54

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.

Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More MLB News

Machado homers as the Padres beat the Giants 6-4 for 7th straight victory

Sep 14, 2026

Mariners stumble again in playoff push, Butler’s 9th-inning homer lifts A’s to 8-7 win

Sep 14, 2026

Alec Bohm hits tie-breaking, 2-run double in 7-run 8th as Phillies beat Braves 9-4 and avoid sweep

Sep 13, 2026

Yankees manager Aaron Boone hurts right knee throwing long toss with Aaron Judge

Sep 13, 2026

Payton Tolle starts with immaculate inning, Roman Anthony gets key hit as Red Sox beat Royals 4-1

Sep 13, 2026

Seager homers, Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-6 for first road series win in 2 months

Sep 13, 2026

More Red Sox Stats

Team Batting Leaders

26

Contreras

RBI

79

Contreras

AVG

.282

Rafaela

Team Pitching Leaders

17

Gray

166

Tolle

ERA

2.76

Gray

Team Rankings

155

23rd

663

19th

1,298

11th

ERA

3.59

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	90	59	.604
Yankees	86	63	.577	4.0
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	75	.500	15.5
Orioles	72	78	.480	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/15	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Wed 9/16	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Thu 9/17	BOS	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Fri 9/18	BOS	@	TBR	7:10 PM
Sat 9/19	BOS	@	TBR	4:10 PM

Last Game

Royals

66 - 84

Final

Red Sox

82 - 68

Sun 13 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

RBI Leaders

109

Burleson

107

Stewart

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.309

Lopez

Hit Leaders

180

Lopez

177

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

102

Wood

101

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

.395

Wood

.394

Bauers

SLG Leaders

.589

Alvarez

.562

Crow-Armstrong

.551

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

41

Simpson

40

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

236

Cease

228

Schlittler

ERA Leaders

1.95

Schlittler

1.95

Misiorowski

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.14

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,903

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,426

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

84-65

84-66

84-67

80-69

Worst Record ATS

57-93

60-89

64-86

68-82

70-80

70-79

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	88	62	.587
Phillies	83	67	.553	5.0
Marlins	74	76	.493	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.5
Mets	69	80	.463	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - x	93	57	.620
Cubs	83	67	.553	10.0
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
Cardinals	74	76	.493	19.0
Reds	70	79	.470	22.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	90	59	.604
Padres	81	68	.544	9.0
Diamondbacks	79	71	.527	11.5
Giants	62	88	.413	28.5
Rockies	55	94	.369	35.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	90	59	.604
Yankees	86	63	.577	4.0
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	75	.500	15.5
Orioles	72	78	.480	18.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	76	73	.510
Guardians	76	74	.507	0.5
Twins	70	79	.470	6.0
Tigers	70	79	.470	6.0
Royals	66	84	.440	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	75	75	.500
Rangers	74	76	.493	1.0
Mariners	70	80	.467	5.0
Athletics	61	89	.407	14.0
Angels	56	93	.376	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 8/30	COL	@	ATL	2-3
Sun 8/30	BOS	@	NYY	1-16
Sun 8/30	SEA	@	TOR	0-7
Sun 8/30	LAD	@	DET	6-1
Sun 8/30	SDP	@	TBR	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/14	CWS	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Mon 9/14	LAD	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Mon 9/14	DET	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Mon 9/14	BAL	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Mon 9/14	NYY	@	MIN	7:40 PM

Between April 14, 1978 and September 1, 2000, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 3,466 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:

Related Searches

More MLB News

More Red Sox Stats

26

79

.282

17

166

2.76

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

44

41

40

109

107

100

.313

.310

.309

180

177

173

111

102

101

.427

.395

.394

.589

.562

.551

46

41

40

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

17

17

15

236

236

228

1.95

1.95

2.18

0.80

0.88

0.90

13.17

12.77

12.14

6.13

5.93

5.76

24

27

31

MLB Fantasy 2026

2,264.8

2,156.2

1,903

1,634

1,592.6

1,426

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule