most strikeouts allowed from august 20, 1978 to april 14, 2006

Between August 20, 1978 and April 14, 2006, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 4,502 strikeouts.

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	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	4,502	672	341	172	.665	671	3.12	118	46	0	4704.1	3,997	1,632	1,799	347	1,520	150	0	62	19,369	133	8.61	2.91	2.96	0.66	23.2	7.8	1.17	.284	3.44	7.65
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	4,388	526	265	137	.659	516	3.11	97	37	2	3613.2	2,835	1,248	1,410	334	1,349	168	5	25	14,859	98	10.93	3.36	3.25	0.83	29.5	9.1	1.16	.290	3.51	7.06
3	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,091	453	177	149	.543	453	3.25	74	24	0	2974.1	2,254	1,075	1,230	189	1,290	86	0	42	12,354	165	9.35	3.90	2.40	0.57	25.0	10.4	1.19	.268	3.72	6.82
4	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3,060	645	320	189	.629	641	3.01	108	35	0	4418.2	4,089	1,478	1,677	299	911	125	3	162	17,971	63	6.23	1.86	3.36	0.61	17.0	5.1	1.13	.279	3.42	8.33
5	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,870	421	199	84	.703	354	2.72	46	17	3	2526.0	1,912	764	841	196	668	122	23	25	10,085	57	10.23	2.38	4.30	0.70	28.5	6.6	1.02	.275	3.00	6.81
6	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,848	517	195	131	.598	384	3.39	82	19	22	2928.0	2,624	1,102	1,164	300	663	48	81	41	11,896	71	8.75	2.04	4.30	0.92	23.9	5.6	1.12	.289	3.58	8.07
7	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
8	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
9	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,574	637	177	129	.578	396	3.27	50	15	154	2941.1	2,552	1,069	1,166	235	886	41	204	68	12,049	131	7.88	2.71	2.91	0.72	21.4	7.4	1.17	.279	3.57	7.81
10	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
11	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,416	446	225	128	.637	446	3.64	56	23	0	3032.2	2,890	1,226	1,303	325	690	44	0	23	12,394	64	7.17	2.05	3.50	0.96	19.5	5.6	1.18	.288	3.87	8.58
12	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,415	521	250	181	.580	516	3.90	174	28	0	3698.1	3,451	1,602	1,757	379	1,334	56	1	96	15,587	200	5.88	3.25	1.81	0.92	15.5	8.6	1.29	.269	4.28	8.40
13	Kevin Brown 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	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,371	606	277	184	.601	606	3.43	55	24	0	3969.2	3,827	1,515	1,668	300	1,343	56	0	133	16,702	62	5.38	3.04	1.77	0.68	14.2	8.0	1.30	.279	3.78	8.68
15	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
16	David Wells D. Wells	2,082	619	227	144	.612	448	4.07	54	12	13	3210.1	3,347	1,453	1,571	377	666	80	65	60	13,417	100	5.84	1.87	3.13	1.06	15.5	5.0	1.25	.291	4.40	9.38
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	Kevin Appier 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	Al Leiter 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	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
23	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
24	Charlie Hough C. Hough	1,938	530	179	180	.499	439	3.89	107	13	4	3203.0	2,850	1,385	1,578	337	1,343	138	39	28	13,635	147	5.45	3.77	1.44	0.95	14.2	9.8	1.31	.254	4.43	8.01
25	Bob Welch B. Welch	1,927	491	206	146	.585	456	3.50	59	27	5	3033.1	2,847	1,179	1,298	264	1,024	79	14	60	12,732	53	5.72	3.04	1.88	0.78	15.1	8.0	1.28	.274	3.85	8.45

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
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