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

Between August 20, 1978 and April 14, 2006, Roger Clemens fanned the most batters, with 4,502 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from august 20, 1978 to april 14, 2006
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger 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
2Randy 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
3Nolan 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
4Greg 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
5Pedro 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
6Curt 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
7David 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
8Chuck 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
9John 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
10Mark 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
11Mike 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
12Jack 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
13Kevin 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
14Tom 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
15Dwight 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
16David 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
17Fernando 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
18Orel 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
19Andy 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
20Kevin 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
21Al 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
22Bobby 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
23Danny 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
24Charlie 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
25Bob 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
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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