most strikeouts allowed from january 1, 1977 to september 1, 2003

Between January 1, 1977 and September 1, 2003, Roger Clemens struck out the most hitters, with 4,081 strikeouts.

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most strikeouts allowed by a player from january 1, 1977 to September 1, 2003

	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	4,081	602	306	159	.658	601	3.19	117	46	0	4248.2	3,649	1,506	1,658	318	1,371	140	0	52	17,530	125	8.64	2.90	2.98	0.67	23.3	7.8	1.18	.287	3.51	7.73
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,834	449	228	113	.669	439	3.11	87	34	2	3088.1	2,399	1,066	1,203	280	1,250	144	5	22	12,755	92	11.17	3.64	3.07	0.82	30.1	9.8	1.18	.292	3.51	6.99
3	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,629	513	202	176	.534	513	3.24	106	31	0	3451.0	2,584	1,243	1,421	211	1,615	96	0	53	14,388	195	9.46	4.21	2.25	0.55	25.2	11.2	1.22	.269	3.71	6.74
4	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	2,753	570	286	162	.638	566	2.89	103	34	0	3940.2	3,596	1,265	1,448	233	837	108	3	154	16,005	52	6.29	1.91	3.29	0.53	17.2	5.2	1.12	.279	3.31	8.21
5	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
6	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
7	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	2,524	447	162	116	.583	335	3.32	79	19	13	2568.0	2,264	946	1,006	260	598	39	60	40	10,410	67	8.85	2.10	4.22	0.91	24.2	5.7	1.11	.287	3.53	7.93
8	Jack Morris J. Morris	2,478	549	254	186	.577	527	3.90	175	28	0	3824.0	3,567	1,657	1,815	389	1,390	58	10	99	16,120	205	5.83	3.27	1.78	0.92	15.4	8.6	1.30	.269	4.27	8.40
9	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
10	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2,389	350	162	67	.707	283	2.61	40	15	3	2046.0	1,534	594	664	149	548	98	23	21	8,163	51	10.51	2.41	4.36	0.66	29.3	6.7	1.02	.278	2.92	6.75
11	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,307	525	163	120	.576	361	3.29	47	14	109	2614.2	2,249	955	1,047	208	816	40	141	59	10,730	122	7.94	2.81	2.83	0.72	21.5	7.6	1.17	.277	3.60	7.74
12	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
13	Kevin Brown K. Brown	2,239	446	196	129	.603	436	3.16	72	17	0	3019.0	2,812	1,061	1,222	188	835	128	1	40	12,514	95	6.67	2.49	2.68	0.56	17.9	6.7	1.21	.288	3.64	8.38
14	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	2,155	440	179	149	.546	436	3.64	127	30	0	3061.0	2,933	1,237	1,357	302	838	104	1	42	12,733	76	6.34	2.46	2.57	0.89	16.9	6.6	1.23	.282	3.99	8.62
15	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	2,131	688	244	191	.561	560	3.70	121	30	8	3972.0	3,874	1,635	1,827	371	1,157	122	50	70	16,648	83	4.83	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	6.9	1.27	.272	4.14	8.78
16	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	2,125	532	251	155	.618	532	3.42	52	22	0	3498.2	3,344	1,328	1,466	265	1,199	51	0	116	14,693	61	5.47	3.08	1.77	0.68	14.5	8.2	1.30	.279	3.77	8.60
17	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,098	381	197	109	.644	381	3.52	52	21	0	2638.1	2,462	1,032	1,095	276	589	32	0	21	10,715	56	7.16	2.01	3.56	0.94	19.6	5.5	1.16	.283	3.74	8.40
18	Charlie Hough C. Hough	2,098	643	188	195	.491	440	3.84	107	13	31	3406.0	2,998	1,452	1,655	351	1,453	147	117	37	14,495	160	5.54	3.84	1.44	0.93	14.5	10.0	1.31	.253	4.37	7.92
19	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
20	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	2,049	1,001	171	152	.529	307	3.57	85	15	387	2899.2	2,774	1,149	1,239	318	570	63	569	80	11,919	18	6.36	1.77	3.59	0.99	17.2	4.8	1.15	.275	3.85	8.61
21	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	2,041	527	189	196	.491	510	3.89	90	22	1	3347.2	3,358	1,447	1,627	374	1,024	105	7	101	14,235	100	5.49	2.75	1.99	1.01	14.3	7.2	1.31	.279	4.37	9.03
22	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	2,025	359	161	118	.577	345	3.34	96	22	1	2513.2	2,263	932	1,076	215	872	24	6	73	10,441	92	7.25	3.12	2.32	0.77	19.4	8.4	1.25	.280	3.85	8.10
23	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
24	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
25	Kevin Appier K. Appier	1,992	412	169	136	.554	400	3.72	34	12	0	2591.1	2,418	1,072	1,160	232	930	79	2	51	10,936	104	6.92	3.23	2.14	0.81	18.2	8.5	1.29	.284	4.03	8.40

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