most strikeouts allowed from january 1, 1977 to august 17, 2003

Between January 1, 1977 and August 17, 2003, Roger Clemens fanned the most batters, with 4,068 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	4,068	599	304	158	.658	598	3.17	117	46	0	4231.0	3,628	1,490	1,642	314	1,365	140	0	52	17,453	125	8.65	2.90	2.98	0.67	23.3	7.8	1.18	.287	3.49	7.72
2	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3,813	446	227	111	.672	436	3.10	87	34	2	3070.1	2,380	1,058	1,195	277	1,245	144	5	20	12,680	92	11.18	3.65	3.06	0.81	30.1	9.8	1.18	.292	3.50	6.98
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	2,741	567	284	162	.637	563	2.89	103	34	0	3922.2	3,583	1,260	1,442	231	833	107	3	153	15,935	52	6.29	1.91	3.29	0.53	17.2	5.2	1.13	.279	3.31	8.22
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	2,494	444	162	114	.587	332	3.31	79	19	13	2545.0	2,241	937	997	256	597	39	60	40	10,319	66	8.82	2.11	4.18	0.91	24.2	5.8	1.12	.286	3.53	7.92
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	2,382	348	161	66	.709	281	2.60	40	15	3	2036.0	1,519	588	658	148	546	96	23	21	8,115	51	10.53	2.41	4.36	0.65	29.4	6.7	1.01	.277	2.91	6.71
11	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	2,303	523	163	120	.576	361	3.29	47	14	108	2612.2	2,248	955	1,047	208	816	40	139	59	10,724	122	7.93	2.81	2.82	0.72	21.5	7.6	1.17	.277	3.61	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	2,221	443	195	128	.604	433	3.17	72	17	0	2998.0	2,793	1,056	1,213	186	828	128	1	40	12,428	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	2,113	529	250	154	.619	529	3.42	52	22	0	3478.1	3,325	1,322	1,460	265	1,194	51	0	114	14,610	61	5.47	3.09	1.77	0.69	14.5	8.2	1.30	.279	3.78	8.60
17	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
18	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	2,091	379	196	108	.645	379	3.51	52	21	0	2624.0	2,445	1,023	1,086	274	588	32	0	21	10,656	56	7.17	2.02	3.56	0.94	19.6	5.5	1.16	.283	3.72	8.39
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	1,991	410	169	135	.556	398	3.71	34	12	0	2583.1	2,411	1,065	1,153	228	925	79	2	51	10,902	103	6.94	3.22	2.15	0.79	18.3	8.5	1.29	.284	4.02	8.40

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Red Sox	87	74	.540	11.0
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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
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