most strikeouts allowed from january 1, 1978 to july 24, 2000

Between January 1, 1978 and July 24, 2000, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 3,427 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	3,427	499	256	140	.646	498	3.07	116	45	0	3579.0	3,030	1,220	1,353	249	1,150	121	0	44	14,722	92	8.62	2.89	2.98	0.63	23.3	7.8	1.17	.285	3.40	7.62
2	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3,288	476	183	160	.534	476	3.29	84	27	0	3152.0	2,386	1,151	1,311	199	1,411	87	0	46	13,116	174	9.39	4.03	2.33	0.57	25.1	10.8	1.20	.269	3.74	6.81
3	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	2,914	352	175	90	.660	343	3.17	74	27	2	2411.0	1,840	850	954	213	1,053	105	4	16	9,997	77	10.88	3.93	2.77	0.80	29.1	10.5	1.20	.285	3.56	6.87
4	David Cone D. Cone	2,493	408	181	111	.620	379	3.32	56	22	1	2691.0	2,264	992	1,089	232	1,032	92	9	36	11,218	136	8.34	3.45	2.42	0.78	22.2	9.2	1.22	.276	3.64	7.57
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	2,279	458	233	130	.642	454	2.84	97	29	0	3225.1	2,908	1,016	1,167	171	722	87	3	126	13,101	47	6.36	2.01	3.16	0.48	17.4	5.5	1.13	.278	3.26	8.11
8	Chuck Finley C. Finley	2,274	456	173	147	.541	399	3.73	60	14	0	2810.2	2,664	1,165	1,296	269	1,180	72	24	28	11,973	124	7.28	3.78	1.93	0.86	19.0	9.9	1.37	.293	4.15	8.53
9	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	2,266	415	192	110	.636	407	3.50	68	24	1	2752.2	2,515	1,071	1,174	204	935	78	1	39	11,497	75	7.41	3.06	2.42	0.67	19.7	8.1	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	2,024	646	230	184	.556	547	3.69	116	30	4	3805.1	3,717	1,559	1,741	361	1,093	114	31	65	15,939	78	4.79	2.59	1.85	0.85	12.7	6.9	1.26	.272	4.12	8.79
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	1,993	573	182	183	.499	439	3.86	107	13	9	3278.2	2,900	1,405	1,602	341	1,383	140	64	31	13,944	152	5.47	3.80	1.44	0.94	14.3	9.9	1.31	.254	4.40	7.96
15	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,973	410	165	137	.546	406	3.71	112	25	0	2826.1	2,752	1,166	1,276	282	769	97	1	41	11,798	68	6.28	2.45	2.57	0.90	16.7	6.5	1.25	.285	4.06	8.76
16	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
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	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	1,858	968	157	139	.530	274	3.57	73	12	387	2652.1	2,560	1,052	1,139	287	516	56	569	69	10,913	15	6.30	1.75	3.60	0.97	17.0	4.7	1.16	.277	3.86	8.69
20	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
21	Andy Benes A. Benes	1,841	349	141	124	.532	344	3.84	20	9	1	2260.1	2,136	965	1,050	243	774	43	2	49	9,549	61	7.33	3.08	2.38	0.97	19.3	8.1	1.29	.285	4.18	8.50
22	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	1,836	496	174	187	.482	479	4.00	70	15	1	3106.1	3,157	1,379	1,555	355	963	93	7	99	13,262	92	5.32	2.79	1.91	1.03	13.8	7.3	1.33	.280	4.51	9.15
23	Kevin Brown K. Brown	1,833	369	167	111	.601	367	3.21	70	17	0	2578.2	2,418	920	1,057	157	713	113	1	35	10,706	84	6.40	2.49	2.57	0.55	17.1	6.7	1.21	.287	3.69	8.44
24	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,827	323	138	108	.561	309	3.43	79	20	1	2230.2	2,034	849	977	190	783	20	6	68	9,306	89	7.37	3.16	2.33	0.77	19.6	8.4	1.26	.284	3.94	8.21
25	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	1,760	420	198	121	.621	420	3.39	47	19	0	2805.0	2,661	1,055	1,170	192	946	38	0	92	11,774	55	5.65	3.04	1.86	0.62	14.9	8.0	1.29	.279	3.75	8.54

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