most strikeouts allowed from july 14, 1979 to april 30, 2008

Between July 14, 1979 and April 30, 2008, Roger Clemens struck out the most batters, with 4,672 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts allowed by a player from july 14, 1979 to april 30, 2008
NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4,672
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
118
46
0
4916.2
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4,638
570
285
151
.654
560
3.23
98
37
2
3876.0
3,086
1,392
1,572
370
1,431
184
5
29
15,972
102
10.77
3.32
3.24
0.86
29.0
9.0
1.17
.291
3.65
7.17
3Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3,294
717
349
216
.618
713
3.12
109
35
0
4852.2
4,558
1,681
1,893
336
976
131
3
173
19,774
68
6.11
1.81
3.38
0.62
16.7
4.9
1.14
.281
3.51
8.45
4Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
3,116
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
83
20
22
3261.0
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
8.27
5Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3,031
448
209
93
.692
381
2.81
46
17
3
2677.0
2,050
837
922
215
709
132
23
27
10,726
60
10.19
2.38
4.28
0.72
28.3
6.6
1.03
.276
3.10
6.89
6John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3,011
707
210
147
.588
466
3.25
53
16
154
3394.0
2,976
1,227
1,334
277
992
54
204
82
13,921
145
7.98
2.63
3.04
0.73
21.6
7.1
1.17
.282
3.54
7.89
7Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,868
425
161
141
.533
425
3.29
57
19
0
2772.0
2,110
1,013
1,159
179
1,201
82
0
36
11,526
158
9.31
3.90
2.39
0.58
24.9
10.4
1.19
.268
3.76
6.85
8Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2,675
509
253
147
.633
508
3.71
57
23
0
3394.2
3,282
1,400
1,492
366
759
55
0
26
13,909
68
7.09
2.01
3.52
0.97
19.2
5.5
1.19
.290
3.96
8.70
9David 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
10Chuck 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
11Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
2,578
673
303
200
.602
673
3.50
56
25
0
4367.1
4,250
1,700
1,866
347
1,470
65
0
141
18,398
65
5.31
3.03
1.75
0.72
14.0
8.0
1.31
.280
3.85
8.76
12Mark 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
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
14Jack Morris
J. Morris
2,347
501
243
175
.581
501
3.90
168
28
0
3570.1
3,331
1,547
1,697
366
1,287
53
0
91
15,047
196
5.92
3.24
1.82
0.92
15.6
8.6
1.29
.270
4.28
8.40
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
2,201
660
239
157
.604
489
4.13
54
12
13
3439.0
3,635
1,578
1,702
407
719
83
65
65
14,413
101
5.76
1.88
3.06
1.07
15.3
5.0
1.27
.293
4.45
9.51
17Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
2,137
610
231
180
.562
557
4.22
31
9
0
3582.1
3,723
1,678
1,815
448
1,022
118
14
64
15,251
53
5.37
2.57
2.09
1.13
14.0
6.7
1.32
.284
4.56
9.35
18Fernando 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
19Orel 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
20Andy 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
21Kevin 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
22Al 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
23Bobby 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
24Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
1,918
323
123
109
.530
318
4.24
16
9
0
1976.1
1,768
932
993
251
908
38
2
31
8,462
110
8.73
4.13
2.11
1.14
22.7
10.7
1.35
.284
4.52
8.05
25Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
1,917
709
168
181
.481
367
3.83
53
9
32
2984.0
2,922
1,270
1,416
319
863
80
169
101
12,583
52
5.78
2.60
2.22
0.96
15.2
6.9
1.27
.277
4.27
8.81
StatMuse has game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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