Between September 16, 1978 and April 14, 2004, Roger Clemens fanned the most hitters, with 4,111 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts allowed by a player from september 16, 1978 to April 14, 2004| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | R. Clemens | 4,111 | 609 | 312 | 160 | .661 | 608 | 3.18 | 117 | 46 | 0 | 4292.1 | 3,680 | 1,518 | 1,673 | 321 | 1,385 | 142 | 0 | 53 | 17,702 | 125 | 8.62 | 2.90 | 2.97 | 0.67 | 23.2 | 7.8 | 1.18 | .286 | 3.51 | 7.72 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 3,884 | 456 | 230 | 115 | .667 | 446 | 3.11 | 88 | 35 | 2 | 3135.1 | 2,449 | 1,085 | 1,223 | 285 | 1,265 | 147 | 5 | 22 | 12,959 | 92 | 11.15 | 3.63 | 3.07 | 0.82 | 30.0 | 9.8 | 1.18 | .293 | 3.51 | 7.03 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 3,057 | 449 | 176 | 147 | .545 | 449 | 3.25 | 72 | 24 | 0 | 2943.0 | 2,223 | 1,064 | 1,217 | 188 | 1,277 | 86 | 0 | 40 | 12,219 | 163 | 9.35 | 3.91 | 2.39 | 0.57 | 25.0 | 10.5 | 1.19 | .267 | 3.72 | 6.80 |
| 4 |  | G. Maddux | 2,769 | 577 | 289 | 165 | .637 | 573 | 2.90 | 103 | 34 | 0 | 3978.1 | 3,637 | 1,283 | 1,469 | 236 | 845 | 112 | 3 | 155 | 16,166 | 53 | 6.26 | 1.91 | 3.28 | 0.53 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 1.13 | .279 | 3.32 | 8.23 |
| 5 |  | 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 | | 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 | | C. Schilling | 2,559 | 452 | 164 | 117 | .584 | 340 | 3.33 | 79 | 19 | 13 | 2600.0 | 2,298 | 962 | 1,022 | 264 | 604 | 40 | 60 | 41 | 10,545 | 67 | 8.86 | 2.09 | 4.24 | 0.91 | 24.3 | 5.7 | 1.12 | .287 | 3.54 | 7.95 |
| 8 | | 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 |
| 9 |  | P. Martinez | 2,438 | 357 | 167 | 68 | .711 | 290 | 2.58 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2092.2 | 1,564 | 600 | 671 | 151 | 557 | 101 | 23 | 21 | 8,341 | 51 | 10.49 | 2.40 | 4.38 | 0.65 | 29.2 | 6.7 | 1.01 | .277 | 2.89 | 6.73 |
| 10 |  | J. Morris | 2,411 | 517 | 250 | 181 | .580 | 515 | 3.89 | 174 | 28 | 0 | 3687.1 | 3,436 | 1,594 | 1,746 | 379 | 1,329 | 56 | 0 | 95 | 15,533 | 199 | 5.88 | 3.24 | 1.81 | 0.93 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 1.29 | .269 | 4.26 | 8.39 |
| 11 |  | J. Smoltz | 2,317 | 532 | 163 | 120 | .576 | 361 | 3.30 | 47 | 14 | 111 | 2621.0 | 2,257 | 961 | 1,053 | 211 | 816 | 40 | 145 | 59 | 10,757 | 122 | 7.96 | 2.80 | 2.84 | 0.72 | 21.5 | 7.6 | 1.17 | .277 | 3.62 | 7.75 |
| 12 | | 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 | | K. Brown | 2,278 | 454 | 200 | 131 | .604 | 444 | 3.15 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3072.0 | 2,856 | 1,075 | 1,238 | 189 | 851 | 129 | 1 | 41 | 12,723 | 97 | 6.67 | 2.49 | 2.68 | 0.55 | 17.9 | 6.7 | 1.21 | .288 | 3.63 | 8.37 |
| 14 | | T. Glavine | 2,139 | 539 | 253 | 157 | .617 | 539 | 3.42 | 52 | 22 | 0 | 3541.0 | 3,388 | 1,346 | 1,485 | 269 | 1,209 | 52 | 0 | 117 | 14,871 | 61 | 5.44 | 3.07 | 1.77 | 0.68 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.30 | .278 | 3.77 | 8.61 |
| 15 | | M. Mussina | 2,135 | 389 | 200 | 112 | .641 | 389 | 3.56 | 53 | 21 | 0 | 2684.0 | 2,523 | 1,061 | 1,127 | 281 | 603 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 10,927 | 56 | 7.16 | 2.02 | 3.54 | 0.94 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.16 | .285 | 3.78 | 8.46 |
| 16 | | 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 |
| 17 | | 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 |
| 18 | | 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 |
| 19 | | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | D. Darwin | 1,941 | 714 | 171 | 182 | .484 | 371 | 3.84 | 53 | 9 | 32 | 3014.0 | 2,948 | 1,285 | 1,431 | 321 | 874 | 81 | 169 | 101 | 12,706 | 52 | 5.80 | 2.61 | 2.22 | 0.96 | 15.3 | 6.9 | 1.27 | .277 | 4.27 | 8.80 |
| 22 | | C. Hough | 1,930 | 520 | 177 | 179 | .497 | 439 | 3.88 | 107 | 13 | 2 | 3188.2 | 2,834 | 1,375 | 1,568 | 336 | 1,338 | 135 | 33 | 27 | 13,570 | 146 | 5.45 | 3.78 | 1.44 | 0.95 | 14.2 | 9.9 | 1.31 | .254 | 4.43 | 8.00 |
| 23 | | B. Welch | 1,914 | 486 | 205 | 143 | .589 | 451 | 3.51 | 58 | 26 | 5 | 2999.1 | 2,816 | 1,170 | 1,286 | 261 | 1,017 | 79 | 14 | 59 | 12,594 | 53 | 5.74 | 3.05 | 1.88 | 0.78 | 15.2 | 8.1 | 1.28 | .274 | 3.86 | 8.45 |
| 24 | | D. Martinez | 1,896 | 610 | 217 | 173 | .556 | 513 | 3.68 | 104 | 28 | 4 | 3564.0 | 3,488 | 1,457 | 1,627 | 342 | 1,016 | 111 | 31 | 62 | 14,938 | 71 | 4.79 | 2.57 | 1.87 | 0.86 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 1.26 | .272 | 4.11 | 8.81 |
| 25 | | D. Wells | 1,874 | 559 | 200 | 129 | .608 | 388 | 4.07 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 2837.2 | 2,928 | 1,282 | 1,392 | 330 | 626 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 11,860 | 94 | 5.94 | 1.99 | 2.99 | 1.05 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 1.25 | .290 | 4.41 | 9.29 |
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