Through September 21, Clemens has 4672 career strikeouts
As of March 1, 2008, Roger Clemens is 2nd on the all-time list for career stikeouts with 4,672. Randy Johnson is close behind with 4,616 strikeouts.
Nolan Ryan does not hold the record for strikeouts in a game. Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood are tied for the record with 20.
Career: 1658 by Dave Stieb from 1979-1992 and 1998. Season: 292 by Roger Clemens in 1997. Game: 18 by Roger Clemens on August 25, 1998 against the Royals.
Many pitchers have more than 600 strikeouts with two teams, including Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Roger Clemens, and Nolan Ryan.
No. The most strikeouts in a nine inning game is 20 by Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, and Kerry Wood. That left 7 outs to be made by something other than a strikeout.
Clemens' birth name is William Roger Clemens.
Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens hold the record for strikeouts in a game with 20. Clemens did this twice with the Red Sox (1986 and 1996) and Kerry Wood did this in his rookie year in 1998.
Roger Clemens (twice), Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood have each struck out 20 batters in a game, the record.
Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens with 20 struck out batters! XD
Roger Clemens was born on August 4, 1962.