Through September 21, Clemens has 4672 career strikeouts
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Roger Clemens, 4672 career strikeouts, only second to Nolan Ryan
The record for strikeouts in a game was set by roger clemens at the time on the Boston redsox with 21 k's in a game which is pretty amazing.
Nolan Ryan does not hold the record for strikeouts in a game. Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood are tied for the record with 20.
Roger Maris had 733 career strikeouts.
Kerry Wood, Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson all had 20 strikeouts in one game
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.
Kerry wood and Roger Clemens both struck out 20 in a single game which is currently the record
Clemens' birth name is William Roger Clemens.
Many pitchers have more than 600 strikeouts with two teams, including Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Roger Clemens, and Nolan Ryan.
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.