1997 AL Strikeouts Leaders

Roger Clemens led the AL in strikeouts in 1997 with 292, 1 ahead of Randy Johnson (291). It was one of 4 times Roger Clemens led in strikeouts.

Led the AL in 1997 Roger Clemens Toronto Blue Jays

292 Strikeouts 1 clear of Randy Johnson

Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	SO	W	L	ERA	IP
1	Roger Clemens	TOR	292	21	7	2.05	264.0
2	Randy Johnson	SEA	291	20	4	2.28	213.0
3	David Cone	NYA	222	12	6	2.82	195.0
4	Mike Mussina	BAL	218	15	8	3.20	224.2
5	Kevin Appier	KCA	196	9	13	3.40	235.2
6	Jeff Fassero	SEA	189	16	9	3.61	234.1
7	WA Wilson Alvarez	CHA +1	179	13	11	3.48	212.0
8	Brad Radke	MIN	174	20	10	3.87	239.2
9	Andy Pettitte	NYA	166	18	7	2.88	240.1
10	Pat Hentgen	TOR	160	15	10	3.68	264.0
11	Tom Gordon	BOS	159	6	10	3.74	182.2
12	David Wells	NYA	156	16	10	4.21	218.0
13	Chuck Finley	ANA	155	13	6	4.23	164.0
14	Tim Wakefield	BOS	151	12	15	4.25	201.1
15	JT Justin Thompson	DET	151	15	11	3.02	223.1
16	Charles Nagy	CLE	149	15	11	4.28	227.0
17	JN Jaime Navarro	CHA	142	9	14	5.79	209.2
18	AW Allen Watson	ANA	141	12	12	4.93	199.0
19	Jimmy Key	BAL	141	16	10	3.43	212.1
20	JB James Baldwin	CHA	140	12	15	5.26	200.0
21	John Burkett	TEX	139	9	12	4.56	189.1
22	Scott Erickson	BAL	131	16	7	3.69	221.2
23	JR Jose Rosado	KCA	129	9	12	4.69	203.1
24	WW Woody Williams	TOR	124	9	14	4.35	194.2
25	Cal Eldred	ML4	122	13	15	4.99	202.0
26	Aaron Sele	BOS	122	13	12	5.38	177.1
27	Bobby Witt	TEX	121	12	12	4.82	209.0
28	SS Scott Sanders	SEA +1	120	6	14	5.86	139.2
29	SK Scott Karl	ML4	119	10	13	4.47	193.1
30	Glendon Rusch	KCA	116	6	9	5.50	170.1
31	JD Jason Dickson	ANA	115	13	9	4.29	203.2
32	Tim Belcher	KCA	113	13	12	5.02	213.1
33	Jamie Moyer	SEA	113	17	5	3.86	188.2
34	Ben McDonald	ML4	110	8	7	4.06	133.0
35	SK Scott Kamieniecki	BAL	109	10	6	4.01	179.1
36	Orel Hershiser	CLE	107	14	6	4.47	195.1
37	Armando Benitez	BAL	106	4	5	2.45	73.1
38	Ken Hill	TEX +1	106	9	12	4.55	190.0
39	Darren Oliver	TEX	104	13	12	4.20	201.1
40	Omar Olivares	DET +1	103	6	10	4.97	177.1
41	Arthur Rhodes	BAL	102	10	3	3.02	95.1
42	RP Robert Person	TOR	99	5	10	5.61	128.1
43	Brian Moehler	DET	97	11	12	4.67	175.1
44	JD Jeff D'Amico	ML4	94	9	7	4.71	135.2
45	BA Bobby Ayala	SEA	92	10	5	3.82	96.2
46	DD Danny Darwin	CHA +1	92	5	11	4.35	157.1
47	Bob Tewksbury	MIN	92	8	13	4.22	168.2
48	Steve Karsay	OAK	92	3	12	5.77	132.2
49	WB Willie Blair	DET	90	16	8	4.17	175.0
50	AP Ariel Prieto	OAK	90	6	8	5.04	125.0

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