mlb most strikeouts in a complete game shutout

Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens are tied for fanning the most batters in a shutout, with 20 strikeouts.

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MLB most strikeouts in a complete game regular-season shutout by a player
NAMESOCGSHODATETMOPPDECGSERASVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Kerry Wood
K. Wood
20
1
1
5/6/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
20
1
1
9/18/1996
@
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
1
1
8/8/1997
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
4David Cone
D. Cone
19
1
1
10/6/1991
@
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
5Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
19
1
1
7/3/1968
vs
W
1
0.00
0
10.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
6Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
18
1
1
8/25/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
7Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
18
1
1
6/4/1990
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
8Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
18
1
1
6/17/1978
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
9Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
18
1
1
8/4/1910
@
1
0
16.0
3
0
0
6
1
0
54
1
10Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
17
1
1
10/3/2015
@
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
11Brandon Morrow
B. Morrow
17
1
1
8/8/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
12Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
1
1
9/14/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
13Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
17
1
1
4/7/2002
@
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
14Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
17
1
1
7/15/1973
@
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
31
0
15Art Mahaffey
A. Mahaffey
17
1
1
4/23/1961
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
16Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
16
1
1
5/4/2018
@
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
17Jon Gray
J. Gray
16
1
1
9/17/2016
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
18Vince Velasquez
V. Velasquez
16
1
1
4/14/2016
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
19Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
16
1
1
6/14/2015
@
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
1
1
8/25/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
21Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
1
1
8/28/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
22David Wells
D. Wells
16
1
1
7/30/1997
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
33
0
23Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
1
1
7/15/1995
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
24Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
1
1
5/1/1991
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
25Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
16
1
1
4/26/1990
vs
W
1
0.00
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for complete games, shutouts, and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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