mlb pitcher most pitching losses with 15 strikeouts

Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton are tied for the most career losses when striking out 15+ batters, with 3 games.

Interpreted as:
MLB pitcher most regular-season pitching losses with 15 or more strikeouts
NAMELSOWL%GW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3
464
21
.125
29
.875
28
1.36
16
7
0
244.1
138
37
39
11
57
7
1
0
928
4
17.09
2.10
8.14
0.41
50.0
6.1
0.80
.326
1.44
5.08
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3
82
1
.750
5
.250
5
3.64
4
0
0
42.0
44
17
17
5
13
0
0
0
177
2
17.57
2.79
6.31
1.07
46.3
7.3
1.36
.506
3.64
9.43
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
423
20
.091
26
.909
26
1.51
18
6
0
243.2
113
41
48
6
112
9
0
1
956
13
15.62
4.14
3.78
0.22
44.2
11.7
0.92
.264
1.77
4.17
4Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2
129
5
.286
8
.714
8
1.96
5
0
0
82.2
51
18
21
9
33
1
0
5
331
3
14.04
3.59
3.91
0.98
39.0
10.0
1.02
.264
2.29
5.55
5Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2
112
5
.286
7
.714
7
0.32
7
0
0
83.1
49
17
1
26
3
0
325
4
12.10
2.81
4.31
0.11
34.5
8.0
0.90
.262
1.84
5.29
6Grant Holmes
G. Holmes
1
15
0
1.000
1
.000
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
3
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
24
0
21.32
2.84
7.50
1.42
62.5
8.3
0.79
.400
4.26
4.26
7Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
1
16
0
1.000
1
.000
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
20.57
2.57
8.00
0.00
59.3
7.4
0.86
.444
3.86
5.14
8James Shields
J. Shields
1
15
0
1.000
1
.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
15.00
0.00
1.00
51.7
0.0
0.22
.077
1.00
2.00
9Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
1
15
0
1.000
1
.000
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
4
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
16.88
1.13
15.00
1.13
50.0
3.3
0.63
.231
4.50
4.50
10Cliff Lee
C. Lee
1
16
0
1.000
1
.000
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
9
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
20.57
1.29
16.00
0.00
51.6
3.2
1.43
.643
3.86
11.57
11Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
1
32
0
1.000
2
.000
2
1.29
0
0
0
14.0
5
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
50
0
20.57
2.57
8.00
0.64
64.0
8.0
0.64
.308
1.29
3.21
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1
156
9
.100
10
.900
10
0.53
5
2
0
85.0
37
5
6
3
11
2
0
0
301
1
16.52
1.16
14.18
0.32
51.8
3.7
0.56
.264
0.64
3.92
13Sterling Hitchcock
S. Hitchcock
1
15
0
1.000
1
.000
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
6
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
30
0
16.88
0.00
2.25
50.0
0.0
0.75
.308
3.38
6.75
14Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
1
63
3
.250
4
.750
4
1.32
2
1
0
34.0
19
5
5
3
4
0
0
0
123
0
16.68
1.06
15.75
0.79
51.2
3.3
0.68
.302
1.32
5.03
15John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
1
30
1
.500
2
.500
2
1.65
1
0
0
16.1
14
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
63
0
16.53
1.10
15.00
0.55
47.6
3.2
0.98
.433
1.65
7.71
16Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
1
16
0
1.000
1
.000
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
18.00
0.00
1.13
53.3
0.0
0.75
.385
3.38
6.75
17Floyd Youmans
F. Youmans
1
15
0
1.000
1
.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
0
7
0
0
0
34
0
15.00
7.00
2.14
0.00
44.1
20.6
1.00
.167
1.00
2.00
18Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1
63
3
.250
4
.750
4
1.09
3
2
0
33.0
28
4
5
0
4
1
0
0
130
1
17.18
1.09
15.75
0.00
48.5
3.1
0.97
.452
1.36
7.64
19Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
1
15
0
1.000
1
.000
1
4.22
0
0
0
10.2
7
5
5
0
6
0
0
0
44
0
12.66
5.06
2.50
0.00
34.1
13.6
1.22
.304
4.22
5.91
20Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1
46
2
.333
3
.667
3
1.67
3
0
0
27.0
15
5
8
1
5
0
0
0
102
0
15.33
1.67
9.20
0.33
45.1
4.9
0.74
.280
2.67
5.00
21Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1
92
4
.200
6
.800
6
1.32
3
0
0
54.2
29
8
11
1
19
1
1
2
208
2
15.15
3.13
4.84
0.16
44.2
9.1
0.88
.295
1.81
4.77
22Bob Veale
B. Veale
1
47
1
.500
3
.500
3
0.59
2
1
0
30.1
19
2
2
0
12
0
0
4
121
0
13.95
3.56
3.92
0.00
38.8
9.9
1.02
.306
0.59
5.64
23Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
1
34
1
.500
2
.500
2
0.47
1
0
0
19.1
4
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
66
1
15.83
2.33
6.80
0.47
51.5
7.6
0.47
.115
0.47
1.86
24Paul Foytack
P. Foytack
1
15
0
1.000
1
.000
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
5
6
2
6
0
0
0
39
0
15.00
6.00
2.50
2.00
38.5
15.4
1.44
.313
6.00
7.00
25Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1
33
1
.500
2
.500
2
1.13
2
1
0
24.0
10
3
3
1
4
0
0
0
86
0
12.38
1.50
8.25
0.38
38.4
4.7
0.58
.188
1.13
3.75
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