Since 1994, 4 pitchers are tied for striking out the most hitters in a game, with 20 strikeouts. The first three are Max Scherzer on May 11, 2016, Randy Johnson on May 8, 2001 and Kerry Wood on May 6, 1998.
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MLB pitcher most strikeouts in a regular-season game since 1994| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 5/11/2016 |  WSH | vs |  DET | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 5/8/2001 |  ARI | vs |  CIN | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 5/6/1998 |  CHC | vs |  HOU | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 20 | 9/18/1996 |  BOS | @ | DET | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 5 |  | R. Johnson | 19 | 8/8/1997 |  SEA | vs |  CWS | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 6 | | R. Johnson | 19 | 6/24/1997 | SEA | vs |  OAK | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 7 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 5/13/2015 |  CLE | vs |  STL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 8 |  | B. Sheets | 18 | 5/16/2004 |  MIL | vs |  ATL | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 9 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 8/25/1998 |  TOR | vs |  KCR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 10 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 |  BOS | vs |  COL | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 11 | | M. Scherzer | 17 | 10/3/2015 | WSH | @ |  NYM | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 12 |  | A. Sanchez | 17 | 4/26/2013 | DET | vs | ATL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 13 |  | B. Morrow | 17 | 8/8/2010 |  TOR | vs |  TBR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 14 |  | J. Santana | 17 | 8/19/2007 |  MIN | vs |  TEX | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 15 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 9/14/2002 | ARI | vs | MIL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 16 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 4/21/2002 | ARI | vs | COL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 17 |  | C. Schilling | 17 | 4/7/2002 | ARI | @ | MIL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 18 |  | P. Martinez | 17 | 5/6/2000 | BOS | vs |  TBD | L | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 19 | | P. Martinez | 17 | 9/10/1999 | BOS | @ |  NYY | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 20 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 6/30/1999 | ARI | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 21 |  | H. Nomo | 17 | 4/13/1996 |  LAD | vs |  FLA | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 22 |  | L. Lynn | 16 | 6/18/2023 | CWS | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 23 |  | S. Strider | 16 | 9/1/2022 | ATL | vs | COL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 24 |  | W. Buehler | 16 | 6/21/2019 | LAD | vs | COL | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 25 |  | G. Cole | 16 | 5/4/2018 |  HOU | @ |  ARI | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
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