mlb pitcher most strikeouts in a week

Ed Walsh has struck out the most hitters in a week, with 34 strikeouts the week of September 28, 1908.

NAME SO WEEK G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
34
9/28/1908 - 10/4/1908
4
2
1
.667
3
3
1
1
28.2
13
3
0
2
2
1
99
1
10.67
0.63
17.00
0.00
34.3
2.0
0.52
.213
0.94
4.08
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
32
5/7/2001 - 5/13/2001
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.06
0
0
0
17.0
7
2
2
0
4
1
0
0
61
1
16.94
2.12
8.00
0.00
52.5
6.6
0.65
.292
1.06
3.71
3 Red Ames
R. Ames
32
9/3/1906 - 9/9/1906
3
1
1
.500
3
1
0
0
24.0
14
4
0
4
0
0
85
1
12.00
1.50
8.00
0.00
37.6
4.7
0.75
.286
1.50
5.25
4 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
30
9/21/1992 - 9/27/1992
2
0
1
.000
2
2.81
1
0
0
16.0
12
5
5
1
6
0
0
0
65
0
16.88
3.38
5.00
0.56
46.2
9.2
1.13
.393
2.81
6.75
5 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
30
4/28/1986 - 5/4/1986
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.06
1
0
0
17.0
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
59
0
15.88
1.06
15.00
1.06
50.8
3.4
0.47
.160
1.06
3.18
6 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
30
4/20/1903 - 4/26/1903
3
1
2
.333
3
3.12
3
0
0
26.0
25
9
14
0
5
1
0
111
2
10.38
1.73
6.00
0.00
27.0
4.5
1.15
.333
4.85
8.65
7 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
29
9/2/2019 - 9/8/2019
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.29
0
0
0
14.0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
48
1
18.64
1.29
14.50
1.29
60.4
4.2
0.43
.133
1.29
2.57
8 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
29
6/12/1978 - 6/18/1978
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
2
2
0
18.0
7
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
65
0
14.50
2.00
7.25
0.00
44.6
6.2
0.61
.219
0.00
3.50
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
29
6/6/1977 - 6/12/1977
2
1
0
1.000
2
0.00
0
0
0
16.2
9
0
3
0
12
1
0
1
72
2
15.66
6.48
2.42
0.00
40.3
16.7
1.26
.300
1.62
4.86
10 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
29
9/25/1972 - 10/1/1972
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.00
2
0
0
18.0
8
2
3
0
8
0
0
1
71
0
14.50
4.00
3.63
0.00
40.8
11.3
0.89
.235
1.50
4.00
11 Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
29
8/1/1910 - 8/7/1910
3
1
1
.500
3
2
2
0
27.0
13
4
0
11
1
0
101
2
9.67
3.67
2.64
0.00
28.7
10.9
0.89
.217
1.33
4.33
12 Doc White
D. White
29
9/1/1902 - 9/7/1902
4
2
2
.500
3
2.89
3
0
0
28.0
27
13
0
7
0
1
1
9.32
2.25
4.14
0.00
6.0
1.21
.338
4.18
8.68
13 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
28
9/15/2014 - 9/21/2014
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.80
0
0
0
15.0
14
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
62
0
16.80
1.80
9.33
0.00
45.2
4.8
1.13
.452
1.80
8.40
14 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
28
8/19/2002 - 8/25/2002
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.13
1
1
0
16.0
11
2
2
1
5
1
0
0
65
0
15.75
2.81
5.60
0.56
43.1
7.7
1.00
.333
1.13
6.19
15 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
28
8/12/1974 - 8/18/1974
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.76
1
0
0
16.1
14
5
5
0
5
0
0
1
69
1
15.43
2.76
5.60
0.00
40.6
7.2
1.16
.389
2.76
7.71
16 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
28
7/9/1973 - 7/15/1973
2
1
1
.500
2
3.60
1
1
0
15.0
8
6
6
1
10
0
0
0
63
0
16.80
6.00
2.80
0.60
44.4
15.9
1.20
.292
3.60
4.80
17 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
28
6/12/1967 - 6/18/1967
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
2
1
0
18.0
8
1
4
1
5
0
0
0
68
0
14.00
2.50
5.60
0.50
41.2
7.4
0.72
.206
2.00
4.00
18 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
28
8/31/1959 - 9/6/1959
2
1
1
.500
2
2.37
2
0
0
19.0
12
5
5
2
9
0
0
2
78
0
13.26
4.26
3.11
0.95
35.9
11.5
1.11
.256
2.37
5.68
19 Bob Feller
B. Feller
28
9/26/1938 - 10/2/1938
2
1
1
.500
2
2.50
2
0
0
18.0
12
5
5
0
12
1
0
78
0
14.00
6.00
2.33
0.00
35.9
15.4
1.33
.324
2.50
6.00
20 Orval Overall
O. Overall
28
8/31/1908 - 9/6/1908
3
2
1
.667
3
2
2
0
26.0
16
3
0
5
0
0
98
1
9.69
1.73
5.60
0.00
28.6
5.1
0.81
.246
1.04
5.54
21 Chris Sale
C. Sale
27
5/13/2019 - 5/19/2019
2
0
0
2
3.65
0
0
0
12.1
7
5
5
2
5
1
0
0
50
1
19.70
3.65
5.40
1.46
54.0
10.0
0.97
.333
3.65
5.11
22 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
27
9/28/2015 - 10/4/2015
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.53
1
1
0
17.0
2
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
57
0
14.29
1.59
9.00
0.00
47.4
5.3
0.29
.074
0.53
1.06
23 Mark Prior
M. Prior
27
9/15/2003 - 9/21/2003
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.65
0
0
0
16.1
14
3
3
1
3
1
0
0
65
0
14.88
1.65
9.00
0.55
41.5
4.6
1.04
.394
1.65
7.71
24 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
27
7/17/2000 - 7/23/2000
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.53
1
1
0
17.0
11
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
66
0
14.29
1.59
9.00
0.00
40.9
4.5
0.82
.314
0.53
5.82
25 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
27
8/30/1999 - 9/5/1999
2
0
1
.000
2
3.60
0
0
0
15.0
11
6
7
3
2
0
0
0
58
0
16.20
1.20
13.50
1.80
46.6
3.4
0.87
.308
4.20
6.60
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/27
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
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CWS CWS
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NYM NYM
1:10 PM
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CWS CWS
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BAL BAL
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.611
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5/10
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NYM NYM
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LAA LAA
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Sun
5/11
MIL MIL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/27
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TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Tue
5/27
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
5/27
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