Since 2015, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters in a regular-season or postseason game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Tigers on May 11, 2016.
| 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 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 5/13/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | M. Scherzer | 17 | 10/3/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | L. Lynn | 16 | 6/18/2023 | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | S. Strider | 16 | 9/1/2022 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | W. Buehler | 16 | 6/21/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | G. Cole | 16 | 5/4/2018 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 5/2/2018 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | J. Gray | 16 | 9/17/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | D. Duffy | 16 | 8/1/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | V. Velasquez | 16 | 4/14/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | M. Scherzer | 16 | 6/14/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | M. Pineda | 16 | 5/10/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Misiorowski | 15 | 6/12/2026 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | G. Holmes | 15 | 6/15/2025 | vs | L | 1 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | B. Snell | 15 | 7/27/2024 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 18 |  | G. Cole | 15 | 9/1/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | C. Burnes | 15 | 8/11/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | J. deGrom | 15 | 4/23/2021 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | G. Cole | 15 | 10/5/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | G. Cole | 15 | 9/8/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | W. Buehler | 15 | 8/3/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Verlander | 15 | 6/12/2019 | vs | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | M. Scherzer | 15 | 6/2/2019 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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51 | 35 | .593 | ||
49 | 39 | .557 | 3.0 | |
47 | 42 | .528 | 5.5 | |
46 | 44 | .511 | 7.0 | |
36 | 52 | .409 | 16.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
54 | 32 | .628 | ||
49 | 39 | .557 | 6.0 | |
46 | 39 | .541 | 7.5 | |
45 | 45 | .500 | 11.0 | |
40 | 47 | .460 | 14.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
58 | 31 | .652 | ||
43 | 44 | .494 | 14.0 | |
43 | 44 | .494 | 14.0 | |
36 | 51 | .414 | 21.0 | |
36 | 53 | .404 | 22.0 |
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Padres| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | 33 | .612 | ||
49 | 38 | .563 | 4.0 | |
42 | 46 | .477 | 11.5 | |
41 | 48 | .461 | 13.0 | |
38 | 48 | .442 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
47 | 42 | .528 | ||
45 | 42 | .517 | 1.0 | |
42 | 47 | .472 | 5.0 | |
38 | 50 | .432 | 8.5 | |
35 | 53 | .398 | 11.5 | |
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45 | 43 | .511 | ||
45 | 44 | .506 | 0.5 | |
43 | 47 | .478 | 3.0 | |
41 | 47 | .466 | 4.0 | |
36 | 53 | .404 | 9.5 |
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