4 pitchers are tied for fanning the most hitters in a game before the 24th inning, 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 player most pitching strikeouts before the 24th inning in a regular-season game| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 5/11/2016 | vs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 5/8/2001 | vs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 5/6/1998 | vs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 20 | 9/18/1996 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | R. Clemens | 20 | 4/29/1986 | vs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | R. Johnson | 19 | 8/8/1997 | vs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Johnson | 19 | 6/24/1997 | vs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | D. Cone | 19 | 10/6/1991 | @ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | N. Ryan | 19 | 6/8/1977 | vs | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 8/20/1974 | vs | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 8/12/1974 | vs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 6/14/1974 | vs | 8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 5/13/2015 | vs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | B. Sheets | 18 | 5/16/2004 | vs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 8/25/1998 | vs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | R. Johnson | 18 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Martinez | 18 | 6/4/1990 | vs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | B. Gullickson | 18 | 9/10/1980 | vs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Guidry | 18 | 6/17/1978 | vs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | N. Ryan | 18 | 9/10/1976 | @ | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | M. Scherzer | 17 | 10/3/2015 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | A. Sanchez | 17 | 4/26/2013 | vs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | B. Morrow | 17 | 8/8/2010 | vs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | J. Santana | 17 | 8/19/2007 | vs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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46 | 25 | .648 | ||
40 | 33 | .548 | 7.0 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
36 | 38 | .486 | 11.5 | |
32 | 40 | .444 | 14.5 | |
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39 | 31 | .557 | 4.5 | |
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36 | 37 | .493 | 9.0 | |
34 | 37 | .479 | 10.0 | |
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37 | 34 | .521 | 8.0 | |
37 | 35 | .514 | 8.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 16.5 | |
27 | 46 | .370 | 19.0 |
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43 | 27 | .614 | ||
41 | 28 | .594 | 1.5 | |
34 | 38 | .472 | 10.0 | |
34 | 39 | .466 | 10.5 | |
29 | 40 | .420 | 13.5 | |
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39 | 33 | .542 | ||
34 | 40 | .459 | 6.0 | |
30 | 42 | .417 | 9.0 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 10.5 | |
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