Max Scherzer has the most games pitched by an active pitcher when striking out 15+ batters, with 6 games.
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most 15 or more strikeout regular-season games by a current MLB pitcher| NAME | G | SO | 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 |  | M. Scherzer | 6 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 1.12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48.1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 0 | 18.25 | 0.93 | 19.60 | 0.74 | 57.3 | 2.9 | 0.50 | .242 | 1.12 | 3.54 |
| 2 |  | C. Sale | 4 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 18.40 | 1.19 | 15.50 | 0.59 | 56.4 | 3.6 | 0.56 | .268 | 1.78 | 3.86 |
| 3 |  | G. Cole | 3 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 17.25 | 0.38 | 46.00 | 0.38 | 58.2 | 1.3 | 0.29 | .161 | 0.75 | 2.25 |
| 4 |  | W. Buehler | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 15.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.44 | .185 | 1.50 | 4.00 | |
| 5 |  | J. Misiorowski | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.11 | .083 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 6 |  | G. Holmes | 1 | 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 7 |  | B. Snell | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22.50 | 3.00 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 68.2 | 9.1 | 0.67 | .400 | 0.00 | 3.00 | |
| 8 |  | S. Strider | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 0.25 | .182 | 0.00 | 2.25 | |
| 9 |  | C. Burnes | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 16.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.50 | .333 | 0.00 | 4.50 | |
| 10 |  | J. deGrom | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 0.22 | .143 | 0.00 | 2.00 | |
| 11 |  | J. Verlander | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 19.29 | 0.00 | 3.86 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | .143 | 3.86 | 5.14 | ||
| 12 |  | S. Bieber | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 0.56 | .313 | 0.00 | 5.00 | |
| 13 | | C. Carrasco | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 51.7 | 6.9 | 0.33 | .083 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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