most games of 11 strikeouts by a pitcher in a month

6 pitchers are tied for the most games pitched when striking out 11+ batters in a month, with 5 games. The first three are Shane Bieber in April 2021, Chris Sale in June 2015 and Randy Johnson in August 2002.

Interpreted as:
most games of 11 or more strikeouts by a pitcher in a month
NAME G SO MONTH 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 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
5
59
April 2021
3
1
.750
5
2.80
0
0
0
35.1
24
11
11
3
11
1
0
0
144
3
15.03
2.80
5.36
0.76
41.0
7.6
0.99
.300
2.80
6.11
2 Chris Sale
C. Sale
5
65
June 2015
2
1
.667
5
0.96
0
0
0
37.2
19
4
4
2
7
1
0
0
140
1
15.53
1.67
9.29
0.48
46.4
5.0
0.69
.262
0.96
4.54
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
5
64
August 2002
4
0
1.000
5
1.10
2
2
0
41.0
20
5
6
3
11
3
0
1
156
0
14.05
2.41
5.82
0.66
41.0
7.1
0.76
.227
1.32
4.39
4 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
5
61
May 2001
4
1
.800
5
1.15
1
0
0
39.0
21
5
5
2
10
2
0
0
147
0
14.08
2.31
6.10
0.46
41.5
6.8
0.79
.264
1.15
4.85
5 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
5
70
September 1999
4
0
1.000
5
0.88
2
1
0
41.0
20
4
5
1
6
3
0
0
150
1
15.37
1.32
11.67
0.22
46.7
4.0
0.63
.271
1.10
4.39
6 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
5
62
June 1997
1
2
.333
5
1.94
3
1
0
41.2
26
9
9
2
14
0
0
3
168
0
13.39
3.02
4.43
0.43
36.9
8.3
0.96
.267
1.94
5.62
7 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5
68
June 1977
1
2
.333
5
2.95
2
1
0
42.2
32
14
19
2
22
1
0
2
179
7
14.34
4.64
3.09
0.42
38.0
12.3
1.27
.349
4.01
6.75
8 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5
66
September 1972
3
2
.600
5
1.02
4
0
0
44.0
24
5
9
1
18
1
0
1
174
3
13.50
3.68
3.67
0.20
37.9
10.3
0.95
.261
1.84
4.91
9 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
5
62
May 1965
4
1
.800
5
2.23
3
1
0
44.1
25
11
14
2
10
1
0
0
172
2
12.59
2.03
6.20
0.41
36.0
5.8
0.79
.237
2.84
5.08
10 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
4
54
September 2019
3
0
1.000
4
0.62
0
0
0
29.0
10
2
3
2
4
0
0
0
100
1
16.76
1.24
13.50
0.62
54.0
4.0
0.48
.200
0.93
3.10
11 Germán Márquez
G. Márquez
4
44
September 2018
3
0
1.000
4
1.63
0
0
0
27.2
22
5
6
2
4
0
0
0
105
0
14.31
1.30
11.00
0.65
41.9
3.8
0.94
.364
1.95
7.16
12 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
4
46
June 2018
2
2
.500
4
2.60
0
0
0
27.2
22
8
12
1
8
2
0
0
115
3
14.96
2.60
5.75
0.33
40.0
7.0
1.08
.362
3.90
7.16
13 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
4
51
May 2018
2
0
1.000
4
1.27
0
0
0
28.1
16
4
4
2
6
1
0
1
107
0
16.20
1.91
8.50
0.64
47.7
5.6
0.78
.298
1.27
5.08
14 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
4
48
April 2018
1
0
1.000
4
1.95
0
0
0
27.2
16
6
6
3
4
2
0
0
103
2
15.61
1.30
12.00
0.98
46.6
3.9
0.72
.283
1.95
5.20
15 Chris Sale
C. Sale
4
47
July 2017
2
1
.667
4
1.26
0
0
0
28.2
17
4
4
2
4
3
0
0
111
0
14.76
1.26
11.75
0.63
42.3
3.6
0.73
.273
1.26
5.34
16 Chris Archer
C. Archer
4
45
May 2017
2
1
.667
4
2.57
0
0
0
28.0
20
8
8
2
4
1
0
0
107
3
14.46
1.29
11.25
0.64
42.1
3.7
0.86
.327
2.57
6.43
17 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
4
46
May 2017
3
0
1.000
4
1.38
1
0
0
32.2
14
5
5
4
6
2
0
0
118
0
12.67
1.65
7.67
1.10
39.0
5.1
0.61
.167
1.38
3.86
18 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
4
51
August 2013
2
1
.667
4
1.88
0
0
0
28.2
15
6
6
4
6
0
0
0
104
0
16.01
1.88
8.50
1.26
49.0
5.8
0.73
.256
1.88
4.71
19 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
54
August 2004
1
2
.333
4
1.13
1
0
0
32.0
15
4
5
3
5
0
0
0
115
0
15.19
1.41
10.80
0.84
47.0
4.3
0.63
.226
1.41
4.22
20 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
55
July 2001
3
0
1.000
3
1.27
0
0
0
28.1
13
4
4
2
6
3
1
0
106
1
17.47
1.91
9.17
0.64
51.9
5.7
0.67
.275
1.27
4.13
21 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
48
June 2001
3
1
.750
4
2.77
0
0
0
26.0
25
8
11
1
9
2
0
0
112
2
16.62
3.12
5.33
0.35
42.9
8.0
1.31
.462
3.81
8.65
22 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
47
July 2000
2
0
1.000
4
3.26
1
0
0
30.1
25
11
11
2
7
0
0
0
122
1
13.95
2.08
6.71
0.59
38.5
5.7
1.05
.348
3.26
7.42
23 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
49
May 2000
1
1
.500
4
2.27
2
0
0
31.2
26
8
11
6
6
0
0
1
125
1
13.93
1.71
8.17
1.71
39.2
4.8
1.01
.313
3.13
7.39
24 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
46
April 2000
4
0
1.000
4
0.85
2
1
0
31.2
18
3
3
0
5
0
0
0
116
0
13.07
1.42
9.20
0.00
39.7
4.3
0.73
.277
0.85
5.12
25 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
46
July 1999
1
3
.250
4
1.74
2
0
0
31.0
21
6
7
3
10
1
0
1
120
1
13.35
2.90
4.60
0.87
38.3
8.3
1.00
.300
2.03
6.10
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