most games pitcher struck out 9 batters

Walter Johnson has the most career games pitched when striking out >0 batters and batting 9th, with 710 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games pitcher struck out 9 batters
NAME G SO BAT ORDER 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 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
710
3,359
9
390
243
.616
616
1.69
494
108
23
5484.1
4,508
1,726
93
1,260
190
90
21,875
142
5.51
2.07
2.67
0.15
15.4
5.8
1.05
.260
2.83
7.40
2 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
702
3,271
9
342
214
.615
700
3.11
105
32
0
4772.0
4,458
1,649
1,858
334
949
130
1
177
19,429
67
6.17
1.79
3.45
0.63
16.8
4.9
1.13
.280
3.50
8.41
3 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
675
3,994
9
317
215
.596
664
3.05
250
55
1
4926.2
4,339
1,669
1,912
369
1,681
48
5
141
20,361
170
7.30
3.07
2.38
0.67
19.6
8.3
1.22
.278
3.49
7.93
4 Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
669
2,572
9
354
215
.622
629
2.94
374
62
13
5031.0
4,551
1,644
1,846
404
1,350
37
33
51
20,571
71
4.60
2.42
1.91
0.72
12.5
6.6
1.17
.256
3.30
8.14
5 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
649
2,882
9
261
216
.547
578
3.10
226
43
16
4461.2
4,006
1,535
1,790
377
1,381
99
42
75
18,462
189
5.81
2.79
2.09
0.76
15.6
7.5
1.21
.264
3.61
8.08
6 Tom Glavine
T. Glavine
626
2,551
9
285
179
.614
626
3.42
54
24
0
4116.1
3,947
1,562
1,714
326
1,371
56
0
140
17,265
62
5.58
3.00
1.86
0.71
14.8
7.9
1.29
.279
3.75
8.63
7 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
618
2,360
9
283
224
.558
577
3.29
303
45
14
4536.2
4,362
1,657
1,825
480
863
52
30
66
18,511
30
4.68
1.71
2.73
0.95
12.7
4.7
1.15
.263
3.62
8.65
8 Early Wynn
E. Wynn
610
2,336
9
295
206
.589
567
3.31
283
48
7
4359.2
3,958
1,602
1,823
317
1,674
62
37
31
18,377
51
4.82
3.46
1.40
0.65
12.7
9.1
1.29
.260
3.76
8.17
9 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
604
1,321
9
109
78
.583
52
2.31
20
5
116
1594.0
1,211
409
507
98
503
39
363
40
6,415
61
7.46
2.84
2.63
0.55
20.6
7.8
1.08
.250
2.86
6.84
10 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
600
2,207
9
352
172
.672
545
2.22
415
86
15
4795.2
4,365
1,610
139
874
61
46
19,222
33
4.14
1.64
2.53
0.26
11.5
4.5
1.09
.265
3.02
8.19
11 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
576
2,938
9
255
186
.578
567
2.98
165
55
1
4102.1
3,495
1,359
1,510
314
1,043
62
5
91
16,656
88
6.45
2.29
2.82
0.69
17.6
6.3
1.11
.259
3.31
7.67
12 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
561
2,885
9
205
145
.586
462
3.30
53
16
57
3221.0
2,826
1,181
1,283
264
945
54
85
78
13,231
138
8.06
2.64
3.05
0.74
21.8
7.1
1.17
.282
3.58
7.90
13 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
551
2,260
9
292
129
.694
436
2.94
296
35
40
3815.0
3,675
1,248
1,480
154
1,124
38
91
16,020
44
5.33
2.65
2.01
0.36
14.1
7.0
1.26
.283
3.49
8.67
14 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
547
3,272
9
273
163
.626
543
2.67
213
56
1
4106.2
3,295
1,220
1,341
310
1,187
58
4
104
16,494
103
7.17
2.60
2.76
0.68
19.8
7.2
1.09
.256
2.94
7.22
15 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
547
2,841
9
222
173
.562
506
3.18
151
40
9
3691.1
3,320
1,303
1,459
365
964
158
20
92
15,268
46
6.93
2.35
2.95
0.89
18.6
6.3
1.16
.270
3.56
8.09
16 Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
537
1,987
9
260
196
.570
492
3.56
322
44
6
4039.0
3,878
1,597
1,848
229
1,408
53
35
17,106
40
4.43
3.14
1.41
0.51
11.6
8.2
1.31
.272
4.12
8.64
17 Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
534
1,322
9
218
172
.559
376
2.57
226
25
31
3365.2
3,509
1,451
91
709
76
116
53
3.54
1.90
1.86
0.24
5.4
1.25
.310
3.88
9.38
18 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
530
2,008
9
207
160
.564
469
3.25
140
23
4
3320.0
3,254
1,198
1,411
292
764
96
21
72
13,818
106
5.44
2.07
2.63
0.79
14.5
5.5
1.21
.278
3.83
8.82
19 Lindy McDaniel
L. McDaniel
524
1,038
9
87
69
.558
56
3.03
13
1
104
1340.0
1,249
451
517
100
351
10
296
79
5,528
66
6.97
2.36
2.96
0.67
18.8
6.3
1.19
.285
3.47
8.39
20 Eppa Rixey
E. Rixey
512
1,346
9
222
199
.527
451
2.87
256
33
6
3745.0
3,721
1,196
1,529
76
875
59
41
15,468
84
3.23
2.10
1.54
0.18
8.7
5.7
1.23
.278
3.67
8.94
21 Red Faber
R. Faber
510
1,466
9
235
167
.585
423
2.84
261
27
11
3667.0
3,508
1,158
1,473
101
1,068
91
65
15,289
44
3.60
2.62
1.37
0.25
9.6
7.0
1.25
.271
3.62
8.61
22 Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
509
2,081
9
205
186
.524
444
3.81
242
31
14
3535.2
3,450
1,498
1,719
191
1,596
52
45
15,378
55
5.30
4.06
1.30
0.49
13.5
10.4
1.43
.284
4.38
8.78
23 Bob Friend
B. Friend
508
1,713
9
187
199
.484
457
3.33
157
35
4
3365.1
3,417
1,245
1,428
261
793
39
26
98
14,040
48
4.58
2.12
2.16
0.70
12.2
5.6
1.25
.281
3.82
9.14
24 Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
507
1,568
9
192
153
.557
410
3.25
105
29
10
3022.1
2,808
1,093
1,242
223
1,002
51
36
58
12,625
132
4.67
2.98
1.56
0.66
12.4
7.9
1.26
.264
3.70
8.36
25 Bob Feller
B. Feller
504
2,569
9
264
142
.650
461
3.05
277
44
12
3713.1
3,099
1,258
1,415
209
1,675
58
30
3
15,580
66
6.23
4.06
1.53
0.51
16.5
10.8
1.29
.261
3.43
7.51
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