most games with 10 strikeouts by a pitcher in a season

Randy Johnson and Nolan Ryan are tied for the most games pitched with 10+ strikeouts in a season, with 23 games.

Interpreted as:
most games with 10 or more strikeouts by a pitcher in a season
NAME G SO SEASON TM 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 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
23
289
2001
ARI ARI
14
4
.778
22
2.25
3
2
0
168.0
113
42
45
12
46
11
1
1
660
7
15.48
2.46
6.28
0.64
43.8
7.0
0.95
.334
2.41
6.05
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
23
268
2000
ARI ARI
14
2
.875
23
2.14
7
2
0
177.0
136
42
49
16
42
3
0
1
692
2
13.63
2.14
6.38
0.81
38.7
6.1
1.01
.331
2.49
6.92
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
23
272
1999
ARI ARI
12
7
.632
23
2.30
9
2
0
184.0
128
47
55
21
45
6
0
3
718
3
13.30
2.20
6.04
1.03
37.9
6.3
0.94
.286
2.69
6.26
4 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
23
278
1973
CAL CAL
16
7
.696
23
2.30
20
3
0
203.1
127
52
54
8
103
2
0
1
828
8
12.30
4.56
2.70
0.35
33.6
12.4
1.13
.272
2.39
5.62
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
21
245
2019
HOU HOU
15
2
.882
21
1.87
0
0
0
139.2
77
29
35
19
23
3
0
0
518
4
15.79
1.48
10.65
1.22
47.3
4.4
0.72
.254
2.26
4.96
6 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
21
250
1965
LAD LAD
19
2
.905
21
1.70
19
5
0
191.0
105
36
39
14
36
1
0
0
717
5
11.78
1.70
6.94
0.66
34.9
5.0
0.74
.219
1.84
4.95
7 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
20
245
1998
TOT
14
5
.737
20
2.40
9
5
0
161.1
111
43
49
11
47
7
0
1
644
6
13.67
2.62
5.21
0.61
38.0
7.3
0.98
.299
2.73
6.19
8 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
20
241
1977
CAL CAL
10
8
.556
20
2.94
12
1
0
171.2
120
56
69
8
112
4
0
7
741
17
12.63
5.87
2.15
0.42
32.5
15.1
1.35
.298
3.62
6.29
9 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
19
241
1999
BOS BOS
14
4
.778
19
1.60
5
1
0
146.2
98
26
29
4
27
6
0
1
566
5
14.79
1.66
8.93
0.25
42.6
4.8
0.85
.326
1.78
6.01
10 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
18
202
2018
WSH WSH
11
2
.846
18
1.82
2
1
0
128.1
73
26
27
9
22
5
0
2
483
1
14.17
1.54
9.18
0.63
41.8
4.6
0.74
.261
1.89
5.12
11 Chris Sale
C. Sale
18
204
2017
BOS BOS
10
4
.714
18
1.68
1
0
0
133.2
74
25
26
8
21
5
0
0
498
1
13.74
1.41
9.71
0.54
41.0
4.2
0.71
.254
1.75
4.98
12 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
18
208
1997
MON MON
9
5
.643
18
1.73
9
2
0
146.0
89
28
34
9
40
4
0
5
568
2
12.82
2.47
5.20
0.55
36.6
7.0
0.88
.261
2.10
5.49
13 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
18
211
1989
TEX TEX
11
5
.688
18
2.49
6
2
0
144.2
85
40
47
7
45
5
0
3
575
11
13.13
2.80
4.69
0.44
36.7
7.8
0.90
.254
2.92
5.29
14 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
17
197
1997
PHI PHI
10
3
.769
17
2.35
3
0
0
130.0
95
34
37
13
29
1
0
2
504
1
13.64
2.01
6.79
0.90
39.1
5.8
0.95
.311
2.56
6.58
15 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
17
208
1972
CAL CAL
13
4
.765
17
0.58
15
8
0
154.0
67
10
16
2
68
5
0
1
588
8
12.16
3.97
3.06
0.12
35.4
11.6
0.88
.213
0.94
3.92
16 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
17
196
1965
CLE CLE
11
2
.846
17
1.45
11
2
0
149.0
82
24
30
5
63
4
0
2
589
5
11.84
3.81
3.11
0.30
33.3
10.7
0.97
.240
1.81
4.95
17 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
193
1995
SEA SEA
12
1
.923
16
1.97
5
2
0
123.1
80
27
29
6
30
2
0
0
482
2
14.08
2.19
6.43
0.44
40.0
6.2
0.89
.295
2.12
5.84
18 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
15
171
2017
CLE CLE
9
2
.818
15
1.67
3
1
0
113.0
66
21
25
12
18
3
0
2
419
2
13.62
1.43
9.50
0.96
40.8
4.3
0.74
.251
1.99
5.26
19 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
15
163
2017
WSH WSH
9
3
.750
15
1.40
2
0
0
109.2
54
17
23
10
25
8
0
0
411
4
13.38
2.05
6.52
0.82
39.7
6.1
0.72
.215
1.89
4.43
20 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
190
2002
ARI ARI
12
0
1.000
15
1.30
5
3
0
118.0
73
17
20
7
32
6
0
1
455
2
14.49
2.44
5.94
0.53
41.8
7.0
0.89
.300
1.53
5.57
21 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
15
177
2000
BOS BOS
12
1
.923
15
1.09
4
3
0
116.0
61
14
15
7
16
5
0
0
433
0
13.73
1.24
11.06
0.54
40.9
3.7
0.66
.237
1.16
4.73
22 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
15
175
1998
PHI PHI
8
6
.571
15
2.51
7
1
0
118.1
85
33
37
10
23
1
0
1
465
4
13.31
1.75
7.61
0.76
37.6
4.9
0.91
.293
2.81
6.46
23 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
15
176
1984
NYM NYM
10
3
.769
15
1.31
6
3
0
123.1
69
18
21
5
33
0
0
1
467
2
12.84
2.41
5.33
0.36
37.7
7.1
0.83
.253
1.53
5.04
24 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
15
164
1966
LAD LAD
13
1
.929
15
1.15
12
1
0
133.0
77
17
19
6
31
0
0
1
500
2
11.10
2.10
5.29
0.41
32.8
6.2
0.81
.237
1.29
5.21
25 Chris Sale
C. Sale
14
160
2019
BOS BOS
6
1
.857
14
2.35
1
1
0
92.0
56
24
27
8
19
7
0
0
355
1
15.65
1.86
8.42
0.78
45.1
5.4
0.82
.298
2.64
5.48
StatMuse has game-level data for games pitched going back to the 1908 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More Diamondbacks Stats

Team Rankings

HR

42

7th

R

163

8th

SO

280

10th

ERA

4.36

24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
22
10
.688
Padres Padres
20
11
.645
1.5
Giants Giants
20
13
.606
2.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
17
15
.531
5.0
Rockies Rockies
6
26
.188
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/3
AZ AZ
@
PHI PHI
6:05 PM
Sun
5/4
AZ AZ
@
PHI PHI
2:05 PM
Mon
5/5
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Tue
5/6
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Wed
5/7
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
3:40 PM
Last Game
PHI Phillies

18 - 14

3

Final

2

AZ Diamondbacks

17 - 15

Fri 2 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
18
14
.563
3.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
20
13
.606
Reds Reds
18
15
.545
2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
22
10
.688
Padres Padres
20
11
.645
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
13
.594
Red Sox Red Sox
18
16
.529
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
12
.636
Guardians Guardians
18
14
.563
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
19
12
.613
Athletics Athletics
18
15
.545
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/17
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
11-13
Thu
4/17
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
3-7
Thu
4/17
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
10-7
Thu
4/17
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
2-7
Thu
4/17
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
1-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/3
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1:05 PM
Sat
5/3
HOU HOU
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Sat
5/3
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sat
5/3
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
5/3
COL COL
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM