most games with 13 strikeouts by a pitcher in a season

Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez are tied for the most games pitched with 13+ strikeouts in a season, with 9 games.

Interpreted as:
most games with 13 or more strikeouts by a pitcher in a season
NAMEGSOSEASONTMWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
9
137
2001
6
1
.857
8
2.56
0
0
0
63.1
36
18
19
5
12
3
1
0
242
3
19.47
1.71
11.42
0.71
56.6
5.0
0.76
.365
2.70
5.12
2Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
9
134
1999
7
1
.875
9
1.25
3
0
0
72.0
40
10
11
3
13
3
0
0
269
2
16.75
1.63
10.31
0.38
49.8
4.8
0.74
.319
1.38
5.00
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
8
105
2000
5
0
1.000
8
2.19
2
1
0
61.2
48
15
17
6
14
2
0
1
240
1
15.32
2.04
7.50
0.88
43.8
5.8
1.01
.372
2.48
7.01
4Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
8
106
1965
8
0
1.000
8
1.47
7
3
0
73.1
35
12
15
4
14
1
0
0
272
1
13.01
1.72
7.57
0.49
39.0
5.1
0.67
.211
1.84
4.30
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
7
111
1997
4
2
.667
7
2.02
4
1
0
58.0
39
13
14
5
19
2
0
2
231
0
17.22
2.95
5.84
0.78
48.1
8.2
1.00
.362
2.17
6.05
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
7
98
1993
5
1
.833
7
1.64
3
1
0
60.1
28
11
12
3
21
4
0
0
228
1
14.62
3.13
4.67
0.45
43.0
9.2
0.81
.245
1.79
4.18
7Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
7
115
1974
4
2
.667
7
1.94
6
1
0
69.2
32
15
16
3
41
2
0
0
282
1
14.86
5.30
2.80
0.39
40.8
14.5
1.05
.240
2.07
4.13
8Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
7
99
1973
5
2
.714
7
2.34
5
1
0
65.1
37
17
19
3
34
1
0
0
265
4
13.64
4.68
2.91
0.41
37.4
12.8
1.09
.266
2.62
5.10
9Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
6
84
2019
2
0
1.000
6
2.43
0
0
0
40.2
21
11
13
7
5
1
0
0
151
2
18.59
1.11
16.80
1.55
55.6
3.3
0.64
.259
2.88
4.65
10Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6
92
2002
6
0
1.000
6
0.53
4
2
0
51.0
31
3
5
1
12
1
0
0
195
1
16.24
2.12
7.67
0.18
47.2
6.2
0.84
.337
0.88
5.47
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6
87
1999
2
3
.400
6
3.38
3
0
0
48.0
39
18
19
7
9
1
0
0
188
0
16.31
1.69
9.67
1.31
46.3
4.8
1.00
.381
3.56
7.31
12Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6
88
1998
TOT
5
0
1.000
6
0.51
5
4
0
53.0
32
3
3
1
10
3
0
1
201
0
14.94
1.70
8.80
0.17
43.8
5.0
0.79
.313
0.51
5.43
13Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6
85
1995
5
0
1.000
6
2.06
3
1
0
48.0
34
11
12
2
12
0
0
0
189
0
15.94
2.25
7.08
0.38
45.0
6.3
0.96
.356
2.25
6.38
14Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
6
81
1989
3
2
.600
6
1.30
2
1
0
48.1
25
7
11
0
16
0
0
1
191
3
15.08
2.98
5.06
0.00
42.4
8.4
0.85
.266
2.05
4.66
15Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
6
87
1988
5
0
1.000
6
0.68
5
3
0
53.0
27
4
5
2
8
1
0
1
194
1
14.77
1.36
10.88
0.34
44.8
4.1
0.66
.260
0.85
4.58
16Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
6
92
1972
5
1
.833
6
1.17
6
3
0
54.0
22
7
8
0
21
3
0
0
203
6
15.33
3.50
4.38
0.00
45.3
10.3
0.80
.253
1.33
3.67
17Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
5
68
2016
3
1
.750
5
2.18
0
0
0
33.0
20
8
8
2
9
0
0
0
127
0
18.55
2.45
7.56
0.55
53.5
7.1
0.88
.375
2.18
5.45
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
5
69
2015
5
0
1.000
5
0.42
3
2
0
43.0
21
2
2
1
3
1
0
0
152
2
14.44
0.63
23.00
0.21
45.4
2.0
0.56
.256
0.42
4.40
19Chris Sale
C. Sale
5
70
2015
4
0
1.000
5
0.97
0
0
0
37.0
14
4
4
1
6
1
0
0
133
0
17.03
1.46
11.67
0.24
52.6
4.5
0.54
.236
0.97
3.41
20Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
5
71
2013
3
0
1.000
5
1.88
0
0
0
38.1
18
8
8
4
3
0
0
0
136
0
16.67
0.70
23.67
0.94
52.2
2.2
0.55
.241
1.88
4.23
21Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
5
70
2004
2
1
.667
5
0.44
1
1
0
41.0
18
2
3
1
5
0
0
0
145
0
15.37
1.10
14.00
0.22
48.3
3.4
0.56
.246
0.66
3.95
22Kerry Wood
K. Wood
5
75
1998
4
0
1.000
5
1.38
1
1
0
39.0
17
6
7
2
14
2
0
1
149
0
17.31
3.23
5.36
0.46
50.3
9.4
0.79
.268
1.62
3.92
23Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
5
68
1998
4
1
.800
5
1.35
2
0
0
40.0
26
6
7
2
8
1
0
0
154
3
15.30
1.80
8.50
0.45
44.2
5.2
0.85
.320
1.58
5.85
24Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
5
66
1997
3
0
1.000
5
1.13
2
2
0
40.0
21
5
7
0
14
1
0
1
160
0
14.85
3.15
4.71
0.00
41.3
8.8
0.88
.266
1.58
4.72
25Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
5
69
1995
3
1
.750
5
1.58
2
2
0
40.0
22
7
8
3
11
3
0
0
155
4
15.52
2.47
6.27
0.68
44.5
7.1
0.83
.275
1.80
4.95
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