most games with 15 or more strikeouts in a season by a pitcher

Pedro Martinez and Nolan Ryan are tied for the most games pitched with 15+ strikeouts in a season, with 6 games.

NAMEGSOSEASONTMWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
6
93
1999
6
0
1.000
6
0.72
2
0
0
50.0
20
4
5
3
7
1
0
0
175
1
16.74
1.26
13.29
0.54
53.1
4.0
0.54
.239
0.90
3.60
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
6
102
1974
4
1
.800
6
2.07
5
1
0
61.0
29
14
14
3
36
2
0
0
248
1
15.05
5.31
2.83
0.44
41.1
14.5
1.07
.248
2.07
4.28
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
5
84
1997
4
1
.800
5
1.67
3
1
0
43.0
30
8
8
3
10
0
0
0
166
0
17.58
2.09
8.40
0.63
50.6
6.0
0.93
.391
1.67
6.28
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
65
2002
4
0
1.000
4
0.25
4
2
0
36.0
19
1
2
0
8
0
0
0
136
0
16.25
2.00
8.13
0.00
47.8
5.9
0.75
.302
0.50
4.75
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
68
2001
2
1
.667
3
3.03
0
0
0
29.2
16
10
10
2
5
0
1
0
110
1
20.63
1.52
13.60
0.61
61.8
4.5
0.71
.400
3.03
4.85
6Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
61
1998
TOT
3
0
1.000
4
0.77
3
2
0
35.0
21
3
3
1
7
3
0
0
136
0
15.69
1.80
8.71
0.26
44.9
5.1
0.80
.313
0.77
5.40
7Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4
64
1972
3
1
.750
4
1.75
4
1
0
36.0
17
7
8
0
10
3
0
0
134
3
16.00
2.50
6.40
0.00
47.8
7.5
0.75
.298
2.00
4.25
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
3
47
2000
2
1
.667
3
0.33
3
2
0
27.0
14
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
97
0
15.67
0.33
47.00
0.00
48.5
1.0
0.56
.292
0.33
4.67
9Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3
48
1998
2
0
1.000
3
1.08
1
1
0
25.0
16
3
3
0
4
0
0
0
95
0
17.28
1.44
12.00
0.00
50.5
4.2
0.80
.372
1.08
5.76
10Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3
46
1995
3
0
1.000
3
0.71
2
1
0
25.1
12
2
2
0
8
0
0
0
96
0
16.34
2.84
5.75
0.00
47.9
8.3
0.79
.286
0.71
4.26
11Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3
47
1988
2
0
1.000
3
0.69
2
1
0
26.0
11
2
3
1
3
1
0
0
94
0
16.27
1.04
15.67
0.35
50.0
3.2
0.54
.238
1.04
3.81
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3
50
1976
3
0
1.000
3
2.25
2
0
0
28.0
18
7
9
2
18
0
0
0
120
1
16.07
5.79
2.78
0.64
41.7
15.0
1.29
.320
2.89
5.79
13Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
2
31
2019
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
14Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2
33
2015
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
2
2
0
18.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
57
0
16.50
0.50
33.00
0.00
57.9
1.8
0.11
.043
0.00
0.50
15Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
2
30
2000
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
1
1
0
16.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
59
0
16.88
1.13
15.00
0.00
50.8
3.4
0.50
.222
0.00
3.38
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2
32
1999
1
1
.500
2
2.65
2
0
0
17.0
13
5
5
3
2
0
0
0
64
0
16.94
1.06
16.00
1.59
50.0
3.1
0.88
.370
2.65
6.88
17Kerry Wood
K. Wood
2
36
1998
2
0
1.000
2
0.53
1
1
0
17.0
4
1
2
1
3
1
0
0
59
0
19.06
1.59
12.00
0.53
61.0
5.1
0.41
.167
1.06
2.12
18Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
2
31
1997
1
1
.500
2
2.25
0
0
0
16.0
13
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
61
0
17.44
0.56
31.00
1.13
50.8
1.6
0.88
.407
2.25
7.31
19Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2
30
1994
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
2
1
0
18.0
10
1
1
0
5
1
0
0
68
1
15.00
2.50
6.00
0.00
44.1
7.4
0.83
.313
0.50
5.00
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2
30
1993
2
0
1.000
2
2.35
0
0
0
15.1
7
4
4
1
6
3
0
0
60
0
17.61
3.52
5.00
0.59
50.0
10.0
0.85
.300
2.35
4.11
21Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
2
33
1992
0
0
2
1.06
0
0
0
17.0
7
2
3
0
5
0
0
0
65
2
17.47
2.65
6.60
0.00
50.8
7.7
0.71
.259
1.59
3.71
22Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
31
1990
1
0
1.000
2
0.00
1
1
0
19.0
4
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
63
1
14.68
0.95
15.50
0.00
49.2
3.2
0.32
.138
0.00
1.89
23Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2
32
1984
1
1
.500
2
0.53
2
1
0
17.0
12
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
62
1
16.94
0.00
0.00
51.6
0.0
0.71
.400
1.06
6.35
24J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
2
30
1979
1
0
1.000
2
1.35
1
0
0
20.0
13
3
3
1
4
0
0
1
78
1
13.50
1.80
7.50
0.45
38.5
5.1
0.85
.279
1.35
5.85
25Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2
34
1977
1
0
1.000
2
1.45
0
0
0
18.2
12
3
5
0
12
1
0
1
81
3
16.39
5.79
2.83
0.00
42.0
14.8
1.29
.353
2.41
5.79
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