5 pitchers are tied for the most games pitched with 20+ strikeouts in a season, with 1 game. The first three are Max Scherzer in 2016, Randy Johnson in 2001 and Kerry Wood in 1998.
| 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 |  | M. Scherzer | 1 | 20 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 60.6 | 0.0 | 0.67 | .364 | 2.00 | 6.00 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 1 | 20 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 0.33 | .333 | 1.00 | 3.00 | |||
| 3 |  | K. Wood | 1 | 20 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 0.11 | .125 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 1 | 20 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.56 | .417 | 0.00 | 5.00 | ||
| 5 | | R. Clemens | 1 | 20 | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.33 | .222 | 1.00 | 3.00 | ||
| 6 | | T. Cheney | 1 | 21 | 1962 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 11.81 | 2.25 | 5.25 | 0.00 | 33.9 | 6.5 | 0.88 | .270 | 0.56 | 5.63 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | 41 | .586 | ||
56 | 45 | .554 | 3.0 | |
52 | 49 | .515 | 7.0 | |
51 | 50 | .505 | 8.0 | |
42 | 59 | .416 | 17.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 37 | .630 | ||
56 | 44 | .560 | 7.0 | |
51 | 48 | .515 | 11.5 | |
52 | 49 | .515 | 11.5 | |
45 | 54 | .455 | 17.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 38 | .624 | ||
51 | 49 | .510 | 11.5 | |
49 | 51 | .490 | 13.5 | |
42 | 58 | .420 | 20.5 | |
40 | 62 | .392 | 23.5 |
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57 | 42 | .576 | ||
56 | 44 | .560 | 1.5 | |
51 | 48 | .515 | 6.0 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 9.0 | |
46 | 54 | .460 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
53 | 46 | .535 | ||
53 | 48 | .525 | 1.0 | |
49 | 52 | .485 | 5.0 | |
47 | 53 | .470 | 6.5 | |
41 | 60 | .406 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
51 | 50 | .505 | ||
50 | 50 | .500 | 0.5 | |
48 | 54 | .471 | 3.5 | |
43 | 57 | .430 | 7.5 | |
40 | 61 | .396 | 11.0 |
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