most games with 7 or more strikeouts 7.0 or less innings by a pitcher 2018 to 2022

Between the 2018 and 2022 seasons, Gerrit Cole had the most games pitched when striking out 7+ batters and pitching 7 innings or fewer, with 98 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 7 or more strikeouts 7.0 or less innings by a pitcher 2018 to 2022
NAME G SO IP W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV 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 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
98
927
603.2
51
20
.718
98
3.01
2
1
0
445
202
216
83
151
12
0
0
2,381
17
13.82
2.25
6.14
1.24
38.9
6.3
0.99
.300
3.22
6.63
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
78
713
485.1
40
17
.702
78
2.73
1
0
0
363
147
153
59
113
22
0
6
1,936
10
13.22
2.10
6.31
1.09
36.8
5.8
0.98
.295
2.84
6.73
3 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
71
634
416.0
31
12
.721
71
3.22
0
0
0
315
149
155
68
165
9
0
6
1,709
15
13.72
3.57
3.84
1.47
37.1
9.7
1.15
.297
3.35
6.81
4 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
70
600
437.1
30
17
.638
70
3.23
1
1
0
330
157
163
50
104
23
0
5
1,740
7
12.35
2.14
5.77
1.03
34.5
6.0
0.99
.291
3.35
6.79
5 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
70
611
431.0
34
8
.810
70
2.84
0
0
0
312
136
141
41
108
32
0
0
1,715
10
12.76
2.26
5.66
0.86
35.6
6.3
0.97
.294
2.94
6.52
6 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
66
633
418.1
25
16
.610
66
1.81
0
0
0
263
84
95
33
77
7
0
2
1,581
3
13.62
1.66
8.22
0.71
40.0
4.9
0.81
.277
2.04
5.66
7 Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
61
518
377.1
31
16
.660
61
2.74
0
0
0
273
115
129
42
130
9
0
2
1,514
6
12.36
3.10
3.98
1.00
34.2
8.6
1.07
.283
3.08
6.51
8 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
59
513
362.1
24
15
.615
59
2.66
0
0
0
244
107
111
49
88
18
0
1
1,422
12
12.74
2.19
5.83
1.22
36.1
6.2
0.92
.259
2.76
6.06
9 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
57
466
360.0
28
10
.737
57
2.58
0
0
0
290
103
111
24
79
9
0
3
1,442
3
11.65
1.98
5.90
0.60
32.3
5.5
1.02
.308
2.78
7.25
10 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
56
493
353.1
25
14
.641
56
2.60
0
0
0
298
102
113
39
94
6
0
0
1,437
11
12.56
2.39
5.24
0.99
34.3
6.5
1.11
.322
2.88
7.59
11 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
56
521
351.1
34
11
.756
56
2.28
0
0
0
235
89
95
43
62
9
0
0
1,349
8
13.35
1.59
8.40
1.10
38.6
4.6
0.85
.269
2.43
6.02
12 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
55
460
323.0
17
17
.500
55
4.21
0
0
0
273
151
155
59
113
6
0
2
1,336
13
12.82
3.15
4.07
1.64
34.4
8.5
1.20
.307
4.32
7.61
13 Blake Snell
B. Snell
55
504
323.0
29
11
.725
55
2.01
0
0
0
199
72
76
25
103
2
0
1
1,254
22
14.04
2.87
4.89
0.70
40.2
8.2
0.93
.281
2.12
5.54
14 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
53
478
337.2
24
15
.615
53
2.53
2
2
0
231
95
118
39
114
24
0
3
1,380
17
12.74
3.04
4.19
1.04
34.6
8.3
1.02
.265
3.15
6.16
15 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
53
438
327.0
20
16
.556
53
3.28
0
0
0
286
119
124
44
80
6
0
4
1,336
8
12.06
2.20
5.48
1.21
32.8
6.0
1.12
.315
3.41
7.87
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
51
431
309.2
20
15
.571
51
3.05
0
0
0
254
105
113
34
86
14
0
2
1,268
16
12.53
2.50
5.01
0.99
34.0
6.8
1.10
.313
3.28
7.38
17 José Berríos
J. Berríos
49
413
300.2
28
10
.737
49
3.50
2
0
0
230
117
123
34
75
18
0
0
1,210
10
12.36
2.25
5.51
1.02
34.1
6.2
1.01
.293
3.68
6.88
18 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
47
380
272.0
22
9
.710
47
2.38
0
0
0
190
72
78
24
86
12
0
1
1,087
12
12.57
2.85
4.42
0.79
35.0
7.9
1.01
.284
2.58
6.29
19 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
46
384
277.0
22
10
.688
46
3.05
0
0
0
237
94
100
29
56
2
0
1
1,120
7
12.48
1.82
6.86
0.94
34.3
5.0
1.06
.320
3.25
7.70
20 Germán Márquez
G. Márquez
45
363
280.2
22
9
.710
45
3.46
0
0
0
252
108
117
37
84
5
0
2
1,156
19
11.64
2.69
4.32
1.19
31.4
7.3
1.20
.322
3.75
8.08
21 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
44
370
275.1
27
9
.750
44
2.42
0
0
0
195
74
78
30
53
7
0
0
1,080
13
12.09
1.73
6.98
0.98
34.3
4.9
0.90
.266
2.55
6.37
22 Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
42
373
251.1
24
7
.774
42
2.15
0
0
0
156
60
61
19
62
7
0
0
962
2
13.36
2.22
6.02
0.68
38.8
6.4
0.87
.273
2.18
5.59
23 Joe Musgrove
J. Musgrove
42
350
256.2
19
14
.576
42
2.45
0
0
0
187
70
73
30
54
17
0
1
1,012
5
12.27
1.89
6.48
1.05
34.6
5.3
0.94
.280
2.56
6.56
24 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
40
338
254.2
20
4
.833
40
1.87
0
0
0
172
53
66
24
56
8
0
1
996
5
11.95
1.98
6.04
0.85
33.9
5.6
0.90
.260
2.33
6.08
25 Jon Gray
J. Gray
40
336
238.0
19
9
.679
40
4.08
0
0
0
219
108
113
31
66
8
0
0
985
7
12.71
2.50
5.09
1.17
34.1
6.7
1.20
.346
4.27
8.28
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24
.556
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30
25
.545
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Angels Angels
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/30
TBR TBR
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HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
5/31
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HOU HOU
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6/1
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HOU HOU
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Tue
5/13
MIN MIN
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BAL BAL
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Tue
5/13
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Tue
5/13
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