Nolan Ryan had the most games pitched when striking out 8+ batters and allowing at most 5 hits, with 216 games.
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most regular-season games with 8 or more strikeouts 5 hits or less allowed by a pitcher| NAME | G | SO | H | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | 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 |  | N. Ryan | 216 | 2,282 | 733 | 140 | 43 | .765 | 216 | 1.38 | 105 | 45 | 0 | 1726.1 | 264 | 316 | 47 | 788 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 6,640 | 67 | 11.90 | 4.11 | 2.90 | 0.25 | 34.4 | 11.9 | 0.88 | .197 | 1.65 | 3.82 |
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 197 | 2,114 | 722 | 134 | 25 | .843 | 195 | 1.47 | 60 | 28 | 1 | 1516.2 | 247 | 283 | 92 | 462 | 59 | 2 | 10 | 5,683 | 24 | 12.54 | 2.74 | 4.58 | 0.55 | 37.2 | 8.1 | 0.78 | .213 | 1.68 | 4.28 |
| 3 |  | M. Scherzer | 157 | 1,568 | 563 | 94 | 24 | .797 | 157 | 1.76 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1092.0 | 214 | 231 | 99 | 251 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 4,087 | 16 | 12.92 | 2.07 | 6.25 | 0.82 | 38.4 | 6.1 | 0.75 | .218 | 1.90 | 4.64 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 136 | 1,345 | 511 | 95 | 16 | .856 | 136 | 1.16 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 1052.2 | 136 | 159 | 37 | 293 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 3,933 | 24 | 11.50 | 2.51 | 4.59 | 0.32 | 34.2 | 7.4 | 0.76 | .212 | 1.36 | 4.37 |
| 5 |  | P. Martinez | 129 | 1,311 | 474 | 90 | 15 | .857 | 129 | 1.24 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 978.2 | 135 | 155 | 49 | 229 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 3,633 | 21 | 12.06 | 2.11 | 5.72 | 0.45 | 36.1 | 6.3 | 0.72 | .213 | 1.43 | 4.36 |
| 6 |  | J. Verlander | 121 | 1,152 | 415 | 85 | 11 | .885 | 121 | 1.58 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 849.1 | 149 | 164 | 70 | 191 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3,146 | 20 | 12.21 | 2.02 | 6.03 | 0.74 | 36.6 | 6.1 | 0.71 | .202 | 1.74 | 4.40 |
| 7 |  | C. Kershaw | 114 | 1,112 | 387 | 86 | 7 | .925 | 114 | 1.14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 819.2 | 104 | 122 | 47 | 147 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2,974 | 20 | 12.21 | 1.61 | 7.56 | 0.52 | 37.4 | 4.9 | 0.65 | .205 | 1.34 | 4.25 |
| 8 |  | C. Sale | 109 | 1,136 | 369 | 66 | 15 | .815 | 108 | 1.45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 753.0 | 121 | 129 | 44 | 161 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2,800 | 8 | 13.58 | 1.92 | 7.06 | 0.53 | 40.6 | 5.8 | 0.70 | .229 | 1.54 | 4.41 |
| 9 |  | G. Cole | 105 | 1,040 | 373 | 63 | 12 | .840 | 105 | 1.80 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 690.2 | 138 | 157 | 63 | 159 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2,576 | 21 | 13.55 | 2.07 | 6.54 | 0.82 | 40.4 | 6.2 | 0.77 | .238 | 2.05 | 4.86 |
| 10 |  | J. deGrom | 102 | 1,003 | 370 | 55 | 17 | .764 | 102 | 1.59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 672.0 | 119 | 133 | 59 | 129 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2,488 | 14 | 13.43 | 1.73 | 7.78 | 0.79 | 40.3 | 5.2 | 0.74 | .241 | 1.78 | 4.96 |
| 11 |  | S. Koufax | 84 | 902 | 318 | 64 | 13 | .831 | 84 | 1.36 | 58 | 23 | 0 | 721.2 | 109 | 126 | 41 | 219 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2,688 | 28 | 11.25 | 2.73 | 4.12 | 0.51 | 33.6 | 8.1 | 0.74 | .182 | 1.57 | 3.97 |
| 12 |  | Y. Darvish | 83 | 810 | 277 | 46 | 16 | .742 | 83 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 558.0 | 110 | 113 | 51 | 140 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2,095 | 17 | 13.06 | 2.26 | 5.79 | 0.82 | 38.7 | 6.7 | 0.75 | .211 | 1.82 | 4.47 |
| 13 |  | F. Hernandez | 81 | 760 | 300 | 48 | 8 | .857 | 81 | 1.07 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 606.0 | 72 | 78 | 18 | 126 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2,227 | 35 | 11.29 | 1.87 | 6.03 | 0.27 | 34.1 | 5.7 | 0.70 | .216 | 1.16 | 4.46 |
| 14 |  | S. McDowell | 78 | 810 | 279 | 51 | 14 | .785 | 78 | 1.37 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 652.1 | 99 | 118 | 31 | 294 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 2,515 | 24 | 11.18 | 4.06 | 2.76 | 0.43 | 32.2 | 11.7 | 0.88 | .182 | 1.63 | 3.85 |
| 15 |  | T. Seaver | 76 | 780 | 296 | 53 | 12 | .815 | 76 | 1.17 | 47 | 24 | 0 | 652.0 | 85 | 91 | 33 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2,380 | 11 | 10.77 | 2.18 | 4.94 | 0.46 | 32.8 | 6.6 | 0.70 | .188 | 1.26 | 4.09 |
| 16 | | C. Schilling | 74 | 767 | 282 | 57 | 11 | .838 | 74 | 1.20 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 592.1 | 79 | 84 | 31 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2,136 | 12 | 11.65 | 1.35 | 8.62 | 0.47 | 35.9 | 4.2 | 0.63 | .203 | 1.28 | 4.28 |
| 17 |  | A. Nola | 73 | 672 | 266 | 46 | 6 | .885 | 73 | 1.42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 506.0 | 80 | 86 | 38 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1,880 | 2 | 11.95 | 1.87 | 6.40 | 0.68 | 35.7 | 5.6 | 0.73 | .217 | 1.53 | 4.73 |
| 18 |  | R. Ray | 73 | 698 | 263 | 37 | 15 | .712 | 72 | 2.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 447.0 | 125 | 126 | 46 | 172 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1,774 | 17 | 14.05 | 3.46 | 4.06 | 0.93 | 39.3 | 9.7 | 0.97 | .258 | 2.54 | 5.30 |
| 19 |  | Z. Wheeler | 72 | 669 | 255 | 43 | 9 | .827 | 72 | 1.49 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 488.1 | 81 | 92 | 32 | 96 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1,814 | 10 | 12.33 | 1.77 | 6.97 | 0.59 | 36.9 | 5.3 | 0.72 | .223 | 1.70 | 4.70 |
| 20 |  | B. Snell | 71 | 697 | 197 | 47 | 8 | .855 | 71 | 1.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 436.1 | 59 | 60 | 22 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1,634 | 25 | 14.38 | 2.95 | 4.87 | 0.45 | 42.7 | 8.8 | 0.78 | .228 | 1.24 | 4.06 |
| 21 |  | S. Gray | 69 | 624 | 238 | 39 | 14 | .736 | 69 | 1.73 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 441.1 | 85 | 99 | 39 | 118 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1,671 | 17 | 12.73 | 2.41 | 5.29 | 0.80 | 37.3 | 7.1 | 0.81 | .227 | 2.02 | 4.85 |
| 22 |  | S. Strasburg | 69 | 687 | 249 | 47 | 5 | .904 | 69 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 469.0 | 79 | 87 | 34 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1,743 | 10 | 13.18 | 1.77 | 7.47 | 0.65 | 39.4 | 5.3 | 0.73 | .237 | 1.67 | 4.78 |
| 23 | | J. Peavy | 67 | 638 | 225 | 41 | 8 | .837 | 67 | 1.32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 471.1 | 69 | 74 | 28 | 125 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1,751 | 4 | 12.18 | 2.39 | 5.10 | 0.53 | 36.4 | 7.1 | 0.74 | .208 | 1.41 | 4.30 |
| 24 | | D. Cone | 67 | 655 | 252 | 45 | 11 | .804 | 67 | 1.26 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 529.0 | 74 | 85 | 25 | 173 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1,998 | 27 | 11.14 | 2.94 | 3.79 | 0.43 | 32.8 | 8.7 | 0.80 | .201 | 1.45 | 4.29 |
| 25 |  | D. Cease | 66 | 624 | 207 | 35 | 10 | .778 | 66 | 1.86 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 401.1 | 83 | 86 | 29 | 136 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1,532 | 15 | 13.99 | 3.05 | 4.59 | 0.65 | 40.7 | 8.9 | 0.85 | .242 | 1.93 | 4.64 |
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