most games with 9 or more strikeouts 7.0 or less innings by a pitcher

Max Scherzer has the most games pitched when striking out 9+ batters and pitching 7 innings or fewer, with 121 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 9 or more strikeouts 7.0 or less innings by a pitcher
NAMEGSOIPWLW%GSERACGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
121
1,225
782.0
61
23
.726
121
2.65
1
0
0
576
230
243
100
180
20
0
11
3,098
17
14.10
2.07
6.81
1.15
39.5
5.8
0.97
.303
2.80
6.63
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
103
1,114
687.0
58
18
.763
102
3.17
0
0
0
558
242
265
74
233
36
1
8
2,843
12
14.59
3.05
4.78
0.97
39.2
8.2
1.15
.349
3.47
7.31
3Chris Sale
C. Sale
84
871
535.0
45
16
.738
83
2.36
0
0
0
377
140
154
42
126
39
0
2
2,128
12
14.65
2.12
6.91
0.71
40.9
5.9
0.94
.319
2.59
6.34
4Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
79
801
537.1
33
19
.635
79
2.65
0
0
0
405
158
171
46
149
24
0
5
2,176
19
13.42
2.50
5.38
0.77
36.8
6.8
1.03
.311
2.86
6.78
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
78
798
497.1
47
8
.855
78
2.55
0
0
0
368
141
150
57
109
13
0
4
1,975
18
14.44
1.97
7.32
1.03
40.4
5.5
0.96
.312
2.71
6.66
6Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
75
792
475.0
42
9
.824
75
2.37
2
1
0
319
125
141
53
92
9
0
1
1,828
15
15.01
1.74
8.61
1.00
43.3
5.0
0.87
.302
2.67
6.04
7Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
75
740
489.2
42
18
.700
75
2.39
1
0
0
336
130
144
46
111
10
0
3
1,902
18
13.60
2.04
6.67
0.85
38.9
5.8
0.91
.291
2.65
6.18
8Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
74
775
475.2
34
16
.680
74
2.02
0
0
0
313
107
121
43
101
3
0
4
1,819
11
14.66
1.91
7.67
0.81
42.6
5.6
0.87
.301
2.29
5.92
9Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
73
733
476.2
36
21
.632
73
2.42
0
0
0
312
128
132
54
120
18
0
0
1,861
19
13.84
2.27
6.11
1.02
39.4
6.4
0.91
.276
2.49
5.89
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
67
666
430.2
20
32
.385
67
3.36
0
0
0
334
161
183
30
213
7
0
11
1,838
32
13.92
4.45
3.13
0.63
36.2
11.6
1.27
.330
3.82
6.98
11Robbie Ray
R. Ray
61
618
374.0
32
12
.727
61
3.03
0
0
0
270
126
135
57
120
12
0
3
1,507
14
14.87
2.89
5.15
1.37
41.0
8.0
1.04
.304
3.25
6.50
12Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
59
598
385.2
37
7
.841
59
2.57
0
0
0
289
110
120
41
71
19
0
3
1,520
7
13.96
1.66
8.42
0.96
39.3
4.7
0.93
.314
2.80
6.74
13Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
56
546
379.0
25
16
.610
56
3.35
0
0
0
315
141
145
20
129
17
0
7
1,580
15
12.97
3.06
4.23
0.47
34.6
8.2
1.17
.340
3.44
7.48
14Blake Snell
B. Snell
53
555
324.0
33
7
.825
53
1.11
0
0
0
158
40
42
16
98
2
0
0
1,209
22
15.42
2.72
5.66
0.44
45.9
8.1
0.79
.264
1.17
4.39
15Charlie Morton
C. Morton
52
521
323.2
27
11
.711
52
2.81
0
0
0
230
101
105
31
82
28
0
1
1,299
7
14.49
2.28
6.35
0.86
40.1
6.3
0.96
.312
2.92
6.40
16Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
52
548
352.0
31
15
.674
52
3.04
0
0
0
309
119
126
42
71
8
0
3
1,431
6
14.01
1.82
7.72
1.07
38.3
5.0
1.08
.350
3.22
7.90
17Aaron Nola
A. Nola
49
477
310.2
25
11
.694
49
2.43
1
1
0
229
84
92
31
65
11
0
2
1,223
3
13.82
1.88
7.34
0.90
39.0
5.3
0.95
.310
2.67
6.63
18Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
46
448
283.2
21
8
.724
46
2.03
0
0
0
209
64
69
29
55
0
0
0
1,104
4
14.21
1.75
8.15
0.92
40.6
5.0
0.93
.315
2.19
6.63
19Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
44
420
277.2
25
8
.758
44
2.85
0
0
0
240
88
97
32
54
3
0
2
1,124
8
13.61
1.75
7.78
1.04
37.4
4.8
1.06
.338
3.14
7.78
20Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
44
440
291.1
25
12
.676
44
2.13
0
0
0
180
69
73
24
87
11
0
2
1,140
5
13.59
2.69
5.06
0.74
38.6
7.6
0.92
.270
2.26
5.56
21Dylan Cease
D. Cease
42
421
250.2
22
4
.846
42
2.05
1
1
0
156
57
58
15
74
6
0
2
981
14
15.12
2.66
5.69
0.54
42.9
7.5
0.92
.303
2.08
5.60
22Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
42
414
264.2
24
10
.706
42
2.04
0
0
0
182
60
66
17
74
12
0
2
1,056
15
14.08
2.52
5.59
0.58
39.2
7.0
0.97
.306
2.24
6.19
23Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
41
409
247.1
23
6
.793
41
2.07
0
0
0
148
57
62
16
70
9
0
0
972
14
14.88
2.55
5.84
0.58
42.1
7.2
0.88
.282
2.26
5.39
24Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
41
407
265.1
22
5
.815
41
2.07
0
0
0
193
61
71
20
42
8
0
0
1,032
7
13.81
1.42
9.69
0.68
39.4
4.1
0.89
.312
2.41
6.55
25Sonny Gray
S. Gray
40
388
251.2
21
11
.656
40
2.40
0
0
0
168
67
81
24
73
10
0
1
992
15
13.88
2.61
5.32
0.86
39.1
7.4
0.96
.290
2.90
6.01
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