most games with 9 or more strikeouts by a pitcher in the national league

Steve Carlton had the most games pitched in the NL when striking out 9+ batters, with 137 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 9 or more strikeouts by a pitcher in the national league
NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
137
1,446
94
29
.764
137
2.20
85
15
0
1163.1
885
285
324
62
382
10
0
34
4,681
50
11.19
2.96
3.79
0.48
30.9
8.2
1.09
.296
2.51
6.85
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
132
1,532
82
20
.804
131
1.98
33
14
0
991.1
671
218
249
79
239
38
1
11
3,847
18
13.91
2.17
6.41
0.72
39.8
6.2
0.92
.302
2.26
6.09
3Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
122
1,282
67
22
.753
122
2.08
11
4
0
848.0
523
196
210
91
151
31
0
9
3,225
16
13.61
1.60
8.49
0.97
39.8
4.7
0.79
.259
2.23
5.55
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
121
1,244
79
21
.790
121
1.78
15
8
0
870.2
546
172
190
60
146
14
0
3
3,263
25
12.86
1.51
8.52
0.62
38.1
4.5
0.79
.270
1.96
5.64
5Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
119
1,333
92
18
.836
119
1.62
88
22
0
1052.1
615
190
218
67
291
5
0
19
4,045
32
11.40
2.49
4.58
0.57
33.0
7.2
0.86
.233
1.86
5.26
6Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
113
1,225
75
25
.750
113
2.22
33
10
0
883.0
618
218
230
85
141
10
0
7
3,375
18
12.49
1.44
8.69
0.87
36.3
4.2
0.86
.278
2.34
6.30
7Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
105
1,123
77
21
.786
105
1.91
83
20
0
943.0
678
200
230
51
244
26
0
22
3,722
20
10.72
2.33
4.60
0.49
30.2
6.6
0.98
.275
2.20
6.47
8Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
104
1,111
72
18
.800
104
1.62
67
23
0
905.2
572
163
172
54
217
17
0
17
3,463
13
11.04
2.16
5.12
0.54
32.1
6.3
0.87
.251
1.71
5.68
9Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
95
1,000
49
27
.645
95
1.79
29
13
0
730.2
474
145
172
30
277
15
0
10
2,923
42
12.32
3.41
3.61
0.37
34.2
9.5
1.03
.277
2.12
5.84
10Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
83
876
39
19
.672
83
1.81
2
1
0
561.2
359
113
128
43
102
4
0
5
2,119
14
14.04
1.63
8.59
0.69
41.3
4.8
0.82
.289
2.05
5.75
11Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
72
749
46
9
.836
72
2.25
1
1
0
488.1
332
122
132
45
83
21
0
3
1,875
9
13.80
1.53
9.02
0.83
39.9
4.4
0.85
.294
2.43
6.12
12John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
71
721
44
15
.746
71
1.81
18
9
0
546.1
366
110
126
40
128
7
0
11
2,103
21
11.88
2.11
5.63
0.66
34.3
6.1
0.90
.270
2.08
6.03
13Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
68
719
45
12
.789
68
1.89
29
11
0
561.0
383
118
125
27
142
6
0
5
2,165
14
11.53
2.28
5.06
0.43
33.2
6.6
0.94
.280
2.01
6.14
14Aaron Nola
A. Nola
64
625
36
13
.735
64
2.01
3
3
0
434.2
286
97
107
39
79
14
0
2
1,669
3
12.94
1.64
7.91
0.81
37.4
4.7
0.84
.271
2.22
5.92
15Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
62
627
41
7
.854
62
1.75
8
5
0
448.2
279
87
94
30
63
14
0
4
1,670
8
12.58
1.26
9.95
0.60
37.5
3.8
0.76
.266
1.89
5.60
16Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
62
650
46
14
.767
62
2.13
54
8
0
569.2
430
135
154
28
127
15
0
2,238
5
10.27
2.01
5.12
0.44
29.0
5.7
0.98
.283
2.43
6.79
17Kerry Wood
K. Wood
60
642
28
15
.651
60
2.34
7
4
0
426.1
265
111
117
32
157
27
0
5
1,698
19
13.55
3.31
4.09
0.68
37.8
9.2
0.99
.277
2.47
5.59
18Don Sutton
D. Sutton
59
577
39
11
.780
59
1.45
35
10
0
508.2
316
82
93
23
111
5
0
5
1,943
9
10.21
1.96
5.20
0.41
29.7
5.7
0.84
.239
1.65
5.59
19Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
58
596
28
13
.683
58
1.86
17
6
0
444.2
265
92
102
32
113
17
0
8
1,702
9
12.06
2.29
5.27
0.65
35.0
6.6
0.85
.247
2.06
5.36
20Bob Veale
B. Veale
58
612
44
7
.863
58
1.34
39
13
0
496.2
346
74
90
8
185
9
0
12
1,992
14
11.09
3.35
3.31
0.14
30.7
9.3
1.07
.287
1.63
6.27
21J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
57
622
37
13
.740
57
2.03
34
10
0
482.1
281
109
121
13
199
7
0
7
1,917
31
11.61
3.71
3.13
0.24
32.4
10.4
1.00
.249
2.26
5.24
22Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
53
554
35
13
.729
53
2.11
42
8
0
465.2
339
109
120
38
96
6
0
15
1,823
8
10.71
1.86
5.77
0.73
30.4
5.3
0.93
.267
2.32
6.55
23Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
53
537
40
5
.889
53
1.56
41
14
0
485.0
321
84
98
33
83
2
0
5
1,844
11
9.96
1.54
6.47
0.61
29.1
4.5
0.83
.242
1.82
5.96
24Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
52
523
29
7
.806
52
1.83
2
1
0
354.1
234
72
84
26
49
11
0
0
1,348
8
13.28
1.24
10.67
0.66
38.8
3.6
0.80
.281
2.13
5.94
25Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
52
550
31
6
.838
52
1.63
4
2
0
376.0
250
68
73
18
103
11
0
1
1,465
20
13.16
2.47
5.34
0.43
37.5
7.0
0.94
.296
1.75
5.98
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Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
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83
.488
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76
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.469
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Thu
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Sat
3/28
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Sun
3/29
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Mon
3/30
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MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
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Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
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AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

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Tue
9/16
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6-2
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9/16
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9-4
Tue
9/16
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4-5
Tue
9/16
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Thu
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Thu
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Thu
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