most games with at least 18 strikeouts by a pitcher

Nolan Ryan had the most games pitched when striking out 18+ batters, with 5 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with at least 18 strikeouts by a pitcher
NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
5
94
2
1
.667
5
1.38
3
0
0
52.0
28
8
9
1
31
0
0
1
217
3
16.27
5.37
3.03
0.17
43.3
14.3
1.13
.297
1.56
4.85
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
4
76
1
1
.500
4
1.80
2
1
0
35.0
25
7
7
2
7
0
0
0
135
0
19.54
1.80
10.86
0.51
56.3
5.2
0.91
.460
1.80
6.43
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3
58
3
0
1.000
3
0.33
3
2
0
27.0
11
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
92
1
19.33
0.00
0.33
63.0
0.0
0.41
.303
0.33
3.67
4Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2
36
2
0
1.000
2
2.00
2
0
0
18.0
13
4
4
2
6
0
0
0
72
0
18.00
3.00
6.00
1.00
50.0
8.3
1.06
.393
2.00
6.50
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
1
20
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
6Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
20.25
0.00
0.00
69.2
0.0
0.13
.143
0.00
1.13
7Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
18.00
1.00
18.00
1.00
58.1
3.2
0.44
.182
1.00
3.00
8Kerry Wood
K. Wood
1
20
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
9David Cone
D. Cone
1
19
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
19.00
1.00
19.00
0.00
61.3
3.2
0.44
.273
0.00
3.00
10Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
18.00
1.00
18.00
0.00
58.1
3.2
0.44
.250
0.00
3.00
11Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
18.00
2.00
9.00
0.00
54.5
6.1
0.67
.308
2.00
4.00
12Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
18.00
2.00
9.00
0.00
54.5
6.1
0.67
.308
0.00
4.00
13Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1
19
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
19.00
2.00
9.50
1.00
61.3
6.5
0.44
.111
1.00
2.00
14Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1
19
0
1
.000
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
38
1
19.00
2.00
9.50
2.00
50.0
5.3
1.22
.467
4.00
9.00
15Don Wilson
D. Wilson
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
18.00
2.00
9.00
0.00
54.5
6.1
0.78
.385
1.00
5.00
16Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1
19
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
10.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
17.10
0.00
0.00
52.8
0.0
0.60
.353
0.00
5.40
17Chris Short
C. Short
1
18
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
15.0
9
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
56
0
10.80
1.80
6.00
0.00
32.1
5.4
0.80
.257
0.00
5.40
18Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
1
18
0
1
.000
1
0.82
1
0
0
11.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
35
1
14.73
0.82
18.00
0.82
51.4
2.9
0.27
.067
0.82
1.64
19Tom Cheney
T. Cheney
1
21
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
20Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1
18
0
1
.000
1
1.80
1
0
0
15.0
10
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
57
0
10.80
1.20
9.00
0.60
31.6
3.5
0.80
.250
1.80
6.00
21Bob Feller
B. Feller
1
18
0
1
.000
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
4
4
0
7
1
0
42
0
18.00
7.00
2.57
0.00
42.9
16.7
1.56
.438
4.00
7.00
22Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
1
18
0
0
1
1
1
0
16.0
3
0
0
6
1
0
54
1
10.13
3.38
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
0.56
.103
0.00
1.69
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