most strikeouts a pitcher has gotten in a game and lost

Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton are tied for striking out the most hitters in a loss, with 19 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts a pitcher has gotten in a regular-season game and lost
NAMESOLDATETMOPPDECWL%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
19
1
6/24/1997
vs
L
0
1.000
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
11
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
37
0
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
19
1
8/20/1974
vs
L
0
1.000
1
0.82
1
0
0
11.0
4
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
41
0
3Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
19
1
9/15/1969
vs
L
0
1.000
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
9
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
38
1
4Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
18
1
6/14/1965
vs
L
0
1.000
1
0.82
1
0
0
11.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
35
1
5Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
18
1
6/14/1952
vs
L
0
1.000
1
1.80
1
0
0
15.0
10
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
57
0
6Bob Feller
B. Feller
18
1
10/2/1938
vs
L
0
1.000
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
4
4
0
7
1
0
42
0
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
1
5/6/2000
vs
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
8Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
1
6/30/1999
@
L
0
1.000
1
2.25
1
0
0
8.0
7
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
9Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
17
1
5/30/1906
vs
L
0
1.000
1
1
0
0
15.0
12
4
0
2
0
0
57
0
10Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
17
1
9/5/1905
@
L
0
1.000
1
1
0
0
12.1
4
3
0
7
1
0
49
1
11Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
16
1
6/18/2023
@
L
0
1.000
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
12Cliff Lee
C. Lee
16
1
5/6/2011
vs
L
0
1.000
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
9
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
13Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
16
1
5/22/2006
vs
L
0
1.000
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
14Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
1
8/23/2001
@
L
0
1.000
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
5
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
28
0
15Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
16
1
7/14/1989
@
L
0
1.000
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
16Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
16
1
9/17/1984
@
L
0
1.000
1
1.13
1
0
0
8.0
7
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
30
1
17Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
16
1
9/20/1967
@
L
0
1.000
1
3.38
1
0
0
8.0
8
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
35
1
18Grant Holmes
G. Holmes
15
1
6/15/2025
vs
L
0
1.000
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
3
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
24
0
19James Shields
J. Shields
15
1
10/2/2012
vs
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
29
0
20Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
15
1
7/13/2012
vs
L
0
1.000
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
4
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
30
0
21John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
15
1
4/10/2005
vs
L
0
1.000
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
8
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
22Sterling Hitchcock
S. Hitchcock
15
1
8/29/1998
vs
L
0
1.000
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
6
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
30
0
23Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
15
1
7/21/1997
vs
L
0
1.000
1
3.38
0
0
0
8.0
6
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
30
0
24Floyd Youmans
F. Youmans
15
1
9/27/1986
vs
L
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
1
1
0
7
0
0
0
34
0
25Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
15
1
9/16/1981
@
L
0
1.000
1
5.63
1
0
0
8.0
8
5
5
1
4
0
0
0
35
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for pitcher losses and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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