most strikeouts as a pitcher in a game 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Randy Johnson fanned the most batters in a game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Reds on May 8, 2001.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts as a pitcher in a regular-season game 2000s
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
20
5/8/2001
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
2Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
18
5/16/2004
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
3Johan Santana
J. Santana
17
8/19/2007
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
9/14/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
4/21/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
6Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
17
4/7/2002
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
5/6/2000
vs
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
8Ricky Nolasco
R. Nolasco
16
9/30/2009
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
9Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
16
4/25/2007
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
10Jason Schmidt
J. Schmidt
16
6/6/2006
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
33
1
11Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
16
5/22/2006
vs
L
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
12Mark Prior
M. Prior
16
9/30/2004
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
13Mark Prior
M. Prior
16
6/26/2003
vs
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
1
14Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/25/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
15Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
9/27/2001
vs
W
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
30
1
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/23/2001
@
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
5
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
28
0
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
7/18/2001
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
23
0
18Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
16
4/8/2001
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
29
0
19Ron Villone
R. Villone
16
9/29/2000
@
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
5
1
0
0
36
1
20Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
15
8/25/2009
vs
W
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
29
0
21Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
15
7/27/2009
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
34
0
22Erik Bedard
E. Bedard
15
7/7/2007
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
23Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
15
4/21/2007
@
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
24John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
15
4/10/2005
vs
L
1
2.45
0
0
0
7.1
8
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
25Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
15
8/31/2004
vs
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
27
0
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