Since 2011, Max Scherzer has struck out the most batters in a game, with 20 strikeouts against the Tigers on May 11, 2016.
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most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game after 2010| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 5/11/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 5/13/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | M. Scherzer | 17 | 10/3/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | A. Sanchez | 17 | 4/26/2013 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | L. Lynn | 16 | 6/18/2023 | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | S. Strider | 16 | 9/1/2022 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | W. Buehler | 16 | 6/21/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | G. Cole | 16 | 5/4/2018 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 5/2/2018 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | J. Gray | 16 | 9/17/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | D. Duffy | 16 | 8/1/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | V. Velasquez | 16 | 4/14/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | M. Scherzer | 16 | 6/14/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | M. Pineda | 16 | 5/10/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | C. Lee | 16 | 5/6/2011 | vs | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | G. Holmes | 15 | 6/15/2025 | vs | L | 1 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | B. Snell | 15 | 7/27/2024 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |||
| 19 |  | G. Cole | 15 | 9/1/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | C. Burnes | 15 | 8/11/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | J. deGrom | 15 | 4/23/2021 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | G. Cole | 15 | 9/8/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | W. Buehler | 15 | 8/3/2019 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Verlander | 15 | 6/12/2019 | vs | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | M. Scherzer | 15 | 6/2/2019 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
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40 | 19 | .678 | ||
29 | 28 | .509 | 10.0 | |
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26 | 33 | .441 | 14.0 | |
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31 | 28 | .525 | 5.0 | |
29 | 28 | .509 | 6.0 | |
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37 | 20 | .649 | ||
32 | 25 | .561 | 5.0 | |
31 | 25 | .554 | 5.5 | |
22 | 35 | .386 | 15.0 | |
21 | 37 | .362 | 16.5 |
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35 | 20 | .636 | ||
35 | 22 | .614 | 1.0 | |
29 | 30 | .492 | 8.0 | |
27 | 32 | .458 | 10.0 | |
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31 | 27 | .534 | 2.0 | |
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22 | 36 | .379 | 11.0 | |
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