4 pitchers are tied for fanning the most batters in a game with fewer than 9.1 innings pitched, with 20 strikeouts. The first three are Max Scherzer on May 11, 2016, Randy Johnson on May 8, 2001 and Kerry Wood on May 6, 1998.
| NAME | SO | IP | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 20 | 9.0 | 5/11/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 9.0 | 5/8/2001 | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 3 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 9.0 | 5/6/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 20 | 9.0 | 9/18/1996 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 5 | | R. Clemens | 20 | 9.0 | 4/29/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | R. Johnson | 19 | 9.0 | 8/8/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Johnson | 19 | 9.0 | 6/24/1997 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | D. Cone | 19 | 9.0 | 10/6/1991 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | N. Ryan | 19 | 9.0 | 8/12/1974 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 10 |  | T. Seaver | 19 | 9.0 | 4/22/1970 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | S. Carlton | 19 | 9.0 | 9/15/1969 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 12 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 8.0 | 5/13/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | B. Sheets | 18 | 9.0 | 5/16/2004 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | R. Clemens | 18 | 9.0 | 8/25/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | R. Johnson | 18 | 8.0 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | R. Martinez | 18 | 9.0 | 6/4/1990 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | B. Gullickson | 18 | 9.0 | 9/10/1980 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | R. Guidry | 18 | 9.0 | 6/17/1978 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | N. Ryan | 18 | 9.0 | 9/10/1976 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Wilson | 18 | 9.0 | 7/14/1968 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 21 |  | S. Koufax | 18 | 9.0 | 4/24/1962 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | S. Koufax | 18 | 9.0 | 8/31/1959 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | B. Feller | 18 | 9.0 | 10/2/1938 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 24 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 7.0 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | M. Scherzer | 17 | 9.0 | 10/3/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
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77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
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 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
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76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
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