most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game in the past 10 seasons

Since 2016, Max Scherzer has struck out the most hitters in a game, with 20 strikeouts against the Tigers on May 11, 2016.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game in the past 10 seasons

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	20	5/11/2016	WSH	vs	DET	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	33	0
2	Chris Sale C. Sale	17	5/14/2019	BOS	vs	COL		1	2.57	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	0
3	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	16	6/18/2023	CWS	@	SEA	L	1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
4	Spencer Strider S. Strider	16	9/1/2022	ATL	vs	COL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
5	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	16	6/21/2019	LAD	vs	COL	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	30	0
6	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	16	5/4/2018	HOU	@	ARI	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
7	James Paxton J. Paxton	16	5/2/2018	SEA	vs	OAK		1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
8	Jon Gray J. Gray	16	9/17/2016	COL	vs	SDP	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
9	Danny Duffy D. Duffy	16	8/1/2016	KCR	@	TBR	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	0
10	Vince Velasquez V. Velasquez	16	4/14/2016	PHI	vs	SDP	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
11	Grant Holmes G. Holmes	15	6/15/2025	ATL	vs	COL	L	1	2.84	0	0	0	6.1	2	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	24	0
12	Blake Snell B. Snell	15	7/27/2024	SFG	vs	COL		1	0.00	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	1
13	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	15	9/1/2021	NYY	@	LAA	W	1	1.29	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
14	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	15	8/11/2021	MIL	@	CHC	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
15	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	15	4/23/2021	NYM	vs	WSH	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
16	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	15	9/8/2019	HOU	vs	SEA	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	0
17	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	15	8/3/2019	LAD	vs	SDP	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	31	1
18	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	15	6/12/2019	HOU	vs	MIL		1	3.86	0	0	0	7.0	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	25	0
19	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	15	6/2/2019	WSH	@	CIN	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	29	0
20	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	15	5/19/2019	CLE	vs	BAL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
21	Chris Sale C. Sale	15	5/11/2018	BOS	@	TOR		1	3.00	0	0	0	9.0	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	33	0
22	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	15	5/6/2018	WSH	vs	PHI		1	1.42	0	0	0	6.1	5	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	26	0
23	Masahiro Tanaka M. Tanaka	15	9/29/2017	NYY	vs	TOR	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
24	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	15	5/27/2017	WSH	vs	SDP	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
25	Tanner Roark T. Roark	15	4/23/2016	WSH	vs	MIN	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	7.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	26	0