most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game last 10 seasons

Since 2017, Chris Sale has fanned the most hitters in a game, with 17 strikeouts against the Rockies on May 14, 2019.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game last 10 seasons
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Chris Sale
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
2Lance Lynn
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
3Spencer Strider
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
4Walker Buehler
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
5Gerrit Cole
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
6James Paxton
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
7Grant Holmes
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
8Blake Snell
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
9Gerrit Cole
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
10Corbin Burnes
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
11Jacob deGrom
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
12Gerrit Cole
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
13Walker Buehler
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
14Justin Verlander
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
15Max Scherzer
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
16Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
15
5/19/2019
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
17Chris Sale
C. Sale
15
5/11/2018
@
1
3.00
0
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
18Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
15
5/6/2018
vs
1
1.42
0
0
0
6.1
5
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
26
0
19Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
15
9/29/2017
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
20Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
15
5/27/2017
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
21George Kirby
G. Kirby
14
9/14/2025
vs
W
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
22
0
22George Kirby
G. Kirby
14
6/8/2025
@
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
23
0
23Max Meyer
M. Meyer
14
4/21/2025
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
24Pablo López
P. López
14
6/23/2024
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
25Luis Gil
L. Gil
14
5/18/2024
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
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