most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game since 2010

Since 2010, Max Scherzer has fanned the most batters 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 since 2010
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Max Scherzer
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
2Corey Kluber
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
3Chris 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
4Max Scherzer
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
5Anibal Sanchez
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
6Brandon Morrow
B. Morrow
17
8/8/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
7Lance 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
8Spencer 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
9Walker 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
10Gerrit 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
11James 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
12Jon Gray
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
13Danny Duffy
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
14Vince Velasquez
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
15Max Scherzer
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
16Michael Pineda
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
17Cliff Lee
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
18Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
15
6/12/2026
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
19Grant 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
20Blake 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
21Gerrit 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
22Corbin 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
23Jacob 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
24Gerrit 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
25Walker 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
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