most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game since 2016

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 since 2016
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
2Chris 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
3Lance 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
4Spencer 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
5Walker 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
6Gerrit 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
7James 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
8Jon 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
9Danny 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
10Vince 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
11Jacob 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
12Grant 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
13Blake 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
14Gerrit 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
15Corbin 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
16Jacob 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
17Gerrit 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
18Walker 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
19Justin 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
20Max 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
21Shane 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
22Chris 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
23Max 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
24Masahiro 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
25Stephen 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
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