most strikeouts by a pitcher in day games since 2015

Since 2015, Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters in a day, with 20 strikeouts on May 11, 2016.

NAMESODAYWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
20
5/11/2016
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
20.00
0.00
2.00
60.6
0.0
0.67
.364
2.00
6.00
2Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
18
5/13/2015
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
20.25
0.00
0.00
69.2
0.0
0.13
.143
0.00
1.13
3Chris Sale
C. Sale
17
5/14/2019
0
0
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
21.86
0.00
1.29
70.8
0.0
0.43
.333
2.57
3.86
4Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
17
10/3/2015
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
17.00
0.00
0.00
60.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
5Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
16
6/18/2023
0
1
.000
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
27
0
20.57
2.57
8.00
0.00
59.3
7.4
0.86
.444
3.86
5.14
6Spencer Strider
S. Strider
16
9/1/2022
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
59.3
0.0
0.25
.182
0.00
2.25
7Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
16
6/21/2019
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
30
0
16.00
0.00
2.00
53.3
0.0
0.33
.083
2.00
3.00
8Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
16
5/4/2018
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
16.00
1.00
16.00
0.00
55.2
3.4
0.22
.083
0.00
1.00
9James Paxton
J. Paxton
16
5/2/2018
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
20.57
1.29
16.00
0.00
59.3
3.7
0.86
.500
0.00
6.43
10Jon Gray
J. Gray
16
9/17/2016
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
16.00
0.00
0.00
51.6
0.0
0.44
.267
0.00
4.00
11Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
16
8/1/2016
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
18.00
1.13
16.00
0.00
61.5
3.8
0.25
.111
0.00
1.13
12Vince Velasquez
V. Velasquez
16
4/14/2016
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
16.00
0.00
0.00
53.3
0.0
0.33
.214
0.00
3.00
13Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
16
6/14/2015
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
16.00
1.00
16.00
0.00
55.2
3.4
0.22
.083
0.00
1.00
14Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
16
5/10/2015
1
0
1.000
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
27
0
20.57
0.00
1.29
59.3
0.0
0.86
.500
1.29
7.71
15Grant Holmes
G. Holmes
15
6/15/2025
0
1
.000
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
3
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
24
0
21.32
2.84
7.50
1.42
62.5
8.3
0.79
.400
4.26
4.26
16Blake Snell
B. Snell
15
7/27/2024
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
1
22.50
3.00
7.50
0.00
68.2
9.1
0.67
.400
0.00
3.00
17Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
9/1/2021
1
0
1.000
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
19.29
0.00
0.00
60.0
0.0
0.57
.400
1.29
5.14
18Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
15
8/11/2021
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
16.88
0.00
0.00
55.6
0.0
0.50
.333
0.00
4.50
19Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
15
4/23/2021
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
15.00
0.00
0.00
51.7
0.0
0.22
.143
0.00
2.00
20Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
15
9/8/2019
1
0
1.000
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
25
0
16.88
0.00
1.13
60.0
0.0
0.13
.000
1.13
1.13
21Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
15
8/3/2019
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
31
1
15.00
0.00
1.00
48.4
0.0
0.56
.267
1.00
5.00
22Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
15
6/12/2019
0
0
1
3.86
0
0
0
7.0
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
25
0
19.29
0.00
3.86
60.0
0.0
0.57
.143
3.86
5.14
23Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
15
6/2/2019
1
0
1.000
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
29
0
16.88
1.13
15.00
0.00
51.7
3.4
0.50
.250
1.13
3.38
24Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
15
5/19/2019
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
15.00
0.00
0.00
48.4
0.0
0.56
.313
0.00
5.00
25Chris Sale
C. Sale
15
5/11/2018
0
0
1
3.00
0
0
0
9.0
6
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
33
0
15.00
0.00
1.00
45.5
0.0
0.67
.294
3.00
6.00
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