most strikeouts by a pitcher recorded in a game since 2000

Since 2000, Max Scherzer and Randy Johnson are tied for fanning the most hitters in a game, with 20 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher recorded in a regular-season game since 2000
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
2Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
20
5/8/2001
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
3Corey 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
4Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
18
5/16/2004
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
5Chris 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
6Max 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
7Anibal 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
8Brandon 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
9Johan Santana
J. Santana
17
8/19/2007
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
10Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
9/14/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
4/21/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
12Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
17
4/7/2002
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
13Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
5/6/2000
vs
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
14Lance 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
15Spencer 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
16Walker 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
17Gerrit 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
18James 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
19Jon 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
20Danny 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
21Vince 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
22Max 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
23Michael 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
24Cliff 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
25Ricky Nolasco
R. Nolasco
16
9/30/2009
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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