most strikeouts by a rays rookie pitcher in a game

Dan Wheeler has struck out the most hitters by a Tampa Bay Devil Rays rookie in a game, with 12 strikeouts versus the Oakland Athletics on September 12, 1999.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a rays rookie pitcher in a regular-season game
NAME SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Dan Wheeler
D. Wheeler
12
9/12/1999
TBD TBD
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
6.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
4
4
2
3
0
0
1
26
0
2 Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
11
6/15/2023
TBR TBR
@
OAK OAK
1
4.15
0
0
0
4.1
4
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
21
0
3 Jake Odorizzi
J. Odorizzi
11
5/9/2014
TBR TBR
vs
CLE CLE
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
4 Chris Archer
C. Archer
11
9/8/2012
TBR TBR
vs
TEX TEX
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
26
0
5 Matt Moore
M. Moore
11
9/22/2011
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
1
6 David Price
D. Price
11
5/30/2009
TBR TBR
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
1.59
0
0
0
5.2
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
7 Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
11
9/10/2005
TBD TBD
vs
TOR TOR
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
6
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
29
0
8 Nate Karns
N. Karns
10
7/4/2015
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
5
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
27
1
9 Jake Odorizzi
J. Odorizzi
10
6/21/2014
TBR TBR
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
25
0
10 Matt Moore
M. Moore
10
5/28/2012
TBR TBR
vs
CWS CWS
L
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
26
0
11 Jeremy Hellickson
J. Hellickson
10
4/6/2011
TBR TBR
vs
LAA LAA
L
1
4.76
0
0
0
5.2
6
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
25
0
12 Wade Davis
W. Davis
10
9/17/2009
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
13 Andy Sonnanstine
A. Sonnanstine
10
6/10/2007
TBD TBD
@
FLA FLA
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
7
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
27
0
14 Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
10
8/20/2005
TBD TBD
vs
TEX TEX
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
24
0
15 Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
10
7/28/2005
TBD TBD
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
6.43
0
0
0
7.0
7
5
5
1
3
0
0
0
30
0
16 Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
9
7/18/2023
TBR TBR
@
TEX TEX
L
1
3.60
0
0
0
5.0
5
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
22
0
17 Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
9
4/18/2023
TBR TBR
@
CIN CIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.1
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
0
18 Shane Baz
S. Baz
9
9/26/2021
TBR TBR
vs
MIA MIA
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
21
1
19 Ryan Yarbrough
R. Yarbrough
9
5/31/2018
TBR TBR
@
OAK OAK
0
4.76
0
0
0
5.2
5
3
3
2
3
0
0
2
27
0
20 Jake Faria
J. Faria
9
8/4/2017
TBR TBR
vs
MIL MIL
L
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
4
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
23
0
21 Jake Faria
J. Faria
9
6/18/2017
TBR TBR
@
DET DET
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
22 Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
7/31/2016
TBR TBR
vs
NYY NYY
W
1
3.38
0
0
0
5.1
5
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
22
0
23 Blake Snell
B. Snell
9
7/19/2016
TBR TBR
@
COL COL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
21
1
24 Nate Karns
N. Karns
9
5/8/2015
TBR TBR
vs
TEX TEX
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
25 Jake Odorizzi
J. Odorizzi
9
8/9/2014
TBR TBR
@
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
21
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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