most strikeouts in a complete game in mlb history

Tom Cheney has struck out the most hitters in a complete game, with 21 strikeouts versus the Orioles on September 12, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most strikeouts in a regular-season complete game by a player in MLB history

	NAME	SO	CG	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Tom Cheney T. Cheney	21	1	9/12/1962	WSH	@	BAL	W	1	0.56	0	0	16.0	10	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	62	1
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	20	1	5/11/2016	WSH	vs	DET	W	1	2.00	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	33	0
3	Kerry Wood K. Wood	20	1	5/6/1998	CHC	vs	HOU	W	1	0.00	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	0
4	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	20	1	9/18/1996	BOS	@	DET	W	1	0.00	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	1
5	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	20	1	4/29/1986	BOS	vs	SEA	W	1	1.00	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	30	0
6	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	19	1	8/8/1997	SEA	vs	CWS	W	1	0.00	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
7	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	19	1	6/24/1997	SEA	vs	OAK	L	1	4.00	0	0	9.0	11	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	37	0
8	David Cone D. Cone	19	1	10/6/1991	NYM	@	PHI	W	1	0.00	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
9	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	19	1	8/20/1974	CAL	vs	DET	L	1	0.82	0	0	11.0	4	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	41	0
10	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	19	1	8/12/1974	CAL	vs	BOS	W	1	2.00	0	0	9.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	36	1
11	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	19	1	4/22/1970	NYM	vs	SDP	W	1	1.00	0	0	9.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	31	0
12	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	19	1	9/15/1969	STL	vs	NYM	L	1	4.00	0	0	9.0	9	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	38	1
13	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	19	1	7/3/1968	CLE	vs	MIN	W	1	0.00	1	0	10.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
14	Ben Sheets B. Sheets	18	1	5/16/2004	MIL	vs	ATL	W	1	1.00	0	0	9.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	31	0
15	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	18	1	8/25/1998	TOR	vs	KCR	W	1	0.00	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
16	Ramon Martinez R. Martinez	18	1	6/4/1990	LAD	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	0
17	Bill Gullickson B. Gullickson	18	1	9/10/1980	MON	vs	CHC	W	1	2.00	0	0	9.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	1
18	Ron Guidry R. Guidry	18	1	6/17/1978	NYY	vs	CAL	W	1	0.00	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33	0
19	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	18	1	9/10/1976	CAL	@	CWS	W	1	2.00	0	0	9.0	3	2	2	0	9	0	0	0	41	0
20	Don Wilson D. Wilson	18	1	7/14/1968	HOU	@	CIN	W	1	1.00	0	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	33	1
21	Jim Maloney J. Maloney	18	1	6/14/1965	CIN	vs	NYM	L	1	0.82	0	0	11.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	35	1
22	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	18	1	4/24/1962	LAD	@	CHC	W	1	2.00	0	0	9.0	6	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	36	0
23	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	18	1	8/31/1959	LAD	vs	SFG	W	1	2.00	0	0	9.0	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	36	0
24	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	18	1	6/14/1952	BSN	vs	CHC	L	1	1.80	0	0	15.0	10	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	57	0
25	Bob Feller B. Feller	18	1	10/2/1938	CLE	vs	DET	L	1	4.00	0	0	9.0	7	4	4	0	7	1	0		42	0