most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher in the last five years

Between April 8, 2021 and April 8, 2026, Lance Lynn and Spencer Strider are tied for striking out the most batters in a game, with 16 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a pitcher in the last five years
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Lance 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
2Spencer 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
3Grant 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
4Blake 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
5Gerrit 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
6Corbin 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
7Jacob 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
8George Kirby
G. Kirby
14
9/14/2025
vs
W
1
2.84
0
0
0
6.1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
22
0
9George Kirby
G. Kirby
14
6/8/2025
@
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
23
0
10Max Meyer
M. Meyer
14
4/21/2025
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
11Pablo López
P. López
14
6/23/2024
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
12Luis Gil
L. Gil
14
5/18/2024
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
13Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
14
4/30/2024
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
6.2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
14Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
14
4/9/2024
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
15Hunter Greene
H. Greene
14
9/20/2023
vs
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
25
0
16Pablo López
P. López
14
9/10/2023
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
28
0
17Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
14
9/6/2023
vs
W
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
22
0
18Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
14
9/8/2022
vs
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
27
0
19Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
14
9/7/2022
vs
W
1
1.35
0
0
0
6.2
5
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
27
0
20Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
14
8/19/2022
vs
W
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
26
1
21Cristian Javier
C. Javier
14
7/1/2022
vs
W
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
22
0
22Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
14
5/28/2022
@
W
1
1.13
0
0
0
8.0
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
23Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
14
9/11/2021
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
0
24Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
14
9/8/2021
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
31
0
25Robbie Ray
R. Ray
14
8/25/2021
vs
1
1.29
0
0
0
7.0
5
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
28
0
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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