Since 2000, Randy Johnson has struck out the most batters by a pitcher 40 or older in a game, with 15 strikeouts against the Dodgers on August 31, 2004.
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most strikeouts in a regular-season game by a pitcher over 40 years old since 2000| NAME | SO | Age | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 15 | 40-356 | 8/31/2004 | vs | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | R. Johnson | 14 | 40-345 | 8/20/2004 | vs | L | 1 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | R. Johnson | 14 | 40-340 | 8/15/2004 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | R. Johnson | 14 | 40-319 | 7/25/2004 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 5 |  | R. Hill | 13 | 41-075 | 5/25/2021 | vs | L | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | R. Johnson | 13 | 44-347 | 8/22/2008 | vs | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | R. Johnson | 13 | 40-251 | 5/18/2004 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Smoltz | 12 | 40-096 | 8/19/2007 | vs | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | R. Clemens | 12 | 42-051 | 9/24/2004 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | R. Johnson | 12 | 40-004 | 9/14/2003 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | M. Scherzer | 11 | 41 | 7/27/2025 | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Hill | 11 | 42-169 | 8/27/2022 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Smoltz | 11 | 40-064 | 7/18/2007 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | R. Johnson | 11 | 42-312 | 7/19/2006 | vs | L | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | T. Glavine | 11 | 40-020 | 4/14/2006 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | R. Johnson | 11 | 41-319 | 7/26/2005 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Johnson | 11 | 41-279 | 6/16/2005 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Johnson | 11 | 41-005 | 9/15/2004 | vs | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Johnson | 11 | 40-350 | 8/25/2004 | @ | L | 1 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Johnson | 11 | 40-277 | 6/13/2004 | @ | W | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | R. Clemens | 11 | 41-281 | 5/11/2004 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | R. Johnson | 11 | 40-224 | 4/21/2004 | @ | L | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 23 |  | J. Verlander | 10 | 42-192 | 8/31/2025 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | C. Morton | 10 | 41-270 | 8/9/2025 | vs | L | 1 | 12.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | C. Morton | 10 | 41-213 | 6/13/2025 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
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