Max Scherzer and Nolan Ryan are tied for striking out the most hitters in a game with 9.0+ innings pitched and exactly 0 hits allowed, with 17 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts by a player in a regular-season game with at least 9 ip and 0 hits allowed| NAME | SO | IP | H | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 17 | 9.0 | 0 | 10/3/2015 |  WSH | @ |  NYM | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2 |  | N. Ryan | 17 | 9.0 | 0 | 7/15/1973 |  CAL | @ |  DET | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 16 | 9.0 | 0 | 5/1/1991 |  TEX | vs |  TOR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 |  | C. Kershaw | 15 | 9.0 | 0 | 6/18/2014 |  LAD | vs |  COL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | | N. Ryan | 15 | 9.0 | 0 | 9/28/1974 | CAL | vs |  MIN | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 6 |  | D. Wilson | 15 | 9.0 | 0 | 6/18/1967 |  HOU | vs |  ATL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 7 |  | W. Spahn | 15 | 9.0 | 0 | 9/16/1960 |  MIL | vs |  PHI | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 8 |  | J. Verlander | 14 | 9.0 | 0 | 9/1/2019 |  HOU | @ |  TOR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 9 |  | M. Cain | 14 | 9.0 | 0 | 6/13/2012 |  SFG | vs |  HOU | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 10 | | N. Ryan | 14 | 9.0 | 0 | 6/11/1990 | TEX | @ |  OAK | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 11 |  | S. Koufax | 14 | 9.0 | 0 | 9/9/1965 | LAD | vs |  CHC | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 12 |  | N. Rucker | 14 | 9.0 | 0 | 9/5/1908 |  BKN | vs |  BSN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 13 |  | L. Giolito | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 8/25/2020 |  CWS | vs |  PIT | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 14 |  | C. Hamels | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 7/25/2015 | PHI | @ |  CHC | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 15 | | T. Lincecum | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 7/13/2013 | SFG | @ |  SDP | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 16 |  | R. Johnson | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 5/18/2004 |  ARI | @ | ATL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 17 |  | E. Milton | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 9/11/1999 |  MIN | vs |  ANA | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 18 | | M. Scott | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 9/25/1986 |  HOU | vs | SFG | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 19 |  | J. Bibby | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 7/30/1973 |  TEX | @ | OAK | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 20 | | D. Wilson | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 5/1/1969 | HOU | @ |  CIN | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 21 |  | J. Maloney | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 4/30/1969 | CIN | vs | HOU | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 22 | | S. Koufax | 13 | 9.0 | 0 | 6/30/1962 | LAD | vs | NYM | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 23 |  | J. Means | 12 | 9.0 | 0 | 5/5/2021 |  BAL | @ |  SEA | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 24 |  | J. Arrieta | 12 | 9.0 | 0 | 8/30/2015 | CHC | @ | LAD | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 25 |  | F. Hernandez | 12 | 9.0 | 0 | 8/15/2012 | SEA | vs |  TBR | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for hits allowed, innings pitched, and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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