most strikeouts in a pitchers first game since 2000

Randy Johnson and Max Scherzer got 20 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a player in a pitchers first game since 2000
NAMESODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
20
5/8/2001
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
20
5/11/2016
vs
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
3Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
18
5/16/2004
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
4Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
18
5/13/2015
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
5Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
17
5/6/2000
vs
L
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
34
0
6Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
17
4/7/2002
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
4/21/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
8Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
17
9/14/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
9Johan Santana
J. Santana
17
8/19/2007
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
10Brandon Morrow
B. Morrow
17
8/8/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
11Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
17
4/26/2013
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
17
10/3/2015
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
13Chris Sale
C. Sale
17
5/14/2019
vs
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
14Ron Villone
R. Villone
16
9/29/2000
@
W
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
2
0
1
0
5
1
0
0
36
1
15Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
16
4/8/2001
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
29
0
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
7/18/2001
@
W
0
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
23
0
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/23/2001
@
L
1
5.14
0
0
0
7.0
5
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
28
0
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
9/27/2001
vs
W
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
30
1
19Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
8/25/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
35
0
20Mark Prior
M. Prior
16
6/26/2003
vs
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
27
1
21Mark Prior
M. Prior
16
9/30/2004
vs
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
22Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
16
5/22/2006
vs
L
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
25
0
23Jason Schmidt
J. Schmidt
16
6/6/2006
vs
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
33
1
24Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
16
4/25/2007
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
25Ricky Nolasco
R. Nolasco
16
9/30/2009
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.2
4
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
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