Randy Johnson struck out his most hitters in a game versus the Reds on May 8, 2001, with 20 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts in a single regular-season game by Randy Johnson| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | 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 | |||
| 2 |  | R. Johnson | 19 | 8/8/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | R. Johnson | 19 | 6/24/1997 | vs | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | R. Johnson | 18 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | 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 | ||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 | | R. Johnson | 17 | 6/30/1999 | @ | L | 1 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | 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 | ||
| 9 | | 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 | ||
| 10 | | 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 | ||
| 11 | | 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 | ||
| 12 |  | R. Johnson | 16 | 8/28/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7/18/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 7/15/1995 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 8/31/2004 | vs | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 7/31/2002 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 4/10/1999 | @ | W | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 7/11/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 5/24/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 4/10/1998 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 6/8/1997 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 5/28/1997 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 9/23/1995 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 6/24/1995 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Johnson | 15 | 8/11/1994 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
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