most strikeouts pitched in a game last 5 years

Between June 29, 2020 and June 29, 2025, 4 players are tied for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game, with 4 strikeouts. The first three are Carlos Hernández on August 22, 2021, Eric Lauer on July 3, 2021 and Trevor Rogers on June 10, 2021.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a player pitched in a regular-season game last 5 years
NAME SO DATE TM OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP
1 Carlos Hernández
C. Hernández
4
8/22/2021
KCR KCR
@
CHC CHC
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 Eric Lauer
E. Lauer
4
7/3/2021
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 Trevor Rogers
T. Rogers
4
6/10/2021
MIA MIA
vs
COL COL
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 Tyler Anderson
T. Anderson
4
5/9/2021
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
3
6/28/2025
LAD LAD
@
KCR KCR
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
6 Reiver Sanmartin
R. Sanmartin
3
10/3/2021
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
7 Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
3
9/30/2021
ATL ATL
vs
PHI PHI
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
8 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
3
9/28/2021
LAD LAD
vs
SDP SDP
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
9 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
3
9/23/2021
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
10 Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
3
9/13/2021
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
11 Julio Urías
J. Urías
3
9/10/2021
LAD LAD
vs
SDP SDP
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
12 Marcus Stroman
M. Stroman
3
9/9/2021
NYM NYM
@
MIA MIA
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
13 Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
3
9/2/2021
MIA MIA
@
NYM NYM
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
14 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
3
8/30/2021
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
15 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
3
8/25/2021
LAA LAA
@
BAL BAL
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
16 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
3
8/20/2021
LAD LAD
vs
NYM NYM
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
17 Touki Toussaint
T. Toussaint
3
8/16/2021
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
18 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
3
8/13/2021
ARI ARI
vs
SDP SDP
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
19 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
3
8/11/2021
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
20 Jaime Barría
J. Barría
3
8/7/2021
LAA LAA
@
LAD LAD
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
21 Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
3
8/5/2021
ARI ARI
vs
SFG SFG
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
22 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
3
8/1/2021
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
23 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
3
7/22/2021
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
24 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
3
7/22/2021
LAD LAD
vs
SFG SFG
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
3
7/21/2021
CHC CHC
@
STL STL
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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@
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