Since 1950, Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton are tied for the most strikeouts + runs allowed by a starting pitcher in a start, with 23.
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most strikeouts plus runs allowed by a starting pitcher in a single regular-season start since 1950| NAME | SO+R | GS | SO | R | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 23 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 6/24/1997 |  SEA | vs |  OAK | L | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2 |  | S. Carlton | 23 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 9/15/1969 |  STL | vs |  NYM | L | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 3 |  | M. Scherzer | 22 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5/11/2016 |  WSH | vs |  DET | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 4 |  | N. Ryan | 22 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6/14/1974 |  CAL | vs |  BOS | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | T. Cheney | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 9/12/1962 |  WSH | @ |  BAL | W | 0.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| 6 |  | R. Johnson | 21 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9/27/2001 |  ARI | vs |  MIL | W | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 7 | | R. Johnson | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5/8/2001 | ARI | vs |  CIN | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | R. Clemens | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4/29/1986 |  BOS | vs |  SEA | W | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 9 | | N. Ryan | 21 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6/16/1977 | CAL | @ |  MIN | L | 7.27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 10 | | N. Ryan | 21 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 8/18/1976 | CAL | @ | DET | W | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 11 | | N. Ryan | 21 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 8/12/1974 | CAL | vs | BOS | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 12 | | N. Ryan | 21 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4/30/1974 | CAL | @ | BOS | W | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 13 |  | B. Gibson | 21 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8/24/1968 | STL | vs |  PIT | L | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 14 |  | P. Foytack | 21 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7/28/1956 | DET | vs |  WSH | L | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 15 |  | W. Spahn | 21 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 6/14/1952 |  BSN | vs |  CHC | L | 1.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| 16 | | R. Johnson | 20 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8/23/2001 | ARI | @ | PIT | L | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 17 | | R. Johnson | 20 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6/9/1999 | ARI | vs |  CHC | W | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 18 | | R. Johnson | 20 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7/5/1998 | SEA | @ |  TEX | L | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 19 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5/6/1998 | CHC | vs |  HOU | W | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 20 | | R. Johnson | 20 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7/18/1997 | SEA | vs |  KCR | W | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 21 | | R. Clemens | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 9/18/1996 | BOS | @ | DET | W | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 22 | | R. Johnson | 20 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 9/27/1992 |  SEA | @ |  TEX | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | S. Carlton | 20 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7/4/1982 |  PHI | @ | NYM | W | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 24 | | S. Carlton | 20 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9/16/1981 | PHI | @ | NYM | L | 5.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 25 |  | B. Gullickson | 20 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 9/10/1980 |  MON | vs | CHC | W | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
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