pitcher with most games of exactly 18 strikeouts

Sandy Koufax had the most games pitched when striking out exactly 18 batters, with 2 games.

Interpreted as:
pitcher with most regular-season games of exactly 18 strikeouts
NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2
36
2
0
1.000
2
2.00
2
0
0
18.0
13
4
4
2
6
0
0
0
72
0
18.00
3.00
6.00
1.00
50.0
8.3
1.06
.393
2.00
6.50
2Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
20.25
0.00
0.00
69.2
0.0
0.13
.143
0.00
1.13
3Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
18.00
1.00
18.00
1.00
58.1
3.2
0.44
.182
1.00
3.00
4Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
60.0
0.0
0.33
.250
0.00
3.00
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
1
18
0
0
1
2.25
0
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
34
0
20.25
4.50
4.50
0.00
52.9
11.8
1.25
.500
2.25
6.75
6Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
18.00
1.00
18.00
0.00
58.1
3.2
0.44
.250
0.00
3.00
7Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
18.00
2.00
9.00
0.00
54.5
6.1
0.67
.308
2.00
4.00
8Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
18.00
2.00
9.00
0.00
54.5
6.1
0.67
.308
0.00
4.00
9Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
0
9
0
0
0
41
0
18.00
9.00
2.00
0.00
43.9
22.0
1.33
.214
2.00
3.00
10Don Wilson
D. Wilson
1
18
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
18.00
2.00
9.00
0.00
54.5
6.1
0.78
.385
1.00
5.00
11Chris Short
C. Short
1
18
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
15.0
9
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
56
0
10.80
1.80
6.00
0.00
32.1
5.4
0.80
.257
0.00
5.40
12Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
1
18
0
1
.000
1
0.82
1
0
0
11.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
35
1
14.73
0.82
18.00
0.82
51.4
2.9
0.27
.067
0.82
1.64
13Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
1
18
0
1
.000
1
1.80
1
0
0
15.0
10
3
3
1
2
0
0
1
57
0
10.80
1.20
9.00
0.60
31.6
3.5
0.80
.250
1.80
6.00
14Bob Feller
B. Feller
1
18
0
1
.000
1
4.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
4
4
0
7
1
0
42
0
18.00
7.00
2.57
0.00
42.9
16.7
1.56
.438
4.00
7.00
15Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
1
18
0
0
1
1
1
0
16.0
3
0
0
6
1
0
54
1
10.13
3.38
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
0.56
.103
0.00
1.69
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