pitchers with most strikeouts in a game without allowing a run

37 pitchers gave up 0 runs. The first three are Kerry Wood on May 6, 1998, Roger Clemens on September 18, 1996, on August 25, 1998 and on May 9, 1988 and Randy Johnson 6 times.

Interpreted as:
pitchers with most strikeouts in a regular-season game without allowing a run
NAMERSODATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHERHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Kerry Wood
K. Wood
0
20
5/6/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
2Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
0
20
9/18/1996
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
0
19
8/8/1997
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
4David Cone
D. Cone
0
19
10/6/1991
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
5Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
0
19
7/3/1968
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
10.0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
6Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
0
18
5/13/2015
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
26
0
7Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
0
18
8/25/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
8Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
0
18
6/4/1990
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
9Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
0
18
6/17/1978
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
10Chris Short
C. Short
0
18
10/2/1965
@
1
0.00
0
0
0
15.0
9
0
0
3
0
0
1
56
0
11Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
0
18
8/4/1910
@
1
1
1
0
16.0
3
0
6
1
0
54
1
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
0
17
10/3/2015
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
13Anibal Sanchez
A. Sanchez
0
17
4/26/2013
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
14Brandon Morrow
B. Morrow
0
17
8/8/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
31
0
15Johan Santana
J. Santana
0
17
8/19/2007
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
0
17
9/14/2002
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
17Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
0
17
4/7/2002
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
29
0
18Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
0
17
7/15/1973
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
31
0
19Vida Blue
V. Blue
0
17
7/9/1971
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
11.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
1
20Art Mahaffey
A. Mahaffey
0
17
4/23/1961
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
32
0
21Spencer Strider
S. Strider
0
16
9/1/2022
vs
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
22Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
0
16
5/4/2018
@
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
29
0
23James Paxton
J. Paxton
0
16
5/2/2018
vs
1
0.00
0
0
0
7.0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
0
24Jon Gray
J. Gray
0
16
9/17/2016
vs
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
25Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
0
16
8/1/2016
@
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
26
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for runs allowed and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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