Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman were tied for the most games pitched when striking out 1+ batter on May 23, with 8 games.
Interpreted as:
pitchers with the most strikeouts may 23 1 or more game| NAME | G | SO | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Wagner | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.08 | 6.50 | 1.04 | 33.3 | 5.1 | 1.62 | .478 | 3.12 | 12.46 |
| 2 |  | T. Hoffman | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 14.09 | 2.35 | 6.00 | 2.35 | 36.4 | 6.1 | 1.30 | .353 | 3.52 | 9.39 |
| 3 | | H. Carrasco | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 9.95 | 2.84 | 3.50 | 1.42 | 28.6 | 8.2 | 1.11 | .276 | 1.42 | 7.11 |
| 4 | | F. Valenzuela | 7 | 34 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 2.32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42.2 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 3 | 7.17 | 4.64 | 1.55 | 0.00 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 1.29 | .277 | 2.74 | 6.96 |
| 5 | | F. Jenkins | 7 | 41 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 52 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 6.83 | 2.00 | 3.42 | 1.17 | 18.3 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .276 | 4.50 | 8.67 |
| 6 | | G. Perry | 7 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6 | 2.74 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49.1 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 1 | 5.29 | 0.91 | 5.80 | 0.91 | 15.3 | 2.6 | 1.01 | .265 | 2.92 | 8.21 |
| 7 | | L. McDaniel | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 2 | 6.94 | 3.47 | 2.00 | 1.16 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 1.11 | .215 | 3.09 | 6.56 |
| 8 |  | B. Hand | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 12.27 | 3.68 | 3.33 | 1.23 | 30.3 | 9.1 | 1.64 | .444 | 3.68 | 11.05 |
| 9 |  | K. Jansen | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 14.29 | 4.76 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 36.0 | 12.0 | 1.24 | .333 | 4.76 | 6.35 |
| 10 | | J. Grilli | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 37.0 | 7.4 | 0.63 | .200 | 1.13 | 3.38 | |
| 11 | | F. Francisco | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 19.06 | 6.35 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 1.06 | .286 | 3.18 | 3.18 | |
| 12 | | T. Wakefield | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 5.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 1 | 5.16 | 3.94 | 1.31 | 1.52 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 1.35 | .239 | 5.76 | 8.19 |
| 13 | | D. Weathers | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12.86 | 3.86 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 37.0 | 11.1 | 1.00 | .286 | 1.29 | 5.14 |
| 14 |  | B. Colon | 6 | 32 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6 | 7.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 47 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 1 | 8.55 | 4.28 | 2.00 | 1.87 | 19.8 | 9.9 | 1.87 | .377 | 8.02 | 12.56 |
| 15 | | D. Wells | 6 | 25 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4 | 4.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 1 | 7.18 | 2.30 | 3.13 | 0.57 | 18.1 | 5.8 | 1.40 | .333 | 5.17 | 10.34 |
| 16 | | R. Murphy | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 14.62 | 3.38 | 4.33 | 1.13 | 34.2 | 7.9 | 1.75 | .476 | 3.38 | 12.38 | |
| 17 | | E. Plunk | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 27.8 | 11.1 | 1.00 | .238 | 2.00 | 5.00 | |
| 18 | | D. Plesac | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 13.50 | 3.38 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 1.50 | .429 | 5.06 | 10.13 |
| 19 | | G. Lavelle | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 7.20 | 1.80 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 24.2 | 6.1 | 0.70 | .217 | 0.90 | 4.50 |
| 20 |  | N. Ryan | 6 | 28 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6 | 6.37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 2 | 7.13 | 6.11 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 1.64 | .282 | 6.37 | 8.66 |
| 21 | | R. Fingers | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 9.90 | 3.60 | 2.75 | 0.00 | 28.2 | 10.3 | 1.00 | .250 | 0.90 | 5.40 |
| 22 | | J. Haynes | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5 | 4.13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 204 | 0 | 3.56 | 3.75 | 0.95 | 0.56 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 1.33 | .258 | 4.88 | 8.25 | |
| 23 |  | W. Johnson | 6 | 33 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 1.64 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38.1 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 2 | 7.75 | 1.41 | 5.50 | 0.23 | 22.3 | 4.1 | 0.86 | .245 | 2.82 | 6.34 | ||
| 24 |  | Z. Wheeler | 5 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 2 | 10.96 | 1.60 | 6.83 | 0.53 | 32.3 | 4.7 | 0.80 | .247 | 1.34 | 5.61 |
| 25 | | J. Lyles | 5 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 7.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 2 | 9.85 | 2.55 | 3.86 | 0.73 | 23.7 | 6.1 | 1.50 | .373 | 8.76 | 10.95 |
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