what pitcher has the most 5 strikeout games

Nolan Ryan had the most games pitched when striking out 5+ batters, with 596 games.

Interpreted as:
What pitcher has the most 5 or more strikeout regular-season games?
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 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
596
5,196
286
196
.593
594
2.61
218
60
0
4522.1
3,001
1,313
1,511
237
2,169
121
1
60
18,516
222
10.34
4.32
2.40
0.47
28.1
11.7
1.14
.256
3.01
5.97
2 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
529
4,151
291
114
.719
529
2.67
111
43
0
3869.1
3,049
1,146
1,255
258
1,159
120
0
45
15,628
100
9.66
2.70
3.58
0.60
26.6
7.4
1.09
.281
2.92
7.09
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
489
4,522
269
114
.702
486
2.74
97
37
1
3523.0
2,645
1,071
1,207
319
1,150
152
2
31
14,210
81
11.55
2.94
3.93
0.81
31.8
8.1
1.08
.288
3.08
6.76
4 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
440
3,365
254
118
.683
440
2.58
214
40
0
3510.0
2,832
1,005
1,121
220
1,157
30
0
96
14,218
123
8.63
2.97
2.91
0.56
23.7
8.1
1.14
.277
2.87
7.26
5 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
411
2,936
209
119
.637
411
2.49
202
54
0
3293.0
2,715
912
1,025
226
841
101
0
40
13,229
67
8.02
2.30
3.49
0.62
22.2
6.4
1.08
.273
2.80
7.42
6 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
399
3,041
224
86
.723
399
2.67
22
8
0
2678.1
2,032
794
850
252
670
84
0
18
10,651
78
10.22
2.25
4.54
0.85
28.6
6.3
1.01
.270
2.86
6.83
7 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
389
2,934
218
97
.692
389
2.28
180
44
0
3121.0
2,343
789
870
223
839
40
0
67
12,365
68
8.46
2.42
3.50
0.64
23.7
6.8
1.02
.255
2.51
6.76
8 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
381
3,164
197
78
.716
380
2.76
12
5
0
2484.2
1,871
761
812
271
617
87
0
18
9,853
60
11.46
2.23
5.13
0.98
32.1
6.3
1.00
.280
2.94
6.78
9 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
381
2,573
200
104
.658
381
2.52
134
43
0
2954.0
2,336
827
916
202
692
42
0
53
11,788
66
7.84
2.11
3.72
0.62
21.8
5.9
1.03
.258
2.79
7.12
10 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
358
2,504
188
89
.679
358
3.06
33
12
0
2428.1
2,082
825
907
226
691
81
0
30
9,903
42
9.28
2.56
3.62
0.84
25.3
7.0
1.14
.290
3.36
7.72
11 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
357
2,510
197
111
.640
351
2.28
216
36
0
2981.2
2,385
755
889
188
725
58
1
73
11,873
79
7.58
2.19
3.46
0.57
21.1
6.1
1.04
.262
2.68
7.20
12 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
354
2,316
190
89
.681
354
2.42
74
24
0
2606.0
2,193
701
794
138
458
68
0
85
10,346
38
8.00
1.58
5.06
0.48
22.4
4.4
1.02
.279
2.74
7.57
13 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
352
2,470
234
105
.690
339
1.12
312
74
1
3142.2
2,282
756
37
660
117
13
12,214
94
7.07
1.89
3.74
0.11
20.2
5.4
0.94
.251
2.17
6.54
14 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
349
2,713
190
70
.731
349
2.20
22
13
0
2327.1
1,668
569
619
185
539
34
0
18
9,052
84
10.49
2.08
5.03
0.72
30.0
6.0
0.95
.266
2.39
6.45
15 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
347
2,676
202
109
.650
344
2.44
221
51
0
2905.0
2,279
787
893
173
899
71
1
77
11,773
73
8.29
2.79
2.98
0.54
22.7
7.6
1.09
.265
2.77
7.06
16 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
339
2,405
204
101
.669
336
2.58
203
40
0
2773.0
2,248
794
894
262
533
56
2
64
11,008
43
7.81
1.73
4.51
0.85
21.8
4.8
1.00
.256
2.90
7.30
17 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
339
2,202
171
107
.615
336
2.62
168
29
1
2704.2
2,222
786
924
215
839
65
2
36
11,027
116
7.33
2.79
2.62
0.72
20.0
7.6
1.13
.260
3.07
7.39
18 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
330
2,640
175
90
.660
328
3.06
73
17
0
2417.0
2,069
823
862
235
473
40
0
25
9,662
53
9.83
1.76
5.58
0.88
27.3
4.9
1.05
.292
3.21
7.70
19 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
329
2,301
166
65
.719
327
2.61
11
4
0
2150.0
1,775
624
670
181
418
44
0
10
8,500
63
9.63
1.75
5.50
0.76
27.1
4.9
1.02
.287
2.80
7.43
20 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
329
2,370
162
90
.643
329
2.78
47
15
0
2353.2
1,918
728
799
182
631
39
0
56
9,474
93
9.06
2.41
3.76
0.70
25.0
6.7
1.08
.278
3.06
7.33
21 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
326
2,778
181
70
.721
325
2.43
45
17
0
2304.2
1,669
623
692
177
559
101
1
19
9,086
50
10.85
2.18
4.97
0.69
30.6
6.2
0.97
.273
2.70
6.52
22 Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
317
2,209
180
71
.717
317
2.98
45
20
0
2247.1
1,932
743
794
199
442
35
0
14
8,939
39
8.85
1.77
5.00
0.80
24.7
4.9
1.06
.286
3.18
7.74
23 Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
316
2,250
134
75
.641
316
2.74
15
6
0
2142.1
1,756
652
703
233
540
67
0
32
8,592
37
9.45
2.27
4.17
0.98
26.2
6.3
1.07
.277
2.95
7.38
24 Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
300
2,210
158
92
.632
299
2.72
153
35
0
2370.0
1,964
717
807
200
656
65
1
30
9,614
76
8.39
2.49
3.37
0.76
23.0
6.8
1.11
.272
3.06
7.46
25 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
297
2,163
136
76
.642
297
2.58
22
10
0
2063.0
1,664
591
655
162
540
70
0
10
8,259
115
9.44
2.36
4.01
0.71
26.2
6.5
1.07
.282
2.86
7.26
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