what pitcher has the most strikeouts in a month since 2000

Since 2000, Chris Sale has fanned the most hitters in a month, with 75 strikeouts in June 2015.

NAMESOMONTHGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Chris Sale
C. Sale
75
June 2015
6
2
2
.500
6
1.83
0
0
0
44.1
28
9
10
2
8
1
0
0
170
1
15.23
1.62
9.38
0.41
44.1
4.7
0.81
.310
2.03
5.68
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
74
September 2019
6
5
0
1.000
6
1.07
0
0
0
42.0
20
5
6
4
7
1
0
0
152
2
15.86
1.50
10.57
0.86
48.7
4.6
0.64
.242
1.29
4.29
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
70
August 2002
6
4
1
.800
6
2.14
2
2
0
46.1
29
11
13
3
14
4
0
1
184
1
13.60
2.72
5.00
0.58
38.0
7.6
0.93
.280
2.53
5.63
4Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
68
April 2021
6
3
2
.600
6
2.76
0
0
0
42.1
28
13
13
5
14
1
0
0
172
3
14.46
2.98
4.86
1.06
39.5
8.1
0.99
.274
2.76
5.95
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
68
June 2019
6
6
0
1.000
6
1.00
0
0
0
45.0
25
5
5
3
5
3
0
1
168
0
13.60
1.00
13.60
0.60
40.5
3.0
0.67
.247
1.00
5.00
6Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
67
May 2001
6
5
1
.833
6
1.17
1
0
0
46.0
25
6
6
2
10
2
0
0
170
1
13.11
1.96
6.70
0.39
39.4
5.9
0.76
.258
1.17
4.89
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
67
May 2000
6
3
1
.750
6
1.94
2
0
0
46.1
38
10
13
7
10
0
0
1
180
1
13.01
1.94
6.70
1.36
37.2
5.6
1.04
.323
2.53
7.38
8Chris Sale
C. Sale
66
May 2019
6
1
2
.333
6
2.82
0
0
0
38.1
23
12
14
4
9
5
0
0
153
2
15.50
2.11
7.33
0.94
43.1
5.9
0.83
.275
3.29
5.40
9Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
66
June 2001
6
5
1
.833
6
2.41
0
0
0
41.0
35
11
14
4
13
3
0
0
171
3
14.49
2.85
5.08
0.88
38.6
7.6
1.17
.365
3.07
7.68
10Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
65
May 2016
6
5
0
1.000
6
0.91
3
3
0
49.2
24
5
5
1
2
0
0
0
169
0
11.78
0.36
32.50
0.18
38.5
1.2
0.52
.228
0.91
4.35
11Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
64
June 2017
6
4
0
1.000
6
1.26
1
1
0
43.0
22
6
8
1
7
1
0
1
156
0
13.40
1.47
9.14
0.21
41.0
4.5
0.67
.253
1.67
4.60
12Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
64
August 2013
6
3
1
.750
6
2.51
0
0
0
43.0
30
12
12
6
13
0
0
0
166
1
13.40
2.72
4.92
1.26
38.6
7.8
1.00
.289
2.51
6.28
13Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
64
April 2000
6
6
0
1.000
6
0.91
3
2
0
49.1
26
5
6
2
10
0
0
0
181
0
11.68
1.82
6.40
0.36
35.4
5.5
0.73
.229
1.09
4.74
14Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
63
May 2018
6
4
0
1.000
6
2.21
0
0
0
40.2
26
10
10
4
10
2
0
1
160
0
13.94
2.21
6.30
0.89
39.4
6.3
0.89
.272
2.21
5.75
15Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
63
August 2002
7
3
2
.600
7
2.45
1
0
0
51.1
41
14
14
5
9
0
0
1
201
1
11.05
1.58
7.00
0.88
31.3
4.5
0.97
.290
2.45
7.19
16Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
62
April 2021
6
4
1
.800
6
1.43
0
0
0
37.2
24
6
7
1
3
1
0
0
140
2
14.81
0.72
20.67
0.24
44.3
2.1
0.72
.315
1.67
5.73
17Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
62
June 2018
6
3
3
.500
6
2.18
0
0
0
41.1
31
10
14
1
11
2
0
0
167
4
13.50
2.40
5.64
0.22
37.1
6.6
1.02
.330
3.05
6.75
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
62
August 2004
6
2
3
.400
6
2.45
1
0
0
44.0
27
12
13
4
8
1
0
0
168
0
12.68
1.64
7.75
0.82
36.9
4.8
0.80
.247
2.66
5.52
19Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
62
May 2002
6
5
0
1.000
6
2.80
0
0
0
45.0
34
14
14
4
2
2
0
0
172
3
12.40
0.40
31.00
0.80
36.0
1.2
0.80
.294
2.80
6.80
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
62
July 2001
5
3
0
1.000
4
2.04
0
0
0
35.1
20
8
9
3
8
3
1
1
137
1
15.79
2.04
7.75
0.76
45.3
5.8
0.79
.279
2.29
5.09
21Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
62
May 2001
6
2
1
.667
6
1.54
0
0
0
41.0
21
7
7
1
16
2
0
0
157
1
13.61
3.51
3.88
0.22
39.5
10.2
0.90
.263
1.54
4.61
22Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
62
July 2000
6
3
1
.750
6
4.07
1
0
0
42.0
34
19
20
5
17
0
0
0
175
1
13.29
3.64
3.65
1.07
35.4
9.7
1.21
.319
4.29
7.29
23Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
61
April 2018
6
2
1
.667
6
1.73
0
0
0
41.2
25
8
9
3
8
2
0
0
155
3
13.18
1.73
7.63
0.65
39.4
5.2
0.79
.272
1.94
5.40
24Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
61
June 2014
6
6
0
1.000
6
0.82
2
1
0
44.0
26
4
4
2
4
0
0
0
162
2
12.48
0.82
15.25
0.41
37.7
2.5
0.68
.253
0.82
5.32
25Johan Santana
J. Santana
61
July 2004
6
3
2
.600
6
1.17
1
1
0
46.0
14
6
7
4
15
2
0
0
165
3
11.93
2.93
4.07
0.78
37.0
9.1
0.63
.120
1.37
2.74
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