Max Scherzer and Nolan Ryan are tied for striking out the most hitters in a no-hitter, with 17 strikeouts.
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Which MLB pitcher has the most strikeouts in a complete game regular-season no hitter?| NAME | SO | CG | NH | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Scherzer | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10/3/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | N. Ryan | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7/15/1973 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5/1/1991 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | C. Kershaw | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6/18/2014 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | N. Ryan | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9/28/1974 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | D. Wilson | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6/18/1967 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | W. Spahn | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9/16/1960 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Verlander | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9/1/2019 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | M. Cain | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6/13/2012 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | N. Ryan | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6/11/1990 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | S. Koufax | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9/9/1965 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | N. Rucker | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9/5/1908 | vs | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | | L. Giolito | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8/25/2020 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Hamels | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7/25/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | T. Lincecum | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7/13/2013 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 16 |  | R. Johnson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5/18/2004 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | E. Milton | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9/11/1999 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | M. Scott | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9/25/1986 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | J. Bibby | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7/30/1973 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Wilson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5/1/1969 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Maloney | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4/30/1969 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | S. Koufax | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6/30/1962 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Means | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5/5/2021 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Arrieta | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8/30/2015 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 25 |  | F. Hernandez | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8/15/2012 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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46 | 25 | .648 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | 7.5 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 9.0 | |
36 | 37 | .493 | 11.0 | |
32 | 40 | .444 | 14.5 | |
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43 | 26 | .623 | ||
39 | 31 | .557 | 4.5 | |
38 | 35 | .521 | 7.0 | |
36 | 37 | .493 | 9.0 | |
34 | 37 | .479 | 10.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
46 | 27 | .630 | ||
37 | 34 | .521 | 8.0 | |
37 | 35 | .514 | 8.5 | |
29 | 43 | .403 | 16.5 | |
27 | 46 | .370 | 19.0 |
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Diamondbacks| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 27 | .614 | ||
41 | 28 | .594 | 1.5 | |
34 | 38 | .472 | 10.0 | |
34 | 39 | .466 | 10.5 | |
29 | 40 | .420 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 32 | .543 | ||
39 | 33 | .542 | ||
34 | 40 | .459 | 6.0 | |
30 | 42 | .417 | 9.0 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 36 | .507 | ||
36 | 36 | .500 | 0.5 | |
35 | 37 | .486 | 1.5 | |
33 | 41 | .446 | 4.5 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 8.0 |
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