James Paxton has fanned the most hitters in a game on May 2, with 16 strikeouts against the Oakland Athletics on May 2, 2018.
| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 5/2/2018 |  SEA | vs |  OAK | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | D. Vance | 15 | 5/2/1923 |  BKN | @ |  NYG | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | G. Maddux | 14 | 5/2/2001 |  ATL | vs |  MIL | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | | C. Schilling | 13 | 5/2/1998 |  PHI | vs |  HOU | L | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | | M. Soto | 13 | 5/2/1984 |  CIN | vs |  HOU | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 6 |  | T. Seaver | 13 | 5/2/1973 |  NYM | vs | CIN | L | 1 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 7 | | H. Score | 13 | 5/2/1959 |  CLE | vs |  NYY | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| 8 | | C. Pascual | 13 | 5/2/1958 |  WSH | vs |  CWS | W | 1 | 0.90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 9 | | R. Roberts | 13 | 5/2/1957 | PHI | vs |  CHC | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 10 |  | H. Greene | 12 | 5/2/2025 | CIN | vs |  WSH | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | | M. Fiers | 12 | 5/2/2015 | MIL | @ |  CHC | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | | C. Zambrano | 12 | 5/2/2004 | CHC | @ |  STL | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | N. Ryan | 12 | 5/2/1983 | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 1 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 14 | | G. Perry | 12 | 5/2/1972 | CLE | @ |  TEX | W | 1 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 15 |  | B. Gibson | 12 | 5/2/1967 | STL | vs | CIN | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 16 | | H. Wehmeier | 12 | 5/2/1957 | STL | @ | BKN | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| 17 |  | D. Cease | 11 | 5/2/2022 | CWS | vs |  LAA | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 18 |  | S. Strasburg | 11 | 5/2/2018 | WSH | vs |  PIT | W | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 19 |  | C. Sale | 11 | 5/2/2017 |  BOS | vs |  BAL | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 20 | | J. Gray | 11 | 5/2/2016 |  COL | @ |  SDP | L | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 21 | | J. Shields | 11 | 5/2/2012 |  TBR | vs | SEA | W | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 22 | | D. Haren | 11 | 5/2/2009 |  ARI | @ | MIL | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 23 | | M. Morris | 11 | 5/2/2001 | STL | @ |  FLA | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
| 24 |  | R. Johnson | 11 | 5/2/1997 | SEA | vs |  MIL | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 25 | | F. Viola | 11 | 5/2/1990 | NYM | vs | CIN | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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