Since 1940, Justin Verlander and Colby Lewis are tied for the most home runs allowed - walks allowed * strikeouts in a game, with 48.
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most (hr - bb) * so in a regular-season game for a pitcher since 1940| NAME | (HR-BB)*SO | HR | BB | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Verlander | 48 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7/15/2018 |  HOU | vs |  DET | L | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2 |  | C. Lewis | 48 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5/10/2012 |  TEX | @ |  BAL | L | 1 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | | J. Verlander | 45 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6/12/2019 | HOU | vs |  MIL | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | C. Schilling | 42 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8/22/2003 |  ARI | vs |  CHC | L | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 5 |  | B. Hurst | 42 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5/16/1986 |  BOS | vs |  TEX | L | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 6 |  | S. Gray | 40 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7/20/2024 |  STL | @ |  ATL | W | 1 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 7 |  | M. Scherzer | 40 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5/11/2016 |  WSH | vs | DET | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 8 |  | B. McCarthy | 40 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4/13/2015 |  LAD | vs |  SEA | 1 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | S. Siebert | 39 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7/9/1967 |  CLE | vs |  WSH | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 10 |  | R. Johnson | 38 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6/24/1997 | SEA | vs |  OAK | L | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 11 |  | K. Gausman | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7/22/2023 |  TOR | @ | SEA | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 12 | | M. Scherzer | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4/6/2021 | WSH | vs | ATL | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | C. Kershaw | 36 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8/25/2019 | LAD | vs |  NYY | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 14 |  | J. Paxton | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7/26/2019 | NYY | @ |  BOS | L | 1 | 15.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 15 | | C. Carrasco | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5/4/2019 | CLE | vs | SEA | 1 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 16 | | W. Miley | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6/1/2014 |  ARI | vs |  CIN | L | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 17 |  | H. Bailey | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4/14/2014 | CIN | vs |  PIT | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 18 |  | C. Lee | 36 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8/16/2012 |  PHI | @ | MIL | 1 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 19 | | H. Kuroda | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9/5/2011 | LAD | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 20 |  | D. Wells | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5/11/2001 |  CWS | vs | TEX | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 21 | | C. Schilling | 36 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4/25/2001 | ARI | vs |  FLA | W | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 22 |  | S. Carlton | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7/9/1978 |  PHI | vs |  MON | 1 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 23 | | A. Mahaffey | 36 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8/2/1962 | PHI | @ |  NYM | W | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 24 |  | CC Sabathia | 35 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8/12/2011 | NYY | vs |  TBR | L | 1 | 5.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 25 | | G. Bell | 35 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4/29/1962 | CLE | vs |  MIN | L | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
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