most strikeouts*(so/ip) in a game with 9 ip

4 players are tied for the most strikeouts * strikeouts per inning pitched in a game with 9.0+ innings pitched, with 44.44. The first three are Max Scherzer on May 11, 2016, Randy Johnson on May 8, 2001 and Kerry Wood on May 6, 1998.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts*(so/ip) by a player in a regular-season game with 9 or more ip
NAME SO*(SO/IP) IP SO DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
44.44
9.0
20
5/11/2016
WSH WSH
vs
DET DET
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
44.44
9.0
20
5/8/2001
ARI ARI
vs
CIN CIN
1
1.00
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
3 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
44.44
9.0
20
5/6/1998
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
4 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
44.44
9.0
20
9/18/1996
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
5 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
44.44
9.0
20
4/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
6 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
40.11
9.0
19
8/8/1997
SEA SEA
vs
CWS CWS
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
35
0
7 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
40.11
9.0
19
6/24/1997
SEA SEA
vs
OAK OAK
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
11
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
37
0
8 David Cone
D. Cone
40.11
9.0
19
10/6/1991
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
40.11
9.0
19
8/12/1974
CAL CAL
vs
BOS BOS
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
7
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
36
1
10 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
40.11
9.0
19
4/22/1970
NYM NYM
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
31
0
11 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
40.11
9.0
19
9/15/1969
STL STL
vs
NYM NYM
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
9
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
38
1
12 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
36.1
10.0
19
6/8/1977
CAL CAL
vs
TOR TOR
1
0.00
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
5
0
0
1
41
2
13 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
36.1
10.0
19
7/3/1968
CLE CLE
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
14 Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
36
9.0
18
5/16/2004
MIL MIL
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
31
0
15 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
36
9.0
18
8/25/1998
TOR TOR
vs
KCR KCR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
16 Ramon Martinez
R. Martinez
36
9.0
18
6/4/1990
LAD LAD
vs
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
31
0
17 Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
36
9.0
18
9/10/1980
MON MON
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
18 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
36
9.0
18
6/17/1978
NYY NYY
vs
CAL CAL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
33
0
19 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
36
9.0
18
9/10/1976
CAL CAL
@
CWS CWS
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
3
2
2
0
9
0
0
0
41
0
20 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
36
9.0
18
7/14/1968
HOU HOU
@
CIN CIN
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
5
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
21 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
36
9.0
18
4/24/1962
LAD LAD
@
CHC CHC
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
6
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
36
0
22 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
36
9.0
18
8/31/1959
LAD LAD
vs
SFG SFG
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
7
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
36
0
23 Bob Feller
B. Feller
36
9.0
18
10/2/1938
CLE CLE
vs
DET DET
L
1
4.00
1
0
0
7
4
4
0
7
1
0
42
0
24 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
32.82
11.0
19
8/20/1974
CAL CAL
vs
DET DET
L
1
0.82
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
41
0
25 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
32.11
9.0
17
10/3/2015
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for innings pitched and strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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