most strikeouts by a pitcher in a game with 5+ earned runs

Randy Johnson has struck out the most batters in a game with 5+ earned runs, with 16 strikeouts versus the Brewers on September 27, 2001.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regular-season game with 5+ earned runs
NAMESOERDATETMOPPDECGSERACGSHOSVIPHRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
16
5
9/27/2001
vs
W
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
7
5
1
2
0
0
0
30
1
2Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
15
5
9/16/1981
@
L
1
5.63
1
0
0
8.0
8
5
1
4
0
0
0
35
0
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
15
6
4/30/1974
@
W
1
6.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
6
2
7
2
0
0
40
0
4Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
15
5
8/30/1973
vs
L
1
4.22
0
0
0
10.2
7
5
0
6
0
0
0
44
0
5Pedro Ramos
P. Ramos
15
5
7/31/1963
vs
W
1
5.40
0
0
0
8.1
11
5
2
2
0
0
0
38
0
6Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
15
5
5/6/1960
vs
L
1
4.66
0
0
0
9.2
9
5
2
7
0
0
1
47
1
7Paul Foytack
P. Foytack
15
5
7/28/1956
vs
L
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
6
2
6
0
0
0
39
0
8Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
15
5
8/23/1924
@
W
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
5
0
5
0
0
39
0
9Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
15
6
5/2/1923
@
1
5.40
0
0
0
10.0
15
6
0
4
0
0
47
0
10Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
15
5
7/31/1901
@
L
1
3.29
1
0
0
13.2
13
5
0
6
0
0
58
1
11Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
14
6
6/9/1999
vs
W
1
7.71
0
0
0
7.0
10
6
1
3
1
0
0
34
0
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
14
7
6/16/1977
@
L
1
7.27
1
0
0
8.2
9
7
1
4
0
0
0
38
2
13Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
13
5
7/15/2023
@
1
7.11
0
0
0
6.1
7
5
2
2
0
0
0
28
0
14Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
13
5
4/6/2016
vs
L
1
7.94
0
0
0
5.2
5
5
1
1
0
0
0
23
0
15Jose Contreras
J. Contreras
13
5
6/17/2006
@
1
7.50
0
0
0
6.0
7
5
1
2
0
0
1
27
2
16Jason Schmidt
J. Schmidt
13
5
5/16/2003
vs
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
6
5
2
2
0
0
0
28
0
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
5
5/21/2000
@
1
6.75
0
0
0
6.2
8
5
3
2
0
0
1
30
0
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
5
9/5/1999
@
1
6.43
0
0
0
7.0
7
5
2
1
0
0
0
29
0
19Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
13
5
8/20/1995
@
L
1
6.43
0
0
0
7.0
6
5
3
2
0
0
0
29
0
20Bobby Witt
B. Witt
13
5
5/4/1991
@
1
5.87
0
0
0
7.2
5
5
0
6
0
0
0
34
1
21Teddy Higuera
T. Higuera
13
5
5/19/1987
vs
L
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
8
5
3
1
0
0
0
35
0
22Mike Witt
M. Witt
13
5
10/6/1985
@
W
1
6.43
0
0
0
7.0
7
5
0
2
0
0
0
30
1
23Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
13
5
7/4/1982
@
W
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
11
7
1
3
0
0
0
42
0
24Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
13
5
4/24/1964
@
W
1
5.00
1
0
0
9.0
13
5
1
3
0
0
0
42
1
25Bill Werle
B. Werle
13
6
8/27/1950
vs
L
1
4.50
0
0
0
12.0
12
7
4
4
0
0
0
54
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for earned runs going back to the 1923 season.
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