most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single game, 6+ innings, 0 hits, 0 walks

Max Scherzer has fanned the most hitters in a game with exactly 0 hits allowed, 6.0+ innings pitched with exactly 0 walks allowed, with 17 strikeouts versus the Mets on October 3, 2015.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher in a single regular-season game, 6+ innings, 0 hits, 0 walks
NAME SO IP H BB DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV ER R HR HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
17
9.0
0
0
10/3/2015
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
15
9.0
0
0
6/18/2014
LAD LAD
vs
COL COL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
3 Matt Cain
M. Cain
14
9.0
0
0
6/13/2012
SFG SFG
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
4 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
14
9.0
0
0
9/9/1965
LAD LAD
vs
CHC CHC
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
5 Nap Rucker
N. Rucker
14
9.0
0
0
9/5/1908
BKN BKN
vs
BSN BSN
W
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
6 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
13
7.0
0
0
4/13/2022
LAD LAD
@
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
7 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13
9.0
0
0
5/18/2004
ARI ARI
@
ATL ATL
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
8 John Means
J. Means
12
9.0
0
0
5/5/2021
BAL BAL
@
SEA SEA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
1
9 José Berríos
J. Berríos
12
6.0
0
0
4/3/2021
MIN MIN
@
MIL MIL
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
19
0
10 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
12
9.0
0
0
8/15/2012
SEA SEA
vs
TBR TBR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
11 Chris Heston
C. Heston
11
9.0
0
0
6/9/2015
SFG SFG
@
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
29
0
12 Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
11
9.0
0
0
5/29/2010
PHI PHI
@
FLA FLA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
13 Jonathan Sanchez
J. Sanchez
11
9.0
0
0
7/10/2009
SFG SFG
vs
SDP SDP
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
1
14 David Wells
D. Wells
11
9.0
0
0
5/17/1998
NYY NYY
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
15 Len Barker
L. Barker
11
9.0
0
0
5/15/1981
CLE CLE
vs
TOR TOR
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
16 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
11
9.0
0
0
5/8/1968
OAK OAK
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
17 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
10
6.0
0
0
8/23/2022
HOU HOU
vs
MIN MIN
W
1
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
1
18 Joe Musgrove
J. Musgrove
10
9.0
0
0
4/9/2021
SDP SDP
@
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
0
19 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10
9.0
0
0
6/20/2015
WSH WSH
vs
PIT PIT
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
28
0
20 David Cone
D. Cone
10
9.0
0
0
7/18/1999
NYY NYY
vs
MON MON
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
21 Mike Witt
M. Witt
10
9.0
0
0
9/30/1984
CAL CAL
@
TEX TEX
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
22 Bill Singer
B. Singer
10
9.0
0
0
7/20/1970
LAD LAD
vs
PHI PHI
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
23 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
10
9.0
0
0
6/21/1964
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
24 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
10
9.0
0
0
7/1/1920
WSH WSH
@
BSA BSA
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
25 Domingo Germán
D. Germán
9
9.0
0
0
6/28/2023
NYY NYY
@
OAK OAK
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for hits allowed, innings pitched, strikeouts, and walks allowed going back to the 1901 season.
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HR

152

27th

R

672

20th

SO

1,218

28th

ERA

5.34

29th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
93
65
.589
Mets Mets
81
77
.513
12.0
Marlins Marlins
77
81
.487
16.0
Braves Braves
75
84
.472
18.5
Nationals Nationals
65
94
.409
28.5
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/26
CWS CWS
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
9/27
CWS CWS
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
CWS CWS
@
WSH WSH
3:05 PM
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3

Final

4

WSH Nationals

65 - 94

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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
93
65
.589
Mets Mets
81
77
.513
12.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
96
63
.604
Cubs Cubs
89
69
.563
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
89
69
.563
Padres Padres
87
72
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
90
68
.570
Blue Jays Blue Jays
90
68
.570
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
86
72
.544
Tigers Tigers
85
73
.538
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
89
69
.563
Astros Astros
84
74
.532
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/8
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
2-12
Mon
9/8
COL COL
@
LAD LAD
2-7
Tue
9/9
MIL MIL
@
TEX TEX
3-6
Tue
9/9
BOS BOS
@
ATH ATH
4-5
Tue
9/9
AZ AZ
@
SFG SFG
5-3

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Thu
9/25
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@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Thu
9/25
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1:05 PM
Thu
9/25
MIN MIN
@
TEX TEX
2:35 PM
Thu
9/25
HOU HOU
@
ATH ATH
3:35 PM
Thu
9/25
LAD LAD
@
AZ AZ
3:40 PM