Randy Johnson has struck out the most hitters in a non-complete game, with 20 strikeouts against the Reds on May 8, 2001.
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most strikeouts in a regular-season non-complete game by a player| NAME | SO | CG | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 20 | 0 | 5/8/2001 | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | N. Ryan | 19 | 0 | 6/8/1977 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |||
| 3 | | N. Ryan | 19 | 0 | 6/14/1974 | vs | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |||
| 4 |  | C. Kluber | 18 | 0 | 5/13/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | R. Johnson | 18 | 0 | 9/27/1992 | @ | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 6 |  | C. Short | 18 | 0 | 10/2/1965 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | |||
| 7 |  | C. Sale | 17 | 0 | 5/14/2019 | vs | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | A. Sanchez | 17 | 0 | 4/26/2013 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Santana | 17 | 0 | 8/19/2007 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | N. Ryan | 17 | 0 | 8/18/1976 | @ | W | 1 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | V. Blue | 17 | 0 | 7/9/1971 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| 12 | | L. Lynn | 16 | 0 | 6/18/2023 | @ | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | S. Strider | 16 | 0 | 9/1/2022 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Paxton | 16 | 0 | 5/2/2018 | vs | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | D. Duffy | 16 | 0 | 8/1/2016 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | M. Pineda | 16 | 0 | 5/10/2015 | vs | W | 1 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | C. Lee | 16 | 0 | 5/6/2011 | vs | L | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | R. Nolasco | 16 | 0 | 9/30/2009 | @ | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | J. Peavy | 16 | 0 | 4/25/2007 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | J. Peavy | 16 | 0 | 5/22/2006 | vs | L | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | M. Prior | 16 | 0 | 9/30/2004 | vs | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | M. Prior | 16 | 0 | 6/26/2003 | vs | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 23 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 0 | 9/27/2001 | vs | W | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 0 | 8/23/2001 | @ | L | 1 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Johnson | 16 | 0 | 7/18/2001 | @ | W | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
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