most strikeouts in a non-complete game

Randy Johnson has fanned the most hitters in a non-complete game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Reds on May 8, 2001.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Strikeouts, Complete Games: player game data may be incomplete before 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMESOCGDATETMOPPDECGSERASHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Randy Johnson
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
2Nolan Ryan
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
3Nolan Ryan
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
4Corey Kluber
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
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
18
0
9/27/1992
@
1
2.25
0
0
8.0
6
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
34
0
6Chris Short
C. Short
18
0
10/2/1965
@
1
0.00
0
0
15.0
9
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
56
0
7Chris Sale
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
8Anibal Sanchez
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
9Johan Santana
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
10Nolan Ryan
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
11Vida Blue
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
12Lance Lynn
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
13Spencer Strider
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
14James Paxton
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
15Danny Duffy
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
16Michael Pineda
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
17Cliff Lee
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
18Ricky Nolasco
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
19Jake Peavy
J. Peavy
16
0
4/25/2007
@
1
0.00
0
0
7.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
25
0
20Jake Peavy
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
21Mark Prior
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
22Mark Prior
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
23Randy Johnson
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
24Randy Johnson
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
25Randy Johnson
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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