Bruce Sutter and Kent Tekulve are tied for the most career strikeouts by a pitcher in the 9th inning, with 19 strikeouts.
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most strikeouts by a player pitched in the 9th inning all-time| NAME | SO | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sutter | 19 | 46 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .068 | .068 | .068 | .136 |
| 2 | | K. Tekulve | 19 | 45 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .159 | .140 | .299 |
| 3 | | J. Reardon | 18 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .125 | .208 |
| 4 | | L. Smith | 15 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .042 | .080 | .042 | .122 |
| 5 | | G. Lavelle | 14 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .065 | .094 | .065 | .158 |
| 6 | | C. Lefferts | 13 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .053 | .105 |
| 7 | | K. Forsch | 10 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .053 | .105 |
| 8 |  | T. Seaver | 10 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .143 | .250 |
| 9 | | T. Glavine | 9 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
| 10 | | T. Worrell | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .231 | .308 |
| 11 | | R. McDowell | 9 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .304 | .286 | .590 |
| 12 | | G. Garber | 9 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .034 | .097 | .034 | .131 |
| 13 | | T. Burke | 8 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
| 14 | | M. Krukow | 8 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| 15 | | G. Minton | 8 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .267 | .429 | .695 |
| 16 | | T. Hume | 8 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .053 | .105 |
| 17 | | D. Bair | 8 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .375 | .563 |
| 18 | | R. Gossage | 8 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .250 | .563 |
| 19 | | R. Fingers | 8 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .130 | .217 |
| 20 | | B. Hooton | 8 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 21 | | R. Reuschel | 8 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .286 | .558 |
| 22 | | D. Sutton | 8 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .158 | .316 |
| 23 | | C. Schilling | 7 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| 24 | | T. Mulholland | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 25 | | S. Garrelts | 7 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .600 | .933 |
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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