pitchers to throw 20+ strikeouts in a game

Max Scherzer got 20 strikeouts against the Tigers on May 11, 2016.

Interpreted as:
pitchers to throw 20+ strikeouts in a regular-season game
NAME DATE SO TM OPP DEC GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
5/11/2016
20
WSH WSH
vs
DET DET
W
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
6
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
33
0
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
5/8/2001
20
ARI ARI
vs
CIN CIN
1
1.00
0
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
3 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
5/6/1998
20
CHC CHC
vs
HOU HOU
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
0
4 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9/18/1996
20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
W
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
1
5 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
4/29/1986
20
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
W
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
30
0
6 Tom Cheney
T. Cheney
9/12/1962
21
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
W
1
0.56
1
0
0
16.0
10
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
62
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1901 season.
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TEAM W L PCT GB
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45
28
.616
Phillies Phillies
43
30
.589
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Braves Braves
32
39
.451
12.0
Nationals Nationals
30
43
.411
15.0
Marlins Marlins
29
42
.408
15.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/18
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Thu
6/19
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
1:05 PM
Fri
6/20
WSH WSH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sat
6/21
WSH WSH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sun
6/22
WSH WSH
@
LAD LAD
4:10 PM
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WSH Nationals

30 - 43

6

Final

10

COL Rockies

16 - 57

Tue 17 Jun 2025

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Mon
6/2
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@
MIA MIA
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Mon
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3-0
Mon
6/2
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
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SEA SEA
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Wed
6/18
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DET DET
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6/18
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MIA MIA
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