Twenty-Strikeout Game
There have been 6 twenty-strikeout games since 1897, measured across 223,641 games, an average of one occurrence every 37,273 games. The most recent was Max Scherzer on 11 May 2016; the first was Tom Cheney on 12 September 1962.
Twenty or more strikeouts by one pitcher.
6recorded occurrences
1 in 37,273games · 1897+
1962first · Tom Cheney
2016-05-11most recent · Max Scherzer
23y 7mlongest drought · 1962-09-12 to 1986-04-29
By decade
Recorded occurrences in each decade within this page’s coverage.
Done it most
Every occurrence (6 of them)
| Date | Player | # | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-11 | 20 | 6 | ↗ | |
| 2001-05-08 | 20 | 5 | ↗ | |
| 1998-05-06 | 20 | 4 | ↗ | |
| 1996-09-18 | 20 | 3 | ↗ | |
| 1986-04-29 | 20 | 2 | ↗ | |
| 1962-09-12 | TCTom Cheney | 21 | 1 | ↗ |