{"id":24452,"date":"2026-08-16T05:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=24452"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:37:07","slug":"return-of-the-single-game-pitching-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/return-of-the-single-game-pitching-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Return Of The Single Game Pitching Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s now been eight years (to the day!) and well over 250 games since we last looked at the single game leaders in pitching categories for all the games I have identified and attended in person dating back to 1984.\u00a0 There are some new names of the list that weren\u2019t there when we first looked in 2012<\/a> and again in 2015<\/a> and 2018<\/a>.\u00a0 Keep in mind that, for pitchers, leading a category can be a bad thing in some cases.<\/p>\n

Innings Pitched<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Hits<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
59 tied with <\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\nMost recently on 9\/3\/2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Runs<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Homer Bailey<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n7\/26\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Lima<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n5\/2\/2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glendon Rusch<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n5\/12\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlos Silva<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n4\/23\/2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Buehrle<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n7\/2\/2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlos Zambrano<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n8\/14\/2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tommy Hanson<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n6\/22\/2010<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gavin Floyd<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n9\/9\/2010<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edwin Jackson<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n9\/11\/2010<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roy Oswalt<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n7\/3\/2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brad Keller<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n8\/2\/2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Earned Runs<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mark Buehrle<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n7\/2\/2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Suppan<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n4\/30\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roy Oswalt<\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/td>\n7\/3\/2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Lima<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n5\/2\/2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay Hensley<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n4\/16\/2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitch Spence<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n6\/26\/2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Strikeouts<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mark Buehrle<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n7\/2\/2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay Hensley<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n4\/16\/2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitch Spence<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n6\/26\/2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Lima<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n5\/2\/2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Bacsik<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n3\/31\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Javier Vazquez<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n6\/25\/2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Josh Fogg<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n4\/16\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Dumatrait<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n6\/19\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Contreras<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n6\/21\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tommy Hanson<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n6\/22\/2010<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Humber<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n4\/26\/2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roy Oswalt<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n7\/3\/2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Samardzija<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n8\/2\/2015<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J.A. Happ<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n5\/12\/2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Davis Martin<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n10\/5\/2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aaron Civale<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n8\/8\/2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walker Buehler<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n7\/1\/2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Walks<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Chris Sale<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n8\/16\/2015<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Prior<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n8\/4\/2002<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kerry Wood<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n4\/12\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Prior<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n9\/16\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Clement<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n4\/25\/2004<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jason Schmidt<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n5\/18\/2004<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Contreras<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n6\/17\/2006<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aaron Harang<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n9\/29\/2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edwin Jackson<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n4\/7\/2011<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Quintana<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n9\/13\/2014<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucas Giolito<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n8\/11\/2019<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Home Runs<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jim Clancy<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n8\/30\/1984<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Young<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n9\/29\/1990<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Converse<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n7\/31\/1994<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jason Bere<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n5\/21\/1995<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kerry Wood<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n6\/10\/2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bartolo Colon<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n6\/28\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Sheets<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n4\/29\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Dumatrait<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n5\/18\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Dempster<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n10\/1\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucas Giolito<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n5\/13\/2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Pitch Count<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ismael Valdez<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n6\/11\/2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Kopech<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n4\/3\/2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jameson Tallion<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n5\/16\/2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 tied with\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\nMost recently on 8\/9\/2024<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Strikes<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jason Schmidt<\/span><\/td>\n144<\/span><\/td>\n5\/18\/2004<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Prior<\/span><\/td>\n136<\/span><\/td>\n8\/4\/2002<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Prior<\/span><\/td>\n133<\/span><\/td>\n9\/27\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Prior<\/span><\/td>\n133<\/span><\/td>\n10\/3\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Pico<\/span><\/td>\n132<\/span><\/td>\n9\/7\/1988<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

Hit By Pitch<\/p>\n

Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aaron Harang<\/span><\/td>\n95<\/span><\/td>\n9\/29\/2007<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randy Wolf<\/span><\/td>\n94<\/span><\/td>\n9\/3\/2008<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Prior<\/span><\/td>\n92<\/span><\/td>\n9\/27\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jason Schmidt<\/span><\/td>\n92<\/span><\/td>\n5\/18\/2004<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kerry Wood<\/span><\/td>\n90<\/span><\/td>\n4\/17\/2004<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Name<\/span><\/th>\nTotal<\/span><\/th>\nDate<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
John Lackey<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n7\/25\/2017<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brian Lawrence<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n4\/22\/2003<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlos Silva<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n6\/26\/2010<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gavin Floyd<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n4\/14\/2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gavin Floyd<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n5\/27\/2012<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hector Santiago<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n8\/24\/2013<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Martinez<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n6\/20\/2015<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taijuan Walker<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n8\/28\/2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucas Giolito<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n4\/7\/2018<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n