On June 12, 2026, Jacob Misiorowski had a game for the ages against the Phillies.
The flamethrowing right-hander struck out 15 Phillies hitters in a 95-pitch shutout, didn’t issue a walk and only allowed one hit (a leadoff single from Kyle Schwarber in the fourth inning).
The Miz’s 15 strikeouts were the most in a shutout on fewer than 100 pitches since records of pitch counts began in 1988. Oh, and he struck out Schwarber (104.5 mph), Trea Turner (103.5 mph) and Bryce Harper (104.1 mph) on the three-fastest strikeout pitches by a starting pitcher in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008, playoffs included).
It wasn’t quite a perfect game or a no-hitter, but it was pretty darn close. With that in mind, we took a look at some of the best one-hitters recorded in MLB history.
Kerry Wood, Cubs, May 6, 1998
Key stats: 20 K, 0 BB
In just his fifth career start, Wood had one of the best pitching performances in baseball history. Against an Astros lineup featuring names like Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and Derek Bell, Wood punched out 20 Houston hitters -- he’s only the fourth pitcher with 20 strikeouts in a game (Roger Clemens did it twice) -- while issuing no walks. According to Game Score -- which measures a pitcher's performance in any given game started -- Wood’s 105 mark is tied for 11th best in a single start the Expansion Era (since 1961) but the best in any nine-inning start.
Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers, June 12, 2026
Key stats: 15 K, 0 BB
The aforementioned Miz took the baseball world by storm to begin the 2026 season, striking out batters with blazing fastballs we’ve pretty much never seen from a starting pitcher. His biggest gem came in a mid-June start against the Phillies, when he faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing a lone hit in the fourth inning while striking out 15 batters and issuing no walks -- all while recording the three-fastest strikeout pitches of any starting pitcher in the pitch-tracking era. It was, put simply, one of the most impressive pitching performances we’ve ever seen.
Harvey Haddix, Pirates, May 26, 1959
Key stats: 12 2/3 IP, run (unearned), BB (intentional), 8 K
There are so many fun tidbits from Haddix’s one-hitter. In a true sign of the times, Haddix allowed his lone hit … in 12 2/3 innings. But that’s not even the best part: Haddix had a perfect game through 12 innings and still LOST. If this wasn’t wacky enough, Haddix’s no-hitter came to an end on a walk-off double from Joe Adcock on a ball that went over the fence. Because Henry Aaron thought the ball landed in the yard, he headed towards the dugout and was passed by Adcock on the bases, ruling him out and turning a walk-off three-run homer into a walk-off RBI double.
Roger Clemens, Yankees, Oct. 14, 2000 (ALCS Game 4)
Key stats: 15 K, 0 runs
Based on Game Score (98), this performance is the greatest one-hitter in postseason history. Clemens was masterful against the Mariners, turning in the finest of his 34 career playoff starts. The Rocket struck out 15 and walked two to lift New York to a 3-1 series lead in a 5-0 Yankees win. The Yanks went on to win the series in six games and Clemens was brilliant in Game 2 of the World Series against the Mets, in which he pitched eight scoreless frames, yielding two hits while walking none and striking out nine. The Yankees went on to win their fourth World Series in five seasons.
Pedro Martínez, Red Sox, Sept. 10, 1999
Key stats: 17 K, 0 BB
There are so many layers to this dominance from peak Pedro, who was at the height of his powers during a generational pitching run in the late-1990s to the early 2000s. Pitching against Boston’s archrival Yankees in the Bronx, Martínez dazzled with 17 punchouts and no walks, with the lone hit being a Chilli Davis homer in the second inning. This was a Yankees dynasty squad smack in the middle of their three straight World Series titles from 1998-2000. Martínez had many notable performances and moments at old Yankee Stadium, but this was easily his most dominant.
Nolan Ryan, Rangers, April 26, 1990
Key stats: 16 K at 43 years old
There’s no shortage of fun Ryan facts. Ryan’s seven no-hitters are the most by any pitcher, but he also tossed 12 one-hitters, tied with Bob Feller for the most by any pitcher since at least 1900. While this wasn’t his most dominant performance, it’s surely one of his most memorable outings in a season in which he also threw his sixth no-hitter. At 43 years old, Ryan struck out 16 White Sox hitters and only issued two walks, no small feat for the man who walked more hitters than any pitcher in MLB history.
Early Wynn, White Sox, May 1, 1959
Key stats: 14 K; homered in 8th inning for only run of game
The 1959 campaign was one of the best in Wynn’s 23-year Hall of Fame career. He went 22-10 with a 3.17 ERA and won the American League Cy Young Award for the White Sox. He also produced one of the great one-hitters in baseball history, particularly because of what he did at the plate in that game. Facing the Red Sox at Comiskey Park on May 1, the right-hander struck out 14 and drove in the only run of the contest when he launched a solo homer off Tom Brewer in the eighth inning.
Gerrit Cole, Astros, May 4, 2018
Key stats: 16 K, BB, 0 runs
Cole was utterly dominant during his two years in Houston, striking out an MLB-best 602 hitters with a 2.68 ERA across 65 starts, earning him top-five Cy Young Award finishes in both seasons. Of all his excellent outings, Cole was at his best on this day, striking out a career-high 16 batters in Arizona while only issuing one walk in his one-hitter.
Brandon Morrow, Blue Jays, Aug. 8, 2010
Key stats: 17 K, 2 BB, 0 runs
Morrow was masterful against a Rays team that would finish the season with the third-most runs scored and rolled out a lineup featuring Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria at the top of the order. Morrow wasn't fazed, as he punched out 17 Tampa Bay hitters and threw a no-hitter through 8 2/3 innings before Longoria ended it with a two-out single in the ninth. Of every one-hitter, Morrow’s 100 Game Score is tied for fourth best.
Max Scherzer, Nationals, June 14, 2015
Key stats: 16 K, BB, 0 runs
In his first year with the Nationals, Scherzer was entering the most dominant stretch of his illustrious career, one in which he would win two Cy Young Awards and finish among the top three in Cy Young voting in four consecutive years. On June 14 against the Brewers in Milwaukee, the right-hander yielded just two baserunners. He was perfect through six innings before Carlos Gomez singled to open the seventh. Scherzer walked Scooter Gennett in the eighth, but that was it.
Scherzer’s 16 strikeouts on the day were a career high until that October, when he fanned 17 in a no-hitter against the Mets in New York on the second-to-last day of the regular season. He tied a Major League record with 20 strikeouts against the Tigers in Washington on May 11, 2016.
Honorable mentions
José De León, Cardinals, Aug. 30, 1989 vs. Reds (11 IP, 0 runs, 0 BB, 8 K)
Curt Schilling, D-backs, April 7, 2002 vs. Brewers (0 runs, 2 BB, 17 K)
Nolan Ryan, Angels, July 9, 1972 vs. Red Sox (0 runs, BB, 16 K)
Hideo Nomo, Red Sox, May 25, 2001 vs. Blue Jays (0 runs, 0 BB, 14 K)
Bobby Witt, Athletics, June 23, 1994 vs. Royals (0 runs, 0 BB, 14 K)