fastest starting pitcher to reach the 100 k in history

Bill Donovan fanned 1,452 batters in his career.

Interpreted as:
fastest starting pitcher to reach the 100 or more k in history
NAME SO G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
1,452
314
174
125
.582
314
1.24
279
35
0
2705.1
2,372
1,045
28
923
71
0
56
4.83
3.07
1.57
0.09
8.7
1.22
.287
3.48
7.89
2 Kid Nichols
K. Nichols
336
94
49
40
.551
94
1.17
89
8
0
821.0
767
340
13
196
21
0
20
3.68
2.15
1.71
0.14
5.8
1.17
.271
3.73
8.41
3 Jack Powell
J. Powell
1,231
369
155
188
.452
369
1.38
294
33
0
2976.2
2,834
1,243
70
643
71
0
46
3.72
1.94
1.91
0.21
5.6
1.17
.290
3.76
8.57
4 Dummy Taylor
D. Taylor
716
230
107
98
.522
230
0.89
154
21
0
1758.0
1,691
789
35
498
66
0
45
3.67
2.55
1.44
0.18
7.1
1.25
.290
4.04
8.66
5 Happy Townsend
H. Townsend
427
125
34
79
.301
125
2.68
107
5
0
1007.1
1,019
557
21
365
48
0
44
3.82
3.26
1.17
0.19
9.2
1.37
.323
4.98
9.10
6 Jack Taylor
J. Taylor
513
217
113
99
.533
217
0.70
210
17
0
1926.2
1,803
808
31
414
61
0
26
2.40
1.93
1.24
0.14
5.3
1.15
.258
3.77
8.42
7 Noodles Hahn
N. Hahn
652
160
89
66
.574
160
1.15
151
17
0
1382.1
1,297
525
20
220
33
0
21
4.24
1.43
2.96
0.13
4.0
1.10
.280
3.42
8.44
8 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
1,230
310
116
160
.420
310
1.52
224
25
0
2366.2
2,371
1,184
50
777
91
0
73
4.68
2.95
1.58
0.19
8.3
1.33
.322
4.50
9.02
9 Sam Leever
S. Leever
554
228
142
59
.706
228
0.57
179
32
0
1786.2
1,627
634
19
358
58
0
21
2.79
1.80
1.55
0.10
5.0
1.11
.263
3.19
8.20
10 Jock Menefee
J. Menefee
146
58
26
31
.456
58
2.35
52
5
0
491.0
530
257
8
88
18
0
8
2.68
1.61
1.66
0.15
4.4
1.26
.298
4.71
9.71
11 Willie Sudhoff
W. Sudhoff
350
145
59
72
.450
145
2.44
118
8
0
1159.1
1,119
557
30
323
61
0
17
2.72
2.51
1.08
0.23
7.4
1.24
.303
4.32
8.69
12 Frank Kitson
F. Kitson
537
170
76
80
.487
170
1.98
143
14
0
1386.2
1,450
636
30
308
46
0
16
3.49
2.00
1.74
0.19
5.9
1.27
.331
4.13
9.41
13 Doc White
D. White
1,305
364
173
151
.534
364
0.99
262
45
0
2828.2
2,551
1,029
31
630
114
0
55
4.15
2.00
2.07
0.10
5.9
1.12
.290
3.27
8.12
14 Jack Harper
J. Harper
433
142
77
55
.583
142
1.65
110
10
0
1135.0
1,090
582
19
394
54
0
49
3.43
3.12
1.10
0.15
8.8
1.31
.299
4.61
8.64
15 Al Orth
A. Orth
656
254
117
123
.488
254
1.84
205
23
0
2036.2
2,029
951
47
353
45
0
31
2.90
1.56
1.86
0.21
4.6
1.17
.302
4.20
8.97
16 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
1,997
308
155
125
.554
308
1.10
235
47
0
2468.0
2,062
871
28
682
89
0
66
7.28
2.49
2.93
0.10
7.5
1.11
.324
3.18
7.52
17 Vic Willis
V. Willis
1,294
366
177
165
.518
366
0.54
302
42
0
3000.0
2,713
1,158
43
820
83
0
66
3.88
2.46
1.58
0.13
6.8
1.18
.271
3.47
8.14
18 Roy Patterson
R. Patterson
394
152
75
67
.528
152
2.27
119
16
0
1230.0
1,188
511
20
247
36
0
21
2.88
1.81
1.60
0.15
5.6
1.17
.316
3.74
8.69
19 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
699
218
126
77
.621
218
0.67
181
24
1
1785.0
1,716
680
22
223
43
0
29
3.52
1.12
3.13
0.11
3.2
1.09
.279
3.43
8.65
20 Bill Phillips
B. Phillips
229
82
37
42
.468
82
3.04
70
2
0
652.0
753
385
10
152
27
0
10
3.16
2.10
1.51
0.14
5.7
1.39
.331
5.31
10.39
21 Roscoe Miller
R. Miller
182
88
38
45
.458
88
2.49
74
6
0
718.1
761
389
10
214
30
0
19
2.28
2.68
0.85
0.13
7.2
1.36
.295
4.87
9.53
22 Earl Moore
E. Moore
1,307
326
154
145
.515
326
1.61
230
34
0
2567.1
2,288
1,120
54
1,024
102
0
73
4.58
3.59
1.28
0.19
10.2
1.29
.295
3.93
8.02
23 Bill Carrick
B. Carrick
102
67
24
39
.381
67
4.17
62
0
0
548.0
671
254
368
20
146
28
0
11
1.68
2.40
0.70
0.33
6.2
1.49
.314
6.04
11.02
24 Red Donahue
R. Donahue
482
175
92
78
.541
175
1.91
164
17
0
1505.0
1,545
607
15
283
40
0
6
2.88
1.69
1.70
0.09
4.7
1.21
.292
3.63
9.24
25 Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
697
225
92
121
.432
225
1.00
197
16
0
1860.1
1,818
965
33
704
102
0
61
3.37
3.41
0.99
0.16
9.0
1.36
.286
4.67
8.80
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
43
24
.642
Twins Twins
35
30
.538
7.0
Guardians Guardians
34
30
.531
7.5
Royals Royals
34
32
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White Sox White Sox
22
44
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/10
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
6/11
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Thu
6/12
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Fri
6/13
CIN CIN
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
Sat
6/14
CIN CIN
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
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40 - 25

Sun 8 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
39
24
.619
Rays Rays
35
30
.538
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
43
24
.642
Twins Twins
35
30
.538
7.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
36
29
.554
Mariners Mariners
33
31
.516
2.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
42
24
.636
Phillies Phillies
37
28
.569
4.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
40
25
.615
Cardinals Cardinals
36
29
.554
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
39
27
.591
Padres Padres
37
27
.578
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
5/23
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
1-2
Sat
5/24
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
0-5
Sat
5/24
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6-5
Sat
5/24
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
3-2
Sat
5/24
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
5-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/9
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Mon
6/9
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Mon
6/9
CHC CHC
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Mon
6/9
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
6/9
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM