fewest k for a individual in history of mlb with 2500 ab

Emil Verban has the fewest career strikeouts with 2,500+ at-bats, with 74 strikeouts.

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	NAME	SO	AB	G	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Emil Verban E. Verban	74	2,911	853	301	793	99	26	1	241	108	10	21		3,110	947	126	81			46	.272	.301	.325	.626	258	-88.9	.296	70	-113.1
2	Doggie Miller D. Miller	78	2,624	672	434	738	81	38	20	326	255	27	117		2,918	955	139	12				.281	.351	.364	.715	450	-2	.346	98	-12.2
3	Homer Summa H. Summa	88	3,001	840	413	905	166	34	18	363	166	36	44		3,318	1,193	218	115				.302	.346	.398	.743	408	-1.3	.346	91	-39.1
4	Lou Bierbauer L. Bierbauer	90	2,988	725	400	772	95	56	17	426	140	10	80		3,176	1,030	168	38				.258	.294	.345	.639	371	-124.7	.303	74	-133.8
5	Farmer Vaughn F. Vaughn	90	2,736	729	393	779	125	46	16	437	130	12	69		2,904	1,044	187	26				.285	.320	.382	.702	399	-44.6	.331	83	-76.8
6	Charlie Hollocher C. Hollocher	94	2,936	760	411	894	145	35	14	241	277	26	99		3,390	1,151	194	151				.304	.370	.392	.762	452	60.2	.362	112	45.8
7	Woody Jensen W. Jensen	100	2,720	738	392	774	114	37	26	235	69	18	20		2,869	1,040	177	62			1	.285	.307	.382	.689	297	-64.8	.315	82	-66.2
8	Sam Thompson S. Thompson	101	3,376	782	714	1,155	198	95	71	753	267	37	143		3,693	1,756	364	13				.342	.396	.520	.917	814	243	.422	136	222.1
9	Walt Wilmot W. Wilmot	102	2,512	596	464	710	102	51	32	395	212	11	221		2,762	1,010	185	27				.283	.341	.402	.743	436	1	.351	94	-28.5
10	Tommy McCarthy T. McCarthy	104	3,003	750	620	895	109	31	35	512	371	29	219		3,436	1,171	175	33				.298	.381	.390	.770	610	74.5	.373	105	29.3
11	Johnny Cooney J. Cooney	107	3,372	1,172	408	965	130	26	2	219	208	6	30		3,675	1,153	158	89			35	.286	.329	.342	.671	374	-76.8	.315	86	-63.7
12	Buck Jordan B. Jordan	109	2,980	811	396	890	153	35	17	281	182	5	20		3,216	1,164	205	49				.299	.340	.391	.731	394	-7	.338	105	18.6
13	Eddie Brown E. Brown	109	2,902	790	341	878	170	33	16	407	127	12	29		3,126	1,162	219	85				.303	.334	.400	.735	368	-19.2	.340	95	-19.4
14	Klondike Douglass K. Douglass	109	2,800	748	368	766	85	29	10	275	227	41	84		3,130	939	124	62				.274	.337	.335	.672	402	-18.6	.328	91	-35.8
15	Jimmy Brown J. Brown	110	3,512	890	465	980	146	42	9	319	231	12	39		3,832	1,237	197	77			42	.279	.326	.352	.678	399	-51.5	.318	84	-70.1
16	Harry Wolverton H. Wolverton	110	3,001	783	346	833	95	53	7	352	166	48	83		3,296	1,055	155	81				.278	.326	.352	.677	407	8.7	.325	95	-19.1
17	Jake Stenzel J. Stenzel	110	2,990	757	661	1,013	189	71	32	530	299	58	292		3,383	1,440	292	36				.339	.409	.482	.891	713	187.2	.417	130	172.5
18	Joe Sewell J. Sewell	114	7,132	1,903	1,141	2,226	436	68	49	1,054	842	80	74		8,329	2,945	553	275				.312	.391	.413	.804	1251	210.1	.377	111	124
19	Buddy Hassett B. Hassett	116	3,517	929	469	1,026	130	40	12	343	209	11	53		3,807	1,272	182	70			36	.292	.333	.362	.695	420	-42.7	.325	92	-37.9
20	Dale Mitchell D. Mitchell	119	3,984	1,127	555	1,244	169	61	41	403	346	5	45	14	4,357	1,658	271	21	1	3	65	.312	.368	.416	.784	597	86.3	.363	114	76
21	Billy Sullivan B. Sullivan	119	2,840	962	346	820	152	32	29	388	240	11	30		3,130	1,123	213	39			19	.289	.346	.395	.742	396	11.1	.344	90	-42.3
22	Tommy Holmes T. Holmes	122	4,992	1,320	698	1,507	292	47	88	581	480	24	40	0	5,565	2,157	427	69			96	.302	.366	.432	.798	791	176	.375	122	142.8
23	Lefty O'Doul L. O'Doul	122	3,264	970	624	1,140	175	41	113	542	333	23	36		3,659	1,736	329	39				.349	.413	.532	.945	717	250.6	.426	142	211.5
24	Bill Lange B. Lange	123	3,202	813	691	1,056	134	80	39	579	350	25	400		3,620	1,467	253	43				.330	.400	.458	.858	718	157.6	.405	121	120.6
25	Larry McLean L. McLean	127	2,647	862	183	694	90	26	6	298	136	9	20		2,833	854	122	41				.262	.301	.323	.623	270	-27.9	.304	84	-52.5

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

8

Adell

8

Ramírez

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Contreras

11

Harris

11

Ramírez

Playoffs Run Leaders

8

Ramírez

6

Turang

6

Bailey

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.667

De Paula

Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Mullins

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

Playoffs SB Leaders

4

Chisholm

3

Acuña

3

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Williams

2

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

19

Sale

18

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

Hader

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Cecconi

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Smith

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

149

Williams

146.6

Ramírez

119.5

Rice

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

111

Ramírez

94.5

Williams

88

Rice

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

89-79

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0