how many mlb pitchers struck out 25 or more batters in their first 3 starts combined

Joe Blong fanned 51 batters when starting 3+ games in his career.

Interpreted as:
How many MLB pitchers struck out 25 or more batters in their first 3 or more starts combined?
NAME SO GS G W L W% 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Joe Blong
J. Blong
51
21
26
10
9
.526
2.68
17
0
0
191.1
205
57
121
0
39
5
827
29
2.40
1.83
1.31
0.00
6.2
4.7
1.28
5.69
104
2.90
113
9.64
-13
2 Tommy Bond
T. Bond
860
314
322
193
115
.627
2.25
294
35
0
2779.2
2,857
695
1,339
32
178
11
11,386
120
2.78
0.58
4.83
0.10
7.6
1.6
1.09
.274
4.34
89
2.38
95
9.25
32.3
3 Joe Borden
J. Borden
34
24
29
11
12
.478
2.89
16
2
1
218.1
257
70
155
4
51
6
983
21
1.40
2.10
0.67
0.16
3.5
5.2
1.41
6.39
126
2.86
125
10.59
-15
4 George Bradley
G. Bradley
611
265
287
138
125
.525
2.50
245
28
2
2404.1
2,469
668
1,392
42
179
22
10,119
166
2.29
0.67
3.41
0.16
6.0
1.8
1.10
5.21
92
2.68
103
9.24
-36.8
5 Candy Cummings
C. Cummings
37
43
43
21
22
.488
2.78
40
5
0
371.2
434
115
241
2
27
0
1,622
22
0.90
0.65
1.37
0.05
2.3
1.7
1.24
5.84
108
2.58
101
10.51
-1.4
6 Jim Devlin
J. Devlin
263
129
129
65
60
.520
1.89
127
9
0
1181.0
1,183
248
597
7
78
0
4,896
34
2.00
0.59
3.37
0.05
5.4
1.6
1.07
4.55
67
2.35
84
9.02
88.9
7 Cherokee Fisher
C. Fisher
31
25
29
4
21
.160
3.06
23
0
0
238.1
308
81
218
6
6
4
1,085
7
1.17
0.23
5.17
0.23
2.9
0.6
1.32
8.23
139
2.39
109
11.63
-10.2
8 Terry Larkin
T. Larkin
406
176
176
89
80
.527
2.43
172
9
0
1567.1
1,627
424
922
12
124
0
6,659
84
2.33
0.71
3.27
0.07
6.1
1.9
1.12
5.29
97
2.52
100
9.34
-7.4
9 Jack Manning
J. Manning
32
25
47
19
9
.679
3.53
16
0
6
252.2
320
99
223
3
44
20
1,170
31
1.14
1.57
0.73
0.11
2.7
3.8
1.44
7.94
147
2.78
118
11.40
-13.7
10 Bobby Mathews
B. Mathews
1,199
315
323
166
136
.550
3.00
289
10
3
2734.1
3,008
910
1,758
50
336
3
8
11,889
130
3.95
1.11
3.57
0.16
10.1
2.8
1.22
.288
5.79
102
2.65
91
9.90
86.2
11 Cal McVey
C. McVey
36
17
31
9
12
.429
3.76
12
0
4
165.1
220
69
132
3
15
11
761
8
1.96
0.82
2.40
0.16
4.7
2.0
1.42
7.19
138
2.69
99
11.98
1.7
12 Tricky Nichols
T. Nichols
126
65
72
24
44
.353
3.37
60
1
0
593.0
724
222
427
4
82
7
2,608
46
1.91
1.24
1.54
0.06
4.8
3.1
1.36
6.48
134
2.83
111
10.99
-30.6
13 Al Spalding
A. Spalding
41
61
65
48
12
.800
1.78
53
8
1
539.2
559
107
238
6
26
4
2,272
1
0.68
0.43
1.58
0.10
1.8
1.1
1.08
3.97
74
2.38
99
9.32
9.6
14 Mike Dorgan
M. Dorgan
103
15
18
8
7
.533
3.28
13
0
0
140.0
123
51
100
5
59
1
622
24
6.62
3.79
1.75
0.32
16.6
9.5
1.30
6.43
113
3.44
107
7.91
-4.3
15 Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
184
44
45
20
23
.465
3.18
40
2
0
381.2
440
135
267
2
73
2
1,688
35
4.34
1.72
2.52
0.05
10.9
4.3
1.34
6.30
130
2.40
99
10.38
-4
16 Will White
W. White
1,041
402
403
229
166
.580
2.28
394
36
0
3542.2
3,440
896
1,844
65
496
1
14,951
221
2.64
1.26
2.10
0.17
7.0
3.3
1.11
.254
4.68
83
2.98
108
8.74
-109.3
17 Fred Corey
F. Corey
168
74
93
27
46
.370
3.32
59
3
2
656.1
764
242
456
19
98
17
2,870
47
2.30
1.34
1.71
0.26
5.9
3.4
1.31
.288
6.25
111
3.11
106
10.48
-1.4
18 Mike Golden
M. Golden
52
18
22
3
13
.188
4.14
15
0
0
161.0
217
74
171
1
33
4
769
24
2.91
1.84
1.58
0.06
6.8
4.3
1.55
9.56
168
2.59
105
12.13
1.3
19 Frank Hankinson
F. Hankinson
81
28
32
16
12
.571
2.50
28
2
1
266.2
281
74
154
1
31
3
1,144
5
2.73
1.05
2.61
0.03
7.1
2.7
1.17
.272
5.20
98
2.50
98
9.48
2.6
20 Jim McCormick
J. McCormick
1,704
485
492
265
214
.553
2.43
466
33
1
4275.2
4,092
1,155
2,095
82
749
12
7
17,702
160
3.59
1.58
2.28
0.17
9.6
4.2
1.13
.265
4.41
86
2.88
100
8.61
-32.7
21 The Only Nolan
T. Only Nolan
274
78
79
23
52
.307
2.98
74
1
0
676.0
720
224
434
6
135
1
2,913
55
3.65
1.80
2.03
0.08
9.4
4.6
1.26
5.78
121
2.61
107
9.59
-24
22 John Ward
J. Ward
920
262
293
164
103
.614
2.10
245
24
3
2469.2
2,324
576
1,185
26
253
32
10,164
144
3.35
0.92
3.64
0.09
9.1
2.5
1.04
4.32
82
2.43
96
8.47
9.1
23 Sam Weaver
S. Weaver
346
149
152
67
80
.456
3.22
140
7
0
1301.2
1,432
466
832
14
104
3
5,595
55
2.39
0.72
3.33
0.10
6.2
1.9
1.18
.276
5.75
110
2.75
96
9.90
26.4
24 Harry Wheeler
H. Wheeler
41
10
14
7
6
.538
4.70
8
0
0
97.2
117
51
80
1
43
4
456
17
3.78
3.96
0.95
0.09
9.0
9.4
1.64
7.37
194
3.30
137
10.78
-10.5
25 Curry Foley
C. Foley
127
50
69
27
27
.500
3.54
39
2
0
442.2
511
174
311
3
64
16
1,938
25
2.58
1.30
1.98
0.06
6.6
3.3
1.30
6.32
146
2.57
106
10.39
-8.6

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
28
19
.596
Red Sox Red Sox
25
25
.500
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
33
17
.660
Twins Twins
27
21
.563
5.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
28
20
.583
Astros Astros
25
24
.510
3.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
30
18
.625
Mets Mets
29
20
.592
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
30
20
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
27
23
.540
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
30
19
.612
Giants Giants
29
20
.592
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/5
PHI PHI
@
TBR TBR
8-4
Mon
5/5
SDP SDP
@
NYY NYY
3-12
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
9-1
Mon
5/5
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
1-2
Mon
5/5
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
3-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
NYM NYM
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Wed
5/21
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Wed
5/21
TEX TEX
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Wed
5/21
SDP SDP
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Wed
5/21
PHI PHI
@
COL COL
8:40 PM