least strikeouts by starting pitcher in 2026

Burch Smith, Paul Blackburn and Jordan Leasure are tied for fanning the fewest hitters by a starting pitcher this season, with 0 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	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	Burch Smith B. Smith	0	2026	DET	1	0	1	.000	1	54.00	0	0	0	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00		27.00	0.0	0.0	9.00	.667	54.00	81.00
2	Paul Blackburn P. Blackburn	0	2026	NYY	1	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	0	0.00	18.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	40.0	2.00	.000	0.00	0.00
3	Jordan Leasure J. Leasure	0	2026	CWS	1	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0.00	6.75	0.00	0.00	0.0	20.0	0.75	.000	0.00	0.00
4	Mitch Spence M. Spence	1	2026	KCR	1	0	1	.000	1	13.50	0	0	0	4.0	7	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	20	0	2.25	2.25	1.00	0.00	5.0	5.0	2.00	.389	13.50	15.75
5	Casey Legumina C. Legumina	1	2026	TBR	2	0	0		2	3.00	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	3.00	0.00		0.00	9.1	0.0	0.67	.222	3.00	6.00
6	Tyler Gilbert T. Gilbert	1	2026	CWS	1	0	0		1	13.50	0	0	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	13.50	0.00		0.00	25.0	0.0	3.00	.667	13.50	27.00
7	Austin Warren A. Warren	1	2026	NYM	2	0	1	.000	2	9.00	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	11	0	4.50	9.00	0.50	0.00	9.1	18.2	2.00	.286	9.00	9.00
8	Adam Macko A. Macko	1	2026	TOR	1	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	5.40	0.00		0.00	14.3	0.0	1.80	.500	0.00	16.20
9	Paxton Schultz P. Schultz	1	2026	WSH	1	0	0		1	9.00	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	9.00	9.00	1.00	0.00	16.7	16.7	3.00	.500	9.00	18.00
10	Luis Medina L. Medina	1	2026	ATH	1	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.75	0.00		0.00	20.0	0.0	1.50	.500	0.00	13.50
11	Sammy Peralta S. Peralta	1	2026	COL	1	0	1	.000	1	27.00	0	0	0	0.2	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	7	0	13.50	27.00	0.50	0.00	14.3	28.6	6.00	.667	27.00	27.00
12	Brenan Hanifee B. Hanifee	1	2026	DET	2	0	0		2	5.40	0	0	0	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	5.40	0.00		0.00	12.5	0.0	1.80	.429	5.40	16.20
13	Steven Okert S. Okert	1	2026	HOU	1	0	0		1	13.50	0	0	0	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	13.50	13.50	1.00	0.00	16.7	16.7	6.00	.750	13.50	40.50
14	Kyle Backhus K. Backhus	1	2026	PHI	1	0	0		1	9.00	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	9.00	0.00		0.00	20.0	0.0	2.00	.500	9.00	18.00
15	Riley Martin R. Martin	1	2026	CHC	1	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9.00	0.00		0.00	33.3	0.0	0.00	.000	0.00	0.00
16	Zach Pop Z. Pop	1	2026	PHI	1	0	0		1	4.50	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	4.50	0.00		0.00	11.1	0.0	1.50	.375	4.50	13.50
17	Pete Fairbanks P. Fairbanks	1	2026	MIA	1	0	0		1	27.00	0	0	0	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	7	0	9.00	9.00	1.00	9.00	14.3	14.3	4.00	.500	27.00	27.00
18	Brennan Bernardino B. Bernardino	1	2026	COL	2	0	1	.000	2	20.25	0	0	0	1.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	10	1	6.75	13.50	0.50	6.75	10.0	20.0	4.50	.500	20.25	27.00
19	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1	2026	DET	1	0	1	.000	1	12.27	0	0	0	3.2	6	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	19	1	2.45	4.91	0.50	2.45	5.3	10.5	2.18	.333	12.27	14.73
20	Cionel Pérez C. Pérez	2	2026	NYM	1	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	18.00	0.00		0.00	66.7	0.0	0.00	.000	0.00	0.00
21	Kyle Hart K. Hart	2	2026	SDP	1	0	0		1	4.50	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	9.00	4.50	2.00	0.00	22.2	11.1	1.50	.333	4.50	9.00
22	Chris Murphy C. Murphy	2	2026	CWS	1	0	0		1	0.00	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	13.50	0.00		0.00	50.0	0.0	0.00	.000	0.00	0.00
23	Carson Whisenhunt C. Whisenhunt	2	2026	SFG	1	1	0	1.000	1	3.60	0	0	0	5.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	23	1	3.60	3.60	1.00	0.00	8.7	8.7	1.60	.316	3.60	10.80
24	Ryan Rolison R. Rolison	2	2026	CHC	2	0	0		2	2.70	0	0	0	3.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	5.40	0.00		2.70	18.2	0.0	0.60	.125	2.70	5.40
25	Tanner Banks T. Banks	2	2026	PHI	1	0	1	.000	1	9.00	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	18.00	18.00	1.00	0.00	33.3	33.3	3.00	.500	9.00	9.00

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	45	39	.536
Guardians	44	42	.512	2.0
Twins	41	46	.471	5.5
Tigers	37	49	.430	9.0
Royals	35	51	.407	11.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/1	DET	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Thu 7/2	DET	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Sat 7/4	DET	@	TEX	4:05 PM
Sun 7/5	DET	@	TEX	3:30 PM
Tue 7/7	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM

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Final

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30

Schwarber

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Abrams

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48-34

49-35

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Worst Record ATS

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	49	34	.590
Phillies	48	38	.558	2.5
Marlins	46	40	.535	4.5
Nationals	44	43	.506	7.0
Mets	36	50	.419	14.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	52	31	.627
Cubs	48	38	.558	5.5
Cardinals	44	38	.537	7.5
Pirates	43	43	.500	10.5
Reds	39	45	.464	13.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	56	30	.651
Padres	43	41	.512	12.0
Diamondbacks	43	42	.506	12.5
Giants	35	50	.412	20.5
Rockies	33	53	.384	23.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	49	33	.598
Yankees	48	37	.565	2.5
Blue Jays	40	46	.465	11.0
Orioles	39	48	.448	12.5
Red Sox	37	47	.440	13.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	45	39	.536
Guardians	44	42	.512	2.0
Twins	41	46	.471	5.5
Tigers	37	49	.430	9.0
Royals	35	51	.407	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	44	42	.512
Mariners	43	43	.500	1.0
Astros	43	45	.489	2.0
Athletics	40	46	.465	4.0
Angels	36	50	.419	8.0

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Tue 6/16	MIA	@	PHI	2-8
Tue 6/16	TOR	@	BOS	6-1
Tue 6/16	KCR	@	WSH	4-6
Tue 6/16	CWS	@	NYY	2-12
Tue 6/16	NYM	@	CIN	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 7/1	CWS	@	BAL	12:35 PM
Wed 7/1	TEX	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Wed 7/1	WSH	@	BOS	1:35 PM
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Burch Smith, Paul Blackburn and Jordan Leasure are tied for fanning the fewest hitters by a starting pitcher this season, with 0 strikeouts.

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