lowest strikeouts in a season after 1980 minimum 500 pa

Since 1981, Felix Fermin has the fewest strikeouts with 500+ plate appearances in a season, with 14 strikeouts in 1993.

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	NAME	SO	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Felix Fermin F. Fermin	14	514	1993	CLE	140	480	48	126	16	2	2	45	24	4	4	5	152	20	5	1	1	12	.263	.303	.317	.619	43	-18.5	.282	68	-20.4
2	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	15	577	1995	SDP	135	535	82	197	33	1	9	90	35	1	17	5	259	43	0	6	10	20	.368	.404	.484	.888	98	25.7	.387	137	26.9
3	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	16	569	1992	SDP	128	520	77	165	27	3	6	41	46	0	3	6	216	36	0	3	12	12	.317	.371	.415	.786	76	14.4	.350	121	13
4	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	18	505	1998	SDP	127	461	65	148	35	0	16	69	35	1	3	1	231	51	0	8	6	14	.321	.364	.501	.865	79	16.3	.370	129	18.7
5	Ozzie Smith O. Smith	18	603	1993	STL	141	545	75	157	22	6	1	53	43	1	21	8	194	29	7	7	1	11	.288	.337	.356	.693	66	-6.4	.313	90	-7.4
6	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	19	534	1993	SDP	122	489	70	175	41	3	7	59	36	1	14	1	243	51	1	7	11	18	.358	.398	.497	.895	90	26.4	.388	137	24.3
7	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	19	569	1991	SDP	134	530	69	168	27	11	4	62	34	0	8	8	229	42	0	5	8	11	.317	.355	.432	.787	77	12.5	.347	118	11.5
8	Luis Arraez L. Arraez	21	675	2025	SDP	154	620	66	181	30	4	8	61	34	2	11	4	243	42	12	7	0	12	.292	.327	.392	.719	80	0.2	.313	105	4
9	Mike Scioscia M. Scioscia	21	525	1985	LAD	141	429	47	127	26	3	7	53	77	5	3	3	180	36	11	3	9	10	.296	.407	.420	.826	81	21.3	.369	140	23.7
10	Brian Harper B. Harper	22	546	1992	MIN	140	502	58	154	25	0	9	73	26	7	0	1	206	34	1	10	7	15	.307	.343	.410	.753	67	7.7	.335	105	3.2
11	Tim Foli T. Foli	22	528	1982	CAL	150	480	46	121	14	2	3	56	14	2	2	4	148	19	26	6	1	7	.252	.273	.308	.581	36	-23.5	.261	58	-26.1
12	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	23	629	1990	SDP	141	573	79	177	29	10	4	72	44	1	17	8	238	43	7	4	20	13	.309	.357	.415	.772	79	8.2	.336	106	4.6
13	Mike Scioscia M. Scioscia	23	523	1987	LAD	142	461	44	122	26	1	6	38	55	1	7	4	168	33	4	2	9	13	.265	.343	.364	.707	58	-5.9	.312	93	-4.4
14	Tony Gwynn T. Gwynn	23	675	1984	SDP	158	606	88	213	21	10	5	71	59	2	33	18	269	36	6	2	13	15	.351	.410	.444	.853	108	32.3	.380	145	33.9
15	Jeff Keppinger J. Keppinger	24	502	2008	CIN	121	459	45	122	24	2	3	43	30	2	3	1	159	29	6	5	3	14	.266	.310	.346	.657	45	-15.5	.291	68	-19.9
16	Ozzie Guillen O. Guillen	24	527	1997	CWS	142	490	59	120	21	6	4	52	22	0	5	3	165	31	11	4	1	7	.245	.275	.337	.612	38	-27.3	.270	59	-27.7
17	Barry Larkin B. Larkin	24	652	1988	CIN	151	588	91	174	32	5	12	56	41	8	40	7	252	49	10	5	3	7	.296	.347	.429	.776	88	17.1	.347	122	15.4
18	Johnny Ray J. Ray	24	652	1985	PIT	154	594	67	163	33	3	7	70	46	1	13	9	223	43	5	6	10	11	.274	.325	.375	.700	69	-4.7	.308	93	-5.5
19	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	24	530	1983	PIT	130	473	68	153	21	0	12	68	49	2	3	4	210	33	1	5	10	16	.323	.386	.444	.830	80	19.6	.367	128	17.3
20	Placido Polanco P. Polanco	25	551	2005	TOT	129	501	84	166	27	2	9	56	33	11	4	3	224	38	2	4	0	12	.331	.383	.447	.830	84	17.8	.365	124	16.4
21	Carney Lansford C. Lansford	25	616	1989	OAK	148	551	81	185	28	2	2	52	51	9	37	15	223	32	1	4	2	21	.336	.398	.405	.803	92	24.6	.366	136	25.4
22	Willie Randolph W. Randolph	25	543	1987	NYY	120	449	96	137	24	2	7	67	82	2	11	1	186	33	5	5	1	15	.305	.411	.414	.825	87	20.3	.371	127	18.6
23	Bill Buckner B. Buckner	25	681	1986	BOS	153	629	73	168	39	2	18	102	40	4	6	4	265	59	0	8	9	25	.267	.311	.421	.733	78	-1	.319	91	-7.3
24	Marty Barrett M. Barrett	25	526	1984	BOS	139	475	56	144	23	3	3	45	42	1	5	3	182	29	4	4	2	9	.303	.358	.383	.741	66	7.4	.336	104	2.2
25	Eric Young E. Young	26	534	1999	LAD	119	456	73	128	24	2	2	41	63	5	51	22	162	28	6	4	0	12	.281	.371	.355	.726	67	-2.9	.334	99	-1

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	77	.525
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Tue 10/13	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Thu 10/15	TBR	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Fri 10/16	TBR	@	CLE	6:00 PM
Sat 10/17	TBR	@	CLE	8:00 PM

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Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Playoffs Win Leaders

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

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Williams

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Sale

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19.00

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Rice

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Williams

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Harris

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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

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Tue 9/15	LAD	@	CIN	4-0
Tue 9/15	CWS	@	CLE	6-7
Tue 9/15	ATH	@	TBR	1-2
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Tue 9/15	PHI	@	WSH	3-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	LAD	@	MIL	5:00 PM
Mon 10/12	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Tue 10/13	CLE	@	TBR	8:00 PM
Wed 10/14	MIL	@	LAD	8:00 PM
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Since 1981, Felix Fermin has the fewest strikeouts with 500+ plate appearances in a season, with 14 strikeouts in 1993.

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