mlb most games with 1 strikeouts pitcher

Dennis Eckersley had the most games pitched when striking out 1+ batter, with 823 games.

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MLB most regular-season games with 1 or more strikeouts pitcher

	NAME	G	SO	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	Dennis Eckersley D. Eckersley	823	2,401	185	147	.557	345	3.37	100	20	280	3025.1	2,762	1,133	1,223	309	683	69	398	88	12,403	27	7.14	2.03	3.52	0.92	19.4	5.5	1.14	.274	3.64	8.22
2	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	786	5,714	323	287	.530	763	3.14	222	61	3	5366.2	3,887	1,871	2,138	317	2,760	157	11	77	22,448	273	9.58	4.63	2.07	0.53	25.5	12.3	1.24	.264	3.59	6.52
3	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	781	3,342	312	258	.547	693	3.23	245	45	18	5244.2	4,796	1,881	2,188	466	1,723	116	52	80	21,877	215	5.73	2.96	1.94	0.80	15.3	7.9	1.24	.267	3.75	8.23
4	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	764	1,366	55	30	.647	0	1.88	0	0	338	760.0	402	159	177	39	316	26	507	5	3,005	76	16.18	3.74	4.32	0.46	45.5	10.5	0.94	.289	2.10	4.76
5	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	762	1,301	49	28	.636	0	2.24	0	0	398	775.1	477	193	208	70	220	27	578	17	3,040	19	15.10	2.55	5.91	0.81	42.8	7.2	0.90	.286	2.41	5.54
6	Hoyt Wilhelm H. Wilhelm	749	1,613	128	95	.574	52	2.23	20	5	158	1895.2	1,395	470	586	117	593	51	469	48	7,601	70	7.66	2.82	2.72	0.56	21.2	7.8	1.05	.244	2.78	6.62
7	Don Sutton D. Sutton	743	3,574	322	240	.573	732	3.17	177	58	1	5191.0	4,553	1,826	2,008	454	1,303	79	6	98	21,187	111	6.20	2.26	2.74	0.79	16.9	6.1	1.13	.260	3.48	7.89
8	Mariano Rivera M. Rivera	739	1,173	63	37	.630	9	1.94	0	0	429	915.1	669	197	211	45	206	32	612	27	3,614	11	11.53	2.03	5.69	0.44	32.5	5.7	0.96	.289	2.07	6.58
9	Lee Smith L. Smith	733	1,251	53	64	.453	6	2.74	0	0	355	1021.2	857	311	333	66	373	7	593	79	4,236	40	11.02	3.29	3.35	0.58	29.5	8.8	1.20	.312	2.93	7.55
10	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	733	3,456	399	255	.610	635	1.70	513	108	25	5657.1	4,645		1,783	93	1,305	198	94		22,572	147	5.50	2.08	2.65	0.15	15.3	5.8	1.05	.260	2.84	7.39
11	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	729	3,534	309	247	.556	667	2.97	303	53	8	5243.0	4,755	1,733	1,998	383	1,329	105	24	154	21,403	152	6.07	2.28	2.66	0.66	16.5	6.2	1.16	.272	3.43	8.16
12	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	726	1,305	55	36	.604	0	2.31	0	0	373	718.1	411	184	203	61	280	31	559	12	2,862	66	16.35	3.51	4.66	0.76	45.6	9.8	0.96	.295	2.54	5.15
13	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	725	3,371	351	222	.613	722	3.14	109	35	0	4918.0	4,619	1,717	1,932	348	971	135	2	177	20,030	70	6.17	1.78	3.47	0.64	16.8	4.8	1.14	.281	3.54	8.45
14	Jesse Orosco J. Orosco	720	1,179	63	48	.568	3	2.28	0	0	102	965.0	665	244	276	68	373	20	343	56	3,896	30	11.00	3.48	3.16	0.63	30.3	9.6	1.08	.265	2.57	6.20
15	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	714	4,136	326	233	.583	697	3.15	254	55	2	5151.0	4,573	1,800	2,061	401	1,795	52	8	146	21,355	179	7.23	3.14	2.30	0.70	19.4	8.4	1.24	.279	3.60	7.99
16	Rich Gossage R. Gossage	712	1,502	98	80	.551	36	2.57	16	0	244	1531.0	1,170	438	493	93	576	33	497	74	6,236	48	8.83	3.39	2.61	0.55	24.1	9.2	1.14	.267	2.90	6.88
17	Francisco Rodriguez F. Rodriguez	711	1,142	42	37	.532	0	2.64	0	0	322	759.1	548	223	243	80	296	11	510	28	3,111	57	13.54	3.51	3.86	0.95	36.7	9.5	1.11	.296	2.88	6.50
18	Charlie Hough C. Hough	709	2,362	199	189	.513	416	3.52	106	13	44	3552.0	3,005	1,390	1,593	358	1,488	160	167	39	14,988	164	5.98	3.77	1.59	0.91	15.8	9.9	1.26	.249	4.04	7.61
19	Trevor Hoffman T. Hoffman	706	1,133	44	38	.537	0	2.23	0	0	434	793.1	558	197	221	59	218	3	594	40	3,146	41	12.85	2.47	5.20	0.67	36.0	6.9	0.98	.288	2.51	6.33
20	Tom Gordon T. Gordon	699	1,928	128	106	.547	200	3.76	18	4	118	1946.2	1,707	814	898	155	888	36	264	50	8,322	102	8.91	4.11	2.17	0.72	23.2	10.7	1.33	.292	4.15	7.89
21	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	697	4,672	352	180	.662	696	3.09	116	45	0	4877.2	4,129	1,674	1,847	362	1,563	157	0	63	20,048	143	8.62	2.88	2.99	0.67	23.3	7.8	1.17	.283	3.41	7.62
22	David Robertson D. Robertson	692	1,176	59	27	.686	1	2.56	0	0	146	734.1	519	209	231	60	289	17	283	29	3,005	46	14.41	3.54	4.07	0.74	39.1	9.6	1.10	.314	2.83	6.36
23	Billy Wagner B. Wagner	684	1,196	37	26	.587	0	2.02	0	0	346	747.1	470	168	188	59	244	22	565	21	2,957	32	14.40	2.94	4.90	0.71	40.4	8.3	0.96	.286	2.26	5.66
24	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	678	2,462	267	197	.575	575	3.23	176	30	6	4174.1	4,122	1,498	1,757	360	953	113	45	84	17,367	115	5.31	2.05	2.58	0.78	14.2	5.5	1.22	.279	3.79	8.89
25	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	676	2,583	354	219	.618	629	2.95	374	62	14	5047.1	4,570	1,652	1,855	408	1,355	37	40	52	20,642	71	4.61	2.42	1.91	0.73	12.5	6.6	1.17	.256	3.31	8.15

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Kurtz

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	47	44	.516
Rangers	45	45	.500	1.5
Astros	45	48	.484	3.0
Athletics	41	49	.456	5.5
Angels	36	55	.396	11.0

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Tue 7/7	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 7/8	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 7/9	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Fri 7/10	ATH	@	CWS	7:40 PM
Sat 7/11	ATH	@	CWS	2:10 PM

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RBI Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Wood

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OBP Leaders

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SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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SB Leaders

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Witt

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Win Leaders

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Burns

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Strikeout Leaders

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Misiorowski

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Misiorowski

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K/9 Leaders

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K/BB Leaders

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Schlittler

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Wrobleski

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52-37

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40-48

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Braves	52	37	.584
Phillies	50	41	.549	3.0
Marlins	49	42	.538	4.0
Nationals	47	45	.511	6.5
Mets	38	53	.418	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	56	33	.629
Cubs	50	40	.556	6.5
Cardinals	47	41	.534	8.5
Pirates	46	45	.505	11.0
Reds	41	48	.461	15.0
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Dodgers	60	32	.652
Diamondbacks	45	45	.500	14.0
Padres	44	46	.489	15.0
Giants	38	52	.422	21.0
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Blue Jays	42	49	.462	11.5
Orioles	42	49	.462	11.5
Red Sox	40	48	.455	12.0
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Tigers	40	50	.444	7.5
Royals	37	54	.407	11.0
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Astros	45	48	.484	3.0
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Tue 7/7	MIL	@	STL	2:15 PM
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Tue 7/7	ATH	@	DET	6:40 PM
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Dennis Eckersley had the most games pitched when striking out 1+ batter, with 823 games.

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