mlb rookie pitcher strikeout leaders since 2000

Since 2000, Yu Darvish has fanned the most hitters by a rookie, with 221 strikeouts in 2012.

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	221	2012	TEX	29	16	9	.640	29	3.90	0	0	0	191.1	156	83	89	14	89	10	0	1	816	8	10.40	4.19	2.48	0.66	27.1	10.9	1.28	.295	4.19	90	3.28	77	7.34	20.3
2	Kodai Senga K. Senga	202	2023	NYM	29	12	7	.632	29	2.98	0	0	0	166.1	126	55	60	17	77	5	0	0	694	14	10.93	4.17	2.62	0.92	29.1	11.1	1.22	.277	3.25	71	3.63	84	6.82	13
3	Spencer Strider S. Strider	202	2022	ATL	31	11	5	.688	20	2.67	0	0	0	131.2	86	39	42	7	45	3	3	1	528	6	13.81	3.08	4.49	0.48	38.3	8.5	0.99	.292	2.87	65	1.82	46	5.88	31.3
4	Daisuke Matsuzaka D. Matsuzaka	201	2007	BOS	32	15	12	.556	32	4.40	1	0	0	204.2	191	100	100	25	80	13	0	1	874	5	8.84	3.52	2.51	1.10	23.0	9.2	1.32	.299	4.40	95	4.22	98	8.40	1.7
5	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	194	2000	STL	31	11	7	.611	30	3.50	0	0	0	175.0	137	68	80	21	90	6	0	2	735	12	9.98	4.63	2.16	1.08	26.4	12.2	1.30	.274	4.11	76	4.11	86	7.05	13.3
6	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	187	2013	MIA	28	12	6	.667	28	2.19	0	0	0	172.2	111	42	47	10	58	5	0	5	681	3	9.75	3.02	3.22	0.52	27.5	8.5	0.98	.240	2.45	60	2.72	75	5.79	18.1
7	Jon Gray J. Gray	185	2016	COL	29	10	10	.500	29	4.61	1	1	0	168.0	153	86	92	18	59	12	0	2	712	7	9.91	3.16	3.14	0.96	26.0	8.3	1.26	.308	4.93	95	3.60	82	8.20	14.6
8	Jack Flaherty J. Flaherty	182	2018	STL	28	8	9	.471	28	3.34	0	0	0	151.0	108	56	59	20	59	11	0	3	615	6	10.85	3.52	3.08	1.19	29.6	9.6	1.11	.257	3.52	86	3.86	97	6.44	2
9	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	180	2012	STL	35	18	7	.720	29	3.78	0	0	0	176.0	168	74	76	16	64	10	2	3	744	3	9.20	3.27	2.81	0.82	24.2	8.6	1.32	.321	3.89	98	3.48	90	8.59	7.4
10	Kenta Maeda K. Maeda	179	2016	LAD	32	16	11	.593	32	3.48	0	0	0	175.2	150	68	72	20	50	8	0	6	716	6	9.17	2.56	3.58	1.02	25.0	7.0	1.14	.283	3.69	87	3.57	88	7.69	9.2
11	Matt Cain M. Cain	179	2006	SFG	32	13	12	.520	31	4.15	1	1	0	190.2	157	88	93	18	87	6	1	1	818	9	8.45	4.11	2.06	0.85	21.9	10.6	1.28	.263	4.39	92	3.95	89	7.41	10.2
12	Hunter Brown H. Brown	178	2023	HOU	31	11	13	.458	29	5.09	0	0	0	155.2	157	88	94	26	55	9	1	0	665	4	10.29	3.18	3.24	1.50	26.8	8.3	1.36	.330	5.43	120	4.37	103	9.08	-2.3
13	Matt Moore M. Moore	175	2012	TBR	31	11	11	.500	31	3.81	0	0	0	177.1	158	75	85	18	81	7	0	5	759	8	8.88	4.11	2.16	0.91	23.1	10.7	1.35	.293	4.31	98	3.92	97	8.02	2.3
14	Shota Imanaga S. Imanaga	174	2024	CHC	29	15	3	.833	29	2.91	0	0	0	173.1	149	56	66	27	28	3	0	0	694	3	9.03	1.45	6.21	1.40	25.1	4.0	1.02	.264	3.43	72	3.71	93	7.74	5
15	Jake Odorizzi J. Odorizzi	174	2014	TBR	31	11	13	.458	31	4.13	0	0	0	168.0	156	77	79	20	59	5	0	0	719	3	9.32	3.16	2.95	1.07	24.2	8.2	1.28	.295	4.23	111	3.75	102	8.36	-1.6
16	Scott Kazmir S. Kazmir	174	2005	TBD	32	10	9	.526	32	3.77	0	0	0	186.0	172	78	90	12	100	10	0	3	818	7	8.42	4.84	1.74	0.58	21.3	12.2	1.46	.307	4.35	89	3.75	87	8.32	11.7
17	Michael Pineda M. Pineda	173	2011	SEA	28	9	10	.474	28	3.74	0	0	0	171.0	133	71	76	18	55	5	0	1	696	9	9.11	2.89	3.15	0.95	24.9	7.9	1.10	.258	4.00	98	3.42	87	7.00	9.6
18	Nolan McLean N. McLean	172	2026	NYM	27	10	8	.556	27	3.06	0	0	0	155.2	114	53	65	15	61	15	0	0	644	2	9.94	3.53	2.82	0.87	26.7	9.5	1.12	.260	3.76	75	3.60	86	6.59	9.7
19	Brandon Webb B. Webb	172	2003	ARI	29	10	9	.526	28	2.84	1	1	0	180.2	140	57	65	12	68	13	1	4	750	9	8.57	3.39	2.53	0.60	22.9	9.1	1.15	.264	3.24	63	3.33	75	6.97	22.3
20	Will Warren W. Warren	171	2025	NYY	33	9	8	.529	33	4.44	0	0	0	162.1	158	80	90	22	65	4	0	0	711	2	9.48	3.60	2.63	1.22	24.1	9.1	1.37	.303	4.99	110	4.06	95	8.76	3.6
21	Luis Gil L. Gil	171	2024	NYY	29	15	7	.682	29	3.50	0	0	0	151.2	104	59	60	18	77	8	0	0	637	6	10.15	4.57	2.22	1.07	26.8	12.1	1.19	.237	3.56	88	4.13	99	6.17	0.8
22	Spencer Arrighetti S. Arrighetti	171	2024	HOU	29	7	13	.350	28	4.53	0	0	0	145.0	139	73	80	21	65	7	0	0	632	3	10.61	4.03	2.63	1.30	27.1	10.3	1.41	.321	4.97	114	4.17	102	8.63	-1.4
23	CC Sabathia	171	2001	CLE	33	17	5	.773	33	4.39	0	0	0	180.1	149	88	93	19	95	7	0	1	763	7	8.53	4.74	1.80	0.95	22.4	12.5	1.35	.276	4.64	98	4.21	94	7.44	5.2
24	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	170	2024	PIT	23	11	3	.786	23	1.96	0	0	0	133.0	94	29	31	10	32	6	0	0	514	2	11.50	2.17	5.31	0.68	33.1	6.2	0.95	.284	2.10	47	2.44	60	6.36	23.9
25	Julio Teheran J. Teheran	170	2013	ATL	30	14	8	.636	30	3.20	0	0	0	185.2	173	66	69	22	45	13	0	4	774	2	8.24	2.18	3.78	1.07	22.0	5.8	1.17	.288	3.34	87	3.69	101	8.39	-1.1

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RBI

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Burger

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Team Pitching Leaders

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3.01

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	71	69	.507
Rangers	69	71	.493	2.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	5.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	17.0
Angels	53	87	.379	18.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/3	TBR	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Fri 9/4	TBR	@	TEX	8:05 PM
Sat 9/5	TBR	@	TEX	7:05 PM
Sun 9/6	TBR	@	TEX	2:35 PM
Tue 9/8	TEX	@	SEA	9:40 PM

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54 - 86

Final

Rangers

69 - 71

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

38

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

105

Stewart

100

Burleson

99

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Alvarez

.315

Arraez

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Simpson

Hit Leaders

166

Lopez

166

Arraez

160

Díaz

Run Leaders

102

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

94

Reynolds

OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.394

Harper

SLG Leaders

.604

Alvarez

.568

Crow-Armstrong

.547

García

SB Leaders

44

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.97

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.06

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.32

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

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Martinez

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Rasmussen

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,246.6

Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

1,838.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,579.6

Ohtani

1,522

Crow-Armstrong

1,378

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81-61

79-61

77-62

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76-64

Worst Record ATS

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55-83

59-81

61-79

64-76

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	83	57	.593
Phillies	79	61	.564	4.0
Marlins	71	69	.507	12.0
Nationals	67	75	.472	17.0
Mets	63	77	.450	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	87	53	.621
Cubs	78	62	.557	9.0
Cardinals	69	70	.496	17.5
Pirates	68	72	.486	19.0
Reds	67	73	.479	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	82	56	.594
Diamondbacks	74	67	.525	9.5
Padres	73	67	.521	10.0
Giants	58	82	.414	25.0
Rockies	54	86	.386	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	83	56	.597
Yankees	80	60	.571	3.5
Red Sox	75	65	.536	8.5
Blue Jays	69	71	.493	14.5
Orioles	69	71	.493	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	73	66	.525
Guardians	70	69	.504	3.0
Twins	67	73	.479	6.5
Tigers	64	75	.460	9.0
Royals	62	78	.443	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	71	69	.507
Rangers	69	71	.493	2.0
Mariners	66	74	.471	5.0
Athletics	54	86	.386	17.0
Angels	53	87	.379	18.0

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Scores

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Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	3-4
Wed 8/19	SDP	@	NYM	2-4
Wed 8/19	ATL	@	MIN	4-6
Wed 8/19	CWS	@	CHC	3-0
Wed 8/19	AZ	@	BOS	7-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/3	SFG	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Thu 9/3	TOR	@	CLE	1:10 PM
Thu 9/3	CWS	@	HOU	2:10 PM
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Since 2000, Yu Darvish has fanned the most hitters by a rookie, with 221 strikeouts in 2012.

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