most 1 k pitch games in mlb history

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

Interpreted as:
most 1 or more k pitch regular-season games by a player in MLB history
NAMEGSOWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dennis 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
2Nolan 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
3Phil 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
4Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
761
1,300
49
27
.645
0
2.21
0
0
398
774.0
475
190
204
69
219
27
578
17
3,033
19
15.12
2.55
5.94
0.80
42.9
7.2
0.90
.286
2.37
5.52
5Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
760
1,360
55
30
.647
0
1.87
0
0
335
756.0
398
157
174
38
314
26
504
5
2,987
76
16.19
3.74
4.33
0.45
45.5
10.5
0.94
.288
2.07
4.74
6Hoyt 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
7Don 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
8Mariano 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
9Lee 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
10Walter 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
11Gaylord 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
12Greg 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
13Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
724
1,303
55
36
.604
0
2.31
0
0
373
716.0
410
184
203
61
280
31
559
12
2,854
65
16.38
3.52
4.65
0.77
45.7
9.8
0.96
.296
2.55
5.15
14Jesse 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
15Steve 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
16Rich 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
17Francisco 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
18Charlie 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
19Trevor 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
20Tom 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
21Roger 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
22David 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
23Billy 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
24Jim 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
25Warren 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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Team Batting Leaders

HR

19

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

RBI

64

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

AVG

.317

Bolte

Henry Bolte
Team Pitching Leaders

W

6

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

K

78

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

ERA

3.15

Ginn

J.T. Ginn
Team Rankings

HR

106

7th

R

384

11th

SO

696

13th

ERA

4.92

29th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
42
41
.506
Athletics Athletics
40
42
.488
1.5
Rangers Rangers
40
42
.488
1.5
Astros Astros
40
44
.476
2.5
Angels Angels
34
49
.410
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
6/27
ATH ATH
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Sun
6/28
ATH ATH
@
LAA LAA
3:15 PM
Mon
6/29
LAD LAD
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Tue
6/30
LAD LAD
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Wed
7/1
LAD LAD
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Last Game
ATH Athletics

40 - 42

9

Final

3

LAA Angels

34 - 49

Fri 26 Jun 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

29

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

25

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

25

Buxton

Byron Buxton
RBI Leaders

64

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

58

Pages

Andy Pages

58

Dingler

Dillon Dingler
Batting Average Leaders

.335

Lopez

Otto Lopez

.334

Díaz

Yandy Díaz

.327

Lee

Jung Hoo Lee
Hit Leaders

107

Lopez

Otto Lopez

97

Díaz

Yandy Díaz

97

Arraez

Luis Arraez
Run Leaders

70

Wood

James Wood

58

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

58

Turang

Brice Turang
OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.426

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.416

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
SLG Leaders

.619

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.590

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

.588

Buxton

Byron Buxton
SB Leaders

31

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

28

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

24

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

9

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

9

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

146

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

127

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

118

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

1.62

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.00

Burns

Chase Burns
WHIP Leaders

0.77

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.88

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.27

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

11.03

Skenes

Paul Skenes

10.76

deGrom

Jacob deGrom
K/BB Leaders

6.05

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

5.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.90

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

15

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

17

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

17

Martinez

Nick Martinez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,556.2

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,157.5

Wood

James Wood

1,147.6

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,065.5

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

862

Wood

James Wood

846

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Nationals

51-32

Cardinals

47-32

White Sox

47-33

Reds

46-34

Rays

45-34

Brewers

45-34
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

31-52

Phillies

31-51

Cubs

32-50

Mets

34-48

Red Sox

34-46

Giants

35-46

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
49
31
.613
Phillies Phillies
46
36
.561
4.0
Marlins Marlins
43
39
.524
7.0
Nationals Nationals
41
42
.494
9.5
Mets Mets
34
48
.415
16.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
50
29
.633
Cubs Cubs
44
38
.537
7.5
Cardinals Cardinals
42
37
.532
8.0
Pirates Pirates
41
41
.500
10.5
Reds Reds
38
42
.475
12.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
52
30
.634
Padres Padres
43
37
.538
8.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
41
40
.506
10.5
Giants Giants
33
48
.407
18.5
Rockies Rockies
32
50
.390
20.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Yankees Yankees
48
33
.593
Rays Rays
46
33
.582
1.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
39
43
.476
9.5
Orioles Orioles
39
44
.470
10.0
Red Sox Red Sox
34
46
.425
13.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
42
38
.525
Guardians Guardians
42
40
.512
1.0
Twins Twins
39
44
.470
4.5
Tigers Tigers
35
47
.427
8.0
Royals Royals
34
49
.410
9.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
42
41
.506
Athletics Athletics
40
42
.488
1.5
Rangers Rangers
40
42
.488
1.5
Astros Astros
40
44
.476
2.5
Angels Angels
34
49
.410
8.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
6/11
AZ AZ
@
MIA MIA
0-2
Fri
6/12
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8-3
Fri
6/12
SEA SEA
@
WSH WSH
10-2
Fri
6/12
SDP SDP
@
BAL BAL
3-7
Fri
6/12
DET DET
@
CLE CLE
2-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
6/27
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
6/27
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM
Sat
6/27
KCR KCR
@
CWS CWS
4:10 PM
Sat
6/27
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM
Sat
6/27
AZ AZ
@
TBR TBR
6:10 PM