most 11 strikeout games by a rookie pitcher in a season since 1900

Since 1900, Dwight Gooden has the most games pitched by a rookie with 11+ strikeouts, with 10 games in 1984.

Interpreted as:
most 11 or more strikeout games by a rookie pitcher in a season since 1900
NAMEGSOSEASONTMWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
10
126
1984
7
2
.778
10
0.82
6
3
0
87.1
47
8
10
3
15
0
0
0
320
1
12.98
1.55
8.40
0.31
39.4
4.7
0.71
.250
1.03
4.84
2Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
9
113
1995
6
1
.857
9
1.12
3
3
0
72.1
36
9
11
3
18
3
0
0
272
4
14.06
2.24
6.28
0.37
41.5
6.6
0.75
.244
1.37
4.48
3Kerry Wood
K. Wood
8
108
1998
6
0
1.000
8
1.60
1
1
0
62.0
34
11
12
2
22
3
0
1
243
2
15.68
3.19
4.91
0.29
44.4
9.1
0.90
.296
1.74
4.94
4Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
6
71
1969
6
0
1.000
6
0.86
4
3
0
52.1
32
5
6
2
16
3
0
1
205
1
12.21
2.75
4.44
0.34
34.6
7.8
0.92
.265
1.03
5.50
5Spencer Strider
S. Strider
5
63
2022
4
0
1.000
5
1.11
0
0
0
32.1
9
4
4
1
6
1
0
0
115
1
17.54
1.67
10.50
0.28
54.8
5.2
0.46
.182
1.11
2.51
6John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
5
62
1975
2
1
.667
5
2.47
1
0
0
43.2
32
12
14
1
11
2
0
1
178
1
12.78
2.27
5.64
0.21
34.8
6.2
0.98
.304
2.89
6.60
7Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
5
63
1973
2
3
.400
5
2.76
4
1
0
45.2
25
14
14
2
27
1
0
1
186
1
12.42
5.32
2.33
0.39
33.9
14.5
1.14
.247
2.76
4.93
8Herb Score
H. Score
5
64
1955
4
1
.800
5
2.06
3
0
0
43.2
25
10
11
3
20
0
0
0
174
0
13.19
4.12
3.20
0.62
36.8
11.5
1.03
.253
2.27
5.15
9Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
4
44
2012
2
2
.500
4
3.21
0
0
0
28.0
21
10
11
3
13
2
0
0
116
1
14.14
4.18
3.38
0.96
37.9
11.2
1.21
.333
3.54
6.75
10Rick Ankiel
R. Ankiel
4
44
2000
3
0
1.000
4
3.20
0
0
0
25.1
22
9
11
5
3
0
0
0
99
0
15.63
1.07
14.67
1.78
44.4
3.0
0.99
.362
3.91
7.82
11Mark Langston
M. Langston
4
47
1984
3
0
1.000
4
1.62
1
0
0
33.1
12
6
6
1
17
1
0
1
128
0
12.69
4.59
2.76
0.27
36.7
13.3
0.87
.177
1.62
3.24
12Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
4
45
1981
4
0
1.000
4
1.01
3
2
0
35.2
25
4
4
0
14
0
0
0
139
2
11.36
3.53
3.21
0.00
32.4
10.1
1.09
.313
1.01
6.31
13Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
4
51
1967
0
0
4
2.35
0
0
0
30.2
31
8
8
3
4
0
0
0
126
0
14.97
1.17
12.75
0.88
40.5
3.2
1.14
.412
2.35
9.10
14Al Downing
A. Downing
4
51
1963
3
0
1.000
4
2.25
1
1
0
32.0
24
8
8
2
11
0
0
0
131
0
14.34
3.09
4.64
0.56
38.9
8.4
1.09
.328
2.25
6.75
15Spencer Arrighetti
S. Arrighetti
3
36
2024
2
1
.667
3
1.31
0
0
0
20.2
9
3
3
2
7
0
0
0
76
0
15.68
3.05
5.14
0.87
47.4
9.2
0.77
.226
1.31
3.92
16Kodai Senga
K. Senga
3
36
2023
1
0
1.000
3
1.29
0
0
0
21.0
12
3
3
2
6
0
0
0
78
2
15.43
2.57
6.00
0.86
46.2
7.7
0.86
.294
1.29
5.14
17Jon Gray
J. Gray
3
39
2016
2
1
.667
3
1.64
1
1
0
22.0
13
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
80
0
15.95
0.82
19.50
0.41
48.8
2.5
0.68
.316
1.64
5.32
18Noah Syndergaard
N. Syndergaard
3
35
2015
2
0
1.000
3
1.66
0
0
0
21.2
11
4
4
2
4
0
0
0
80
0
14.54
1.66
8.75
0.83
43.8
5.0
0.69
.231
1.66
4.57
19Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
3
35
2014
1
0
1.000
3
2.66
0
0
0
20.1
16
6
6
1
3
0
0
0
78
1
15.49
1.33
11.67
0.44
44.9
3.8
0.93
.385
2.66
7.08
20Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
3
35
2006
2
1
.667
3
4.50
0
0
0
20.0
11
10
10
3
8
1
0
0
78
0
15.75
3.60
4.38
1.35
44.9
10.3
0.95
.258
4.50
4.95
21Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
3
35
2006
2
0
1.000
3
1.57
0
0
0
23.0
11
4
4
1
5
1
0
0
85
2
13.70
1.96
7.00
0.39
41.2
5.9
0.70
.233
1.57
4.30
22Mark Prior
M. Prior
3
36
2002
2
0
1.000
3
0.82
1
0
0
22.0
14
2
4
1
4
1
0
0
84
0
14.73
1.64
9.00
0.41
42.9
4.8
0.82
.310
1.64
5.73
23CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
3
33
2001
2
0
1.000
3
0.87
0
0
0
20.2
13
2
2
1
10
2
0
0
82
0
14.37
4.35
3.30
0.44
40.2
12.2
1.11
.333
0.87
5.66
24Chuck Smith
C. Smith
3
33
2000
2
1
.667
3
1.52
0
0
0
23.2
13
4
5
0
6
2
0
0
89
2
12.55
2.28
5.50
0.00
37.1
6.7
0.80
.271
1.90
4.94
25Bobby Witt
B. Witt
3
37
1986
1
1
.500
3
2.78
0
0
0
22.2
13
7
8
0
12
1
0
1
91
2
14.69
4.76
3.08
0.00
40.7
13.2
1.10
.317
3.18
5.16
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