most 14 strikeout games by a rookie pitcher in a season since 1900

Since 1900, Dwight Gooden has the most games pitched by a rookie with 14+ strikeouts, with 3 games in 1984.

Interpreted as:
most 14 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
3
46
1984
2
1
.667
3
0.72
2
1
0
25.0
15
2
3
1
3
0
0
0
92
1
16.56
1.08
15.33
0.36
50.0
3.3
0.72
.333
1.08
5.40
2Kerry Wood
K. Wood
2
36
1998
2
0
1.000
2
0.53
1
1
0
17.0
4
1
2
1
3
1
0
0
59
0
19.06
1.59
12.00
0.53
61.0
5.1
0.41
.167
1.06
2.12
3Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
2
30
1995
1
0
1.000
2
1.20
0
0
0
15.0
8
2
3
0
5
2
0
0
59
2
18.00
3.00
6.00
0.00
50.8
8.5
0.87
.364
1.80
4.80
4Dick Drott
D. Drott
2
29
1957
2
0
1.000
2
2.00
2
1
0
18.0
11
4
5
2
2
0
0
0
69
0
14.50
1.00
14.50
1.00
42.0
2.9
0.72
.250
2.50
5.50
5Bob Feller
B. Feller
2
32
1936
2
0
1.000
2
1.50
2
0
0
18.0
8
3
3
0
13
1
0
76
2
16.00
6.50
2.46
0.00
42.1
17.1
1.17
.267
1.50
4.00
6Luis Gil
L. Gil
1
14
2024
1
0
1.000
1
1.50
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
24
0
21.00
1.50
14.00
0.00
58.3
4.2
1.00
.556
1.50
7.50
7Spencer Strider
S. Strider
1
16
2022
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
59.3
0.0
0.25
.182
0.00
2.25
8Jon Gray
J. Gray
1
16
2016
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
16.00
0.00
0.00
51.6
0.0
0.44
.267
0.00
4.00
9Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
1
14
2013
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
0
0
0
8.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
28
0
15.75
1.13
14.00
0.00
50.0
3.6
0.50
.231
0.00
3.38
10Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
1
14
2010
1
0
1.000
1
2.57
0
0
0
7.0
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
24
0
18.00
0.00
1.29
58.3
0.0
0.57
.333
2.57
5.14
11Bobby Witt
B. Witt
1
14
1986
0
1
.000
1
4.50
0
0
0
8.0
5
4
4
0
4
1
0
0
33
1
15.75
4.50
3.50
0.00
42.4
12.1
1.13
.357
4.50
5.63
12Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1
15
1984
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
15.00
0.00
0.00
45.5
0.0
0.78
.389
1.00
7.00
13Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
1
18
1980
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
33
1
18.00
2.00
9.00
0.00
54.5
6.1
0.67
.308
2.00
4.00
14John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
1
14
1975
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
36
0
14.00
1.00
14.00
0.00
38.9
2.8
0.89
.333
1.00
7.00
15Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
1
15
1973
0
1
.000
1
4.22
0
0
0
10.2
7
5
5
0
6
0
0
0
44
0
12.66
5.06
2.50
0.00
34.1
13.6
1.22
.304
4.22
5.91
16Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
1
15
1971
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
32
0
15.00
2.00
7.50
1.00
46.9
6.3
0.56
.143
2.00
3.00
17J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
1
15
1971
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
38
0
15.00
3.00
5.00
0.00
39.5
7.9
1.11
.350
3.00
7.00
18Mike Wegener
M. Wegener
1
15
1969
0
0
1
0.00
0
0
0
11.0
5
0
2
0
7
0
0
1
45
0
12.27
5.73
2.14
0.00
33.3
15.6
1.09
.217
1.64
4.09
19Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1
14
1968
1
0
1.000
1
2.00
1
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
34
1
14.00
2.00
7.00
2.00
41.2
5.9
0.67
.125
2.00
4.00
20Bill Singer
B. Singer
1
14
1967
0
0
1
2.00
0
0
0
9.0
4
2
2
0
3
1
0
0
34
0
14.00
3.00
4.67
0.00
41.2
8.8
0.78
.250
2.00
4.00
21Don Wilson
D. Wilson
1
15
1967
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
0
15.00
3.00
5.00
0.00
50.0
10.0
0.33
.000
0.00
0.00
22Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
1
15
1967
0
0
1
3.52
0
0
0
7.2
8
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
31
0
17.61
0.00
1.17
48.4
0.0
1.04
.467
3.52
9.39
23Ron Herbel
R. Herbel
1
14
1964
1
0
1.000
1
1.00
1
0
0
9.0
7
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
37
0
14.00
3.00
4.67
0.00
37.8
8.1
1.11
.350
1.00
7.00
24Al Downing
A. Downing
1
14
1963
1
0
1.000
1
4.70
0
0
0
7.2
6
4
4
2
5
0
0
0
33
0
16.43
5.87
2.80
2.35
42.4
15.2
1.43
.333
4.70
7.04
25Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1
14
1955
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
1
1
0
9.0
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
34
0
14.00
5.00
2.80
0.00
41.2
14.7
0.78
.133
0.00
2.00
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