most pitcher rookie strikeouts 2021

Luis Garcia struck out the most batters by a rookie in 2021, with 167 strikeouts.

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1Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
167
2021
30
11
8
.579
28
3.48
0
0
0
155.1
133
60
62
19
50
3
1
1
633
9
9.68
2.90
3.34
1.10
26.4
7.9
1.18
.289
3.59
81
3.63
86
7.71
10.5
2Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
164
2021
31
8
12
.400
29
4.34
0
0
0
149.1
141
72
76
35
47
6
1
0
634
4
9.88
2.83
3.49
2.11
25.9
7.4
1.26
.277
4.58
100
5.08
120
8.50
-14.2
3Trevor Rogers
T. Rogers
157
2021
25
7
8
.467
25
2.64
0
0
0
133.0
107
39
46
6
46
5
0
2
550
4
10.62
3.11
3.41
0.41
28.5
8.4
1.15
.301
3.11
63
2.54
61
7.24
24.3
4Shane McClanahan
S. McClanahan
141
2021
25
10
6
.625
25
3.43
0
0
0
123.1
120
47
49
14
37
2
0
0
517
9
10.29
2.70
3.81
1.02
27.3
7.2
1.27
.328
3.58
84
3.30
80
8.76
11.3
5Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
136
2021
25
5
9
.357
24
4.95
0
0
0
120.0
84
66
66
21
58
3
0
0
495
2
10.20
4.35
2.34
1.58
27.5
11.7
1.18
.227
4.95
117
4.70
112
6.30
-7
6Adbert Alzolay
A. Alzolay
128
2021
29
5
13
.278
21
4.58
0
0
1
125.2
112
64
66
25
34
5
1
2
519
2
9.17
2.44
3.76
1.79
24.7
6.6
1.16
.266
4.73
110
4.64
111
8.02
-6.3
7Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
128
2021
24
6
5
.545
24
4.68
0
0
0
119.1
112
62
63
17
28
6
0
2
503
9
9.65
2.11
4.57
1.28
25.4
5.6
1.17
.293
4.75
113
3.72
90
8.45
5.6
8Alek Manoah
A. Manoah
127
2021
20
9
2
.818
20
3.22
0
0
0
111.2
77
40
44
12
40
16
0
0
459
0
10.24
3.22
3.18
0.97
27.7
8.7
1.05
.246
3.55
72
3.79
90
6.21
5.5
9Cole Irvin
C. Irvin
125
2021
32
10
15
.400
32
4.24
0
0
0
178.1
195
84
94
23
42
9
0
0
768
3
6.31
2.12
2.98
1.16
16.3
5.5
1.33
.302
4.74
103
4.29
104
9.84
-3.2
10Ian Anderson
I. Anderson
124
2021
24
9
5
.643
24
3.58
0
0
0
128.1
105
51
51
16
53
1
0
2
535
7
8.70
3.72
2.34
1.12
23.2
9.9
1.23
.261
3.58
84
4.11
98
7.36
1.2
11James Kaprielian
J. Kaprielian
123
2021
24
8
5
.615
21
4.07
0
0
0
119.1
105
54
55
19
41
5
0
0
502
1
9.28
3.09
3.00
1.43
24.5
8.2
1.22
.274
4.15
99
4.33
104
7.92
-2.6
12Casey Mize
C. Mize
118
2021
30
7
9
.438
30
3.71
1
0
0
150.1
130
62
64
24
41
11
0
0
612
7
7.06
2.45
2.88
1.44
19.3
6.7
1.14
.254
3.83
86
4.71
111
7.78
-8
13Dane Dunning
D. Dunning
114
2021
27
5
10
.333
25
4.51
0
0
0
117.2
126
59
61
13
43
7
0
0
511
8
8.72
3.29
2.65
0.99
22.3
8.4
1.44
.338
4.67
102
3.94
89
9.64
6.1
14Wil Crowe
W. Crowe
111
2021
26
4
8
.333
25
5.48
0
0
0
116.2
126
71
75
25
57
6
0
1
524
3
8.56
4.40
1.95
1.93
21.2
10.9
1.57
.311
5.79
129
5.67
134
9.72
-18.5
15Michael Kopech
M. Kopech
103
2021
44
4
3
.571
4
3.50
0
0
0
69.1
54
27
27
9
24
1
1
1
285
3
13.37
3.12
4.29
1.17
36.1
8.4
1.13
.304
3.50
80
2.96
67
7.01
11.1
16Huascar Ynoa
H. Ynoa
100
2021
18
4
6
.400
17
4.05
0
0
0
91.0
76
41
42
14
25
4
0
1
372
4
9.89
2.47
4.00
1.38
26.9
6.7
1.11
.271
4.15
96
3.92
93
7.52
2.8
17Tylor Megill
T. Megill
99
2021
18
4
6
.400
18
4.52
1
0
0
89.2
88
45
46
19
27
2
0
0
379
1
9.94
2.71
3.67
1.91
26.1
7.1
1.28
.297
4.62
113
4.68
111
8.83
-4.9
18Bailey Ober
B. Ober
96
2021
20
3
3
.500
20
4.19
0
0
0
92.1
92
43
45
20
19
1
0
0
379
1
9.36
1.85
5.05
1.95
25.3
5.0
1.20
.296
4.39
98
4.55
107
8.97
-3.3
19Paolo Espino
P. Espino
92
2021
35
5
5
.500
19
4.27
0
0
1
109.2
108
52
53
19
25
1
11
2
455
1
7.55
2.05
3.68
1.56
20.2
5.5
1.21
.280
4.35
102
4.45
104
8.86
-2
20Taylor Hearn
T. Hearn
92
2021
42
6
6
.500
11
4.66
0
0
0
104.1
96
54
58
17
42
3
10
1
441
6
7.94
3.62
2.19
1.47
20.9
9.5
1.32
.275
5.00
106
4.81
109
8.28
-4.4
21Vladimir Gutierrez
V. Gutierrez
88
2021
22
9
6
.600
22
4.74
0
0
0
114.0
115
60
61
20
46
4
0
0
496
3
6.95
3.63
1.91
1.58
17.7
9.3
1.41
.281
4.82
108
5.21
117
9.08
-9
22Tanner Houck
T. Houck
87
2021
18
1
5
.167
13
3.52
0
0
1
69.0
57
27
32
4
21
6
2
1
285
3
11.35
2.74
4.14
0.52
30.5
7.4
1.13
.317
4.17
77
2.57
59
7.43
13.3
23Keegan Akin
K. Akin
82
2021
24
2
10
.167
17
6.63
0
0
0
95.0
110
70
70
17
40
2
1
1
427
5
7.77
3.79
2.05
1.61
19.2
9.4
1.58
.325
6.63
150
5.09
112
10.42
-5.3
24Eli Morgan
E. Morgan
81
2021
18
5
7
.417
18
5.34
0
0
0
89.1
90
53
54
20
22
4
0
0
379
0
8.16
2.22
3.68
2.01
21.4
5.8
1.25
.278
5.44
126
5.13
122
9.07
-9.6
25Garrett Whitlock
G. Whitlock
81
2021
46
8
4
.667
0
1.96
0
0
2
73.1
64
16
22
6
17
3
11
2
298
3
9.94
2.09
4.76
0.74
27.2
5.7
1.10
.304
2.70
43
2.83
66
7.85
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69
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68
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62
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61
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.484
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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.520
62
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61
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