most pitching strikeouts in a game by a rookie

Kerry Wood has struck out the most batters by a rookie in a game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Astros on May 6, 1998.

Interpreted as:

most pitching strikeouts in a regular-season game by a rookie

	NAME	SO	DATE	TM		OPP	DEC	GS	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP
1	Kerry Wood K. Wood	20	5/6/1998	CHC	vs	HOU	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	0
2	Bill Gullickson B. Gullickson	18	9/10/1980	MON	vs	CHC	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	1
3	Jack Coombs J. Coombs	18	9/1/1906	PHA	@	BSA	W	1		1	0	0	24.0	15		1	0	6	1	0		89	0
4	Bob Feller B. Feller	17	9/13/1936	CLE	vs	PHA	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	2	2	2	0	9	1	0		39	1
5	Jack Pfiester J. Pfiester	17	5/30/1906	CHC	vs	SLN	L	1		1	0	0	15.0	12		4	0	2	0	0		57	0
6	Spencer Strider S. Strider	16	9/1/2022	ATL	vs	COL	W	1	0.00	0	0	0	8.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
7	Jon Gray J. Gray	16	9/17/2016	COL	vs	SDP	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
8	Kerry Wood K. Wood	16	8/26/1998	CHC	@	CIN	W	1	1.13	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	30	0
9	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	16	6/14/1995	LAD	@	PIT	W	1	2.25	0	0	0	8.0	6	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	33	1
10	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	16	9/17/1984	NYM	@	PHI	L	1	1.13	1	0	0	8.0	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
11	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	16	9/12/1984	NYM	vs	PIT	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
12	Herb Score H. Score	16	5/1/1955	CLE	vs	BOS	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	34	0
13	Jack Harshman J. Harshman	16	7/25/1954	CWS	@	BOS	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	5	2	2	0	5	0	0	1	36	0
14	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	15	8/21/1984	BOS	vs	KCR	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
15	Jim Bibby J. Bibby	15	8/30/1973	TEX	vs	MIN	L	1	4.22	0	0	0	10.2	7	5	5	0	6	0	0	0	44	0
16	Burt Hooton B. Hooton	15	9/15/1971	CHC	@	NYM	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	32	0
17	J.R. Richard	15	9/5/1971	HOU	@	SFG	W	1	2.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	38	0
18	Mike Wegener M. Wegener	15	9/10/1969	MON	@	NYM		1	0.00	0	0	0	11.0	5	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	45	0
19	Don Wilson D. Wilson	15	6/18/1967	HOU	vs	ATL	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	30	0
20	Gary Nolan G. Nolan	15	6/7/1967	CIN	vs	SFG		1	3.52	0	0	0	7.2	8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	31	0
21	Dick Drott D. Drott	15	5/26/1957	CHC	vs	MIL	W	1	4.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	4	5	2	1	0	0	0	37	0
22	Karl Spooner K. Spooner	15	9/22/1954	BKN	vs	NYG	W	1	0.00	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	34	0
23	Bob Feller B. Feller	15	8/23/1936	CLE	vs	SLA	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	4	0	0		37	1
24	Fred Glade F. Glade	15	7/15/1904	SLA	@	WSH	W	1	1.00	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	2	0	0	2	0		39	0
25	Tom Hughes T. Hughes	15	7/31/1901	CHO	@	CIN	L	1	3.29	1	0	0	13.2	13	5	5	0	6	0	0		58	1