most strikeouts by a pitcher before turning 21

Bob Feller has struck out the most career batters by a pitcher younger than 21, with 712 strikeouts.

Interpreted as:
most strikeouts by a pitcher before turning 21 years old
NAME SO G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Bob Feller
B. Feller
712
118
55
30
.647
98
3.43
58
6
4
785.0
620
299
338
31
503
16
15
3,418
32
8.16
5.77
1.42
0.36
20.8
14.7
1.43
.273
3.88
7.11
2 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
544
66
41
13
.759
66
2.00
23
11
0
494.2
359
110
123
20
142
4
0
6
1,944
9
9.90
2.58
3.83
0.36
28.0
7.3
1.01
.275
2.24
6.53
3 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
359
65
26
24
.520
63
2.95
22
6
0
442.1
410
145
161
38
106
7
1
7
1,801
7
7.30
2.16
3.39
0.77
19.9
5.9
1.17
.288
3.28
8.34
4 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
338
60
24
15
.615
57
2.63
12
7
0
393.1
316
115
132
32
119
8
1
9
1,604
7
7.73
2.72
2.84
0.73
21.1
7.4
1.11
.257
3.02
7.23
5 Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
290
73
23
22
.511
63
3.30
13
2
0
441.1
409
162
190
38
110
5
4
6
1,832
21
5.91
2.24
2.64
0.77
15.8
6.0
1.18
.267
3.87
8.34
6 Mike McCormick
M. McCormick
290
116
26
26
.500
66
4.30
16
5
5
485.1
491
232
264
51
187
7
22
21
2,101
19
5.38
3.47
1.55
0.95
13.8
8.9
1.40
.281
4.90
9.11
7 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
265
44
17
18
.486
44
3.84
2
1
0
283.1
259
121
131
28
85
8
0
2
1,173
14
8.42
2.70
3.12
0.89
22.6
7.2
1.21
.294
4.16
8.23
8 Pete Schneider
P. Schneider
263
114
27
47
.365
74
2.61
39
7
5
643.2
610
270
9
227
26
32
4
3.68
3.17
1.16
0.13
8.4
1.30
.276
3.78
8.53
9 Joe Wood
J. Wood
251
65
24
21
.533
38
28
8
0
379.1
290
144
4
113
20
20
1,517
10
5.96
2.68
2.22
0.09
16.5
7.4
1.06
.253
3.42
6.88
10 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
223
72
20
22
.476
51
4.60
15
1
3
344.2
335
176
206
20
227
3
15
1,571
9
5.82
5.93
0.98
0.52
14.2
14.4
1.63
.287
5.38
8.75
11 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
222
57
20
14
.588
36
3.54
6
0
1
300.1
251
118
132
27
147
2
7
2
1,262
11
6.65
4.41
1.51
0.81
17.6
11.6
1.33
.259
3.96
7.52
12 Ed Correa
E. Correa
221
41
14
15
.483
37
4.24
4
2
0
237.2
200
112
121
19
148
5
3
2
1,043
21
8.37
5.60
1.49
0.72
21.2
14.2
1.46
.278
4.58
7.57
13 Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
212
72
26
21
.553
52
3.77
19
4
3
375.0
340
157
169
20
138
7
12
4
1,567
22
5.09
3.31
1.54
0.48
13.5
8.8
1.27
.269
4.06
8.16
14 Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
209
57
23
19
.548
57
3.74
20
1
0
380.0
344
158
176
43
188
4
0
3
1,639
16
4.95
4.45
1.11
1.02
12.8
11.5
1.40
.252
4.17
8.15
15 Curt Simmons
C. Simmons
202
75
16
24
.400
42
4.41
12
0
1
347.0
332
170
194
17
192
3
18
1,542
7
5.24
4.98
1.05
0.44
13.1
12.5
1.51
.279
5.03
8.61
16 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
196
35
15
7
.682
25
2.27
11
8
1
210.0
148
53
57
11
66
1
4
4
824
4
8.40
2.83
2.97
0.47
23.8
8.0
1.02
.249
2.44
6.34
17 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
185
62
17
19
.472
45
4.13
7
2
0
309.2
282
142
155
38
110
4
2
9
1,306
4
5.38
3.20
1.68
1.10
14.2
8.4
1.27
.252
4.50
8.20
18 Don Gullett
D. Gullett
183
79
21
8
.724
33
2.59
4
3
6
295.1
250
85
96
18
108
2
15
12
1,214
9
5.58
3.29
1.69
0.55
15.1
8.9
1.21
.257
2.93
7.62
19 Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
181
64
29
14
.674
57
3.12
16
2
2
407.0
341
141
157
34
123
7
3
7
1,653
5
4.00
2.72
1.47
0.75
10.9
7.4
1.14
.235
3.47
7.54
20 Ray Keating
R. Keating
175
53
7
24
.226
42
2.74
19
2
0
319.0
310
166
4
121
6
7
16
4.94
3.41
1.45
0.11
8.8
1.35
.287
4.68
8.75
21 Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
174
37
11
16
.407
33
3.77
9
0
0
224.2
196
94
108
28
71
4
2
5
930
8
6.97
2.84
2.45
1.12
18.7
7.6
1.19
.257
4.33
7.85
22 Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
167
43
9
14
.391
21
4.33
0
0
2
172.1
162
83
92
17
85
3
9
5
755
4
8.72
4.44
1.96
0.89
22.1
11.3
1.43
.300
4.80
8.46
23 Rube Bressler
R. Bressler
165
61
14
21
.400
30
3.64
15
2
2
326.0
295
170
4
174
11
23
10
4.56
4.80
0.95
0.11
12.6
1.44
.283
4.69
8.14
24 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
162
36
14
14
.500
30
23
6
1
256.1
194
75
0
54
11
6
999
13
5.69
1.90
3.00
0.00
16.2
5.4
0.97
.251
2.63
6.81
25 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
152
34
13
7
.650
24
2.60
6
2
2
186.2
147
54
61
16
90
7
5
8
794
4
7.33
4.34
1.69
0.77
19.1
11.3
1.27
.248
2.94
7.09
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HR

61

16th

R

237

24th

SO

508

13th

ERA

4.05

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
40
22
.645
Twins Twins
33
27
.550
6.0
Guardians Guardians
32
27
.542
6.5
Royals Royals
32
29
.525
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White Sox White Sox
19
42
.311
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Thu
6/5
CLE CLE
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Fri
6/6
HOU HOU
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Sat
6/7
HOU HOU
@
CLE CLE
4:10 PM
Sun
6/8
HOU HOU
@
CLE CLE
1:40 PM
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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
37
22
.627
Rays Rays
31
29
.517
6.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
40
22
.645
Twins Twins
33
27
.550
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
33
27
.550
Mariners Mariners
32
27
.542
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
38
23
.623
Phillies Phillies
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23
.617
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
38
22
.633
Cardinals Cardinals
33
27
.550
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
37
24
.607
Padres Padres
35
24
.593
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
5/18
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
7-8
Sun
5/18
NYM NYM
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Sun
5/18
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
4-3
Sun
5/18
DET DET
@
STL STL
4-11
Sun
5/18
LAA LAA
@
ATH ATH
4-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/4
COL COL
@
MIA MIA
12:10 PM
Wed
6/4
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Wed
6/4
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Wed
6/4
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
6/4
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM