most strikeouts by a pitcher in the 1st inning in 2023

Kevin Gausman fanned the most batters in the 1st inning in 2023, with 50 strikeouts.

NAME SO SEASON TM G H HR BB HBP IBB K/BB
1 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
50
2023
TOR TOR
31
30
5
14
0
0
3.57
2 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
47
2023
ATL ATL
32
25
2
12
1
0
3.92
3 Pablo López
P. López
43
2023
MIN MIN
32
39
7
8
1
0
5.38
4 Hunter Brown
H. Brown
42
2023
HOU HOU
29
28
6
8
0
0
5.25
5 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
42
2023
TOT
33
40
11
12
1
0
3.50
6 Mitch Keller
M. Keller
42
2023
PIT PIT
32
29
6
10
1
0
4.20
7 Kyle Bradish
K. Bradish
41
2023
BAL BAL
30
10
0
10
1
0
4.10
8 Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
41
2023
TOR TOR
33
30
7
12
3
1
3.42
9 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
41
2023
PHI PHI
32
23
6
6
0
0
6.83
10 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
40
2023
PHI PHI
32
22
3
5
1
0
8.00
11 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
40
2023
NYY NYY
33
21
3
11
0
0
3.64
12 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
39
2023
ATL ATL
30
23
3
15
4
0
2.60
13 Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
39
2023
MIN MIN
29
24
5
4
0
0
9.75
14 Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
39
2023
MIA MIA
32
19
5
9
0
0
4.33
15 Blake Snell
B. Snell
39
2023
SDP SDP
32
24
3
15
0
0
2.60
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
38
2023
TOT
32
37
9
15
1
0
2.53
17 Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
37
2023
TOR TOR
32
28
3
11
1
0
3.36
18 Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
37
2023
MIL MIL
30
17
7
11
1
0
3.36
19 Justin Steele
J. Steele
37
2023
CHC CHC
30
23
2
8
2
0
4.63
20 Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
37
2023
ARI ARI
34
33
4
6
0
0
6.17
21 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
36
2023
CWS CWS
33
25
2
7
4
0
5.14
22 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
35
2023
HOU HOU
31
25
6
10
2
0
3.50
23 George Kirby
G. Kirby
34
2023
SEA SEA
31
22
2
9
3
1
3.78
24 Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
34
2023
SEA SEA
32
34
7
8
0
0
4.25
25 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
34
2023
TOT
27
25
5
13
1
0
2.62
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
Blue Jays Blue Jays
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89
73
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
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Wed
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NYY NYY
7:08 PM
Fri
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TOR TOR
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NYY Yankees

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Mets Mets
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.512
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
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ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
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Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
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CWS CWS
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Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
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CIN CIN
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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MIL MIL
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DET DET
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NYY NYY
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