most strikeouts by a pitcher in their first 9 seasons

Tom Seaver fanned the most batters by a pitcher in his first 9 seasons, with 2,099 strikeouts.

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2,099	319	168	96	.636	314	2.46	148	34	1	2447.2	1,940	669	733	173	656	44	5	53	9,760	56	7.72	2.41	3.20	0.64	21.5	6.7	1.06	.260	2.70	71	2.57	76	7.13	221.9
2	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	1,994	443	263	167	.612	442	2.39	431	33	0	3832.0	3,261	1,017	1,732	50	758	23	2		15,599	197	4.68	1.78	2.63	0.12	12.8	4.9	1.05	.252	4.07	76	2.75	87	7.66	176.2
3	Amos Rusie A. Rusie	1,944	460	246	173	.587	425	3.04	391	30	5	3756.2	3,346	1,267	2,043	74	1,704	112	35		16,204	151	4.66	4.08	1.14	0.18	12.0	10.5	1.34	.265	4.89	77	3.71	92	8.02	124.3
4	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1,918	265	126	60	.677	263	2.37	24	15	0	1760.0	1,295	463	505	105	477	29	1	27	6,923	67	9.81	2.44	4.02	0.54	27.7	6.9	1.01	.271	2.58	62	2.55	65	6.62	263.7
5	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,910	316	136	123	.525	313	2.81	141	39	0	2387.1	2,097	746	847	165	619	64	2	35	9,704	52	7.20	2.33	3.09	0.62	19.7	6.4	1.14	.278	3.19	77	2.72	74	7.91	255.7
6	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1,889	371	206	128	.617	309	1.61	266	60	13	2778.2	2,131	497	749	26	547	104	57		10,679	101	6.12	1.77	3.45	0.08	17.7	5.1	0.96	.259	2.43	59	1.93	70	6.90	259.8
7	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	1,881	274	125	69	.644	265	3.39	6	4	0	1696.1	1,463	639	689	191	479	55	2	11	6,939	57	9.98	2.54	3.93	1.01	27.1	6.9	1.14	.294	3.66	82	3.28	81	7.76	146.3
8	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	1,874	352	141	107	.569	303	3.41	104	28	9	2177.0	1,926	824	898	208	719	72	25	32	9,094	74	7.75	2.97	2.61	0.86	20.6	7.9	1.21	.276	3.71	97	3.13	85	7.96	129.8
9	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1,873	273	152	72	.679	272	2.80	89	34	0	2031.0	1,703	631	708	128	552	53	0	36	8,229	48	8.30	2.45	3.39	0.57	22.8	6.7	1.11	.280	3.14	66	2.66	66	7.55	306.8
10	Bob Feller B. Feller	1,836	304	158	83	.656	263	2.92	180	32	17	2190.2	1,706	711	788	88	1,130	35	33		9,221	57	7.54	4.64	1.62	0.36	19.9	12.3	1.29	.264	3.24	72	3.17	80	7.01	192.1
11	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	1,820	342	149	109	.578	284	3.13	149	27	7	2303.2	2,015	800	885	235	489	41	30	71	9,319	32	7.11	1.91	3.72	0.92	19.5	5.2	1.09	.264	3.46	82	2.93	80	7.87	180.5
12	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	1,818	278	125	56	.691	211	2.68	35	15	3	1576.1	1,178	470	520	124	442	69	23	20	6,294	39	10.38	2.52	4.11	0.71	28.9	7.0	1.03	.274	2.97	61	2.80	65	6.73	274.5
13	Mark Langston M. Langston	1,805	299	128	115	.527	296	3.75	68	16	0	2072.2	1,817	864	965	203	942	39	1	22	8,749	58	7.84	4.09	1.92	0.88	20.6	10.8	1.33	.280	4.19	91	3.74	90	7.89	95.4
14	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	1,802	283	114	90	.559	281	3.85	16	9	0	1787.1	1,526	765	825	213	811	32	0	28	7,570	102	9.07	4.08	2.22	1.07	23.8	10.7	1.31	.279	4.15	93	4.03	94	7.68	50.1
15	Chris Sale C. Sale	1,789	287	103	62	.624	207	2.89	15	2	12	1482.1	1,189	476	510	148	337	85	25	14	5,932	36	10.86	2.05	5.31	0.90	30.2	5.7	1.03	.291	3.10	69	2.85	68	7.22	216.9
16	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	1,758	255	105	98	.517	221	3.06	95	23	3	1650.2	1,146	562	640	97	997	57	13	23	6,991	77	9.59	5.44	1.76	0.53	25.1	14.3	1.30	.257	3.49	90	3.06	90	6.25	62.3
17	John Clarkson J. Clarkson	1,749	428	279	135	.674	421	2.65	399	31	4	3701.2	3,414	1,090	1,838	134	918	66	7		15,504	150	4.25	2.23	1.91	0.33	11.3	5.9	1.17	.260	4.47	74	3.24	87	8.30	245.5
18	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,738	332	139	113	.552	318	3.04	99	36	3	2290.0	1,968	774	854	170	591	44	9	54	9,334	58	6.83	2.32	2.94	0.67	18.6	6.3	1.12	.265	3.36	92	2.79	86	7.73	115.1
19	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	1,724	353	141	106	.571	302	2.98	114	27	5	2266.1	1,994	751	862	190	615	103	33	75	9,328	54	6.85	2.44	2.80	0.75	18.5	6.6	1.15	.269	3.42	79	3.05	83	7.92	159.2
20	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	1,709	232	104	64	.619	224	3.53	41	15	2	1521.0	1,173	596	665	126	780	68	4	9	6,438	60	10.11	4.62	2.19	0.75	26.5	12.1	1.28	.279	3.93	84	3.42	82	6.94	138.3
21	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	1,707	275	108	83	.565	274	3.27	13	6	0	1801.1	1,604	655	698	200	453	45	0	37	7,336	30	8.53	2.26	3.77	1.00	23.3	6.2	1.14	.285	3.49	80	3.48	84	8.01	127.1
22	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	1,704	269	108	83	.565	261	3.61	10	7	1	1643.2	1,438	660	705	136	646	42	3	33	6,920	104	9.33	3.54	2.64	0.74	24.6	9.3	1.27	.296	3.86	96	3.35	88	7.87	94.2
23	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	1,703	269	110	86	.561	269	3.20	23	9	0	1824.2	1,669	648	722	145	526	57	0	15	7,513	98	8.40	2.59	3.24	0.72	22.7	7.0	1.20	.300	3.56	78	3.22	77	8.23	190.5
24	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	1,695	279	141	101	.583	241	2.16	200	33	1	2137.2	1,768	512	758	33	572	84	34		8,484	60	7.14	2.41	2.96	0.14	20.0	6.7	1.09	.284	3.19	70	2.17	71	7.44	203.5
25	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,686	269	142	66	.683	267	2.99	60	21	1	1919.2	1,664	638	702	98	575	31	1	29	7,850	40	7.90	2.70	2.93	0.46	21.5	7.3	1.17	.287	3.29	85	2.63	73	7.80	211.5

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RBI

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Bichette

AVG

.283

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Team Pitching Leaders

9

McLean

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ERA

3.21

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Team Rankings

163

10th

553

24th

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ERA

4.10

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	HOU	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	HOU	@	NYM	3:10 PM
Mon 8/31	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Tue 9/1	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM
Wed 9/2	NYM	@	TBR	6:40 PM

Last Game

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68 - 67

Final

Mets

60 - 75

Fri 28 Aug 2026

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HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

37

Olson

36

Goodman

RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

99

Burleson

97

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.320

Arraez

.318

Alvarez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

161

Lopez

154

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

.557

García

.549

Goodman

SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

38

Chisholm

37

Simpson

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

217

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

2.09

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

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2,228.2

Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,565.6

Ohtani

1,425

Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

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78-59

76-59

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Worst Record ATS

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56-79

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61-74

63-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	80	55	.593
Phillies	75	60	.556	5.0
Marlins	68	67	.504	12.0
Nationals	64	73	.467	17.0
Mets	60	75	.444	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	84	51	.622
Cubs	76	59	.563	8.0
Cardinals	68	68	.500	16.5
Pirates	65	71	.478	19.5
Reds	64	71	.474	20.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	81	54	.600
Padres	72	63	.533	9.0
Diamondbacks	72	64	.529	9.5
Giants	55	80	.407	26.0
Rockies	52	83	.385	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	80	54	.597
Yankees	76	58	.567	4.0
Red Sox	73	61	.545	7.0
Orioles	66	69	.489	14.5
Blue Jays	66	70	.485	15.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	71	63	.530
Guardians	68	67	.504	3.5
Twins	64	71	.474	7.5
Tigers	62	72	.463	9.0
Royals	61	75	.449	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	68	67	.504
Rangers	66	69	.489	2.0
Mariners	64	71	.474	4.0
Athletics	53	82	.393	15.0
Angels	52	83	.385	16.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 8/14	STL	@	CHC	0-3
Fri 8/14	MIA	@	CIN	0-1
Fri 8/14	BOS	@	PIT	4-8
Fri 8/14	CWS	@	DET	9-5
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/29	BOS	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Sat 8/29	LAD	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/29	CWS	@	MIN	2:10 PM
Sat 8/29	PIT	@	STL	2:15 PM
Sat 8/29	CIN	@	CHC	2:20 PM

Tom Seaver fanned the most batters by a pitcher in his first 9 seasons, with 2,099 strikeouts.

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