most strikeouts by a pitcjer in their rookie season

Aaron Judge has the most strikeouts by a rookie, with 208 strikeouts in 2017.

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	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Aaron Judge A. Judge	208	2017	NYY	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	127	5	9	4	678	340	79	0	4	11	15	.284	.422	.627	1.049	145	62.5	.430	174	61.5
2	Kris Bryant K. Bryant	199	2015	CHC	151	559	87	154	31	5	26	99	77	9	13	4	650	273	62	0	5	0	7	.275	.369	.488	.858	103	29.9	.371	136	27.2
3	Adolis García A. García	194	2021	TEX	149	581	77	141	26	2	31	90	32	5	16	5	622	264	59	0	4	0	15	.243	.286	.454	.741	75	-0.1	.314	97	-2.5
4	Munetaka Murakami M. Murakami	188	2026	CWS	121	430	77	87	14	1	32	70	90	5	1	3	526	199	47	0	1	8	3	.202	.346	.463	.809	77	14.2	.350	126	15.6
5	Pete Incaviglia P. Incaviglia	185	1986	TEX	153	540	82	135	21	2	30	88	55	4	3	2	606	250	53	0	7	2	9	.250	.320	.463	.783	81	10.9	.343	108	6
6	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	183	2019	NYM	161	597	103	155	30	2	53	120	72	21	1	0	693	348	85	0	3	6	13	.260	.358	.583	.941	126	38.4	.384	144	40.3
7	James Outman J. Outman	181	2023	LAD	151	483	86	120	16	3	23	70	68	12	16	3	567	211	42	0	4	1	4	.248	.353	.437	.790	81	12.2	.344	118	12.4
8	Kazuma Okamoto K. Okamoto	177	2026	TOR	150	549	79	129	24	0	33	89	55	6	1	1	613	252	57	0	3	0	13	.235	.310	.459	.769	81	8.7	.334	114	10.3
9	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	175	1986	OAK	157	600	85	144	29	1	33	117	65	8	15	7	682	274	63	0	9	1	12	.240	.318	.457	.775	90	10.9	.341	114	11.7
10	Colton Cowser C. Cowser	172	2024	BAL	153	499	77	121	24	3	24	69	52	7	9	4	561	223	51	0	3	2	9	.242	.321	.447	.768	75	9.6	.331	118	11.7
11	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	171	1968	OAK	154	553	82	138	13	6	29	74	50	5	14	4	614	250	48	4	2	5	3	.250	.316	.452	.768	81	24.5	.350	137	22.6
12	Ryan Noda R. Noda	170	2023	OAK	128	406	63	93	22	1	16	54	77	10	3	1	495	165	39	0	2	1	4	.229	.364	.406	.770	70	9.6	.342	122	13
13	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	170	2021	TBR	141	529	94	145	32	3	20	69	56	14	20	10	604	243	55	0	5	4	9	.274	.356	.459	.815	91	17.6	.350	128	20.4
14	Joc Pederson J. Pederson	170	2015	LAD	151	480	67	101	19	1	26	54	92	9	4	7	585	200	46	2	2	6	5	.210	.346	.417	.763	76	10.1	.335	115	10.3
15	Austin Jackson A. Jackson	170	2010	DET	151	618	103	181	34	10	4	41	47	4	27	6	675	247	48	3	3	4	5	.293	.345	.400	.745	82	4.3	.329	101	0.8
16	Juan Samuel J. Samuel	168	1984	PHI	160	701	105	191	36	19	15	69	28	7	72	15	737	310	70	0	1	2	6	.272	.307	.442	.749	90	7.9	.331	109	7.2
17	Anthony Volpe A. Volpe	167	2023	NYY	159	541	62	113	23	4	21	60	52	5	24	5	601	207	48	1	2	0	10	.209	.283	.383	.666	59	-14.1	.290	82	-12.8
18	Ezequiel Tovar E. Tovar	166	2023	COL	153	581	79	147	37	4	15	73	25	4	11	5	615	237	56	2	3	0	10	.253	.287	.408	.695	65	-10.2	.298	72	-21.2
19	Danny Espinosa D. Espinosa	166	2011	WSH	158	573	72	135	29	5	21	66	57	19	17	6	658	237	55	5	4	4	6	.236	.323	.414	.737	78	4.4	.324	103	2.3
20	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	165	2026	KCR	144	507	75	118	33	2	25	76	64	3	2	1	580	230	60	0	6	1	4	.233	.319	.454	.773	77	8.5	.335	112	8
21	Matt Davidson M. Davidson	165	2017	CWS	118	414	43	91	16	1	26	68	19	5	0	1	443	187	43	0	5	0	12	.220	.260	.452	.711	45	-8.9	.297	84	-8.5
22	Michael Busch M. Busch	162	2024	CHC	152	496	73	123	28	2	21	65	63	4	2	1	567	218	51	0	4	1	9	.248	.335	.440	.775	78	12	.336	117	11.8
23	Ryan Mountcastle R. Mountcastle	161	2021	BAL	144	534	77	136	23	1	33	89	41	4	4	3	586	260	57	0	7	2	12	.255	.309	.487	.796	81	10	.335	111	7.8
24	Brad Wilkerson B. Wilkerson	161	2002	MON	153	507	92	135	27	8	20	59	81	5	7	8	603	238	55	6	4	7	5	.266	.370	.469	.840	91	18.4	.363	118	13.3
25	Gunnar Henderson G. Henderson	159	2023	BAL	150	560	100	143	29	9	28	82	56	3	10	3	622	274	66	0	3	1	10	.255	.325	.489	.814	90	14.1	.346	123	16.9

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Team Batting Leaders

39

Rice

RBI

95

Rice

AVG

.270

Bellinger

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Schlittler

234

Schlittler

ERA

1.63

Blackburn

Team Rankings

216

2nd

713

9th

1,390

8th

ERA

3.22

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	95	60	.613
Yankees	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	79	.494	18.5
Orioles	75	81	.481	20.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 9/23	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 9/24	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 9/25	BAL	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Last Game

Yankees

89 - 66

Final

Diamondbacks

82 - 74

Sun 20 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

107

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Alvarez

.313

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

185

Lopez

183

Arraez

173

Tatis

Run Leaders

118

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

103

Wood

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.397

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.597

Alvarez

.578

Crow-Armstrong

.532

García

SB Leaders

46

Simpson

46

Nuñez

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.62

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

29

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,303.1

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

1,983.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,745

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,488

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

89-67

88-68

87-69

85-71

84-72

83-73

Worst Record ATS

58-98

66-90

67-89

72-84

73-83

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	83	.468	19.0
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	96	60	.615
Padres	87	69	.558	9.0
Diamondbacks	82	74	.526	14.0
Giants	64	92	.410	32.0
Rockies	57	99	.365	39.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	95	60	.613
Yankees - x	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	79	.494	18.5
Orioles	75	81	.481	20.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
Twins	73	83	.468	8.0
Tigers	73	83	.468	8.0
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/6	MIL	@	CIN	8-12
Sun 9/6	ATL	@	PHI	5-4
Sun 9/6	BOS	@	BAL	3-1
Sun 9/6	LAA	@	PIT	0-1
Sun 9/6	DET	@	CLE	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Mon 9/21	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Mon 9/21	MIN	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Tue 9/22	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM

Aaron Judge has the most strikeouts by a rookie, with 208 strikeouts in 2017.

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