most strikeouts by a rookie pitcher 1996

Alan Benes struck out the most hitters by a rookie in 1996, with 131 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Alan Benes
A. Benes
131
1996
STL STL
34
13
10
.565
32
4.90
3
1
0
191.0
192
104
120
27
87
7
1
3
840
5
6.17
4.10
1.51
1.27
15.6
10.4
1.46
.281
5.65
117
5.11
119
9.05
-17.3
2James Baldwin
J. Baldwin
127
1996
CWS CWS
28
11
6
.647
28
4.42
0
0
0
169.0
168
83
88
24
57
4
0
3
719
12
6.76
3.04
2.23
1.28
17.7
7.9
1.33
.284
4.69
91
4.59
95
8.95
4.1
3Chan Ho Park
C. Ho Park
119
1996
LAD LAD
48
5
5
.500
10
3.64
0
0
0
108.2
82
44
48
7
71
4
7
3
477
4
9.86
5.88
1.68
0.58
24.9
14.9
1.41
.272
3.98
94
3.88
93
6.79
3.3
4Paul Wilson
P. Wilson
109
1996
NYM NYM
26
5
12
.294
26
5.38
1
0
0
149.0
157
89
102
15
71
10
0
11
677
3
6.58
4.29
1.54
0.91
16.1
10.5
1.53
.301
6.16
132
4.64
109
9.48
-6.6
5Ugueth Urbina
U. Urbina
108
1996
MON MON
33
10
5
.667
17
3.71
0
0
0
114.0
102
47
54
18
44
1
2
4
484
3
8.53
3.47
2.45
1.42
22.3
9.1
1.28
.268
4.26
88
4.50
107
8.05
-4
6Osvaldo Fernandez
O. Fernandez
106
1996
SFG SFG
30
7
13
.350
28
4.61
2
0
0
171.2
193
88
95
20
57
10
1
4
760
6
5.56
2.99
1.86
1.05
13.9
7.5
1.46
.305
4.98
113
4.61
107
10.12
-6.1
7Rocky Coppinger
R. Coppinger
104
1996
BAL BAL
23
10
6
.625
22
5.18
0
0
0
125.0
126
72
76
25
60
2
1
1
548
4
7.49
4.32
1.73
1.80
19.0
10.9
1.49
.283
5.47
105
5.59
114
9.07
-9.4
8Donne Wall
D. Wall
99
1996
HOU HOU
26
9
8
.529
23
4.56
2
1
0
150.0
170
76
84
17
34
6
1
3
643
3
5.94
2.04
2.91
1.02
15.4
5.3
1.36
.314
5.04
114
4.12
101
10.20
-1.1
9Francisco Cordova
F. Cordova
95
1996
PIT PIT
59
4
7
.364
6
4.09
0
0
12
99.0
103
45
49
11
20
2
41
6
414
2
8.64
1.82
4.75
1.00
22.9
4.8
1.24
.322
4.45
95
3.35
78
9.36
10.3
10T.J. Mathews
T.J. Mathews
80
1996
STL STL
67
2
6
.250
0
3.01
0
0
6
83.2
62
28
32
8
32
2
23
4
345
1
8.61
3.44
2.50
0.86
23.2
9.3
1.12
.242
3.44
72
3.71
87
6.67
5.4
11Terrell Wade
T. Wade
79
1996
ATL ATL
44
5
0
1.000
8
2.97
0
0
1
69.2
57
23
28
9
47
1
13
6
305
2
10.21
6.07
1.68
1.16
25.9
15.4
1.49
.284
3.62
70
4.64
106
7.36
-1.9
12Terry Adams
T. Adams
78
1996
CHC CHC
69
3
6
.333
0
2.94
0
0
4
101.0
84
33
36
6
49
1
22
6
423
5
6.95
4.37
1.59
0.53
18.4
11.6
1.32
.270
3.21
69
3.88
89
7.49
5.2
13Bob Wolcott
B. Wolcott
78
1996
SEA SEA
30
7
10
.412
28
5.73
1
0
0
149.1
179
95
101
26
54
7
0
5
672
3
4.70
3.25
1.44
1.57
11.6
8.0
1.56
.302
6.09
115
5.61
113
10.79
-10.5
14Robert Person
R. Person
76
1996
NYM NYM
27
4
5
.444
13
4.52
0
0
0
89.2
86
45
50
16
35
2
1
3
390
3
7.63
3.51
2.17
1.61
19.5
9.0
1.35
.268
5.02
110
5.03
118
8.63
-7.9
15John Wasdin
J. Wasdin
75
1996
OAK OAK
25
8
7
.533
21
5.96
1
0
0
131.1
145
87
96
24
50
4
2
5
575
2
5.14
3.43
1.50
1.64
13.0
8.7
1.48
.287
6.58
123
5.63
116
9.94
-11.4
16Don Wengert
D. Wengert
75
1996
OAK OAK
36
7
11
.389
25
5.58
1
1
0
161.1
200
100
102
29
60
6
2
5
725
4
4.18
3.35
1.25
1.62
10.3
8.3
1.61
.308
5.69
115
5.80
119
11.16
-17
17Jason Schmidt
J. Schmidt
74
1996
TOT
19
5
6
.455
17
5.70
1
0
0
96.1
108
61
67
10
53
2
0
0
445
8
6.91
4.95
1.40
0.93
16.6
11.9
1.67
.320
6.26
134
4.69
108
10.09
-3.6
18Greg Keagle
G. Keagle
70
1996
DET DET
26
3
6
.333
6
7.39
0
0
0
87.2
104
72
76
13
68
9
5
5
435
2
7.19
6.98
1.03
1.33
16.1
15.6
1.96
.331
7.80
147
6.13
121
10.68
-10
19Mike Myers
M. Myers
69
1996
DET DET
83
1
5
.167
0
5.01
0
0
6
64.2
70
36
41
6
34
4
25
8
298
2
9.60
4.73
2.03
0.84
23.2
11.4
1.61
.346
5.71
99
4.00
79
9.74
7.5
20Willie Adams
W. Adams
68
1996
OAK OAK
12
3
4
.429
12
4.01
1
1
0
76.1
76
34
39
11
23
5
0
3
329
2
8.02
2.71
2.96
1.30
20.7
7.0
1.30
.293
4.60
83
4.36
90
8.96
4.3
21Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
67
1996
HOU HOU
37
2
2
.500
0
2.44
0
0
9
51.2
28
14
16
6
30
3
20
2
212
1
11.67
5.23
2.23
1.05
31.6
14.2
1.12
.208
2.79
61
4.00
98
4.88
0.4
22Mark Brandenburg
M. Brandenburg
66
1996
TOT
55
5
5
.500
0
3.43
0
0
0
76.0
76
29
35
8
33
3
13
2
338
0
7.82
3.91
2.00
0.95
19.5
9.8
1.43
.298
4.14
67
4.22
86
9.00
5.7
23Jimmy Haynes
J. Haynes
65
1996
BAL BAL
26
3
6
.333
11
8.29
0
0
1
89.0
122
82
84
14
58
2
8
1
435
5
6.57
5.87
1.12
1.42
14.9
13.3
2.02
.365
8.49
168
5.77
117
12.34
-8.5
24Bill Simas
B. Simas
65
1996
CWS CWS
64
2
8
.200
0
4.58
0
0
2
72.2
75
37
39
5
39
3
16
6
328
0
8.05
4.83
1.67
0.62
19.8
11.9
1.57
.324
4.83
95
4.00
83
9.29
6.6
25Jose Rosado
J. Rosado
64
1996
KCR KCR
16
8
6
.571
16
3.21
2
1
0
106.2
101
38
39
7
26
4
0
1
441
5
5.40
2.19
2.46
0.59
14.5
5.9
1.19
.276
3.29
63
3.66
73
8.52
15.8

More Cardinals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

148

29th

R

689

19th

SO

1,209

29th

ERA

4.29

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds
83
79
.512
14.0
Cardinals Cardinals
78
84
.481
19.0
Pirates Pirates
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
TBR TBR
@
STL STL
4:15 PM
Sat
3/28
TBR TBR
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sun
3/29
TBR TBR
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Mon
3/30
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Tue
3/31
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

78 - 84

0

Final

2

CHC Cubs

92 - 70

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
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68
.580
Yankees Yankees
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68
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
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75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
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Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
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STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
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BOS BOS
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Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
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TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
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KCR KCR
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM