Kerry Wood has struck out the most hitters by a rookie in a game, with 20 strikeouts versus the Astros on May 6, 1998.
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most strikeouts by a rookie pitcher in a regular-season game| NAME | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
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| 1 |  | K. Wood | 20 | 5/6/1998 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | B. Gullickson | 18 | 9/10/1980 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 3 | | J. Coombs | 18 | 9/1/1906 | @ | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | | B. Feller | 17 | 9/13/1936 | vs | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
| 5 | | J. Pfiester | 17 | 5/30/1906 | vs | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||||
| 6 |  | S. Strider | 16 | 9/1/2022 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | J. Gray | 16 | 9/17/2016 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | K. Wood | 16 | 8/26/1998 | @ | W | 1 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | H. Nomo | 16 | 6/14/1995 | @ | W | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | D. Gooden | 16 | 9/17/1984 | @ | L | 1 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | D. Gooden | 16 | 9/12/1984 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | H. Score | 16 | 5/1/1955 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Harshman | 16 | 7/25/1954 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | R. Clemens | 15 | 8/21/1984 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Bibby | 15 | 8/30/1973 | vs | L | 1 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | B. Hooton | 15 | 9/15/1971 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | J.R. Richard | 15 | 9/5/1971 | @ | W | 1 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | M. Wegener | 15 | 9/10/1969 | @ | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | D. Wilson | 15 | 6/18/1967 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | G. Nolan | 15 | 6/7/1967 | vs | 1 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | D. Drott | 15 | 5/26/1957 | vs | W | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | K. Spooner | 15 | 9/22/1954 | vs | W | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | B. Feller | 15 | 8/23/1936 | vs | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 24 | | F. Glade | 15 | 7/15/1904 | @ | W | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | T. Hughes | 15 | 7/31/1901 | @ | L | 1 | 3.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | |||
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