most strikeouts by an mlb rookie left fielder from from 1947 to 1961

Between the 1947 and 1961 seasons, Carl Yastrzemski had the most strikeouts by a rookie left fielder, with 96 strikeouts in 1961.

NAMESOSEASONTMGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPSwRCWRAAwOBAwRC+BRAA
1Carl Yastrzemski
C. Yastrzemski
96
1961
BOS BOS
148
583
71
155
31
6
11
80
50
3
6
5
643
231
48
2
5
3
19
.266
.324
.396
.721
74
-1.7
.320
88
-10.1
2Frank Robinson
F. Robinson
95
1956
CIN CIN
152
572
122
166
27
6
38
83
64
20
8
4
668
319
71
8
4
7
14
.290
.379
.558
.936
120
42.9
.407
145
36.4
3Gino Cimoli
G. Cimoli
86
1957
BKN BKN
142
532
88
156
22
5
10
57
39
4
3
1
590
218
37
10
5
1
11
.293
.343
.410
.753
74
8.1
.336
100
-0.2
4Leo Posada
L. Posada
84
1961
KCA KCA
116
344
37
87
10
4
7
53
36
4
0
0
400
126
21
4
12
1
8
.253
.321
.366
.687
42
-5.4
.307
79
-10.6
5Lee Walls
L. Walls
83
1956
PIT PIT
143
474
72
130
20
11
11
54
50
2
3
5
537
205
42
9
2
0
11
.274
.345
.432
.777
72
9.3
.348
113
8.4
6Jim Greengrass
J. Greengrass
83
1953
CIN CIN
154
606
86
173
22
7
20
100
47
3
6
4
656
269
49
0
18
.285
.340
.444
.784
88
9.4
.354
100
-0.2
7Chuck Hinton
C. Hinton
81
1961
WSH WSH
106
339
51
88
13
5
6
34
40
1
22
5
383
129
24
0
3
1
5
.260
.337
.381
.717
45
-0.2
.323
95
-2.5
8Johnny Blatnik
J. Blatnik
77
1948
PHN PHN
121
415
56
108
27
8
6
45
31
2
3
453
169
41
5
12
.260
.315
.407
.722
51
-2.6
.334
94
-3.3
9Bob Speake
B. Speake
71
1955
CHC CHC
95
261
36
57
9
5
12
43
28
3
3
4
293
112
26
0
1
4
1
.218
.300
.429
.729
33
-1.4
.321
88
-4.2
10Billy Williams
B. Williams
70
1961
CHC CHC
146
529
75
147
20
7
25
86
45
5
6
0
584
256
52
1
4
11
11
.278
.338
.484
.822
83
14.1
.354
111
7.9
11Harry Anderson
H. Anderson
61
1957
PHI PHI
118
400
53
107
15
4
17
61
36
6
2
3
451
181
36
3
6
7
6
.268
.333
.453
.785
58
8.1
.342
108
4.3
12Gene Stephens
G. Stephens
56
1953
BOS BOS
78
221
30
45
6
2
3
18
29
2
3
3
254
64
11
2
1
.204
.302
.290
.591
20
-10.9
.282
54
-14.4
13Dave Nicholson
D. Nicholson
55
1960
BAL BAL
54
113
17
21
1
1
5
11
20
0
0
2
133
39
7
0
0
0
2
.186
.308
.345
.653
13
-1.6
.303
87
-2.2
14Tony Curry
T. Curry
53
1960
PHI PHI
95
245
26
64
14
2
6
34
16
1
0
2
264
100
22
1
1
2
1
.261
.308
.408
.716
29
-0.3
.317
94
-1.7
15Jerry Lynch
J. Lynch
43
1954
PIT PIT
98
284
27
68
4
5
8
36
20
1
2
2
308
106
17
1
2
9
.239
.290
.373
.663
28
-7.2
.303
69
-12.2
16Joe Durham
J. Durham
42
1957
BAL BAL
77
157
19
29
2
0
4
17
16
0
1
1
177
43
6
3
1
1
4
.185
.259
.274
.533
10
-10.2
.245
52
-10.1
17Gene Oliver
G. Oliver
41
1959
STL STL
68
172
14
42
9
0
6
28
7
0
3
2
181
69
15
0
2
0
4
.244
.271
.401
.672
17
-3.3
.295
71
-6.6
18Stan Palys
S. Palys
40
1955
TOT
94
274
37
66
17
0
8
38
18
1
2
1
298
107
25
4
1
0
5
.241
.289
.391
.680
30
-5.1
.306
77
-8.6
19Jim Fridley
J. Fridley
40
1952
CLE CLE
62
175
23
44
2
0
4
16
14
1
3
3
193
58
6
3
3
.251
.311
.331
.642
18
-3.3
.304
83
-3.8
20Hank Aaron
H. Aaron
39
1954
MIL MIL
122
468
58
131
27
6
13
69
28
3
2
2
509
209
46
6
4
13
.280
.322
.447
.769
63
5.2
.346
104
2.7
21Norm Siebern
N. Siebern
38
1956
NYY NYY
54
162
27
33
1
4
4
21
19
0
1
1
184
54
9
2
1
0
3
.204
.286
.333
.619
15
-6.3
.283
68
-7.5
22Jackie Brandt
J. Brandt
36
1956
TOT
125
393
54
117
19
8
12
50
21
1
3
5
421
188
39
4
2
2
4
.298
.333
.478
.812
59
10
.356
116
8.2
23Elston Howard
E. Howard
36
1955
NYY NYY
97
279
33
81
8
7
10
43
20
1
0
0
305
133
25
1
4
5
4
.290
.336
.477
.812
42
6.1
.352
116
6.2
24Jim Pendleton
J. Pendleton
36
1953
MIL MIL
120
251
48
75
12
4
7
27
7
2
6
5
261
116
23
1
5
.299
.323
.462
.785
34
3
.350
107
2.3
25Don Taussig
D. Taussig
34
1961
STL STL
98
188
27
54
14
5
2
25
16
0
2
2
210
84
21
3
3
0
5
.287
.338
.447
.785
28
3.5
.344
100
0
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