most strikeouts by rookie batter in season

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

	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	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	Kazuma Okamoto K. Okamoto	167	2026	TOR	136	498	73	113	21	0	28	79	48	6	1	1	555	218	49	0	3	0	10	.227	.301	.438	.739	68	2.5	.322	107	4.4
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Munetaka Murakami M. Murakami	158	2026	CWS	106	380	72	80	14	0	29	59	81	2	1	3	464	181	43	0	1	7	3	.211	.351	.476	.828	70	15.2	.357	130	16.2
25	Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor	158	2015	WSH	138	472	49	108	15	2	14	63	35	1	16	3	511	169	31	1	2	9	5	.229	.282	.358	.640	42	-16	.274	69	-18.6

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Rice

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Schlittler

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ERA

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638

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	84	57	.596
Yankees	80	61	.567	4.0
Red Sox	77	65	.542	7.5
Blue Jays	71	71	.500	13.5
Orioles	69	73	.486	15.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	NYY	@	SDP	7:15 PM
Sun 9/6	NYY	@	SDP	4:10 PM
Tue 9/8	COL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 9/9	COL	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 9/10	COL	@	NYY	7:05 PM

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80 - 61

Final

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74 - 67

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HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

39

Crow-Armstrong

37

Caminero

RBI Leaders

106

Stewart

102

Burleson

100

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Simpson

Hit Leaders

168

Arraez

166

Lopez

165

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Run Leaders

105

Crow-Armstrong

100

Wood

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OBP Leaders

.434

Alvarez

.392

Wood

.391

Harper

SLG Leaders

.601

Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

.545

García

SB Leaders

45

Nuñez

40

Chisholm

38

Simpson

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Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

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Strikeout Leaders

227

Misiorowski

221

Cease

217

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ERA Leaders

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2.04

Schlittler

2.10

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WHIP Leaders

0.79

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

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K/9 Leaders

13.18

Misiorowski

12.72

Cease

11.98

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.34

Sale

5.82

Misiorowski

5.52

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Walk Leaders

24

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27

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2,261.8

Ohtani

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Crow-Armstrong

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Crow-Armstrong

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	84	57	.596
Phillies	79	62	.560	5.0
Marlins	71	71	.500	13.5
Nationals	67	76	.469	18.0
Mets	64	77	.454	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	88	54	.620
Cubs	80	62	.563	8.0
Cardinals	71	71	.500	17.0
Pirates	70	72	.493	18.0
Reds	67	74	.475	20.5
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Rays	84	57	.596
Yankees	80	61	.567	4.0
Red Sox	77	65	.542	7.5
Blue Jays	71	71	.500	13.5
Orioles	69	73	.486	15.5
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White Sox	74	67	.525
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Twins	67	74	.475	7.0
Tigers	64	77	.454	10.0
Royals	63	79	.444	11.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	73	69	.514
Rangers	70	72	.493	3.0
Mariners	66	76	.465	7.0
Athletics	56	86	.394	17.0
Angels	53	88	.376	19.5

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Fri 8/21	STL	@	PHI	6-7
Fri 8/21	TOR	@	NYY	1-3
Fri 8/21	SFG	@	BOS	4-6
Fri 8/21	TBR	@	BAL	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	SFG	@	NYM	4:10 PM
Sat 9/5	CHC	@	MIA	4:10 PM
Sat 9/5	ATL	@	PHI	6:05 PM
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