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	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	158	1987	KCR	116	396	46	93	17	2	22	53	30	5	10	4	434	180	41	1	2	0	3	.235	.296	.455	.750	53	-0.7	.324	95	-2.6
25	Danny Tartabull D. Tartabull	157	1986	SEA	137	511	76	138	25	6	25	96	61	1	4	8	578	250	56	2	3	2	10	.270	.347	.489	.836	88	21.1	.367	123	15.8

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17

Judge

RBI

37

Rice

AVG

.290

Rice

Team Pitching Leaders

7

Schlittler

81

Schlittler

ERA

1.50

Schlittler

Team Rankings

1st

280

4th

483

11th

ERA

3.14

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	34	19	.642
Yankees	34	22	.607	1.5
Blue Jays	28	29	.491	8.0
Orioles	26	31	.456	10.0
Red Sox	23	32	.418	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/29	NYY	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 5/30	NYY	@	ATH	10:05 PM
Sun 5/31	NYY	@	ATH	4:05 PM
Tue 6/2	CLE	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Wed 6/3	CLE	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Last Game

Yankees

34 - 22

Final

Royals

22 - 34

Wed 27 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

21

Schwarber

20

Murakami

20

Alvarez

RBI Leaders

50

Pages

47

Abrams

44

Hicks

Batting Average Leaders

.342

Lopez

.326

Marsh

.325

Arraez

Hit Leaders

75

Lopez

67

Edwards

67

Arraez

Run Leaders

50

Wood

43

Murakami

43

Turang

OBP Leaders

.430

Kurtz

.419

Alvarez

.414

Wood

SLG Leaders

.654

Alvarez

.623

Rice

.604

Schwarber

SB Leaders

22

Nuñez

20

Ramírez

17

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Ashby

8

Williams

8

Sale

Strikeout Leaders

100

Misiorowski

95

Sánchez

92

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.47

Sánchez

1.50

Schlittler

1.51

Martinez

WHIP Leaders

0.83

Misiorowski

0.85

Schlittler

0.86

Skenes

K/9 Leaders

14.06

Misiorowski

13.35

Cease

11.01

McLean

K/BB Leaders

6.25

Skenes

6.23

Schlittler

5.94

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

10

Rasmussen

12

Skenes

12

Martinez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,062.2

Ohtani

862.5

Wood

785.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

724.4

Ohtani

641

Wood

590

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-20

34-21

35-22

32-21

33-22

32-22

Worst Record ATS

18-38

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22-35

22-33

23-34

23-33

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	38	19	.667
Phillies	29	27	.518	8.5
Nationals	29	28	.509	9.0
Marlins	26	31	.456	12.0
Mets	23	33	.411	14.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	33	20	.623
Cubs	31	26	.544	4.0
Cardinals	29	25	.537	4.5
Reds	29	26	.527	5.0
Pirates	29	28	.509	6.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	36	20	.643
Diamondbacks	31	24	.564	4.5
Padres	31	24	.564	4.5
Giants	22	34	.393	14.0
Rockies	20	37	.351	16.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	34	19	.642
Yankees	34	22	.607	1.5
Blue Jays	28	29	.491	8.0
Orioles	26	31	.456	10.0
Red Sox	23	32	.418	12.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	33	25	.569
White Sox	29	27	.518	3.0
Twins	27	30	.474	5.5
Royals	22	34	.393	10.0
Tigers	22	35	.386	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	28	29	.491
Athletics	27	29	.482	0.5
Astros	26	32	.448	2.5
Rangers	25	31	.446	2.5
Angels	22	35	.386	6.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 5/13	SDP	@	MIL	3-1
Thu 5/14	COL	@	PIT	2-7
Thu 5/14	WSH	@	CIN	1-15
Thu 5/14	DET	@	NYM	4-9
Thu 5/14	SDP	@	MIL	1-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/29	ATL	@	CIN	6:40 PM
Fri 5/29	SDP	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 5/29	MIN	@	PIT	6:45 PM
Fri 5/29	TOR	@	BAL	7:05 PM
Fri 5/29	MIA	@	NYM	7:10 PM

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

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