most strikeouts by rookie pitcher in a season after 1900

Since 1901, Dwight Gooden has struck out the most hitters by a rookie, with 276 strikeouts in 1984.

NAME SO SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
276
1984
NYM NYM
31
17
9
.654
31
2.60
7
3
0
218.0
161
63
72
7
73
2
0
2
879
3
11.39
3.01
3.78
0.29
31.4
8.3
1.07
.296
2.97
74
1.68
48
6.65
44.6
2 Herb Score
H. Score
245
1955
CLE CLE
33
16
10
.615
32
2.85
11
2
0
227.1
158
72
85
18
154
1
0
1
978
12
9.70
6.10
1.59
0.71
25.1
15.7
1.37
.250
3.37
72
3.29
84
6.26
15.6
3 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
236
1995
LAD LAD
28
13
6
.684
28
2.54
4
3
0
191.1
124
54
63
14
78
5
0
2
780
19
11.10
3.67
3.03
0.66
30.3
10.0
1.06
.246
2.96
65
2.88
71
5.83
26.1
4 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
233
1998
CHC CHC
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
1
1
0
166.2
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
12.58
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
80
3.16
73
6.32
21.9
5 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
227
1911
PHN PHN
48
28
13
.683
37
2.57
31
7
3
367.0
285
105
133
5
129
8
11
1,440
4
5.57
3.16
1.76
0.12
15.8
9.0
1.13
.261
3.26
74
2.83
78
6.99
33.6
6 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
225
1901
CHO CHO
37
10
23
.303
35
3.24
32
1
0
308.1
309
111
166
4
115
17
2
1,325
16
6.57
3.36
1.96
0.12
17.0
8.7
1.38
.316
4.85
102
2.92
92
9.02
6.9
7 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
221
2012
TEX TEX
29
16
9
.640
29
3.90
0
0
0
191.1
156
83
89
14
89
10
0
1
816
8
10.40
4.19
2.48
0.66
27.1
10.9
1.28
.295
4.19
90
3.28
77
7.34
20.3
8 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
221
1901
NYG NYG
40
20
17
.541
38
2.41
36
5
0
336.0
288
90
131
3
97
13
2
1,361
23
5.92
2.60
2.28
0.08
16.2
7.1
1.15
.278
3.51
73
2.71
83
7.71
20.8
9 John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
215
1975
SFG SFG
35
15
9
.625
34
2.88
10
4
0
243.2
210
78
85
11
86
8
1
12
1,018
6
7.94
3.18
2.50
0.41
21.1
8.4
1.21
.285
3.14
77
2.55
73
7.76
26.4
10 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
209
1966
LAD LAD
37
12
12
.500
35
2.99
6
2
0
225.2
192
75
82
19
52
3
0
6
916
5
8.34
2.07
4.02
0.76
22.8
5.7
1.08
.273
3.27
91
2.53
80
7.66
16.6
11 Russ Ford
R. Ford
209
1910
NYH NYH
36
26
6
.813
33
1.65
29
8
1
299.2
194
55
69
4
70
8
3
1,112
5
6.28
2.10
2.99
0.12
18.8
6.3
0.88
.231
2.07
63
1.88
69
5.83
28.3
12 Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
206
1970
KCR KCR
40
8
13
.381
26
3.07
10
1
4
214.0
178
73
82
18
82
11
7
4
894
6
8.66
3.45
2.51
0.76
23.0
9.2
1.21
.277
3.45
83
3.10
79
7.49
19.4
13 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
206
1967
CIN CIN
33
14
8
.636
32
2.58
8
5
0
226.2
193
65
73
18
62
5
1
7
932
3
8.18
2.46
3.32
0.71
22.1
6.7
1.13
.273
2.90
71
2.64
76
7.66
20.6
14 Mark Langston
M. Langston
204
1984
SEA SEA
35
17
10
.630
33
3.40
5
2
0
225.0
188
85
99
16
118
8
0
5
965
4
8.16
4.72
1.73
0.64
21.1
12.2
1.36
.278
3.96
84
3.55
85
7.52
15.4
15 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
202
2023
NYM NYM
29
12
7
.632
29
2.98
0
0
0
166.1
126
55
60
17
77
5
0
0
694
14
10.93
4.17
2.62
0.92
29.1
11.1
1.22
.277
3.25
71
3.63
84
6.82
13
16 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
202
2022
ATL ATL
31
11
5
.688
20
2.67
0
0
0
131.2
86
39
42
7
45
3
3
1
528
6
13.81
3.08
4.49
0.48
38.3
8.5
0.99
.292
2.87
65
1.82
46
5.88
31.3
17 Daisuke Matsuzaka
D. Matsuzaka
201
2007
BOS BOS
32
15
12
.556
32
4.40
1
0
0
204.2
191
100
100
25
80
13
0
1
874
5
8.84
3.52
2.51
1.10
23.0
9.2
1.32
.299
4.40
95
4.22
98
8.40
1.7
18 Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
200
1969
HOU HOU
31
11
10
.524
31
3.54
6
3
0
188.1
156
74
80
19
93
7
0
4
810
6
9.56
4.44
2.15
0.91
24.7
11.5
1.32
.279
3.82
101
3.28
98
7.45
0.9
19 Sam Jones
S. Jones
198
1955
CHC CHC
36
14
20
.412
34
4.10
12
4
0
241.2
175
110
118
22
185
14
1
5
1,070
5
7.37
6.89
1.07
0.82
18.5
17.3
1.49
.235
4.39
100
4.38
106
6.52
-6.3
20 Rick Ankiel
R. Ankiel
194
2000
STL STL
31
11
7
.611
30
3.50
0
0
0
175.0
137
68
80
21
90
6
0
2
735
12
9.98
4.63
2.16
1.08
26.4
12.2
1.30
.274
4.11
76
4.11
86
7.05
13.3
21 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
191
1932
SLN SLN
46
18
15
.545
33
3.30
16
4
2
286.0
280
105
122
14
102
5
10
1,203
2
6.01
3.21
1.87
0.44
15.9
8.5
1.34
.299
3.84
82
3.44
83
8.81
22.5
22 Ed Correa
E. Correa
189
1986
TEX TEX
32
12
14
.462
32
4.23
4
2
0
202.1
167
95
102
15
126
3
0
2
886
19
8.41
5.60
1.50
0.67
21.3
14.2
1.45
.275
4.54
99
3.77
91
7.43
8.7
23 Gary Peters
G. Peters
189
1963
CWS CWS
41
19
8
.704
30
2.33
13
4
1
243.0
192
63
69
9
68
8
4
2
978
5
7.00
2.52
2.78
0.33
19.3
7.0
1.07
.260
2.56
67
2.34
67
7.11
32.1
24 Jack Sanford
J. Sanford
188
1957
PHI PHI
33
19
8
.704
33
3.08
15
3
0
236.2
194
81
94
22
94
3
0
2
989
12
7.15
3.57
2.00
0.84
19.0
9.5
1.22
.252
3.57
80
3.31
87
7.38
12.6
25 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
187
2013
MIA MIA
28
12
6
.667
28
2.19
0
0
0
172.2
111
42
47
10
58
5
0
5
681
3
9.75
3.02
3.22
0.52
27.5
8.5
0.98
.240
2.45
60
2.72
75
5.79
18.1

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HR

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10th

R

159

10th

SO

308

3rd

ERA

2.69

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
19
14
.576
3.0
Nationals Nationals
15
19
.441
7.5
Braves Braves
14
18
.438
7.5
Marlins Marlins
13
19
.406
8.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
6:15 PM
Mon
5/5
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Tue
5/6
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Wed
5/7
NYM NYM
@
AZ AZ
3:40 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

14 - 19

3

Final

9

NYM Mets

22 - 11

Fri 2 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
19
14
.576
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
21
13
.618
Reds Reds
18
16
.529
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
23
10
.697
Padres Padres
21
11
.656
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
14
.576
Red Sox Red Sox
18
17
.514
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
13
.618
Guardians Guardians
19
14
.576
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
20
12
.625
Astros Astros
17
15
.531
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/18
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
10-11
Fri
4/18
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1-3
Fri
4/18
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
2-6
Fri
4/18
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8-4
Fri
4/18
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Sun
5/4
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM