most strikeouts in pitcher first 2 games

Karl Spooner struck out the most batters in his first 2 games, with 27 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Karl Spooner
K. Spooner
27
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
2
2
0
18.0
7
0
0
0
6
0
0
68
0
13.50
3.00
4.50
0.00
39.7
8.8
0.72
.200
0.00
3.50
2Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
22
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.19
0
0
0
12.1
6
3
3
2
5
0
0
0
47
0
16.05
3.65
4.40
1.46
46.8
10.6
0.89
.222
2.19
4.38
3Cliff Melton
C. Melton
22
2
1
1
.500
2
1.00
2
0
0
18.0
10
2
4
0
5
0
0
69
0
11.00
2.50
4.40
0.00
31.9
7.2
0.83
.238
2.00
5.00
4J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
20
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.93
1
0
0
14.0
9
3
4
1
9
0
0
0
59
0
12.86
5.79
2.22
0.64
33.9
15.3
1.29
.276
2.57
5.79
5Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
20
2
1
1
.500
2
1.76
0
0
0
15.1
7
3
4
1
8
1
0
1
62
1
11.74
4.70
2.50
0.59
32.3
12.9
0.98
.188
2.35
4.11
6Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
20
2
1
0
1.000
2
2.20
0
0
0
16.1
14
4
4
1
4
1
0
0
67
0
11.02
2.20
5.00
0.55
29.9
6.0
1.10
.317
2.20
7.71
7Ralph Comstock
R. Comstock
19
2
1
1
.500
2
3.18
1
0
0
17.0
18
6
9
0
4
0
0
76
0
10.06
2.12
4.75
0.00
25.0
5.3
1.29
.340
4.76
9.53
8Connelly Early
C. Early
18
2
1
0
1.000
2
0.87
0
0
0
10.1
10
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
42
0
15.68
0.87
18.00
0.00
42.9
2.4
1.06
.455
0.87
8.71
9Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
18
2
1
0
1.000
2
2.70
0
0
0
10.0
6
3
3
1
3
1
0
0
39
0
16.20
2.70
6.00
0.90
46.2
7.7
0.90
.313
2.70
5.40
10Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
18
2
1
0
1.000
2
3.72
0
0
0
9.2
4
4
4
1
8
0
0
0
40
0
16.76
7.45
2.25
0.93
45.0
20.0
1.24
.231
3.72
3.72
11Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
18
2
1
0
1.000
2
3.21
0
0
0
14.0
13
5
6
2
1
0
0
0
56
0
11.57
0.64
18.00
1.29
32.1
1.8
1.00
.314
3.86
8.36
12Matt Harvey
M. Harvey
18
2
1
1
.500
2
1.59
0
0
0
11.1
7
2
3
0
6
0
0
0
47
2
14.29
4.76
3.00
0.00
38.3
12.8
1.15
.304
2.38
5.56
13Johnny Cueto
J. Cueto
18
2
1
0
1.000
2
2.03
0
0
0
13.1
6
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
46
0
12.15
0.00
1.35
39.1
0.0
0.45
.154
2.03
4.05
14Tim Fortugno
T. Fortugno
18
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.84
1
1
0
14.2
8
3
3
1
6
0
0
0
57
0
11.05
3.68
3.00
0.61
31.6
10.5
0.95
.219
1.84
4.91
15Don Aase
D. Aase
18
2
2
0
1.000
2
1.00
2
1
0
18.0
12
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
69
0
9.00
1.50
6.00
0.00
26.1
4.3
0.83
.250
1.50
6.00
16Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
18
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.50
2
1
0
18.0
5
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
61
1
9.00
2.50
3.60
0.00
29.5
8.2
0.56
.132
0.50
2.50
17Herb Score
H. Score
18
2
1
0
1.000
2
4.76
1
0
0
17.0
16
9
9
2
12
0
0
1
75
0
9.53
6.35
1.50
1.06
24.0
16.0
1.65
.326
4.76
8.47
18Nick Maddox
N. Maddox
18
2
2
0
1.000
2
2
1
0
18.0
13
2
0
3
2
0
69
1
9.00
1.50
6.00
0.00
26.1
4.3
0.89
.283
1.00
6.50
19Jared Jones
J. Jones
17
2
1
1
.500
2
3.86
0
0
0
11.2
9
5
5
2
2
1
0
0
48
1
13.11
1.54
8.50
1.54
35.4
4.2
0.94
.269
3.86
6.94
20Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
17
2
2
0
1.000
2
2.61
0
0
0
10.1
8
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
40
0
14.81
1.74
8.50
0.00
42.5
5.0
0.97
.381
2.61
6.97
21Danny Salazar
D. Salazar
17
2
1
0
1.000
2
3.29
0
0
0
13.2
9
5
5
2
2
0
0
0
51
0
11.20
1.32
8.50
1.32
33.3
3.9
0.80
.233
3.29
5.93
22Christian Friedrich
C. Friedrich
17
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.38
0
0
0
13.0
11
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
51
0
11.77
1.38
8.50
0.69
33.3
3.9
1.00
.323
2.08
7.62
23Zach Duke
Z. Duke
17
2
1
0
1.000
2
1.93
0
0
0
14.0
11
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
54
1
10.93
1.29
8.50
0.64
31.5
3.7
0.93
.294
1.93
7.07
24Mark Prior
M. Prior
17
2
1
0
1.000
2
2.25
0
0
0
12.0
7
3
3
1
4
2
0
0
46
0
12.75
3.00
4.25
0.75
37.0
8.7
0.92
.273
2.25
5.25
25Chuck Smith
C. Smith
17
2
0
1
.000
2
1.98
0
0
0
13.2
10
3
3
1
4
2
0
0
54
0
11.20
2.63
4.25
0.66
31.5
7.4
1.02
.300
1.98
6.59
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