most strikeouts in their first four seasons pitchers

Toad Ramsey fanned the most batters by a pitcher in his first 4 seasons, with 1,165 strikeouts.

	NAME	SO	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	Toad Ramsey T. Ramsey	1,165	181	86	90	.489	180	2.98	173	4	0	1571.0	1,397	521	971	23	488	27	1		6,710	140	6.67	2.80	2.39	0.13	17.4	7.3	1.20	.275	5.56	82	2.76	77	8.00	148.3
2	Amos Rusie A. Rusie	1,091	226	106	95	.527	203	2.99	186	13	2	1815.0	1,483	602	1,015	28	937	65	23		7,896	86	5.41	4.65	1.16	0.14	13.8	11.9	1.33	.252	5.03	86	3.33	94	7.35	39.3
3	Matt Kilroy M. Kilroy	1,082	236	121	99	.550	233	3.26	222	18	0	1974.0	1,884	715	1,183	32	560	70	4		8,438	184	4.93	2.55	1.93	0.15	12.8	6.6	1.24	.277	5.39	92	3.15	88	8.59	86.4
4	Ed Morris E. Morris	1,017	217	128	79	.618	216	2.67	210	23	1	1883.2	1,624	559	873	26	341	8	1		7,668	93	4.86	1.63	2.98	0.12	13.3	4.4	1.04	.256	4.17	82	2.81	88	7.76	52.2
5	Jim Whitney J. Whitney	957	215	115	89	.564	204	2.38	192	16	2	1822.1	1,716	481	911	28	193		10		7,488	130	4.73	0.95	4.96	0.14	12.8	2.6	1.05		4.50	83	2.44	84	8.47	90.3
6	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	907	123	56	27	.675	122	3.04	7	4	0	811.0	666	274	295	51	293	19	0	15	3,348	47	10.07	3.25	3.10	0.57	27.1	8.8	1.18	.296	3.27	73	2.85	69	7.39	117.1
7	Mark Baldwin M. Baldwin	895	191	91	90	.503	184	3.35	169	10	2	1590.2	1,522	592	1,034	54	744	66	8		7,061	167	5.06	4.21	1.20	0.31	12.7	10.5	1.42	.277	5.85	87	3.81	98	8.61	22.7
8	Dupee Shaw D. Shaw	895	187	76	105	.420	184	2.66	173	13	0	1555.2	1,411	459	849	31	343		3		6,588	80	5.18	1.98	2.61	0.18	13.6	5.2	1.13		4.91	89	2.90	95	8.16	9.2
9	Hardie Henderson H. Henderson	893	192	75	110	.405	189	3.43	181	4	0	1641.1	1,630	626	1,114	22	439		3		7,161	169	4.90	2.41	2.03	0.12	12.5	6.1	1.26	.279	6.11	105	3.08	96	8.94	21.5
10	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	892	124	73	26	.737	124	2.46	42	16	0	924.1	718	253	283	48	275	10	0	11	3,694	14	8.69	2.68	3.24	0.47	24.1	7.4	1.07	.271	2.76	68	2.43	66	6.99	127.1
11	Jack Stivetts J. Stivetts	871	198	107	66	.618	170	3.02	144	11	4	1466.2	1,255	492	800	45	650	50	28		6,320	87	5.34	3.99	1.34	0.28	13.8	10.3	1.30	.257	4.91	79	3.32	89	7.70	85.4
12	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	870	123	49	41	.544	122	3.66	11	5	0	784.1	627	319	348	79	349	20	0	12	3,303	53	9.98	4.00	2.49	0.91	26.3	10.6	1.24	.276	3.99	93	3.63	87	7.19	45.6
13	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	866	144	75	44	.630	140	2.49	69	14	1	1093.0	880	303	336	79	291	24	4	28	4,379	27	7.13	2.40	2.98	0.65	19.8	6.6	1.07	.257	2.77	72	2.74	83	7.25	70.4
14	Charlie Buffinton C. Buffinton	864	166	97	60	.618	163	2.64	150	19	1	1396.1	1,330	410	684	31	253		4		5,828	71	5.57	1.63	3.42	0.20	14.8	4.3	1.13		4.41	91	2.73	88	8.57	54.9
15	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	845	144	63	58	.521	141	2.76	58	18	0	1054.2	953	323	363	76	242	26	2	18	4,280	21	7.21	2.07	3.49	0.65	19.7	5.7	1.13	.284	3.10	77	2.59	71	8.13	126.4
16	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	812	100	46	30	.605	100	3.29	2	1	0	645.2	515	236	254	65	249	23	0	4	2,678	35	11.32	3.47	3.26	0.91	30.3	9.3	1.18	.294	3.54	77	3.15	76	7.18	68.9
17	Larry Corcoran L. Corcoran	804	203	135	60	.692	196	2.18	189	14	2	1762.1	1,548	426	857	28	322		7		7,293	82	4.11	1.64	2.50	0.14	11.0	4.4	1.06		4.38	76	2.65	93	7.91	58.3
18	Hugh Daily H. Daily	801	143	69	69	.500	141	2.66	135	10	1	1226.1	1,144	362	698	28	285		2		5,183	86	5.88	2.09	2.81	0.21	15.5	5.5	1.17		5.12	90	2.82	99	8.40	-3.8
19	Kerry Wood K. Wood	799	110	45	30	.600	110	3.75	7	3	0	691.2	525	288	308	69	361	46	0	9	2,937	28	10.40	4.70	2.21	0.90	27.2	12.3	1.28	.274	4.01	88	3.80	87	6.83	44.3
20	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	795	187	96	53	.644	146	2.63	111	25	9	1338.2	1,189	391	505	33	385	28	37		5,423	13	5.34	2.59	2.06	0.22	14.7	7.1	1.18	.276	3.40	80	2.71	80	7.99	101.8
21	Guy Hecker G. Hecker	791	194	116	72	.617	189	2.29	184	11	0	1723.2	1,581	439	829	14	190		4		7,096	70	4.13	0.99	4.16	0.07	11.1	2.7	1.03	.258	4.33	72	2.71	87	8.26	71.9
22	Gus Weyhing G. Weyhing	787	205	114	83	.579	201	3.29	186	12	0	1709.1	1,580	625	1,061	41	669	130	4		7,465	163	4.14	3.52	1.18	0.22	10.5	9.0	1.32	.264	5.59	84	3.75	99	8.32	13.4
23	Mark Langston M. Langston	783	131	55	51	.519	128	4.24	30	5	0	863.0	786	407	458	98	446	19	1	8	3,751	26	8.17	4.65	1.76	1.02	20.9	11.9	1.43	.286	4.78	99	4.06	93	8.20	32.8
24	Teddy Higuera T. Higuera	766	132	69	38	.645	130	3.25	44	10	0	949.2	816	343	375	87	283	14	2	11	3,884	11	7.26	2.68	2.71	0.82	19.7	7.3	1.16	.267	3.55	77	3.29	80	7.73	87.8
25	Don Sutton D. Sutton	757	150	51	60	.459	137	3.28	35	11	2	959.1	863	350	375	68	259	14	8	35	3,951	21	7.10	2.43	2.92	0.64	19.2	6.6	1.17	.279	3.52	104	2.70	89	8.10	33

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

35

Caminero

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

89

Stewart

88

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.312

Lopez

Hit Leaders

149

Lopez

147

Arraez

142

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.437

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.626

Alvarez

.548

Caminero

.544

Olson

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Burns

14

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

Sale

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,064.4

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,674.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,440.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,255

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

73-49

70-51

71-53

68-55

Worst Record ATS

45-78

48-75

51-72

53-70

56-67

56-66

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	49	.598
Phillies	65	58	.528	8.5
Marlins	62	61	.504	11.5
Nationals	60	64	.484	14.0
Mets	54	69	.439	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	75	48	.610
Cubs	72	52	.581	3.5
Cardinals	62	61	.504	13.0
Reds	59	62	.488	15.0
Pirates	60	64	.484	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	49	.602
Padres	66	57	.537	8.0
Diamondbacks	65	58	.528	9.0
Giants	51	72	.415	23.0
Rockies	49	74	.398	25.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	47	.612
Yankees	68	55	.553	7.0
Red Sox	65	57	.533	9.5
Blue Jays	61	64	.488	15.0
Orioles	59	63	.484	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	64	58	.525
Twins	60	63	.488	4.5
Tigers	60	63	.488	4.5
Guardians	59	64	.480	5.5
Royals	50	73	.407	14.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	60	.512
Rangers	60	63	.488	3.0
Mariners	57	66	.463	6.0
Athletics	48	74	.393	14.5
Angels	48	75	.390	15.0