pitcher most so in first 5 season since 1900

Rube Waddell fanned the most hitters by a pitcher in his first 5 seasons, with 1,163 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	Rube Waddell R. Waddell	1,163	178	92	71	.564	163	2.24	141	17	0	1443.1	1,230	359	539	23	370	55	14		5,761	38	7.25	2.31	3.14	0.14	20.2	6.4	1.11	.291	3.36	71	2.17	69	7.67	151.5
2	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,155	180	95	54	.638	175	2.34	90	18	1	1379.1	1,090	359	397	97	352	28	5	30	5,482	32	7.54	2.30	3.28	0.63	21.1	6.4	1.05	.258	2.59	68	2.57	78	7.11	114.9
3	Tim Lincecum T. Lincecum	1,127	156	69	41	.627	155	2.98	8	5	0	1028.0	842	340	369	66	379	25	0	20	4,248	56	9.87	3.32	2.97	0.58	26.5	8.9	1.19	.293	3.23	74	2.92	73	7.37	130.1
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,094	181	80	75	.516	178	2.74	77	21	0	1335.2	1,197	406	462	90	319	35	2	21	5,429	24	7.37	2.15	3.43	0.61	20.2	5.9	1.14	.285	3.11	76	2.54	70	8.07	165.8
5	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1,067	158	91	35	.722	158	2.62	52	19	0	1172.2	960	341	381	56	332	16	0	15	4,718	19	8.19	2.55	3.21	0.43	22.6	7.0	1.10	.278	2.92	74	2.45	68	7.37	152.4
6	Kerry Wood K. Wood	1,065	142	59	41	.590	142	3.62	11	5	0	902.2	677	363	385	93	461	67	0	11	3,824	38	10.62	4.60	2.31	0.93	27.9	12.1	1.26	.273	3.84	85	3.78	86	6.75	60
7	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	1,036	236	127	63	.668	188	2.32	147	37	12	1715.0	1,442	442	591	36	449	38	44		6,858	15	5.44	2.36	2.31	0.19	15.1	6.5	1.10	.265	3.10	72	2.51	76	7.57	145.9
8	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	1,031	151	61	49	.555	150	3.82	11	5	0	960.2	800	408	444	106	427	23	0	14	4,070	63	9.66	4.00	2.41	0.99	25.3	10.5	1.28	.280	4.16	94	3.82	90	7.49	44.7
9	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	1,021	131	56	42	.571	131	3.42	2	1	0	832.1	674	316	337	92	307	29	0	5	3,444	47	11.04	3.32	3.33	0.99	29.6	8.9	1.18	.292	3.64	79	3.30	78	7.29	82.4
10	Mark Langston M. Langston	1,018	166	70	62	.530	163	4.03	39	8	0	1124.1	1,008	504	566	130	556	22	1	10	4,829	33	8.15	4.45	1.83	1.04	21.1	11.5	1.39	.283	4.53	94	4.01	93	8.07	40.6
11	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1,000	139	55	41	.573	139	2.67	3	1	0	897.2	740	266	291	76	222	13	0	12	3,582	20	10.03	2.23	4.50	0.76	27.9	6.2	1.07	.292	2.92	70	2.80	70	7.42	118.7
12	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	985	140	78	34	.696	139	3.05	50	18	0	1031.1	873	349	375	75	278	24	0	11	4,199	24	8.60	2.43	3.54	0.65	23.5	6.6	1.12	.281	3.27	71	2.69	66	7.62	160.4
13	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	974	151	61	37	.622	149	2.79	8	5	0	944.0	732	293	315	62	341	17	1	23	3,832	34	9.29	3.25	2.86	0.59	25.4	8.9	1.14	.275	3.00	72	3.00	75	6.98	102.1
14	Bob Feller B. Feller	973	161	82	41	.667	135	3.19	89	10	8	1105.1	865	392	440	44	621	21	20		4,725	40	7.92	5.06	1.57	0.36	20.6	13.1	1.34	.268	3.58	71	3.45	79	7.04	109.4
15	Don Sutton D. Sutton	958	188	66	73	.475	175	3.45	45	15	2	1219.2	1,114	468	502	106	337	24	8	42	5,060	30	7.07	2.49	2.84	0.78	18.9	6.7	1.19	.277	3.70	105	2.97	94	8.22	20
16	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	937	142	66	49	.574	137	2.69	73	19	0	1082.0	906	323	355	93	292	36	3	17	4,379	27	7.79	2.43	3.21	0.77	21.4	6.7	1.11	.269	2.95	76	2.92	81	7.54	86.5
17	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	929	189	69	52	.570	132	2.95	65	14	7	1105.1	926	362	399	109	273	18	29	42	4,460	16	7.56	2.22	3.40	0.89	20.8	6.1	1.08	.261	3.25	82	2.88	84	7.54	66.8
18	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	915	175	82	78	.513	157	1.77	135	26	4	1355.1	1,095	267	433	11	303	49	17		5,309	67	6.08	2.01	3.02	0.07	17.2	5.7	1.03	.269	2.88	69	1.89	74	7.27	96
19	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	897	149	60	45	.571	149	3.53	7	4	0	945.1	864	371	396	122	248	20	0	24	3,885	14	8.54	2.36	3.62	1.16	23.1	6.4	1.18	.286	3.77	82	3.76	87	8.23	61.1
20	Luis Tiant L. Tiant	885	173	66	44	.600	123	2.61	54	20	12	950.1	710	276	308	89	303	12	33	15	3,811	13	8.38	2.87	2.92	0.84	23.2	8.0	1.07	.246	2.92	78	2.85	83	6.72	60.9
21	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	884	146	46	36	.561	146	3.58	2	1	0	835.1	703	332	352	111	181	25	0	6	3,377	41	9.52	1.95	4.88	1.20	26.2	5.4	1.06	.272	3.79	92	3.51	88	7.57	44.3
22	Brandon Webb B. Webb	880	164	65	55	.542	163	3.22	12	7	0	1089.0	988	390	456	77	368	37	1	29	4,551	48	7.27	3.04	2.39	0.64	19.3	8.1	1.25	.286	3.77	70	3.51	78	8.17	121.5
23	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	879	174	97	62	.610	160	2.28	137	20	3	1388.1	1,198	351	537	18	372	41	13		5,599	69	5.70	2.41	2.36	0.12	15.7	6.6	1.13	.275	3.48	75	2.49	81	7.77	90
24	Bobby Witt B. Witt	869	143	56	52	.519	141	4.48	26	4	0	891.1	757	444	490	67	608	13	1	11	3,973	63	8.77	6.14	1.43	0.68	21.9	15.3	1.53	.286	4.95	109	3.90	96	7.64	13
25	Mickey Lolich M. Lolich	868	191	66	54	.550	151	3.60	39	16	7	1027.2	926	411	445	100	331	35	20	13	4,298	36	7.60	2.90	2.62	0.88	20.2	7.7	1.22	.279	3.90	102	3.19	87	8.11	51.7

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	65	.500
Rangers	64	66	.492	1.0
Mariners	62	68	.477	3.0
Angels	52	78	.400	13.0
Athletics	50	80	.385	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/23	ATH	@	HOU	2:10 PM
Mon 8/24	MIN	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Tue 8/25	MIN	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Wed 8/26	MIN	@	ATH	9:05 PM
Fri 8/28	BAL	@	ATH	9:40 PM

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Final

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65 - 65

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38

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

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Olson

RBI Leaders

97

Stewart

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Walker

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Batting Average Leaders

.323

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Alvarez

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Wood

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Crow-Armstrong

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OBP Leaders

.433

Alvarez

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Kurtz

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Contreras

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Crow-Armstrong

.549

Ohtani

SB Leaders

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Nuñez

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Simpson

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Gray

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Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

201

Williams

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1.68

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2.16

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2.20

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WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

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0.95

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K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.52

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

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2,185.8

Ohtani

1,819.2

Crow-Armstrong

1,730

Alvarez

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1,382

Crow-Armstrong

1,296

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75-56

73-57

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53-77

56-74

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	55	.577
Phillies	72	58	.554	3.0
Marlins	66	64	.508	9.0
Nationals	61	70	.466	14.5
Mets	59	71	.454	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	49	.623
Cubs	74	56	.569	7.0
Cardinals	66	65	.504	15.5
Pirates	63	68	.481	18.5
Reds	62	68	.477	19.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	79	51	.608
Padres	70	60	.538	9.0
Diamondbacks	68	62	.523	11.0
Giants	52	77	.403	26.5
Rockies	50	79	.388	28.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	53	.589
Yankees	73	56	.566	3.0
Red Sox	70	59	.543	6.0
Blue Jays	64	67	.489	13.0
Orioles	63	67	.485	13.5
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White Sox	67	62	.519
Guardians	64	66	.492	3.5
Twins	63	67	.485	4.5
Tigers	61	68	.473	6.0
Royals	57	74	.435	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	65	65	.500
Rangers	64	66	.492	1.0
Mariners	62	68	.477	3.0
Angels	52	78	.400	13.0
Athletics	50	80	.385	15.0

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Scores

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Sat 8/8	ATL	@	NYY	4-5
Sat 8/8	ATH	@	BOS	7-3
Sat 8/8	TOR	@	PHI	7-5
Sat 8/8	NYM	@	PIT	0-9
Sat 8/8	CIN	@	WSH	2-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/23	TOR	@	NYY	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	STL	@	PHI	1:35 PM
Sun 8/23	TBR	@	BAL	1:35 PM
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