Since January 1, 2024, Garrett Crochet has fanned the most hitters in the top of the 1st inning, with 38 strikeouts.
| NAME | SO | G | H | HR | BB | HBP | IBB | K/BB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Crochet | 38 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 |
| 2 |  | C. Ragans | 36 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 3 | | Y. Kikuchi | 34 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.78 |
| 4 | | M. King | 34 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 |
| 5 |  | M. Gore | 33 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2.36 |
| 6 |  | C. Bassitt | 31 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.88 |
| 7 |  | L. Gilbert | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.75 |
| 8 |  | T. Bradley | 30 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 9 |  | T. Bibee | 28 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| 10 |  | C. Morton | 28 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2.80 |
| 11 | | J. Flaherty | 28 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.33 |
| 12 |  | C. Sánchez | 27 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 13 |  | H. Greene | 27 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 14 |  | H. Brown | 27 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| 15 |  | Z. Gallen | 27 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 |
| 16 |  | F. Peralta | 26 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 |
| 17 |  | S. Imanaga | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 |
| 18 |  | Z. Wheeler | 26 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 |
| 19 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 26 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 |
| 20 |  | J. Taillon | 25 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| 21 |  | S. Gray | 25 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| 22 |  | J. Ryan | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| 23 |  | T. Skubal | 25 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| 24 |  | L. Castillo | 25 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 |
| 25 | | M. Parker | 24 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
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