starting pitcher with most strikeouts before age 25

Bert Blyleven has fanned the most career batters by a starting pitcher younger than 25, with 1,323 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 H/9
1 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
1,323
213
94
83
.531
213
2.77
97
24
0
1604.1
1,407
493
561
112
400
39
0
21
6,500
31
7.42
2.24
3.31
0.63
20.4
6.2
1.13
.280
3.15
7.89
2 Bob Feller
B. Feller
1,200
175
103
51
.669
175
3.17
117
16
0
1408.2
1,112
496
550
56
783
24
0
6,001
42
7.67
5.00
1.53
0.36
20.0
13.0
1.35
.268
3.51
7.10
3 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1,162
175
100
39
.719
175
2.65
52
19
0
1284.0
1,048
378
422
65
377
18
0
17
5,187
26
8.14
2.64
3.08
0.46
22.4
7.3
1.11
.276
2.96
7.35
4 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1,101
182
101
74
.577
182
0.09
158
31
0
1522.0
1,180
454
12
335
62
0
5,995
71
6.51
1.98
3.29
0.07
18.4
5.6
1.00
.260
2.68
6.98
5 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
1,053
174
72
54
.571
174
3.18
14
4
0
1170.2
1,068
414
471
98
360
35
0
14
4,846
60
8.10
2.77
2.93
0.75
21.7
7.4
1.22
.294
3.62
8.21
6 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1,037
148
51
50
.505
148
3.25
41
12
0
963.1
750
348
391
61
539
23
0
18
4,125
60
9.69
5.04
1.92
0.57
25.1
13.1
1.34
.280
3.65
7.01
7 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
1,016
166
76
57
.571
166
2.93
64
23
0
1267.2
1,061
413
483
68
450
9
0
35
5,195
41
7.21
3.19
2.26
0.48
19.6
8.7
1.19
.272
3.43
7.53
8 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
1,002
154
75
54
.581
154
2.73
79
21
0
1199.2
1,023
364
404
104
320
39
0
21
4,877
29
7.52
2.40
3.13
0.78
20.5
6.6
1.12
.269
3.03
7.67
9 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
970
149
61
37
.622
149
2.80
8
5
0
941.0
730
293
315
62
339
17
0
22
3,820
34
9.28
3.24
2.86
0.59
25.4
8.9
1.14
.275
3.01
6.98
10 Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
935
191
82
68
.547
191
3.16
66
11
0
1365.0
1,231
479
541
106
380
21
0
28
5,623
62
6.16
2.51
2.46
0.70
16.6
6.8
1.18
.269
3.57
8.12
11 Denny McLain
D. McLain
890
164
89
47
.654
164
3.11
70
17
0
1155.1
917
399
442
150
351
14
0
9
4,652
16
6.93
2.73
2.54
1.17
19.1
7.5
1.10
.236
3.44
7.14
12 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
862
163
67
55
.549
163
3.31
52
15
0
1113.1
1,004
410
457
111
351
63
0
27
4,661
27
6.97
2.84
2.46
0.90
18.5
7.5
1.22
.273
3.69
8.12
13 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
845
190
72
79
.477
190
3.55
50
13
0
1278.1
1,139
504
558
149
407
22
0
26
5,298
21
5.95
2.87
2.08
1.05
15.9
7.7
1.21
.255
3.93
8.02
14 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
830
155
75
50
.600
155
3.17
60
13
0
1120.0
988
394
425
117
339
30
0
29
4,642
17
6.67
2.72
2.45
0.94
17.9
7.3
1.18
.262
3.42
7.94
15 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
827
173
87
65
.572
173
2.94
94
19
0
1282.2
1,100
419
505
36
622
6
0
5,463
28
5.80
4.36
1.33
0.25
15.1
11.4
1.34
.268
3.54
7.72
16 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
814
138
61
47
.565
138
3.16
3
1
0
875.2
797
307
342
75
220
26
0
22
3,591
14
8.37
2.26
3.70
0.77
22.7
6.1
1.16
.294
3.52
8.19
17 Joe Wood
J. Wood
813
141
85
45
.654
141
0.63
111
25
0
1129.0
886
400
9
333
46
0
4,551
33
6.48
2.65
2.44
0.07
17.9
7.3
1.08
.262
3.19
7.06
18 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
807
166
75
46
.620
166
2.83
33
12
0
1149.2
977
362
405
87
335
12
0
36
4,694
22
6.32
2.62
2.41
0.68
17.2
7.1
1.14
.258
3.17
7.65
19 Scott Kazmir
S. Kazmir
779
124
47
37
.560
124
3.61
1
1
0
720.0
654
289
322
72
329
25
0
9
3,094
31
9.74
4.11
2.37
0.90
25.2
10.6
1.37
.308
4.03
8.17
20 Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
774
161
63
58
.521
161
3.44
52
10
0
1100.1
1,001
421
473
88
376
37
0
20
4,610
47
6.33
3.08
2.06
0.72
16.8
8.2
1.25
.274
3.87
8.19
21 Jeremy Bonderman
J. Bonderman
758
151
56
62
.475
151
4.81
6
2
0
911.1
955
487
524
109
296
25
0
20
3,926
39
7.49
2.92
2.56
1.08
19.3
7.5
1.37
.309
5.17
9.43
22 Dave Boswell
D. Boswell
757
135
63
45
.583
135
3.36
37
6
0
891.0
688
333
367
89
374
31
0
9
3,697
35
7.65
3.78
2.02
0.90
20.5
10.1
1.19
.245
3.71
6.95
23 Ken Holtzman
K. Holtzman
756
154
65
54
.546
154
3.43
45
10
0
1070.0
984
408
463
103
373
19
0
32
4,501
38
6.36
3.14
2.03
0.87
16.8
8.3
1.27
.271
3.89
8.28
24 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
734
137
50
57
.467
137
3.32
35
11
0
935.1
849
345
370
67
249
13
0
29
3,856
20
7.06
2.40
2.95
0.64
19.0
6.5
1.17
.280
3.56
8.17
25 Vida Blue
V. Blue
728
134
65
36
.644
134
2.72
52
18
0
971.2
733
294
340
75
320
11
0
12
3,892
33
6.74
2.96
2.28
0.69
18.7
8.2
1.08
.239
3.15
6.79
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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
25
.638
Twins Twins
36
31
.537
7.0
Guardians Guardians
35
32
.522
8.0
Royals Royals
34
34
.500
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23
45
.338
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/12
TEX TEX
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Fri
6/13
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
6/14
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
4:10 PM
Sun
6/15
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Tue
6/17
MIN MIN
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Last Game
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36 - 31

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Final

2

TEX Rangers

32 - 36

Wed 11 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
44
24
.647
Phillies Phillies
39
29
.574
5.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
41
27
.603
Cardinals Cardinals
36
32
.529
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
28
.594
Giants Giants
40
28
.588
0.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
41
25
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
38
30
.559
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
25
.638
Twins Twins
36
31
.537
7.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
37
30
.552
Angels Angels
33
34
.493
4.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/26
CIN CIN
@
KCR KCR
7-2
Mon
5/26
ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
1-11
Mon
5/26
PIT PIT
@
AZ AZ
9-6
Tue
5/27
LAD LAD
@
CLE CLE
4-7
Tue
5/27
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
9-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/12
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM
Thu
6/12
TEX TEX
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Thu
6/12
SFG SFG
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Thu
6/12
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Thu
6/12
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM