who had the most pitching strikeouts for the twins in the 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Frank Viola struck out the most batters for the Twins, with 1,214 strikeouts.

NAMESOGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Frank Viola
F. Viola
1,214
260
112
93
.546
259
3.86
54
10
0
1772.2
1,775
760
842
213
521
29
0
17
7,450
45
6.16
2.65
2.33
1.08
16.3
7.0
1.30
.285
4.27
91
3.88
95
9.01
39.2
2Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
633
120
50
48
.510
120
4.22
40
5
0
860.0
852
403
439
126
236
37
0
9
3,603
25
6.62
2.47
2.68
1.32
17.6
6.6
1.27
.282
4.59
97
4.17
99
8.92
2.5
3Mike Smithson
M. Smithson
438
128
47
48
.495
126
4.46
26
5
0
816.0
870
404
446
103
227
46
1
15
3,509
32
4.83
2.50
1.93
1.14
12.5
6.5
1.34
.285
4.92
103
4.32
104
9.60
-17.2
4Ron Davis
R. Davis
349
286
19
40
.322
0
4.51
0
0
108
381.1
384
191
201
47
185
14
249
38
1,687
29
8.24
4.37
1.89
1.11
20.7
11.0
1.49
.309
4.74
106
4.07
100
9.06
-0.3
5Juan Berenguer
J. Berenguer
302
160
25
8
.758
7
3.79
0
0
9
318.0
270
134
139
28
155
3
57
14
1,353
14
8.55
4.39
1.95
0.79
22.3
11.5
1.34
.280
3.93
89
3.53
87
7.64
19.4
6Albert Williams
A. Williams
262
120
35
38
.479
97
4.24
15
1
2
642.2
670
303
330
68
227
12
12
17
2,752
18
3.67
3.18
1.15
0.95
9.5
8.2
1.40
.276
4.62
103
4.38
110
9.38
-29.8
7Bobby Castillo
B. Castillo
220
77
23
24
.489
52
3.98
9
1
0
402.1
378
178
194
45
169
1
14
13
1,690
5
4.92
3.78
1.30
1.01
13.0
10.0
1.36
.265
4.34
93
4.35
107
8.46
-13.4
8Brad Havens
B. Havens
212
63
18
28
.391
58
5.00
6
2
0
367.0
387
204
220
49
142
1
2
11
1,594
10
5.20
3.48
1.49
1.20
13.3
8.9
1.44
.284
5.40
120
4.44
111
9.49
-18.1
9Allan Anderson
A. Anderson
206
88
37
25
.597
75
3.72
8
2
0
495.2
539
205
236
43
130
15
3
7
2,093
8
3.74
2.36
1.58
0.78
9.8
6.2
1.35
.292
4.29
90
3.93
100
9.79
0.2
10John Butcher
J. Butcher
204
84
24
28
.462
77
4.48
17
3
0
502.2
563
250
273
53
120
11
1
10
2,145
12
3.65
2.15
1.70
0.95
9.5
5.6
1.36
.290
4.89
105
4.07
100
10.08
-0.3
11Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
204
57
19
22
.463
47
4.08
10
1
7
337.2
350
153
168
32
103
5
7
12
1,426
3
5.44
2.75
1.98
0.85
14.3
7.2
1.34
.294
4.48
101
3.69
94
9.33
9.6
12Ken Schrom
K. Schrom
203
87
29
31
.483
75
4.34
15
1
0
494.0
516
238
262
57
180
10
4
7
2,118
6
3.70
3.28
1.13
1.04
9.6
8.5
1.41
.275
4.77
102
4.56
113
9.40
-29.1
13Pete Redfern
P. Redfern
190
74
21
26
.447
52
4.91
7
0
2
340.2
379
186
202
39
136
3
8
7
1,494
8
5.02
3.59
1.40
1.03
12.7
9.1
1.51
.302
5.34
121
4.27
109
10.01
-13.2
14Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
185
191
15
16
.484
0
3.70
0
0
104
226.1
206
93
95
28
55
8
177
9
933
3
7.36
2.19
3.36
1.11
19.8
5.9
1.15
.271
3.78
86
3.60
88
8.19
12
15Pete Filson
P. Filson
164
130
14
13
.519
24
3.98
1
0
4
323.0
316
143
148
39
123
5
38
12
1,396
4
4.57
3.43
1.33
1.09
11.7
8.8
1.36
.260
4.12
94
4.47
111
8.80
-15.7
16Doug Corbett
D. Corbett
164
137
10
14
.417
0
2.49
0
0
43
246.0
209
68
73
15
86
1
113
22
1,008
7
6.00
3.15
1.91
0.55
16.3
8.5
1.20
.261
2.67
62
3.21
82
7.65
19.6
17Keith Atherton
K. Atherton
153
155
19
18
.514
0
3.91
0
0
15
235.0
228
102
112
29
87
7
73
11
1,013
4
5.86
3.33
1.76
1.11
15.1
8.6
1.34
.270
4.29
89
4.30
103
8.73
-2.6
18Roger Erickson
R. Erickson
153
53
14
24
.368
48
3.62
10
0
0
323.1
347
130
160
26
99
5
1
5
1,398
9
4.26
2.76
1.55
0.72
10.9
7.1
1.38
.288
4.45
89
3.76
95
9.66
6.8
19Mark Portugal
M. Portugal
138
72
11
19
.367
26
5.13
3
0
4
238.2
254
136
142
37
105
3
19
3
1,032
10
5.20
3.96
1.31
1.40
13.4
10.2
1.50
.290
5.35
118
4.99
120
9.58
-22
20Darrell Jackson
D. Jackson
132
59
12
17
.414
37
4.37
1
0
1
249.1
247
121
130
22
112
4
11
7
1,071
5
4.76
4.04
1.18
0.79
12.3
10.5
1.44
.281
4.69
106
4.20
105
8.92
-5.6
21Jack O'Connor
J. O'Connor
128
80
13
14
.481
27
4.99
6
1
0
249.0
276
138
150
30
127
4
23
11
1,118
6
4.63
4.59
1.01
1.08
11.4
11.4
1.62
.297
5.42
119
4.82
121
9.98
-22.5
22Roy Smith
R. Smith
125
53
14
8
.636
31
3.93
2
0
1
236.0
242
103
112
29
74
9
5
7
1,013
6
4.77
2.82
1.69
1.11
12.3
7.3
1.34
.274
4.27
96
4.36
112
9.23
-12.4
23Terry Felton
T. Felton
107
54
0
16
.000
10
5.61
0
0
3
136.1
123
85
95
21
87
5
20
9
610
2
7.06
5.74
1.23
1.39
17.5
14.3
1.54
.262
6.27
133
5.17
127
8.12
-16.4
24Rick Lysander
R. Lysander
106
132
9
17
.346
5
4.08
1
1
11
242.2
266
110
129
13
92
2
42
21
1,057
16
3.93
3.41
1.15
0.48
10.0
8.7
1.48
.300
4.78
96
3.72
92
9.87
8.2
25Les Straker
L. Straker
99
47
10
15
.400
40
4.22
2
1
1
237.0
236
111
118
32
84
2
2
7
997
6
3.76
3.19
1.18
1.22
9.9
8.4
1.35
.262
4.48
95
4.83
113
8.96
-14.5

More Twins Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

35

Buxton

Byron Buxton

RBI

83

Buxton

Byron Buxton

AVG

.267

Correa

Carlos Correa
Team Pitching Leaders

W

13

Ryan

Joe Ryan

K

194

Ryan

Joe Ryan

ERA

3.42

Ryan

Joe Ryan
Team Rankings

HR

191

11th

R

678

23rd

SO

1,372

15th

ERA

4.55

24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
Twins Twins
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM
Sat
3/28
@
4:05 PM
Sun
3/29
@
1:35 PM
Mon
3/30
@
4:10 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:40 PM
Last Game
MIN Twins

70 - 92

1

Final

2

PHI Phillies

96 - 66

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM