who has the most strikeouts for rookies in a single season

Aaron Judge has the most strikeouts by a rookie, with 208 strikeouts in 2017.

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	NAME	SO	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Aaron Judge A. Judge	208	2017	NYY	155	542	128	154	24	3	52	114	127	5	9	4	678	340	79	0	4	11	15	.284	.422	.627	1.049	145	62.5	.430	174	61.5
2	Kris Bryant K. Bryant	199	2015	CHC	151	559	87	154	31	5	26	99	77	9	13	4	650	273	62	0	5	0	7	.275	.369	.488	.858	103	29.9	.371	136	27.2
3	Munetaka Murakami M. Murakami	196	2026	CWS	127	454	82	94	16	1	35	77	92	6	1	3	553	217	52	0	1	8	3	.207	.347	.478	.825	83	17.6	.356	129	18.8
4	Adolis García A. García	194	2021	TEX	149	581	77	141	26	2	31	90	32	5	16	5	622	264	59	0	4	0	15	.243	.286	.454	.741	75	-0.1	.314	97	-2.5
5	Pete Incaviglia P. Incaviglia	185	1986	TEX	153	540	82	135	21	2	30	88	55	4	3	2	606	250	53	0	7	2	9	.250	.320	.463	.783	81	10.9	.343	108	6
6	Kazuma Okamoto K. Okamoto	183	2026	TOR	156	568	81	132	26	0	33	92	59	6	1	1	636	257	59	0	3	0	15	.232	.310	.452	.762	83	7.9	.332	112	9.2
7	Pete Alonso P. Alonso	183	2019	NYM	161	597	103	155	30	2	53	120	72	21	1	0	693	348	85	0	3	6	13	.260	.358	.583	.941	126	38.4	.384	144	40.3
8	James Outman J. Outman	181	2023	LAD	151	483	86	120	16	3	23	70	68	12	16	3	567	211	42	0	4	1	4	.248	.353	.437	.790	81	12.2	.344	118	12.4
9	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	175	1986	OAK	157	600	85	144	29	1	33	117	65	8	15	7	682	274	63	0	9	1	12	.240	.318	.457	.775	90	10.9	.341	114	11.7
10	Colton Cowser C. Cowser	172	2024	BAL	153	499	77	121	24	3	24	69	52	7	9	4	561	223	51	0	3	2	9	.242	.321	.447	.768	75	9.6	.331	118	11.7
11	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	171	1968	OAK	154	553	82	138	13	6	29	74	50	5	14	4	614	250	48	4	2	5	3	.250	.316	.452	.768	81	24.5	.350	137	22.6
12	Carter Jensen C. Jensen	170	2026	KCR	149	527	80	126	35	2	27	81	65	4	2	1	603	246	64	0	7	1	4	.239	.323	.467	.790	84	12.1	.341	116	11.2
13	Ryan Noda R. Noda	170	2023	OAK	128	406	63	93	22	1	16	54	77	10	3	1	495	165	39	0	2	1	4	.229	.364	.406	.770	70	9.6	.342	122	13
14	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	170	2021	TBR	141	529	94	145	32	3	20	69	56	14	20	10	604	243	55	0	5	4	9	.274	.356	.459	.815	91	17.6	.350	128	20.4
15	Joc Pederson J. Pederson	170	2015	LAD	151	480	67	101	19	1	26	54	92	9	4	7	585	200	46	2	2	6	5	.210	.346	.417	.763	76	10.1	.335	115	10.3
16	Austin Jackson A. Jackson	170	2010	DET	151	618	103	181	34	10	4	41	47	4	27	6	675	247	48	3	3	4	5	.293	.345	.400	.745	82	4.3	.329	101	0.8
17	Juan Samuel J. Samuel	168	1984	PHI	160	701	105	191	36	19	15	69	28	7	72	15	737	310	70	0	1	2	6	.272	.307	.442	.749	90	7.9	.331	109	7.2
18	Anthony Volpe A. Volpe	167	2023	NYY	159	541	62	113	23	4	21	60	52	5	24	5	601	207	48	1	2	0	10	.209	.283	.383	.666	59	-14.1	.290	82	-12.8
19	Ezequiel Tovar E. Tovar	166	2023	COL	153	581	79	147	37	4	15	73	25	4	11	5	615	237	56	2	3	0	10	.253	.287	.408	.695	65	-10.2	.298	72	-21.2
20	Danny Espinosa D. Espinosa	166	2011	WSH	158	573	72	135	29	5	21	66	57	19	17	6	658	237	55	5	4	4	6	.236	.323	.414	.737	78	4.4	.324	103	2.3
21	Matt Davidson M. Davidson	165	2017	CWS	118	414	43	91	16	1	26	68	19	5	0	1	443	187	43	0	5	0	12	.220	.260	.452	.711	45	-8.9	.297	84	-8.5
22	Michael Busch M. Busch	162	2024	CHC	152	496	73	123	28	2	21	65	63	4	2	1	567	218	51	0	4	1	9	.248	.335	.440	.775	78	12	.336	117	11.8
23	Ryan Mountcastle R. Mountcastle	161	2021	BAL	144	534	77	136	23	1	33	89	41	4	4	3	586	260	57	0	7	2	12	.255	.309	.487	.796	81	10	.335	111	7.8
24	Brad Wilkerson B. Wilkerson	161	2002	MON	153	507	92	135	27	8	20	59	81	5	7	8	603	238	55	6	4	7	5	.266	.370	.469	.840	91	18.4	.363	118	13.3
25	Gunnar Henderson G. Henderson	159	2023	BAL	150	560	100	143	29	9	28	82	56	3	10	3	622	274	66	0	3	1	10	.255	.325	.489	.814	90	14.1	.346	123	16.9

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Team Batting Leaders

2

Rice

RBI

6

Rice

AVG

.800

Rice

Team Pitching Leaders

1

Schlittler

10

Schlittler

ERA

0.00

Schlittler

Team Rankings

223

2nd

739

9th

1,450

6th

ERA

3.24

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

0 - 1

Final

Yankees

1 - 0

Tue 29 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

2

Rice

1

Montgomery

1

Tatis

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

3

Riley

2

Merrill

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

4

Rice

3

Harris

3

Lombard

Playoffs Run Leaders

3

Tatis

2

Murakami

2

Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.200

Rice

2.000

Machado

1.667

Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

Crow-Armstrong

1

Tatis

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Matsui

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

Taylor

18.00

McFarlane

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

Schlittler

9.00

Sale

6.00

Luzardo

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Duran

0

Iglesias

0

Hader

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

60.4

Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

44

Rice

36.5

Schlittler

33.4

King

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

94-69

93-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-94

69-93

75-87

76-87

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	4-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM

Aaron Judge has the most strikeouts by a rookie, with 208 strikeouts in 2017.

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1.000

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