who holds the record for most strikeouts by a rookie pitcher in the national league

Dwight Gooden has fanned the most hitters by an NL rookie, with 276 strikeouts in 1984.

NAMESOSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
276
1984
NYM NYM
31
17
9
.654
31
2.60
7
3
0
218.0
161
63
72
7
73
2
0
2
879
3
11.39
3.01
3.78
0.29
31.4
8.3
1.07
.296
2.97
74
1.68
48
6.65
44.6
2Larry Corcoran
L. Corcoran
268
1880
CWS CWS
63
43
14
.754
60
1.95
57
4
2
536.1
404
116
218
6
99
3
2,133
19
4.50
1.66
2.71
0.10
12.6
4.6
0.94
3.66
80
2.23
91
6.78
16.5
3Lee Richmond
L. Richmond
243
1880
WOR WOR
74
32
32
.500
66
2.15
57
5
3
590.2
541
141
278
7
74
9
2,410
29
3.70
1.13
3.28
0.11
10.1
3.1
1.04
4.24
85
2.24
88
8.24
28.7
4Bill Stemmeyer
B. Stemmeyer
239
1886
BSN BSN
41
22
18
.550
41
3.02
41
0
0
348.2
300
117
218
11
144
0
1,520
63
6.17
3.72
1.66
0.28
15.7
9.5
1.27
5.63
94
3.38
104
7.74
-7.2
5Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
236
1995
LAD LAD
28
13
6
.684
28
2.54
4
3
0
191.1
124
54
63
14
78
5
0
2
780
19
11.10
3.67
3.03
0.66
30.3
10.0
1.06
.246
2.96
65
2.88
71
5.83
26.1
6Kerry Wood
K. Wood
233
1998
CHC CHC
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
1
1
0
166.2
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
12.58
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
80
3.16
73
6.32
21.9
7Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
227
1911
PHN PHN
48
28
13
.683
37
2.57
31
7
3
367.0
285
105
133
5
129
8
11
1,440
4
5.57
3.16
1.76
0.12
15.8
9.0
1.13
.261
3.26
74
2.83
78
6.99
33.6
8Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
225
1901
CHO CHO
37
10
23
.303
35
3.24
32
1
0
308.1
309
111
166
4
115
17
2
1,325
16
6.57
3.36
1.96
0.12
17.0
8.7
1.38
.316
4.85
102
2.92
92
9.02
6.9
9Kid Nichols
K. Nichols
222
1890
BSN BSN
48
27
19
.587
47
2.23
47
7
0
424.0
374
105
175
8
112
11
1
1,755
30
4.71
2.38
1.98
0.17
12.6
6.4
1.15
.261
3.71
60
2.98
75
7.94
51
10Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
221
1901
NYG NYG
40
20
17
.541
38
2.41
36
5
0
336.0
288
90
131
3
97
13
2
1,361
23
5.92
2.60
2.28
0.08
16.2
7.1
1.15
.278
3.51
73
2.71
83
7.71
20.8
11John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
215
1975
SFG SFG
35
15
9
.625
34
2.88
10
4
0
243.2
210
78
85
11
86
8
1
12
1,018
6
7.94
3.18
2.50
0.41
21.1
8.4
1.21
.285
3.14
77
2.55
73
7.76
26.4
12George Derby
G. Derby
212
1881
DET
56
29
26
.527
55
2.20
55
9
0
494.2
505
121
252
3
86
1
2,101
14
3.86
1.56
2.47
0.05
10.1
4.1
1.19
4.58
80
2.43
88
9.19
16.3
13Don Sutton
D. Sutton
209
1966
LAD LAD
37
12
12
.500
35
2.99
6
2
0
225.2
192
75
82
19
52
3
0
6
916
5
8.34
2.07
4.02
0.76
22.8
5.7
1.08
.273
3.27
91
2.53
80
7.66
16.6
14Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
206
1967
CIN CIN
33
14
8
.636
32
2.58
8
5
0
226.2
193
65
73
18
62
5
1
7
932
3
8.18
2.46
3.32
0.71
22.1
6.7
1.13
.273
2.90
71
2.64
76
7.66
20.6
15Kodai Senga
K. Senga
202
2023
NYM NYM
29
12
7
.632
29
2.98
0
0
0
166.1
126
55
60
17
77
5
0
0
694
14
10.93
4.17
2.62
0.92
29.1
11.1
1.22
.277
3.25
71
3.63
84
6.82
13
16Spencer Strider
S. Strider
202
2022
ATL ATL
31
11
5
.688
20
2.67
0
0
0
131.2
86
39
42
7
45
3
3
1
528
6
13.81
3.08
4.49
0.48
38.3
8.5
0.99
.292
2.87
65
1.82
46
5.88
31.3
17Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
200
1969
HOU HOU
31
11
10
.524
31
3.54
6
3
0
188.1
156
74
80
19
93
7
0
4
810
6
9.56
4.44
2.15
0.91
24.7
11.5
1.32
.279
3.82
101
3.28
98
7.45
0.9
18Sam Jones
S. Jones
198
1955
CHC CHC
36
14
20
.412
34
4.10
12
4
0
241.2
175
110
118
22
185
14
1
5
1,070
5
7.37
6.89
1.07
0.82
18.5
17.3
1.49
.235
4.39
100
4.38
106
6.52
-6.3
19Rick Ankiel
R. Ankiel
194
2000
STL STL
31
11
7
.611
30
3.50
0
0
0
175.0
137
68
80
21
90
6
0
2
735
12
9.98
4.63
2.16
1.08
26.4
12.2
1.30
.274
4.11
76
4.11
86
7.05
13.3
20Charlie Ferguson
C. Ferguson
194
1884
PHN PHN
50
21
25
.457
47
3.54
46
2
1
416.2
443
164
297
13
93
3
1,844
33
4.19
2.01
2.09
0.28
10.5
5.0
1.29
6.42
121
3.42
103
9.57
-6.7
21John Harkins
J. Harkins
192
1884
CLE
46
12
32
.273
45
3.68
42
3
0
391.0
399
160
300
7
108
1
1,709
48
4.42
2.49
1.78
0.16
11.2
6.3
1.30
6.91
126
3.35
101
9.18
-3.4
22Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
191
1932
SLN SLN
46
18
15
.545
33
3.30
16
4
2
286.0
280
105
122
14
102
5
10
1,203
2
6.01
3.21
1.87
0.44
15.9
8.5
1.34
.299
3.84
82
3.44
83
8.81
22.5
23Jack Sanford
J. Sanford
188
1957
PHI PHI
33
19
8
.704
33
3.08
15
3
0
236.2
194
81
94
22
94
3
0
2
989
12
7.15
3.57
2.00
0.84
19.0
9.5
1.22
.252
3.57
80
3.31
87
7.38
12.6
24Charlie Buffinton
C. Buffinton
188
1883
BSN BSN
43
25
14
.641
41
3.03
34
4
1
333.0
346
112
187
4
51
3
1,414
17
5.08
1.38
3.69
0.11
13.3
3.6
1.19
5.05
100
2.74
90
9.35
8.7
25Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
187
2013
MIA MIA
28
12
6
.667
28
2.19
0
0
0
172.2
111
42
47
10
58
5
0
5
681
3
9.75
3.02
3.22
0.52
27.5
8.5
0.98
.240
2.45
60
2.72
75
5.79
18.1

More Mets Stats

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HR

224

5th

R

766

9th

SO

1,387

11th

ERA

4.03

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
Schedule
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3/26
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Sat
3/28
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Sun
3/29
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Mon
3/30
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
4:00 AM
Tue
3/31
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
4:00 AM
Last Game
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83 - 79

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Final

4

MIA Marlins

79 - 83

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

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9/16
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STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
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BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
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TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
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KCR KCR
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3/25
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@
SFG SFG
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
DET DET
@
SDP SDP
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
4:00 AM