who led the mlb in strikeouts 2021 season

50 players were tied for the fewest strikeouts with >0 strikeouts in 2021, with 1 strikeout. The first three are R.J. Alaniz, Tyler Alexander and Matthew Boyd.

	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	R.J. Alaniz	1	2021	CIN	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-114	-0.3
2	Tyler Alexander T. Alexander	1	2021	DET	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-114	-0.5
3	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	1	2021	DET	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	0.3	.393	152	0.3
4	Archie Bradley A. Bradley	1	2021	PHI	49	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-109	-0.3
5	John Brebbia J. Brebbia	1	2021	SFG	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-105	-0.3
6	Andy Burns A. Burns	1	2021	LAD	9	11	2	3	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	15	4	1	0	0	0	1	.273	.467	.364	.830	3	0.9	.386	145	0.9
7	Eric Campbell E. Campbell	1	2021	SEA	4	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	1	-0.4	.277	78	-0.3
8	Erick Castillo E. Castillo	1	2021	CHC	4	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	1	-0.3	.272	69	-0.4
9	Tyler Chatwood T. Chatwood	1	2021	TOT	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-105	-0.3
10	Adam Cimber A. Cimber	1	2021	TOT	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-109	-0.5
11	Nick Ciuffo N. Ciuffo	1	2021	BAL	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	1	0	.322	102	0
12	Sam Clay S. Clay	1	2021	WSH	54	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-109	-0.5
13	Sam Coonrod S. Coonrod	1	2021	PHI	40	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-109	-0.3
14	Danny Coulombe D. Coulombe	1	2021	MIN	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-113	-0.3
15	Miguel Díaz M. Díaz	1	2021	SDP	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.8	.000	-103	-0.8
16	Jake Diekman J. Diekman	1	2021	OAK	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-109	-0.3
17	Dane Dunning D. Dunning	1	2021	TEX	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	-0.1	.293	82	-0.1
18	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1	2021	BOS	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	-0.2	.231	36	-0.2
19	Jake Faria J. Faria	1	2021	ARI	24	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	1	0.2	.414	160	0.2
20	Junior Fernandez J. Fernandez	1	2021	STL	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-106	-0.3
21	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	1	2021	MIL	4	8	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1	-0.1	.306	90	-0.1
22	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1	2021	HOU	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-113	-0.5
23	Javy Guerra J. Guerra	1	2021	WSH	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.3	.000	-109	-0.3
24	Junior Guerra J. Guerra	1	2021	LAA	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-116	-0.5
25	Ryne Harper R. Harper	1	2021	WSH	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-109	-0.5

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