Kerry Wood has the highest K/9 by a rookie, with 12.58 per nine innings in 1998.

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	NAME	K/9	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Kerry Wood K. Wood	12.58	1998	CHC	26	13	6	.684	26	3.40	233	1	1	0	166.2	117	63	69	14	85	11	0	1	699	6	4.59	2.74	0.76	33.3	12.2	1.21	.289	3.73	80	3.16	73	6.32	21.9
2	Henry Porter H. Porter	12.53	1884	MIL	6	3	3	.500	6	3.00	71	6	1	0	51.0	32	17	25	1	9		0		200	6	1.59	7.89	0.18	35.5	4.5	0.80		4.41	23	1.27	11	5.65	24.1
3	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	11.39	1984	NYM	31	17	9	.654	31	2.60	276	7	3	0	218.0	161	63	72	7	73	2	0	2	879	3	3.01	3.78	0.29	31.4	8.3	1.07	.296	2.97	74	1.68	48	6.65	44.6
4	Lady Baldwin L. Baldwin	11.12	1884	MIL	2	1	1	.500	2	2.65	21	2	0	0	17.0	7	5	5	0	1		0		61	0	0.53	21.00	0.00	34.4	1.6	0.47		2.65	20	0.98	9	3.71	8.2
5	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	11.10	1995	LAD	28	13	6	.684	28	2.54	236	4	3	0	191.1	124	54	63	14	78	5	0	2	780	19	3.67	3.03	0.66	30.3	10.0	1.06	.246	2.96	65	2.88	71	5.83	26.1
6	Kodai Senga K. Senga	10.93	2023	NYM	29	12	7	.632	29	2.98	202	0	0	0	166.1	126	55	60	17	77	5	0	0	694	14	4.17	2.62	0.92	29.1	11.1	1.22	.277	3.25	71	3.63	84	6.82	13
7	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	10.40	2012	TEX	29	16	9	.640	29	3.90	221	0	0	0	191.1	156	83	89	14	89	10	0	1	816	8	4.19	2.48	0.66	27.1	10.9	1.28	.295	4.19	90	3.28	77	7.34	20.3
8	Rick Ankiel R. Ankiel	9.98	2000	STL	31	11	7	.611	30	3.50	194	0	0	0	175.0	137	68	80	21	90	6	0	2	735	12	4.63	2.16	1.08	26.4	12.2	1.30	.274	4.11	76	4.11	86	7.05	13.3
9	Jon Gray J. Gray	9.91	2016	COL	29	10	10	.500	29	4.61	185	1	1	0	168.0	153	86	92	18	59	12	0	2	712	7	3.16	3.14	0.96	26.0	8.3	1.26	.308	4.93	95	3.60	82	8.20	14.6
10	Nolan McLean N. McLean	9.85	2026	NYM	30	11	10	.524	30	3.18	189	0	0	0	172.2	137	61	73	17	69	15	0	0	722	2	3.60	2.74	0.89	26.2	9.6	1.19	.278	3.81	77	3.64	87	7.14	10.3
11	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	9.75	2013	MIA	28	12	6	.667	28	2.19	187	0	0	0	172.2	111	42	47	10	58	5	0	5	681	3	3.02	3.22	0.52	27.5	8.5	0.98	.240	2.45	60	2.72	75	5.79	18.1
12	Herb Score H. Score	9.70	1955	CLE	33	16	10	.615	32	2.85	245	11	2	0	227.1	158	72	85	18	154	1	0	1	978	12	6.10	1.59	0.71	25.1	15.7	1.37	.250	3.37	72	3.29	84	6.26	15.6
13	Tom Griffin T. Griffin	9.56	1969	HOU	31	11	10	.524	31	3.54	200	6	3	0	188.1	156	74	80	19	93	7	0	4	810	6	4.44	2.15	0.91	24.7	11.5	1.32	.279	3.82	101	3.28	98	7.45	0.9
14	Will Warren W. Warren	9.48	2025	NYY	33	9	8	.529	33	4.44	171	0	0	0	162.1	158	80	90	22	65	4	0	0	711	2	3.60	2.63	1.22	24.1	9.1	1.37	.303	4.99	109	4.06	95	8.76	3.6
15	Parker Messick P. Messick	9.39	2026	CLE	30	12	9	.571	30	2.57	186	0	0	0	178.1	138	51	55	17	47	4	0	2	711	6	2.37	3.96	0.86	26.2	6.6	1.04	.265	2.78	62	3.10	77	6.96	19
16	Jake Odorizzi J. Odorizzi	9.32	2014	TBR	31	11	13	.458	31	4.13	174	0	0	0	168.0	156	77	79	20	59	5	0	0	719	3	3.16	2.95	1.07	24.2	8.2	1.28	.295	4.23	111	3.75	102	8.36	-1.6
17	Lance Lynn L. Lynn	9.20	2012	STL	35	18	7	.720	29	3.78	180	0	0	0	176.0	168	74	76	16	64	10	2	3	744	3	3.27	2.81	0.82	24.2	8.6	1.32	.321	3.89	98	3.48	90	8.59	7.4
18	Kenta Maeda K. Maeda	9.17	2016	LAD	32	16	11	.593	32	3.48	179	0	0	0	175.2	150	68	72	20	50	8	0	6	716	6	2.56	3.58	1.02	25.0	7.0	1.14	.283	3.69	87	3.57	88	7.69	9.2
19	Michael Pineda M. Pineda	9.11	2011	SEA	28	9	10	.474	28	3.74	173	0	0	0	171.0	133	71	76	18	55	5	0	1	696	9	2.89	3.15	0.95	24.9	7.9	1.10	.258	4.00	98	3.42	87	7.00	9.6
20	Shota Imanaga S. Imanaga	9.03	2024	CHC	29	15	3	.833	29	2.91	174	0	0	0	173.1	149	56	66	27	28	3	0	0	694	3	1.45	6.21	1.40	25.1	4.0	1.02	.264	3.43	72	3.71	93	7.74	5
21	Matt Moore M. Moore	8.88	2012	TBR	31	11	11	.500	31	3.81	175	0	0	0	177.1	158	75	85	18	81	7	0	5	759	8	4.11	2.16	0.91	23.1	10.7	1.35	.293	4.31	98	3.92	97	8.02	2.3
22	Daisuke Matsuzaka D. Matsuzaka	8.84	2007	BOS	32	15	12	.556	32	4.40	201	1	0	0	204.2	191	100	100	25	80	13	0	1	874	5	3.52	2.51	1.10	23.0	9.2	1.32	.299	4.40	95	4.22	98	8.40	1.7
23	Shelby Miller S. Miller	8.78	2013	STL	31	15	9	.625	31	3.06	169	1	1	0	173.1	152	59	65	20	57	5	0	0	722	2	2.96	2.96	1.04	23.4	7.9	1.21	.280	3.38	84	3.67	98	7.89	1.1
24	Al Downing A. Downing	8.76	1963	NYY	24	13	5	.722	22	2.56	171	10	4	0	175.2	114	50	52	7	80	0	2	1	707	5	4.10	2.14	0.36	24.2	11.3	1.10	.238	2.66	73	2.42	68	5.84	22.3
25	Bob Johnson B. Johnson	8.66	1970	KCR	40	8	13	.381	26	3.07	206	10	1	4	214.0	178	73	82	18	82	11	7	4	894	6	3.45	2.51	0.76	23.0	9.2	1.21	.277	3.45	83	3.10	79	7.49	19.4

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ERA

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	MIA	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Wed 9/23	MIA	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Thu 9/24	MIA	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Fri 9/25	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 9/26	CHC	@	BOS	7:15 PM

Last Game

Cubs

87 - 69

Final

Reds

72 - 84

Sun 20 Sep 2026

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HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

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Burleson

110

Stewart

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Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Hit Leaders

185

Lopez

183

Arraez

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Tatis

Run Leaders

118

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

104

Wood

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

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Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.597

Alvarez

.578

Crow-Armstrong

.532

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SB Leaders

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Simpson

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Nuñez

43

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Win Leaders

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Sánchez

17

Gray

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Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

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0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

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5.88

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5.62

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29

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,303.1

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

1,983.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,745

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Ohtani

1,488

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87-70

85-71

84-72

83-73

Worst Record ATS

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66-90

67-89

72-84

73-83

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	84	.465	19.5
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	98	58	.628
Cubs	87	69	.558	11.0
Pirates	79	77	.506	19.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	22.0
Reds	72	84	.462	26.0
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Dodgers - y	96	60	.615
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Diamondbacks	82	74	.526	14.0
Giants	64	92	.410	32.0
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Rays - x	95	60	.613
Yankees - x	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	80	.490	19.0
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White Sox	80	76	.513	1.0
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Twins	73	83	.468	8.0
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0
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Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0

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Sun 9/6	MIL	@	CIN	8-12
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Sun 9/6	CHC	@	MIA	3-10
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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Kerry Wood has the highest K/9 by a rookie, with 12.58 per nine innings in 1998.

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