most games with 10+ strikeouts by a rookie pitcher in a season before 1999

Before 1999, Dwight Gooden had the most games pitched by a rookie with 10+ strikeouts, with 15 games in 1984.

NAME G SO SEASON TM W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
15
176
1984
NYM NYM
10
3
.769
15
1.31
6
3
0
123.1
69
18
21
5
33
0
0
1
467
2
12.84
2.41
5.33
0.36
37.7
7.1
0.83
.253
1.53
5.04
2 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
11
133
1995
LAD LAD
7
1
.875
11
1.12
4
3
0
88.1
41
11
13
3
23
4
0
0
334
5
13.55
2.34
5.78
0.31
39.8
6.9
0.72
.222
1.32
4.18
3 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
9
118
1998
CHC CHC
7
0
1.000
9
1.85
1
1
0
68.0
40
14
16
3
23
3
0
1
269
3
15.62
3.04
5.13
0.40
43.9
8.6
0.93
.303
2.12
5.29
4 Al Downing
A. Downing
8
91
1963
NYY NYY
7
0
1.000
8
1.48
4
3
0
67.0
36
11
11
2
32
0
0
0
269
3
12.22
4.30
2.84
0.27
33.8
11.9
1.01
.236
1.48
4.84
5 Herb Score
H. Score
8
94
1955
CLE CLE
7
1
.875
8
1.78
6
1
0
70.2
35
14
15
3
41
0
0
0
282
0
11.97
5.22
2.29
0.38
33.3
14.5
1.08
.222
1.91
4.46
6 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
7
75
1981
LAD LAD
7
0
1.000
7
0.72
6
4
0
62.2
38
5
5
0
18
0
0
0
236
2
10.77
2.59
4.17
0.00
31.8
7.6
0.89
.266
0.72
5.46
7 John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
7
82
1975
SFG SFG
3
1
.750
7
1.90
2
1
0
61.2
46
13
15
1
16
3
0
3
254
3
11.97
2.34
5.13
0.15
32.3
6.3
1.01
.296
2.19
6.71
8 Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
7
83
1973
TEX TEX
3
3
.500
7
2.87
5
1
0
62.2
34
20
20
4
41
1
0
1
260
3
11.92
5.89
2.02
0.57
31.9
15.8
1.20
.229
2.87
4.88
9 Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
7
81
1969
HOU HOU
6
1
.857
7
1.49
5
3
0
60.1
37
10
11
4
20
3
0
1
238
3
12.08
2.98
4.05
0.60
34.0
8.4
0.94
.254
1.64
5.52
10 Bobby Witt
B. Witt
5
57
1986
TEX TEX
1
1
.500
5
3.90
0
0
0
32.1
18
14
15
1
26
1
0
1
140
8
15.87
7.24
2.19
0.28
40.7
18.6
1.36
.309
4.18
5.01
11 Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
5
53
1970
KCR KCR
2
2
.500
5
1.88
4
0
0
43.0
28
9
13
3
12
0
0
1
167
0
11.09
2.51
4.42
0.63
31.7
7.2
0.93
.253
2.72
5.86
12 Tom Phoebus
T. Phoebus
5
54
1967
BAL BAL
4
1
.800
5
1.54
3
1
0
41.0
24
7
8
2
17
0
0
0
164
3
11.85
3.73
3.18
0.44
32.9
10.4
1.00
.242
1.76
5.27
13 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
5
61
1967
CIN CIN
1
0
1.000
5
1.82
1
1
0
39.2
37
8
8
3
5
0
0
0
160
0
13.84
1.13
12.20
0.68
38.1
3.1
1.06
.374
1.82
8.39
14 Ray Culp
R. Culp
5
53
1963
PHI PHI
2
3
.400
5
1.47
5
2
0
43.0
28
7
7
3
16
1
0
2
169
0
11.09
3.35
3.31
0.63
31.4
9.5
1.02
.260
1.47
5.86
15 Mark Gardner
M. Gardner
4
42
1990
MON MON
3
0
1.000
4
0.27
2
2
0
33.0
15
1
1
0
7
1
0
0
118
0
11.45
1.91
6.00
0.00
35.6
5.9
0.67
.221
0.27
4.09
16 Mark Langston
M. Langston
4
47
1984
SEA SEA
3
0
1.000
4
1.62
1
0
0
33.1
12
6
6
1
17
1
0
1
128
0
12.69
4.59
2.76
0.27
36.7
13.3
0.87
.177
1.62
3.24
17 Bruce Berenyi
B. Berenyi
4
45
1981
CIN CIN
3
1
.750
4
0.77
4
2
0
35.0
13
3
5
0
7
0
0
0
126
2
11.57
1.80
6.43
0.00
35.7
5.6
0.57
.176
1.29
3.34
18 Balor Moore
B. Moore
4
48
1972
MON MON
3
1
.750
4
1.82
2
1
0
34.2
22
7
8
2
11
2
0
2
140
2
12.46
2.86
4.36
0.52
34.3
7.9
0.95
.260
2.08
5.71
19 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
4
47
1968
NYM NYM
2
2
.500
4
1.95
2
0
0
32.1
20
7
7
4
20
1
0
0
133
2
13.08
5.57
2.35
1.11
35.3
15.0
1.24
.262
1.95
5.57
20 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
4
43
1968
NYM NYM
4
0
1.000
4
0.50
4
2
0
36.0
20
2
2
0
6
0
0
0
131
1
10.75
1.50
7.17
0.00
32.8
4.6
0.72
.244
0.50
5.00
21 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
4
48
1967
HOU HOU
2
1
.667
4
1.06
2
1
0
34.0
19
4
8
3
13
0
0
1
134
0
12.71
3.44
3.69
0.79
35.8
9.7
0.94
.229
2.12
5.03
22 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
4
44
1964
CLE CLE
4
0
1.000
4
1.25
4
2
0
36.0
19
5
5
2
11
1
0
0
136
1
11.00
2.75
4.00
0.50
32.4
8.1
0.83
.218
1.25
4.75
23 Dennis Bennett
D. Bennett
4
45
1962
PHI PHI
2
1
.667
4
3.31
2
1
0
32.2
22
12
12
1
9
0
0
0
125
0
12.40
2.48
5.00
0.28
36.0
7.2
0.95
.300
3.31
6.06
24 Jack Sanford
J. Sanford
4
44
1957
PHI PHI
4
0
1.000
4
0.75
4
2
0
36.0
12
3
3
1
15
0
0
0
134
1
11.00
3.75
2.93
0.25
32.8
11.2
0.75
.149
0.75
3.00
25 Sam Jones
S. Jones
4
43
1955
CHC CHC
4
0
1.000
4
2.06
3
0
0
35.0
24
8
8
2
20
2
0
0
153
0
11.06
5.14
2.15
0.51
28.1
13.1
1.26
.256
2.06
6.17
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