most strikeout pitcher under 30 year-old

Sam McDowell has fanned the most career hitters by a pitcher younger than 30, with 2,271 strikeouts.

NAME SO G 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 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
2,271
362
130
117
.526
318
3.10
101
22
11
2259.1
1,747
778
887
149
1,152
58
25
66
9,551
124
9.05
4.59
1.97
0.59
23.8
12.1
1.28
.270
3.53
6.96
2 Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2,250
387
156
141
.525
382
2.96
150
41
0
2841.1
2,554
933
1,051
206
770
70
3
48
11,630
63
7.13
2.44
2.92
0.65
19.3
6.6
1.17
.282
3.33
8.09
3 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2,245
452
249
155
.616
369
0.93
321
69
17
3366.1
2,574
924
28
683
127
78
114
6.00
1.83
3.29
0.07
5.2
0.97
.253
2.47
6.88
4 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2,148
335
143
102
.584
335
3.11
25
11
0
2268.1
2,020
784
873
184
635
72
0
16
9,278
126
8.52
2.52
3.38
0.73
23.2
6.8
1.17
.294
3.46
8.01
5 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2,120
292
144
64
.692
290
2.36
25
15
0
1935.0
1,431
508
554
128
507
29
1
27
7,602
71
9.86
2.36
4.18
0.60
27.9
6.7
1.00
.270
2.58
6.66
6 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2,085
294
122
116
.513
260
3.11
116
30
3
1935.0
1,339
668
757
110
1,180
62
13
25
8,187
82
9.70
5.49
1.77
0.51
25.5
14.4
1.30
.259
3.52
6.23
7 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2,079
356
138
78
.639
273
2.93
110
35
9
2001.1
1,513
651
732
185
740
18
44
44
8,223
80
9.35
3.33
2.81
0.83
25.3
9.0
1.13
.255
3.29
6.80
8 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2,038
419
170
129
.569
366
3.03
139
34
6
2727.0
2,428
918
1,052
232
709
127
34
91
11,232
67
6.73
2.34
2.87
0.77
18.1
6.3
1.15
.270
3.47
8.01
9 Bob Feller
B. Feller
2,000
348
177
98
.644
301
2.99
198
34
20
2471.0
1,961
822
911
107
1,246
37
36
10,403
59
7.28
4.54
1.61
0.39
19.2
12.0
1.30
.264
3.32
7.14
10 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1,981
296
132
59
.691
229
2.66
36
15
3
1693.0
1,262
501
553
129
467
75
23
20
6,750
43
10.53
2.48
4.24
0.69
29.3
6.9
1.02
.276
2.94
6.71
11 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1,875
305
157
85
.649
303
3.10
67
23
1
2169.2
1,898
747
823
123
651
41
1
31
8,898
47
7.78
2.70
2.88
0.51
21.1
7.3
1.17
.286
3.41
7.87
12 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1,856
283
146
87
.627
278
2.47
133
29
1
2167.1
1,723
595
652
162
568
40
5
47
8,645
48
7.71
2.36
3.27
0.67
21.5
6.6
1.06
.259
2.71
7.15
13 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1,808
263
146
68
.682
262
2.80
86
33
0
1956.1
1,630
608
677
125
534
48
0
34
7,911
46
8.32
2.46
3.39
0.58
22.9
6.8
1.11
.279
3.11
7.50
14 Chris Sale
C. Sale
1,793
288
103
63
.620
208
2.93
15
2
12
1485.1
1,195
483
517
151
339
86
25
14
5,950
36
10.86
2.05
5.29
0.91
30.1
5.7
1.03
.292
3.13
7.24
15 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
1,759
331
141
116
.549
320
3.31
107
29
2
2348.2
2,099
864
981
152
915
16
5
58
9,857
94
6.74
3.51
1.92
0.58
17.8
9.3
1.28
.278
3.76
8.04
16 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
1,738
332
139
113
.552
318
3.04
99
36
3
2290.0
1,968
774
854
170
591
44
9
55
9,334
58
6.83
2.32
2.94
0.67
18.6
6.3
1.12
.265
3.36
7.73
17 Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
1,731
278
116
90
.563
275
3.09
15
6
0
1778.0
1,563
610
671
180
414
59
1
34
7,235
24
8.76
2.10
4.18
0.91
23.9
5.7
1.11
.285
3.40
7.91
18 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1,724
310
133
105
.559
292
3.05
131
28
1
2196.0
1,968
743
844
156
785
26
7
68
9,147
78
7.07
3.22
2.20
0.64
18.8
8.6
1.25
.281
3.46
8.07
19 CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
1,700
308
148
84
.638
308
3.59
30
11
0
2027.1
1,854
808
879
180
635
63
0
25
8,391
42
7.55
2.82
2.68
0.80
20.3
7.6
1.23
.288
3.90
8.23
20 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
1,696
402
184
127
.592
379
3.06
146
38
1
2784.1
2,327
947
1,054
286
770
41
5
49
11,277
37
5.48
2.49
2.20
0.92
15.0
6.8
1.11
.241
3.41
7.52
21 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1,691
419
188
134
.584
342
2.96
201
33
18
2717.1
2,405
894
1,057
111
1,157
15
61
11,483
59
5.60
3.83
1.46
0.37
14.7
10.1
1.31
.270
3.50
7.97
22 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
1,649
304
135
93
.592
246
3.02
142
25
7
2032.2
1,748
683
752
200
432
37
30
62
8,204
31
7.30
1.91
3.82
0.89
20.1
5.3
1.07
.263
3.33
7.74
23 Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
1,627
385
133
131
.504
328
3.72
92
18
5
2336.2
2,191
966
1,095
214
909
85
27
59
9,954
102
6.27
3.50
1.79
0.82
16.3
9.1
1.33
.278
4.22
8.44
24 Johan Santana
J. Santana
1,587
285
109
51
.681
209
3.11
9
6
1
1543.0
1,274
534
574
167
427
31
23
7
6,245
64
9.26
2.49
3.72
0.97
25.4
6.8
1.10
.274
3.35
7.43
25 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
1,586
235
94
74
.560
234
3.53
9
6
0
1488.1
1,289
584
624
120
579
37
0
31
6,251
91
9.59
3.50
2.74
0.73
25.4
9.3
1.26
.298
3.77
7.79
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Team Rankings

HR

123

19th

R

466

26th

SO

987

16th

ERA

3.83

11th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
69
51
.575
Guardians Guardians
61
56
.521
6.5
Royals Royals
59
60
.496
9.5
Twins Twins
56
62
.475
12.0
White Sox White Sox
43
76
.361
25.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
8/12
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Wed
8/13
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Thu
8/14
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Fri
8/15
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Sat
8/16
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

43 - 75

6

Final

4

CLE Guardians

61 - 56

Sun 10 Aug 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
69
49
.585
Mets Mets
63
55
.534
6.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
74
44
.627
Cubs Cubs
67
50
.573
6.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
68
51
.571
Padres Padres
67
52
.563
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
69
50
.580
Red Sox Red Sox
65
55
.542
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
69
51
.575
Guardians Guardians
61
56
.521
6.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
67
52
.563
Mariners Mariners
66
53
.555
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
7/26
WSH WSH
@
MIN MIN
7-2
Sat
7/26
CHC CHC
@
CWS CWS
5-4
Sat
7/26
SDP SDP
@
STL STL
9-2
Sun
7/27
TOR TOR
@
BAL BAL
4-11
Sun
7/27
COL COL
@
CLE CLE
8-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
8/12
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
8/12
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Tue
8/12
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
8/12
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
8/12
CHC CHC
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM