most strikeouts by a rookie pitcher all-time since 1950

Since 1950, Dwight Gooden has struck out the most batters by a rookie, with 276 strikeouts in 1984.

NAME SO SEASON TM 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Dwight 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
2 Herb Score
H. Score
245
1955
CLE CLE
33
16
10
.615
32
2.85
11
2
0
227.1
158
72
85
18
154
1
0
1
978
12
9.70
6.10
1.59
0.71
25.1
15.7
1.37
.250
3.37
72
3.29
84
6.26
15.6
3 Hideo 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
4 Kerry 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
5 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
221
2012
TEX TEX
29
16
9
.640
29
3.90
0
0
0
191.1
156
83
89
14
89
10
0
1
816
8
10.40
4.19
2.48
0.66
27.1
10.9
1.28
.295
4.19
90
3.28
77
7.34
20.3
6 John 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
7 Don 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
8 Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
206
1970
KCR KCR
40
8
13
.381
26
3.07
10
1
4
214.0
178
73
82
18
82
11
7
4
894
6
8.66
3.45
2.51
0.76
23.0
9.2
1.21
.277
3.45
83
3.10
79
7.49
19.4
9 Gary 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
10 Mark Langston
M. Langston
204
1984
SEA SEA
35
17
10
.630
33
3.40
5
2
0
225.0
188
85
99
16
118
8
0
5
965
4
8.16
4.72
1.73
0.64
21.1
12.2
1.36
.278
3.96
84
3.55
85
7.52
15.4
11 Kodai 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
12 Spencer 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
13 Daisuke Matsuzaka
D. Matsuzaka
201
2007
BOS BOS
32
15
12
.556
32
4.40
1
0
0
204.2
191
100
100
25
80
13
0
1
874
5
8.84
3.52
2.51
1.10
23.0
9.2
1.32
.299
4.40
95
4.22
98
8.40
1.7
14 Tom 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
15 Sam 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
16 Rick 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
17 Ed Correa
E. Correa
189
1986
TEX TEX
32
12
14
.462
32
4.23
4
2
0
202.1
167
95
102
15
126
3
0
2
886
19
8.41
5.60
1.50
0.67
21.3
14.2
1.45
.275
4.54
99
3.77
91
7.43
8.7
18 Gary Peters
G. Peters
189
1963
CWS CWS
41
19
8
.704
30
2.33
13
4
1
243.0
192
63
69
9
68
8
4
2
978
5
7.00
2.52
2.78
0.33
19.3
7.0
1.07
.260
2.56
67
2.34
67
7.11
32.1
19 Jack 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
20 Jose 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
21 Jon Gray
J. Gray
185
2016
COL COL
29
10
10
.500
29
4.61
1
1
0
168.0
153
86
92
18
59
12
0
2
712
7
9.91
3.16
3.14
0.96
26.0
8.3
1.26
.308
4.93
95
3.60
82
8.20
14.6
22 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
182
2018
STL STL
28
8
9
.471
28
3.34
0
0
0
151.0
108
56
59
20
59
11
0
3
615
6
10.85
3.52
3.08
1.19
29.6
9.6
1.11
.257
3.52
86
3.86
97
6.44
2
23 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
180
2012
STL STL
35
18
7
.720
29
3.78
0
0
0
176.0
168
74
76
16
64
10
2
3
744
3
9.20
3.27
2.81
0.82
24.2
8.6
1.32
.321
3.89
98
3.48
90
8.59
7.4
24 Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
180
1981
LAD LAD
25
13
7
.650
25
2.48
11
8
0
192.1
140
53
55
11
61
1
0
4
758
4
8.42
2.85
2.95
0.51
23.7
8.0
1.05
.255
2.57
73
2.44
72
6.55
20.4
25 Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
180
1974
CAL CAL
39
14
19
.424
35
3.12
12
4
0
268.2
262
93
104
27
77
8
2
4
1,127
4
6.03
2.58
2.34
0.90
16.0
6.8
1.26
.281
3.48
92
3.48
99
8.78
0.4

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HR

126

8th

R

432

14th

SO

844

7th

ERA

3.61

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
56
42
.571
Mets Mets
55
44
.556
1.5
Marlins Marlins
46
51
.474
9.5
Braves Braves
43
54
.443
12.5
Nationals Nationals
39
59
.398
17.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
7/20
CIN CIN
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Mon
7/21
LAA LAA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
7/22
LAA LAA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
7/23
LAA LAA
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM
Fri
7/25
NYM NYM
@
SFG SFG
10:15 PM
Last Game
NYM Mets

55 - 44

2

Final

5

CIN Reds

52 - 47

Sat 19 Jul 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
56
42
.571
Mets Mets
55
44
.556
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
59
39
.602
Brewers Brewers
57
40
.588
1.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
58
40
.592
Padres Padres
53
45
.541
5.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
57
41
.582
Yankees Yankees
54
44
.551
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
59
40
.596
Guardians Guardians
47
50
.485
11.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
56
41
.577
Mariners Mariners
52
45
.536
4.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
6/30
NYY NYY
@
TOR TOR
5-12
Mon
6/30
LAA LAA
@
ATL ATL
4-0
Mon
6/30
BAL BAL
@
TEX TEX
2-10
Mon
6/30
HOU HOU
@
COL COL
6-5
Mon
6/30
CWS CWS
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LAD LAD
1-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
7/19
BOS BOS
@
CHC CHC
7:15 PM
Sun
7/20
SFG SFG
@
TOR TOR
12:05 PM
Sun
7/20
BAL BAL
@
TBR TBR
12:10 PM
Sun
7/20
NYY NYY
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Sun
7/20
SDP SDP
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM