46 players are tied for the fewest strikeout per total batter faced in a game with 48+ total batters faced, with 0. The first three are Howie Pollet on July 1, 1951, Ned Garver on June 30, 1950 and Jim Tobin on August 19, 1945.
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pitcher lowest so/tbf in one regular-season game, alltime, 48+ tbf| NAME | SO/TBF | TBF | SO | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | H. Pollet | 0 | 50 | 0 | 7/1/1951 |  PIT | @ |  SLN | L | 1 | 3.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | N. Garver | 0 | 49 | 0 | 6/30/1950 |  SLA | @ |  CWS | L | 1 | 2.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | J. Tobin | 0 | 49 | 0 | 8/19/1945 |  DET | vs |  PHA | L | 1 | 5.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | | S. Jakucki | 0 | 49 | 0 | 7/31/1945 | SLA | @ | DET | L | 1 | 3.97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | A. Smith | 0 | 54 | 0 | 9/1/1944 |  CLE | @ | CWS | L | 1 | 0.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | | C. Passeau | 0 | 56 | 0 | 5/5/1943 |  CHC | vs | SLN | W | 1 | 0.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | | F. Caligiuri | 0 | 48 | 0 | 9/15/1941 | PHA | vs | SLA | L | 1 | 2.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | C. Pippen | 0 | 49 | 0 | 8/23/1939 | PHA | @ | DET | W | 1 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | H. Mulcahy | 0 | 58 | 0 | 9/24/1936 |  PHN | @ |  BKN | W | 1 | 1.38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | R. Ruffing | 0 | 63 | 0 | 6/7/1936 |  NYY | vs | CLE | W | 1 | 1.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | J. DeShong | 0 | 54 | 0 | 8/11/1934 | NYY | @ |  BSA | L | 1 | 2.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | H. Meine | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5/6/1931 |  PIT | vs | SLN | L | 1 | 4.15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | D. Ulrich | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8/31/1927 | PHN | vs | PIT | L | 1 | 0.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | J. Shaute | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8/11/1926 | CLE | vs | CWS | L | 1 | 4.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | J. Genewich | 0 | 49 | 0 | 9/23/1925 |  BSN | @ |  CIN | W | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | S. Smith | 0 | 55 | 0 | 8/9/1925 | CLE | @ |  WSH | W | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | J. Stuart | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6/22/1925 | SLN | vs | PIT | 0 | 11.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | J. Quinn | 0 | 55 | 0 | 7/10/1922 | BSA | vs | SLA | L | 1 | 3.46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | F. Heimach | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5/17/1922 | PHA | vs | CWS | W | 1 | 0.69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | B. Hubbell | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5/6/1922 | PHN | @ |  NYG | L | 1 | 1.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | S. Smith | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7/19/1921 | BKN | vs |  CHC | L | 1 | 2.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | E. Myers | 0 | 60 | 0 | 9/13/1920 | BSA | @ | SLA | W | 1 | 2.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | A. Nehf | 0 | 66 | 0 | 8/27/1920 | NYG | @ | CIN | W | 1 | 1.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Bagby | 0 | 51 | 0 | 6/14/1919 | CLE | @ | BSA | W | 1 | 1.38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | B. Ruth | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5/15/1919 | BSA | @ | CWS | W | 0 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for total batters faced going back to the 1916 season.
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