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The 'Most K's to start an MLB career' quiz
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The 'Most K's to start an MLB career' quiz

Created on May 26, 2026  |  Total tries: 560  |  Average Score: 15.3 out of 55  (28%)  |  Quiz FAQ   
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Can you name the MLB pitchers with the most strikeouts in their first 25 starts? Quiz clue: # of K's / Total Team(s) Played For / Years Active. Good luck!

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233 / CHC, NYY / 1998-2012
Kerry Wood
223 / LAD, NYM, MIL, DET, BOS, KC / 1995-2008
Hideo Nomo
214 / NYM, NYY, CLE, HOU, TB / 1984-2000
Dwight Gooden
199 / CHC / 2002-06
Mark Prior
196 / TEX, LAD, CHC, SD / 2012-Present
Yu Darvish
191 / NYM, CIN, LAA, KC, BAL / 2012-21
Matt Harvey
190 / PIT / 2024-Present
Paul Skenes
187 / NYM, LAA, PHI, LAD, CLE / 2015-23
Noah Syndergaard
184 / MIL / 2025-Present
Jacob Misiorowski
184 / CLE, CHW / 1955-62
Herb Score
181 / NYM / 2023-Present
Kodai Senga
180 / WAS / 2010-22
Stephen Strasburg
180 / NYY / 2014-20
Masahiro Tanaka
178 / CIN / 2022-Present
Nick Lodolo
177 / CIN / 2022-Present
Hunter Greene
173 / MIA / 2013-16
Jose Fernandez
172 / BOS, NYM / 2007-14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
169 / HOU, SD, CAL, SF, PIT / 1969-82
Tom Griffin
169 / SD, COL, BOS, LAD / 2017-24
Dinelson Lamet
168 / MIA, ARZ / 2019-Present
Zac Gallen
168 / CIN, CAL / 1967-77
Gary Nolan
167 / ATL, LAD / 2010-15
Brandon Beachy
164 / NYY, CHW, ARZ, NYM / 1998-2007
Orlando Hernandez
164 / MIA, BAL / 2020-Present
Trevor Rogers
163 / NYM, TEX / 2014-Present
Jacob deGrom
163 / PHI, TEX, CHC, ATL / 2006-20
Cole Hamels
163 / SEA, NYY, MIN, DET / 2011-22
Michael Pineda
162 / TOR, LAA / 2021-Present
Alek Manoah
161 / NYY / 2021-Present
Luis Gil
161 / LAA, LAD / 2018-Present
Shohei Ohtani
159 / BOS, TOR, NYY, HOU / 1984-2007
Roger Clemens
159 / SEA / 2005-19
Felix Hernandez
159 / NYY / 2025-Present
Cam Schlittler
159 / FLA / 2000-01
Chuck Smith
159 / ARZ / 2003-09
Brandon Webb
158 / HOU / 2024-Present
Spencer Arrighetti
158 / LAD / 2024-Present
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
157 / SF, LAA / 2007-16
Tim Lincecum
157 / HOU / 2015-Present
Lance McCullers Jr.
157 / CLE / 2013-19
Danny Salazar
156 / ATL, CHC, ATH, BOS, CHW / 2017-Present
Sean Newcomb
156 / PHI / 2015-Present
Aaron Nola
155 / PUT, CHW, STL, PHI, MON / 1983-95
Jose DeLeon
155 / CHC / 2024-Present
Shota Imanaga
154 / STL, BAL, DET, LAD / 2017-Present
Jack Flaherty
154 / OAK, ATL, SF / 1999-2015
Tim Hudson
154 / ATL / 2024-Present
Spencer Schwellenbach
153 / CIN, SEA / 2017-Present
Luis Castillo
153 / SD, MIN, DET, MIA, CIN / 2019-Present
Chris Paddack
153 / OAK, SF / 2000-15
Barry Zito
151 / NYG, CIN, STL, PHI / 1903-19
Red Ames
151 / TB, MIN / 2023-Present
Taj Bradley
151 / COL, TEX / 2015-25
Jon Gray
151 / CLE, CIN, HOU, MIN, BOS, ARZ / 1986-2002
Greg Swindell
150 / BAL / 2023-Present
Grayson Rodriguez

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