highest striekouts per 9 innings in a season

Shane Bieber has the best K/9 in a season, with 14.20 per nine innings in 2020.

Interpreted as:
highest striekouts per 9 innings with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player in a season
NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
14.20
2020
CLE CLE
12
8
1
.889
12
1.63
122
0
0
0
77.1
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
2.44
5.81
0.81
41.1
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
37
2.06
46
5.35
20.5
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13.82
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
326
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
3Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13.76
2020
NYM NYM
12
4
2
.667
12
2.38
104
0
0
0
68.0
47
18
21
7
18
0
0
0
268
4
2.38
5.78
0.93
38.8
6.7
0.96
.288
2.78
57
2.26
52
6.22
15.9
4Spencer Strider
S. Strider
13.55
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
3.86
281
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
5Dylan Cease
D. Cease
13.55
2026
TOR TOR
17
6
4
.600
17
2.56
148
0
0
0
98.1
67
28
31
5
44
3
0
0
401
3
4.03
3.36
0.46
36.9
11.0
1.13
.308
2.84
62
2.18
52
6.13
22.2
6Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
13.54
2026
MIL MIL
18
10
4
.714
18
1.62
167
1
1
0
111.0
57
20
27
9
27
8
0
0
422
5
2.19
6.19
0.73
39.6
6.4
0.76
.227
2.19
39
2.08
49
4.62
26.5
7Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13.41
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
372
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
13.20
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
313
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
9Chris Sale
C. Sale
12.93
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
308
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
10Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.69
2019
WSH WSH
27
11
7
.611
27
2.92
243
0
0
0
172.1
144
56
59
18
33
7
0
2
693
0
1.72
7.36
0.94
35.1
4.8
1.03
.321
3.08
66
2.44
55
7.52
38.6
11Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
12.61
2021
MIL MIL
28
11
5
.688
28
2.43
234
0
0
0
167.0
123
45
47
7
34
6
0
0
657
5
1.83
6.88
0.38
35.6
5.2
0.94
.309
2.53
58
1.62
38
6.63
48.9
12Kerry Wood
K. Wood
12.58
1998
CHC CHC
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
233
1
1
0
166.2
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
80
3.16
73
6.32
21.9
13Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.56
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
347
8
3
0
248.2
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
14Henry Porter
H. Porter
12.53
1884
MIL
6
3
3
.500
6
3.00
71
6
1
0
51.0
32
17
25
1
9
0
200
6
1.59
7.89
0.18
35.5
4.5
0.80
4.41
23
1.27
11
5.65
24.1
15Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
12.49
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
253
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
16Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12.40
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
276
1
1
0
200.1
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.35
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
294
6
3
0
214.1
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
53
2.08
44
6.68
62
18Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
12.33
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
4
.556
11
1.73
100
2
2
0
73.0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
2.10
5.88
1.11
36.0
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
36
2.87
61
5.05
14.1
19Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.30
2020
WSH WSH
12
5
4
.556
12
3.74
92
1
0
0
67.1
70
28
30
10
23
1
0
1
295
6
3.07
4.00
1.34
31.2
7.8
1.38
.355
4.01
83
3.45
76
9.36
8
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.30
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
291
5
2
0
213.0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
3.25
3.78
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
21Dylan Cease
D. Cease
12.28
2021
CWS CWS
32
13
7
.650
32
3.91
226
1
1
0
165.2
139
72
77
20
68
9
0
0
708
13
3.69
3.32
1.09
31.9
9.6
1.25
.309
4.18
90
3.40
76
7.55
18.9
22Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.24
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
300
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
23Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12.20
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
290
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
24Robbie Ray
R. Ray
12.13
2019
ARI ARI
33
12
8
.600
33
4.34
235
0
0
0
174.1
150
84
91
30
84
5
0
5
747
7
4.34
2.80
1.55
31.5
11.2
1.34
.305
4.70
98
4.28
99
7.74
1
25Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
12.13
2020
SDP SDP
12
3
1
.750
12
2.09
93
0
0
0
69.0
39
16
18
5
20
4
0
0
267
1
2.61
4.65
0.65
34.8
7.5
0.86
.234
2.35
49
2.47
56
5.09
15.1
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Team Batting Leaders

HR

11

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

RBI

46

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

AVG

.278

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter
Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Williams

Gavin Williams

K

134

Williams

Gavin Williams

ERA

2.73

Messick

Parker Messick
Team Rankings

HR

93

27th

R

385

28th

SO

870

5th

ERA

3.71

8th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
50
45
.526
Guardians Guardians
51
46
.526
Twins Twins
48
49
.495
3.0
Tigers Tigers
44
52
.458
6.5
Royals Royals
38
59
.392
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
7/17
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Sat
7/18
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
4:10 PM
Sun
7/19
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
1:40 PM
Mon
7/20
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
7/21
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Last Game
CLE Guardians

51 - 46

5

Final

2

MIA Marlins

52 - 45

Sun 12 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

32

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

31

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

29

Rice

Ben Rice
RBI Leaders

74

Walker

Jordan Walker

70

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

68

Rice

Ben Rice
Batting Average Leaders

.334

Lopez

Otto Lopez

.330

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.322

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Hit Leaders

127

Lopez

Otto Lopez

119

Arraez

Luis Arraez

111

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

89

Wood

James Wood

68

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

67

Neto

Zach Neto
OBP Leaders

.426

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.410

Wood

James Wood

.405

Soto

Juan Soto
SLG Leaders

.633

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.599

Rice

Ben Rice

.575

Buxton

Byron Buxton
SB Leaders

34

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

30

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

26

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

Aaron Ashby

11

Burns

Chase Burns

11

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

148

Cease

Dylan Cease

144

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.05

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.20

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.91

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
K/9 Leaders

13.55

Cease

Dylan Cease

13.54

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

11.09

Luzardo

Jesús Luzardo
K/BB Leaders

6.19

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.76

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.76

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez
Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

19

Martinez

Nick Martinez

20

Woo

Bryan Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,781

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,483.8

Wood

James Wood

1,326

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,224.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,103

Wood

James Wood

995

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

56-39

Cardinals

56-39

Nationals

57-40

Rays

55-39

Diamondbacks

53-43

Reds

52-43
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

37-60

Mariners

38-59

Royals

41-56

Mets

42-55

Cubs

42-54

Dodgers

44-53

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
55
40
.579
Phillies Phillies
54
43
.557
2.0
Marlins Marlins
52
45
.536
4.0
Nationals Nationals
48
49
.495
8.0
Mets Mets
40
57
.412
16.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
59
37
.615
Cubs Cubs
54
42
.563
5.0
Cardinals Cardinals
50
45
.526
8.5
Pirates Pirates
50
47
.515
9.5
Reds Reds
43
52
.453
15.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
61
36
.629
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
49
47
.510
11.5
Padres Padres
48
48
.500
12.5
Giants Giants
41
55
.427
19.5
Rockies Rockies
39
59
.398
22.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
56
38
.596
Yankees Yankees
54
42
.563
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
46
48
.489
10.0
Orioles Orioles
46
51
.474
11.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
45
51
.469
12.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
50
45
.526
Guardians Guardians
51
46
.526
Twins Twins
48
49
.495
3.0
Tigers Tigers
44
52
.458
6.5
Royals Royals
38
59
.392
13.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Rangers Rangers
49
47
.510
Mariners Mariners
48
49
.495
1.5
Astros Astros
47
51
.480
3.0
Athletics Athletics
41
55
.427
8.0
Angels Angels
38
59
.392
11.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
6/28
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
4-9
Sun
6/28
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
6-4
Sun
6/28
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Sun
6/28
SEA SEA
@
CLE CLE
5-6
Sun
6/28
AZ AZ
@
TBR TBR
1-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
7/16
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
7:10 PM
Fri
7/17
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Fri
7/17
LAD LAD
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Fri
7/17
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Fri
7/17
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM