highest strikeout per 9 by a starting pitcher ever with at least 50 games started

Spencer Strider has the best career K/9 by a starting pitcher when starting 50+ games, with 12.38 per nine innings.

NAMEK/9GSGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Spencer Strider
S. Strider
12.38
77
77
36
23
.610
3.82
589
0
0
0
428.1
352
182
191
51
148
20
0
2
1,777
12
3.11
3.98
1.07
33.1
8.3
1.17
.311
4.01
7.40
2Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
11.89
64
64
24
17
.585
3.00
464
1
1
0
351.1
288
117
123
42
79
8
0
0
1,409
10
2.02
5.87
1.08
32.9
5.6
1.04
.301
3.15
7.38
3Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
11.55
60
60
14
20
.412
4.13
386
0
0
0
300.2
246
138
151
43
123
17
0
2
1,271
20
3.68
3.14
1.29
30.4
9.7
1.23
.289
4.52
7.36
4Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
11.41
100
100
39
20
.661
3.00
670
1
1
0
528.2
388
176
184
56
182
24
0
2
2,139
52
3.10
3.68
0.95
31.3
8.5
1.08
.275
3.13
6.61
5Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
11.40
128
128
42
34
.553
3.69
869
0
0
0
686.0
519
281
300
89
244
12
0
3
2,789
55
3.20
3.56
1.17
31.2
8.7
1.11
.273
3.94
6.81
6Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
11.25
76
76
38
17
.691
2.58
589
0
0
0
471.1
357
135
150
31
140
13
0
12
1,888
16
2.67
4.21
0.59
31.2
7.4
1.05
.292
2.86
6.82
7Hunter Greene
H. Greene
11.20
91
91
25
29
.463
3.65
617
2
2
0
495.2
386
201
211
70
179
39
0
0
2,060
21
3.25
3.45
1.27
30.0
8.7
1.14
.274
3.83
7.01
8Blake Snell
B. Snell
11.19
222
222
81
62
.566
3.15
1,440
1
1
0
1158.0
891
405
440
111
521
11
0
6
4,791
86
4.05
2.76
0.86
30.1
10.9
1.22
.288
3.42
6.92
9Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.16
312
312
140
85
.622
3.04
2,458
16
3
0
1983.0
1,620
669
721
205
447
128
0
12
7,981
45
2.03
5.50
0.93
30.8
5.6
1.04
.298
3.27
7.35
10Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
11.06
56
56
0
3
.000
2.71
102
0
0
0
83.0
57
25
27
9
31
1
0
0
331
3
3.36
3.29
0.98
30.8
9.4
1.06
.255
2.93
6.18
11Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
10.94
66
66
19
17
.528
3.50
437
1
0
0
359.2
292
140
151
31
130
9
0
1
1,479
20
3.25
3.36
0.78
29.5
8.8
1.17
.299
3.78
7.31
12Dylan Cease
D. Cease
10.91
188
188
65
58
.528
3.88
1,231
3
3
0
1015.1
854
438
482
121
430
35
0
9
4,304
55
3.81
2.86
1.07
28.6
10.0
1.26
.295
4.27
7.57
13Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
10.90
162
162
62
40
.608
3.56
1,026
1
0
0
847.0
627
335
351
109
319
46
0
2
3,493
29
3.39
3.22
1.16
29.4
9.1
1.12
.260
3.73
6.66
14Robbie Ray
R. Ray
10.84
261
261
88
81
.521
3.93
1,728
2
1
0
1435.0
1,241
626
668
213
606
51
0
19
6,068
60
3.80
2.85
1.34
28.5
10.0
1.29
.296
4.19
7.78
15Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
10.83
55
55
21
13
.618
1.96
386
1
0
0
320.2
230
70
76
21
74
12
0
0
1,247
4
2.08
5.22
0.59
31.0
5.9
0.95
.277
2.13
6.46
16Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10.82
248
248
96
65
.596
2.57
1,851
4
2
0
1539.2
1,173
440
477
146
345
25
0
13
6,045
30
2.02
5.37
0.85
30.6
5.7
0.99
.279
2.79
6.86
17Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.61
474
474
220
117
.653
3.22
3,471
12
5
0
2944.0
2,422
1,054
1,127
352
772
112
0
20
11,913
80
2.36
4.50
1.08
29.1
6.5
1.08
.287
3.45
7.40
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10.57
603
603
301
166
.645
3.30
4,818
100
37
0
4103.0
3,320
1,504
1,692
408
1,491
188
0
37
16,937
109
3.27
3.23
0.89
28.4
8.8
1.17
.290
3.71
7.28
19Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
10.55
247
247
113
62
.646
3.24
1,723
2
2
0
1470.0
1,217
530
582
149
394
53
0
20
5,962
44
2.41
4.37
0.91
28.9
6.6
1.10
.293
3.56
7.45
20Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.50
297
297
115
93
.553
3.65
2,075
2
1
0
1778.0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
7.39
21Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
10.49
127
127
51
28
.646
3.14
837
2
1
0
718.1
559
251
263
82
185
31
0
1
2,880
8
2.32
4.52
1.03
29.1
6.4
1.04
.273
3.30
7.00
22Danny Salazar
D. Salazar
10.46
105
105
38
34
.528
3.84
681
1
1
0
585.2
531
250
267
75
212
15
0
8
2,458
23
3.26
3.21
1.15
27.7
8.6
1.27
.309
4.10
8.16
23Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
10.45
134
134
54
35
.607
3.07
878
1
1
0
756.0
605
258
283
87
168
25
0
0
3,011
11
2.00
5.23
1.04
29.2
5.6
1.02
.280
3.37
7.20
24Mark Prior
M. Prior
10.37
106
106
42
29
.592
3.51
757
5
1
0
657.0
582
256
277
77
223
31
0
10
2,771
21
3.05
3.39
1.05
27.3
8.0
1.23
.300
3.79
7.97
25Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.37
317
317
153
80
.657
3.18
2,251
8
5
0
1954.0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
7.49
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Phillies Phillies
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Mets Mets
83
79
.512
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79
83
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ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sat
3/28
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ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sun
3/29
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ATL ATL
1:35 PM
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3/30
ATH ATH
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ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Tue
3/31
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ATL ATL
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Sun 28 Sep 2025

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97
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92
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Padres Padres
90
72
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Tue
9/16
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STL STL
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ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
9-4
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3/25
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SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
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HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
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