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 13.53 per nine innings.

NAME K/9 GS G W L W% ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
13.53
55
55
29
10
.744
3.56
463
0
0
0
308.0
233
122
130
32
98
13
0
2
1,259
11
2.86
4.72
0.94
36.8
7.8
1.07
.308
3.80
6.81
2 Dinelson 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
3 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
11.53
115
115
39
30
.565
3.78
786
0
0
0
613.2
475
258
276
83
212
10
0
3
2,500
53
3.11
3.71
1.22
31.4
8.5
1.12
.278
4.05
6.97
4 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
11.36
86
86
38
19
.667
3.01
608
1
1
0
481.2
348
161
169
53
173
24
0
2
1,951
42
3.23
3.51
0.99
31.2
8.9
1.08
.270
3.16
6.50
5 Hunter Greene
H. Greene
11.33
80
80
22
27
.449
3.74
546
1
1
0
433.2
340
180
188
62
161
39
0
0
1,816
18
3.34
3.39
1.29
30.1
8.9
1.16
.276
3.90
7.06
6 Jose 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
7 Blake Snell
B. Snell
11.17
213
213
77
58
.570
3.18
1,372
1
1
0
1105.2
850
391
426
108
503
11
0
5
4,583
81
4.09
2.73
0.88
29.9
11.0
1.22
.287
3.47
6.92
8 Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.14
301
301
135
83
.619
3.09
2,366
16
3
0
1910.2
1,576
655
707
199
430
122
0
12
7,705
44
2.03
5.50
0.94
30.7
5.6
1.05
.300
3.33
7.42
9 Ryne 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
10 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
11.03
238
238
83
73
.532
3.93
1,597
1
1
0
1303.0
1,130
569
604
196
559
47
0
19
5,522
54
3.86
2.86
1.35
28.9
10.1
1.30
.299
4.17
7.81
11 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10.91
227
227
88
58
.603
2.51
1,719
4
2
0
1418.0
1,090
396
433
127
319
23
0
13
5,575
28
2.02
5.39
0.81
30.8
5.7
0.99
.284
2.75
6.92
12 Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
10.91
138
138
49
37
.570
3.71
874
1
0
0
721.0
539
297
312
93
271
38
0
2
2,974
27
3.38
3.23
1.16
29.4
9.1
1.12
.263
3.89
6.73
13 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
10.81
165
165
58
48
.547
3.79
1,074
3
3
0
894.1
747
377
417
105
377
31
0
8
3,785
51
3.79
2.85
1.06
28.4
10.0
1.26
.292
4.20
7.52
14 Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
10.74
61
61
18
16
.529
3.38
404
1
0
0
338.2
276
127
138
28
123
8
0
1
1,393
19
3.27
3.28
0.74
29.0
8.8
1.18
.299
3.67
7.33
15 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.66
458
458
215
112
.657
3.17
3,390
12
5
0
2862.0
2,338
1,007
1,080
335
749
110
0
20
11,566
78
2.36
4.53
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.40
7.35
16 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.59
282
282
110
88
.556
3.58
2,007
2
1
0
1706.0
1,394
678
712
217
544
77
0
8
7,009
79
2.87
3.69
1.14
28.6
7.8
1.14
.283
3.76
7.35
17 Randy 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
18 Stephen 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
19 Danny 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
20 Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
10.38
115
115
44
26
.629
3.14
754
2
1
0
653.2
514
228
237
73
171
28
0
1
2,623
7
2.35
4.41
1.01
28.7
6.5
1.05
.276
3.26
7.08
21 Mark 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
22 Gerrit 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
23 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
10.37
112
112
45
31
.592
3.31
708
0
0
0
614.2
508
226
244
74
141
22
0
0
2,474
8
2.06
5.02
1.08
28.6
5.7
1.06
.284
3.57
7.44
24 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
10.33
178
178
71
55
.563
3.69
1,282
11
5
0
1116.2
871
458
489
126
541
81
0
11
4,733
46
4.36
2.37
1.02
27.1
11.4
1.26
.276
3.94
7.02
25 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
10.29
145
145
54
34
.614
3.03
985
0
0
0
861.1
667
290
321
91
242
33
0
1
3,469
39
2.53
4.07
0.95
28.4
7.0
1.06
.272
3.35
6.97
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ATL ATL
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BOS BOS
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Sat
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ATL ATL
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BOS BOS
7:15 PM
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5/18
ATL ATL
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BOS BOS
1:35 PM
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5/20
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WSH WSH
6:45 PM
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5/21
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WSH WSH
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.545
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21
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BAL BAL
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4/29
AZ AZ
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NYM NYM
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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5/16
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