highest strikeout percentage for a pitcher in a single season since 1947 min 200 ip

Since 1947, Gerrit Cole has the highest strikeout percentage with 200.0+ innings pitched in a season, with a strikeout percentage of 39.9 in 2019.

NAMEK%IPSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
39.9
212.1
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
326
0
0
0
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
6.79
1.23
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
2Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
37.5
213.1
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
313
5
1
0
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
8.46
0.38
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
37.4
249.2
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
372
3
2
0
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
13.41
2.56
5.24
0.68
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
4Chris Sale
C. Sale
36.2
214.1
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
308
1
0
0
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
7.16
1.01
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
35.4
223.0
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
300
2
1
0
137
64
66
36
42
6
0
0
847
4
12.11
1.70
7.14
1.45
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
34.8
214.0
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
290
1
1
0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
7.84
1.18
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
34.8
217.0
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
1.74
284
7
4
0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
8.88
0.71
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
8Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
34.7
248.2
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
347
8
3
0
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
12.56
2.75
4.57
0.83
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
34.6
220.2
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
300
2
1
0
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
12.24
2.08
5.88
0.94
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
34.5
200.1
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
276
1
1
0
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
12.40
2.88
4.31
0.85
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
11Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
34.4
200.2
2017
WSH WSH
31
16
6
.727
31
2.51
268
2
0
0
126
56
62
22
55
11
0
2
780
4
12.02
2.47
4.87
0.99
7.1
0.90
.245
2.78
57
2.89
66
5.65
33.2
12Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
34.2
213.0
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
291
5
2
0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
12.30
3.25
3.78
0.85
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
13Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
34.1
203.2
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
2.25
265
5
3
0
141
51
56
21
36
5
0
2
777
4
11.71
1.59
7.36
0.93
4.6
0.87
.267
2.47
50
2.49
57
6.23
42.8
14Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
33.9
214.1
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
294
6
3
0
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
12.35
2.73
4.52
0.50
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
53
2.08
44
6.68
62
15Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
33.8
232.2
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
2.13
301
4
3
0
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
7.17
0.58
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
57
1.98
52
6.31
47.7
16Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
33.7
271.2
1999
ARI ARI
35
17
9
.654
35
2.48
364
12
2
0
207
75
86
30
70
9
0
3
1,079
4
12.06
2.32
5.20
0.99
6.5
1.02
.292
2.85
53
2.75
59
6.86
57.2
17Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
32.9
209.2
2013
TEX TEX
32
13
9
.591
32
2.83
277
0
0
0
145
66
68
26
80
8
0
1
841
7
11.89
3.43
3.46
1.12
9.5
1.07
.264
2.92
67
3.27
80
6.22
18.5
18Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
32.4
244.1
1998
TOT
34
19
11
.633
34
3.28
329
10
6
0
203
89
102
23
86
14
0
1
1,014
7
12.12
3.17
3.83
0.85
8.5
1.18
.320
3.76
72
2.89
65
7.48
42.2
19Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
32.4
200.2
2022
NYY NYY
33
13
8
.619
33
3.50
257
0
0
0
154
78
81
33
50
2
0
0
793
2
11.53
2.24
5.14
1.48
6.3
1.02
.268
3.63
92
3.46
87
6.91
11.5
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
32.3
260.0
2002
ARI ARI
35
24
5
.828
35
2.32
334
8
4
0
197
67
78
26
71
13
0
1
1,035
3
11.56
2.46
4.70
0.90
6.9
1.03
.289
2.70
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
21Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
32.2
217.0
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
1.70
269
1
0
0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
22Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
32.2
241.1
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
1.90
305
13
4
0
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
23Chris Sale
C. Sale
32.1
208.2
2015
CWS CWS
31
13
11
.542
31
3.41
274
1
0
0
185
79
88
23
42
13
0
0
854
7
11.82
1.81
6.52
0.99
4.9
1.09
.323
3.80
86
2.72
66
7.98
31.8
24Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
31.7
204.0
2019
NYM NYM
32
11
8
.579
32
2.43
255
0
0
0
154
55
59
19
44
7
0
1
804
2
11.25
1.94
5.80
0.84
5.5
0.97
.282
2.60
60
2.66
62
6.79
37.8
25Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
31.6
254.1
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
319
7
2
0
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
5.50
0.88
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8

More Astros Stats

Team Rankings

HR

182

16th

R

686

21st

SO

1,504

2nd

ERA

3.86

11th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
Rangers Rangers
81
81
.500
9.0
Athletics Athletics
76
86
.469
14.0
Angels Angels
72
90
.444
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Fri
3/27
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Sat
3/28
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Sun
3/29
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Last Game
HOU Astros

87 - 75

6

Final

2

LAA Angels

72 - 90

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
ATH ATH
@
TOR TOR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM