highest strikeout percentage for a starting pitcher with more than 30 ip in a single season since 1947

Since 1947, Jacob deGrom has the highest strikeout percentage by a starting pitcher with more than 30.0 innings pitched in a season, with a strikeout percentage of 45.1 in 2021.

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NAMEK%IPSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
45.1
92.0
2021
15
7
2
.778
15
1.08
146
1
1
0
40
11
14
6
11
1
0
0
324
0
14.28
1.08
13.27
0.59
3.4
0.55
.213
1.37
3.91
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
42.7
64.1
2022
11
5
4
.556
11
3.08
102
0
0
0
40
22
22
9
8
0
0
0
239
0
14.27
1.12
12.75
1.26
3.3
0.75
.258
3.08
5.60
3Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
41.1
77.1
2020
12
8
1
.889
12
1.63
122
0
0
0
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
14.20
2.44
5.81
0.81
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
5.35
4Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
39.9
212.1
2019
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
6.02
5Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
39.1
30.1
2023
6
2
0
1.000
6
2.67
45
0
0
0
19
9
11
2
4
0
0
0
115
1
13.35
1.19
11.25
0.59
3.5
0.76
.266
3.26
5.64
6Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
38.8
68.0
2020
12
4
2
.667
12
2.38
104
0
0
0
47
18
21
7
18
0
0
0
268
4
13.76
2.38
5.78
0.93
6.7
0.96
.288
2.78
6.22
7Chris Sale
C. Sale
38.4
158.0
2018
27
12
4
.750
27
2.11
237
0
0
0
102
37
39
11
34
14
0
0
617
4
13.50
1.94
6.97
0.63
5.5
0.86
.283
2.22
5.81
8Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
38.2
57.1
2020
11
5
1
.833
11
4.08
91
0
0
0
43
26
26
11
22
0
0
0
238
7
14.28
3.45
4.14
1.73
9.2
1.13
.281
4.08
6.75
9Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
38.1
61.2
2025
13
3
3
.500
13
4.67
98
0
0
0
53
32
33
7
20
2
0
0
257
3
14.30
2.92
4.90
1.02
7.8
1.18
.354
4.82
7.74
10Spencer Strider
S. Strider
38.1
107.1
2022
20
10
4
.714
20
2.77
165
0
0
0
72
33
36
7
34
3
0
1
433
5
13.84
2.85
4.85
0.59
7.9
0.99
.290
3.02
6.04
11Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
37.9
174.2
2026
30
16
5
.762
30
1.80
252
1
1
0
96
35
43
14
44
9
0
0
665
6
12.98
2.27
5.73
0.72
6.6
0.80
.237
2.22
4.95
12Chase Burns
C. Burns
37.7
34.1
2025
8
0
3
.000
8
5.24
57
0
0
0
33
20
23
4
13
0
0
0
151
0
14.94
3.41
4.38
1.05
8.6
1.34
.377
6.03
8.65
13Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
37.5
208.1
1999
29
22
4
.846
29
2.07
306
5
1
0
157
48
55
8
36
8
0
1
816
6
13.22
1.56
8.50
0.35
4.4
0.93
.325
2.38
6.78
14Kyle Bradish
K. Bradish
37.3
32.0
2025
6
1
1
.500
6
2.53
47
0
0
0
23
9
9
3
10
1
0
0
126
0
13.22
2.81
4.70
0.84
7.9
1.03
.308
2.53
6.47
15Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
36.8
47.0
2020
9
4
1
.800
9
1.72
70
0
0
0
31
9
10
1
16
2
0
0
190
5
13.40
3.06
4.38
0.19
8.4
1.00
.297
1.91
5.94
16Spencer Strider
S. Strider
36.8
186.2
2023
32
20
5
.800
32
3.86
281
0
0
0
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
13.55
2.80
4.84
1.06
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
7.04
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
36.7
242.2
2001
34
20
6
.769
34
2.56
356
3
2
0
180
69
74
19
70
18
0
2
971
8
13.20
2.60
5.09
0.70
7.2
1.03
.317
2.74
6.68
18Chris Sale
C. Sale
36.2
214.1
2017
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
6.93
19Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
36.2
88.0
2021
14
5
2
.714
14
2.66
123
0
0
0
55
26
26
10
27
0
0
0
340
8
12.58
2.76
4.56
1.02
7.9
0.93
.250
2.66
5.63
20Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
36.0
73.0
2020
11
5
4
.556
11
1.73
100
2
2
0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
12.33
2.10
5.88
1.11
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
5.05
21Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
35.7
116.2
2001
18
7
3
.700
18
2.39
163
1
0
0
84
31
33
5
25
6
0
0
456
4
12.57
1.93
6.52
0.39
5.5
0.93
.307
2.55
6.48
22Chris Sale
C. Sale
35.6
147.1
2019
25
6
11
.353
25
4.40
218
1
1
0
123
72
80
24
37
13
0
0
612
2
13.32
2.26
5.89
1.47
6.0
1.09
.309
4.89
7.51
23Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
35.6
167.0
2021
28
11
5
.688
28
2.43
234
0
0
0
123
45
47
7
34
6
0
0
657
5
12.61
1.83
6.88
0.38
5.2
0.94
.309
2.53
6.63
24Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
35.4
223.0
2019
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
5.53
25Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
35.1
146.0
2024
32
6
12
.333
32
3.58
209
0
0
0
123
58
61
18
33
5
0
0
595
3
12.88
2.03
6.33
1.11
5.5
1.07
.318
3.76
7.58

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