mlb highest k percent pitchers season minimum 100 ip

Gerrit Cole has the highest strikeout percentage with 100.0+ 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
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
2Chris 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
48
1.97
47
5.81
39.2
3Spencer Strider
S. Strider
38.3
131.2
2022
31
11
5
.688
20
2.67
202
0
0
0
86
39
42
7
45
3
3
1
528
6
13.81
3.08
4.49
0.48
8.5
0.99
.292
2.87
65
1.82
46
5.88
31.3
4Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
37.5
213.1
1999
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
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
37.4
249.2
2001
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
6Spencer Strider
S. Strider
36.8
186.2
2023
32
19
5
.792
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
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
7Chris 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
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
8Pedro 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
52
1.60
37
6.48
35.8
9Chris 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
91
3.38
75
7.51
18.8
10Corbin 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
58
1.62
38
6.63
48.9
11Justin 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
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
12Garrett 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
89
2.68
64
7.58
24.3
13Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
35.1
172.1
2019
27
11
7
.611
27
2.92
243
0
0
0
144
56
59
18
33
7
0
2
693
0
12.69
1.72
7.36
0.94
4.8
1.03
.321
3.08
66
2.44
55
7.52
38.6
14Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
34.8
214.0
2018
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
15Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
34.8
217.0
2000
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
16Blake Snell
B. Snell
34.7
104.0
2024
20
5
3
.625
20
3.12
145
1
1
0
65
36
38
6
44
1
0
0
418
8
12.55
3.81
3.30
0.52
10.5
1.05
.266
3.29
78
2.42
62
5.63
17.6
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
34.7
248.2
2000
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
18Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
34.6
132.2
2021
24
13
5
.722
24
2.37
185
1
1
0
91
35
39
13
36
8
0
1
534
7
12.55
2.44
5.14
0.88
6.7
0.96
.267
2.65
54
2.64
59
6.17
25.8
19Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
34.6
220.2
2018
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
20Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
34.5
200.1
2018
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
21Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
34.4
200.2
2017
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
22Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
34.3
182.1
2016
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
253
0
0
0
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
12.49
2.71
4.60
0.64
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
23Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
34.2
213.0
1997
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
24Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
34.1
203.2
2017
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
25Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
34.1
179.1
2021
TOT
30
15
4
.789
30
2.46
236
1
0
0
119
49
53
23
36
10
0
0
693
2
11.84
1.81
6.56
1.15
5.2
0.86
.247
2.66
59
2.97
69
5.97
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