mlb pitcher best k per 9 innings per year in 1900s

Between the 1900 and 1909 seasons, Rube Waddell had the highest K/9 in a season, with 8.39 per nine innings in 1903.

Interpreted as:
MLB pitcher best k per 9 innings with a minimum of 1 IP per team game per year in 1900s
NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
8.39
1903
39
21
16
.568
38
2.44
302
34
4
0
324.0
274
88
109
3
85
8
1
1,291
9
2.36
3.55
0.08
23.4
6.6
1.11
.303
3.03
80
1.87
62
7.61
41.9
2Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
8.20
1904
46
25
19
.568
46
1.62
349
39
8
0
383.0
307
69
109
5
91
14
0
1,496
8
2.14
3.84
0.12
23.3
6.1
1.04
.291
2.56
61
1.59
62
7.21
41.5
3Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
7.86
1905
46
27
10
.730
34
1.48
287
27
7
0
328.2
231
54
86
5
90
10
11
1,257
10
2.46
3.19
0.14
22.8
7.2
0.98
.261
2.35
55
1.89
69
6.33
31.2
4Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
7.33
1907
44
19
13
.594
33
2.15
232
20
7
0
284.2
234
68
115
2
73
15
5
1,121
4
2.31
3.18
0.06
20.7
6.5
1.08
.290
3.64
83
1.57
65
7.40
27.3
5Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
7.31
1908
43
19
14
.576
36
1.89
232
25
5
3
285.2
223
60
93
0
90
8
6
1,143
7
2.84
2.58
0.00
20.3
7.9
1.10
.274
2.93
82
1.51
69
7.03
20.7
6Red Ames
R. Ames
6.90
1906
31
12
10
.545
25
2.66
156
15
1
1
203.1
166
60
79
1
93
3
6
840
7
4.12
1.68
0.04
18.6
11.1
1.27
.281
3.50
100
2.31
84
7.35
10.2
7Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
6.84
1902
33
24
7
.774
27
2.05
210
26
3
0
276.1
224
63
90
7
64
10
5
1,081
10
2.08
3.28
0.23
19.4
5.9
1.04
.275
2.93
56
2.28
65
7.30
38.6
8Red Ames
R. Ames
6.78
1905
34
22
8
.733
31
2.74
198
21
2
0
262.2
220
80
113
2
105
3
3
1,064
30
3.60
1.89
0.07
18.6
9.9
1.24
.288
3.87
91
2.35
79
7.54
18
9Orval Overall
O. Overall
6.68
1908
37
15
11
.577
27
1.92
167
16
4
4
225.0
165
48
74
3
78
2
9
874
6
3.12
2.14
0.12
19.1
8.9
1.08
.260
2.96
82
1.86
74
6.60
15.9
10Fred Beebe
F. Beebe
6.67
1906
TOT
34
15
10
.600
25
2.93
171
20
1
1
230.2
171
75
92
2
100
14
8
934
3
3.90
1.71
0.08
18.3
10.7
1.17
.261
3.59
113
2.48
92
6.67
5.5
11Chief Bender
C. Bender
6.58
1904
29
10
11
.476
20
2.87
149
18
4
0
203.2
167
65
90
1
59
4
8
806
5
2.61
2.53
0.04
18.5
7.3
1.11
.280
3.98
108
1.95
76
7.38
14.1
12Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
6.57
1901
37
10
23
.303
35
3.24
225
32
1
0
308.1
309
111
166
4
115
17
2
1,325
16
3.36
1.96
0.12
17.0
8.7
1.38
.316
4.85
102
2.92
92
9.02
6.9
13Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
6.56
1903
45
30
13
.698
42
2.26
267
37
3
2
366.1
321
92
136
4
100
10
3
1,502
18
2.46
2.67
0.10
17.8
6.7
1.15
.283
3.34
70
2.34
72
7.89
37
14Orval Overall
O. Overall
6.47
1909
38
20
11
.645
32
1.42
205
23
9
3
285.0
204
45
66
1
80
8
6
1,116
11
2.53
2.56
0.03
18.4
7.2
1.00
.247
2.08
55
1.75
67
6.44
27.8
15Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
6.47
1906
43
15
17
.469
34
2.21
196
22
8
0
272.2
221
67
89
1
92
10
7
1,086
10
3.04
2.13
0.03
18.0
8.5
1.15
.280
2.94
81
2.10
80
7.29
16.4
16Jimmy Dygert
J. Dygert
6.18
1908
41
11
15
.423
28
2.87
164
15
5
1
238.2
184
76
95
3
97
11
9
944
5
3.66
1.69
0.11
17.4
10.3
1.18
.271
3.58
118
2.25
98
6.94
1.4
17Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
6.16
1901
TOT
31
14
16
.467
30
3.01
172
26
0
0
251.1
249
84
135
5
75
10
1
1,055
9
2.69
2.29
0.18
16.3
7.1
1.29
.308
4.83
94
2.83
89
8.92
8.5
18Chief Bender
C. Bender
6.00
1906
36
15
10
.600
27
2.53
159
24
0
3
238.1
208
67
98
5
48
8
9
931
3
1.81
3.31
0.19
17.1
5.2
1.07
.286
3.70
92
2.01
76
7.85
16.7
19Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
5.97
1908
56
37
11
.771
44
1.43
259
34
11
5
390.2
281
62
85
5
42
3
9
1,469
2
0.97
6.17
0.12
17.6
2.9
0.83
.238
1.96
61
1.29
52
6.47
52.4
20Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
5.92
1901
40
20
17
.541
38
2.41
221
36
5
0
336.0
288
90
131
3
97
13
2
1,361
23
2.60
2.28
0.08
16.2
7.1
1.15
.278
3.51
73
2.71
83
7.71
20.8
21Heinie Berger
H. Berger
5.90
1909
34
13
14
.481
29
2.73
162
19
4
1
247.0
221
75
95
2
58
12
3
934
13
2.11
2.79
0.07
17.3
6.2
1.13
.313
3.46
112
1.86
78
8.05
14
22Cy Young
C. Young
5.89
1905
38
18
19
.486
33
1.82
210
31
4
0
320.2
248
65
99
3
30
8
5
1,189
6
0.84
7.00
0.08
17.7
2.5
0.87
.261
2.78
68
1.69
61
6.96
38.4
23Harry Krause
H. Krause
5.87
1909
32
18
8
.692
21
1.39
139
16
7
0
213.0
151
33
49
2
49
13
8
801
2
2.07
2.84
0.08
17.4
6.1
0.94
.249
2.07
58
1.91
82
6.38
9.5
24Nap Rucker
N. Rucker
5.85
1909
38
13
19
.406
33
2.24
201
28
6
1
309.1
245
77
95
6
101
14
5
1,188
5
2.94
1.99
0.17
16.9
8.5
1.12
.276
2.76
89
2.29
89
7.13
9.3
25Chief Bender
C. Bender
5.80
1909
34
18
8
.692
29
1.66
161
24
5
1
250.0
196
46
68
1
45
5
5
968
5
1.62
3.58
0.04
16.6
4.6
0.96
.258
2.45
69
1.58
68
7.06
20.5

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Springs

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ERA

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
Athletics Athletics
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/27
@
7:07 PM
Sat
3/28
@
3:07 PM
Sun
3/29
@
1:37 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:15 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:15 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

82 - 80

9

Final

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ATH Athletics

76 - 86

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
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Thu
3/26
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Thu
3/26
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Thu
3/26
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3/26
@
3:05 PM