Francisco Rodriguez has the highest K/9 by a relief pitcher with 5+ games pitched in a season, with 20.65 per nine innings in his rookie season in 2002.
| NAME | K/9 | G | SEASON | TM | W | L | W% | GS | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | F. Rodriguez | 20.65 | 5 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3.18 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 61.9 | 9.5 | 0.88 | .600 | 0.00 | 4.76 | ||
| 2 | | R. Gardner | 20.25 | 5 | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 40.0 | 13.3 | 2.63 | .714 | 10.13 | 16.88 | ||
| 3 | | S. Reid-Foley | 18.78 | 8 | 2023 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3.52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7.04 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 47.1 | 17.6 | 1.30 | .333 | 3.52 | 4.70 | |
| 4 | | A. Garrett | 18.56 | 6 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.44 | 2.20 | 1.69 | 45.8 | 20.8 | 1.69 | .429 | 5.06 | 6.75 | ||
| 5 | | D. Maples | 18.56 | 6 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 10.13 | 1.83 | 0.00 | 40.7 | 22.2 | 2.25 | .600 | 10.13 | 10.13 | ||
| 6 | | R. Martin | 18.24 | 13 | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5.11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 3.65 | 5.00 | 2.92 | 44.6 | 8.9 | 1.38 | .381 | 6.57 | 8.76 | |
| 7 | | A. Adams | 18.00 | 6 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 14.40 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 34.5 | 27.6 | 2.40 | .400 | 7.20 | 7.20 | ||
| 8 | | D. Betances | 18.00 | 6 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.60 | 5.00 | 1.80 | 38.5 | 7.7 | 2.20 | .615 | 10.80 | 16.20 | ||
| 9 | | J. Roenicke | 18.00 | 5 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 2.67 | .667 | 9.00 | 18.00 | ||
| 10 | | D. West | 18.00 | 6 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 31.50 | 0.57 | 4.50 | 20.0 | 35.0 | 7.00 | .750 | 27.00 | 31.50 | ||
| 11 | | D. Williams | 17.67 | 22 | 2020 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 0.33 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 3.00 | 5.89 | 0.33 | 53.0 | 9.0 | 0.63 | .194 | 1.33 | 2.67 | |
| 12 | | J. Karinchak | 17.67 | 27 | 2020 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 2.67 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 5 | 5.33 | 3.31 | 0.33 | 48.6 | 14.7 | 1.11 | .333 | 3.00 | 4.67 | |
| 13 |  | A. Chapman | 17.67 | 54 | 2014 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2.00 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 54.0 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 202 | 4 | 4.00 | 4.42 | 0.17 | 52.5 | 11.9 | 0.83 | .290 | 2.00 | 3.50 | |
| 14 | | N. Burdi | 17.65 | 11 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9.35 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 3.12 | 5.67 | 1.04 | 42.5 | 7.5 | 1.62 | .526 | 9.35 | 11.42 | |
| 15 |  | E. DÃaz | 17.53 | 26 | 2020 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 1.75 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25.2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 4.91 | 3.57 | 0.70 | 45.5 | 12.7 | 1.25 | .381 | 2.10 | 6.31 | |
| 16 |  | M. Miller | 17.47 | 32 | 2026 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0.79 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34.0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 129 | 3 | 3.44 | 5.08 | 0.00 | 51.2 | 10.1 | 0.79 | .280 | 1.32 | 3.71 | |
| 17 |  | C. Kimbrel | 17.42 | 21 | 2010 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.44 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 4 | 6.97 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 45.5 | 18.2 | 1.21 | .281 | 0.87 | 3.92 | |
| 18 | | D. Jennings | 17.36 | 8 | 2019 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 13.50 | 1.29 | 1.93 | 28.1 | 21.9 | 3.21 | .500 | 15.43 | 15.43 | |
| 19 | | S. Reynolds | 17.18 | 9 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 4.09 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 42.9 | 10.2 | 1.36 | .455 | 0.82 | 8.18 | ||
| 20 | | J. Wilson | 17.18 | 5 | 2022 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2.45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 0.82 | .500 | 2.45 | 7.36 | ||
| 21 | | R. Leyer | 17.18 | 5 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 17.18 | 1.00 | 7.36 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 4.91 | .667 | 27.00 | 27.00 | ||
| 22 | | E. DÃaz | 17.13 | 61 | 2022 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 1.31 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 62.0 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 235 | 2 | 2.61 | 6.56 | 0.44 | 50.2 | 7.7 | 0.84 | .330 | 1.31 | 4.94 | |
| 23 | | J. Guerra | 17.05 | 7 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.84 | 6.00 | 2.84 | 50.0 | 8.3 | 0.79 | .125 | 4.26 | 4.26 | ||
| 24 |  | A. Chapman | 16.97 | 13 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3.09 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3.09 | 5.50 | 1.54 | 48.9 | 8.9 | 0.86 | .250 | 3.09 | 4.63 | |
| 25 | | E. Sabrowski | 16.88 | 26 | 2026 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 2.53 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 5.91 | 2.86 | 0.42 | 46.5 | 16.3 | 1.03 | .226 | 2.53 | 3.38 | |
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48 | 30 | .615 | ||
43 | 36 | .544 | 5.5 | |
41 | 39 | .513 | 8.0 | |
41 | 39 | .513 | 8.0 | |
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48 | 29 | .623 | ||
42 | 35 | .545 | 6.0 | |
41 | 37 | .526 | 7.5 | |
39 | 40 | .494 | 10.0 | |
37 | 41 | .474 | 11.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
51 | 29 | .638 | ||
41 | 37 | .526 | 9.0 | |
40 | 39 | .506 | 10.5 | |
32 | 46 | .410 | 18.0 | |
31 | 49 | .388 | 20.0 |
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47 | 31 | .603 | ||
43 | 33 | .566 | 3.0 | |
39 | 40 | .494 | 8.5 | |
38 | 43 | .469 | 10.5 | |
32 | 45 | .416 | 14.5 | |
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41 | 37 | .526 | ||
41 | 39 | .513 | 1.0 | |
38 | 43 | .469 | 4.5 | |
34 | 45 | .430 | 7.5 | |
34 | 46 | .425 | 8.0 | |
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38 | 41 | .481 | 2.5 | |
38 | 41 | .481 | 2.5 | |
38 | 43 | .469 | 3.5 | |
33 | 48 | .407 | 8.5 |
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