most strikeouts in the 9th inning as a pitcher in one season

Craig Kimbrel and Carlos Marmol are tied for fanning the most hitters in the 9th inning in a season, with 120 strikeouts.

NAMESOSEASONTMGHHRBBHBPIBBK/BB
1Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
120
2011
ATL ATL
71
41
3
30
1
1
4.00
2Carlos Marmol
C. Marmol
120
2010
CHC CHC
71
36
1
45
7
3
2.67
3Eric Gagne
E. Gagne
113
2003
LAD LAD
67
24
1
11
2
0
10.27
4Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
112
2012
ATL ATL
61
25
3
13
2
0
8.62
5Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
111
2017
BOS BOS
64
31
6
12
4
0
9.25
6Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
110
2018
SEA SEA
65
30
5
16
6
0
6.88
7Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
107
2015
CIN CIN
62
38
3
28
4
1
3.82
8Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
102
2004
TOT
72
55
12
26
3
5
3.92
9Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
101
2013
CIN CIN
61
35
7
24
3
0
4.21
10Jonathan Broxton
J. Broxton
99
2009
LAD LAD
67
39
4
22
1
1
4.50
11Félix Bautista
F. Bautista
97
2023
BAL BAL
55
30
4
24
1
0
4.04
12Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
97
2014
LAD LAD
65
47
4
14
0
1
6.93
13Josh Hader
J. Hader
96
2024
HOU HOU
71
41
12
23
1
1
4.17
14Kirby Yates
K. Yates
96
2019
SDP SDP
58
37
1
12
7
1
8.00
15Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
96
2016
LAD LAD
66
28
4
9
2
2
10.67
16Eric Gagne
E. Gagne
96
2002
LAD LAD
70
51
5
11
2
4
8.73
17Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
95
2014
CIN CIN
52
20
1
23
2
0
4.13
18Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
94
2022
NYM NYM
50
31
3
14
0
0
6.71
19Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
93
2021
NYY NYY
57
33
8
35
2
1
2.66
20Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
93
2017
LAD LAD
61
38
5
7
1
0
13.29
21Greg Holland
G. Holland
91
2013
KCR KCR
60
38
3
16
0
1
5.69
22Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
91
2013
ATL ATL
60
36
4
19
1
2
4.79
23Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
91
2010
ATL ATL
64
31
5
19
1
2
4.79
24Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
91
1999
HOU HOU
53
22
3
14
0
0
6.50
25Josh Hader
J. Hader
90
2019
MIL MIL
50
26
7
10
1
1
9.00
StatMuse has event-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1974 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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HR

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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96
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Mets Mets
83
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79
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ATL ATL
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
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