Chad Reineke had the best K/9 by a relief pitcher in 2011, with 27.00 per nine innings in his rookie season.
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most strikeouts per 9 innings by a player in MLB relievers 2011| NAME | K/9 | SEASON | TM | G | 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 |  | C. Reineke | 27.00 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| 2 | | A. Cook | 18.00 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 4.00 | .750 | 27.00 | 36.00 | |||
| 3 | | A. Sanabia | 18.00 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 3.00 | .500 | 0.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 4 | | S. Schumaker | 18.00 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 9.00 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | .000 | 18.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 5 | | G. Richards | 16.20 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5.40 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 2.40 | .556 | 8.10 | 16.20 | |
| 6 | | J. Abreu | 16.20 | 2011 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.05 | 4.00 | 1.35 | 35.3 | 8.8 | 1.35 | .385 | 2.70 | 8.10 | ||
| 7 | | A. Miller | 16.20 | 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.10 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 35.3 | 17.6 | 1.95 | .467 | 5.40 | 9.45 | ||
| 8 |  | K. Jansen | 16.10 | 2011 | 51 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 2.85 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53.2 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 4.36 | 3.69 | 0.50 | 44.0 | 11.9 | 1.04 | .297 | 2.85 | 5.03 | |
| 9 | | J. Peavy | 15.75 | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 0.25 | .167 | 0.00 | 2.25 | ||
| 10 |  | C. Kimbrel | 14.84 | 2011 | 79 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 2.10 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 77.0 | 48 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 306 | 4 | 3.74 | 3.97 | 0.35 | 41.5 | 10.5 | 1.04 | .315 | 2.22 | 5.61 | |
| 11 | | A. Reed | 14.73 | 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1.23 | 12.00 | 1.23 | 36.4 | 3.0 | 1.50 | .474 | 3.68 | 12.27 | ||
| 12 | | Z. Stewart | 14.54 | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.15 | 3.50 | 2.08 | 36.8 | 10.5 | 1.38 | .333 | 4.15 | 8.31 | ||
| 13 | | J. Pablo Perez | 14.40 | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3.60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 38.1 | 23.8 | 1.20 | .125 | 3.60 | 1.80 | |
| 14 | | B. Brach | 14.14 | 2011 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5.14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 28.9 | 18.4 | 2.29 | .474 | 6.43 | 11.57 | |
| 15 | | A. Alburquerque | 13.92 | 2011 | 41 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 1.87 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 182 | 4 | 6.02 | 2.31 | 0.00 | 36.8 | 15.9 | 1.15 | .250 | 1.87 | 4.36 | |
| 16 | | A. Severino | 13.50 | 2011 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3.86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1.93 | 7.00 | 1.93 | 36.8 | 5.3 | 1.29 | .400 | 3.86 | 9.64 | |
| 17 | | B. Myers | 13.50 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 1.00 | .250 | 4.50 | 9.00 | |||
| 18 | | M. Worrell | 13.50 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.50 | 9.00 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 4.00 | .571 | 36.00 | 27.00 | ||
| 19 | | R. Hill | 13.50 | 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.38 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 40.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | .214 | 0.00 | 3.38 | ||
| 20 | | D. Robertson | 13.50 | 2011 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1.08 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.2 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 272 | 6 | 4.72 | 2.86 | 0.14 | 36.8 | 12.9 | 1.13 | .289 | 1.21 | 5.40 | |
| 21 | | S. Romo | 13.13 | 2011 | 65 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 1.50 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48.0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 175 | 0 | 0.94 | 14.00 | 0.38 | 40.0 | 2.9 | 0.71 | .276 | 1.50 | 5.44 | |
| 22 | | S. Santos | 13.07 | 2011 | 63 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 3.55 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 63.1 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 260 | 5 | 4.12 | 3.17 | 0.85 | 35.4 | 11.2 | 1.11 | .269 | 3.55 | 5.83 | |
| 23 | | R. Brothers | 13.06 | 2011 | 48 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 2.88 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.2 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 172 | 2 | 4.43 | 2.95 | 0.89 | 34.3 | 11.6 | 1.30 | .326 | 3.10 | 7.30 | |
| 24 | | J. Outman | 12.86 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2.57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2.57 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 29.4 | 5.9 | 1.71 | .455 | 3.86 | 12.86 | |
| 25 |  | A. Chapman | 12.78 | 2011 | 54 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 3.60 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 207 | 4 | 7.38 | 1.73 | 0.36 | 34.3 | 19.8 | 1.30 | .242 | 3.78 | 4.32 | |
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