most strikeouts per 9 innings in mlb relievers career at least 700 ip

Aroldis Chapman has the highest career K/9 by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 700 innings, with 14.45 per nine innings.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts Per Nine Innings, Innings Pitched: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMEK/9IPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
14.45
873.0
916
63
52
.548
0
2.48
1,402
0
0
402
510
241
268
57
431
34
607
7
3,554
90
4.44
3.25
0.59
39.4
12.1
1.08
.278
2.76
5.26
2Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
13.71
867.2
897
57
53
.518
0
2.69
1,322
0
0
441
532
259
290
79
368
43
674
13
3,502
74
3.82
3.59
0.82
37.7
10.5
1.04
.268
3.01
5.52
3Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
12.30
972.1
984
58
46
.558
0
2.60
1,329
0
0
498
634
281
302
95
305
33
739
21
3,860
22
2.82
4.36
0.88
34.4
7.9
0.97
.257
2.80
5.87
4Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
11.92
903.0
853
47
40
.540
0
2.31
1,196
0
0
422
601
232
262
82
300
33
703
26
3,600
43
2.99
3.99
0.82
33.2
8.3
1.00
.261
2.61
5.99
5David Robertson
D. Robertson
11.84
893.1
880
68
46
.596
0
2.93
1,175
0
0
179
674
291
315
81
364
25
358
38
3,687
57
3.67
3.23
0.82
31.9
9.9
1.16
.290
3.17
6.79
6Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
11.31
760.0
724
50
41
.549
0
3.32
955
0
0
109
576
280
306
84
313
31
305
36
3,172
40
3.71
3.05
0.99
30.1
9.9
1.17
.275
3.62
6.82
7Armando Benitez
A. Benitez
10.93
779.0
762
40
47
.460
0
3.13
946
0
0
289
545
271
296
95
403
16
527
32
3,253
18
4.66
2.35
1.10
29.1
12.4
1.22
.251
3.42
6.30
8Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
10.53
976.0
948
52
53
.495
0
2.86
1,142
0
0
437
738
310
336
98
389
17
677
42
4,011
68
3.59
2.94
0.90
28.5
9.7
1.15
.271
3.10
6.81
9Adam Ottavino
A. Ottavino
10.51
730.1
724
41
41
.500
0
3.40
853
0
0
46
609
276
296
68
322
50
168
31
3,098
65
3.97
2.65
0.84
27.5
10.4
1.27
.300
3.65
7.50
10Joe Nathan
J. Nathan
10.42
761.0
758
52
29
.642
0
2.50
881
0
0
377
540
211
222
60
248
18
587
27
3,048
41
2.93
3.55
0.71
28.9
8.1
1.04
.261
2.63
6.39
11Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
10.06
709.2
686
41
36
.532
0
2.45
793
0
0
368
557
193
221
55
175
32
585
17
2,867
13
2.22
4.53
0.70
27.7
6.1
1.03
.277
2.80
7.06
12Tyler Clippard
T. Clippard
10.04
825.2
793
52
46
.531
0
2.99
921
0
0
74
576
274
295
101
319
31
212
17
3,365
45
3.48
2.89
1.10
27.4
9.5
1.08
.238
3.22
6.28
13Troy Percival
T. Percival
9.91
707.2
702
35
43
.449
0
3.18
779
0
0
358
478
250
271
85
306
27
546
25
2,911
32
3.89
2.55
1.08
26.8
10.5
1.11
.229
3.45
6.08
14Tom Henke
T. Henke
9.81
789.2
642
41
42
.494
0
2.67
861
0
0
311
607
234
252
64
255
9
548
29
3,194
30
2.91
3.38
0.73
27.0
8.0
1.09
.271
2.87
6.92
15Sergio Romo
S. Romo
9.80
718.0
816
42
35
.545
0
3.18
782
0
0
137
575
254
271
85
175
27
301
21
2,896
21
2.19
4.47
1.07
27.0
6.0
1.04
.268
3.40
7.21
16Joakim Soria
J. Soria
9.79
762.0
772
36
45
.444
0
3.11
829
0
0
229
631
263
278
66
231
27
427
18
3,141
33
2.73
3.59
0.78
26.4
7.4
1.13
.284
3.28
7.45
17Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
9.72
847.1
687
65
53
.551
0
3.29
915
0
0
158
652
310
329
65
358
16
347
39
3,515
54
3.80
2.56
0.69
26.0
10.2
1.19
.272
3.49
6.93
18Jeff Nelson
J. Nelson
9.51
784.2
798
48
45
.516
0
3.41
829
0
0
33
633
297
329
55
428
64
237
59
3,402
36
4.91
1.94
0.63
24.4
12.6
1.35
.285
3.77
7.26
19Steve Cishek
S. Cishek
9.41
710.2
737
33
43
.434
0
2.98
743
0
0
133
565
235
264
54
288
59
312
38
2,993
29
3.65
2.58
0.68
24.8
9.6
1.20
.276
3.34
7.16
20Trevor Hoffman
T. Hoffman
9.36
1089.1
1,035
61
75
.449
0
2.87
1,133
0
0
601
846
347
378
100
307
9
856
58
4,388
49
2.54
3.69
0.83
25.8
7.0
1.06
.263
3.12
6.99
21Joaquin Benoit
J. Benoit
9.35
794.0
709
44
30
.595
0
3.06
825
0
0
53
586
270
291
79
300
22
185
19
3,242
27
3.40
2.75
0.90
25.4
9.3
1.12
.251
3.30
6.64
22Arthur Rhodes
A. Rhodes
9.35
865.2
839
69
48
.590
0
3.43
899
0
0
33
697
330
347
85
343
12
161
44
3,566
33
3.57
2.62
0.88
25.2
9.6
1.20
.275
3.61
7.25
23Kyle Farnsworth
K. Farnsworth
9.34
844.2
867
37
55
.402
0
4.00
877
0
0
57
781
375
409
100
348
23
293
36
3,622
38
3.71
2.52
1.07
24.2
9.6
1.34
.299
4.36
8.32
24Randy Myers
R. Myers
9.16
814.1
716
42
57
.424
0
3.17
829
0
0
347
696
287
303
64
353
11
548
43
3,433
31
3.90
2.35
0.71
24.1
10.3
1.29
.290
3.35
7.69
25Mark Davis
M. Davis
9.14
708.1
539
34
50
.405
0
3.46
719
0
0
96
601
272
306
70
336
17
265
51
3,028
45
4.27
2.14
0.89
23.7
11.1
1.32
.282
3.89
7.64

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