Blake Snell has the highest career K/9 by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with 11.21 per nine innings.
| NAME | K/9 | IP | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Snell | 11.21 | 1200.2 | 231 | 85 | 63 | .574 | 231 | 3.10 | 1,495 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 922 | 414 | 450 | 111 | 537 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4,964 | 87 | 4.03 | 2.78 | 0.83 | 30.1 | 10.8 | 1.22 | .289 | 3.37 | 6.91 |
| 2 |  | D. Cease | 11.17 | 1184.1 | 217 | 76 | 64 | .543 | 217 | 3.67 | 1,470 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 962 | 483 | 536 | 132 | 508 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 4,989 | 60 | 3.86 | 2.89 | 1.00 | 29.5 | 10.2 | 1.24 | .292 | 4.07 | 7.31 |
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 11.15 | 2145.2 | 339 | 154 | 94 | .621 | 339 | 2.97 | 2,658 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1,749 | 708 | 765 | 215 | 478 | 143 | 0 | 12 | 8,629 | 45 | 2.00 | 5.56 | 0.90 | 30.8 | 5.5 | 1.04 | .299 | 3.21 | 7.34 |
| 4 |  | J. deGrom | 10.85 | 1702.1 | 279 | 107 | 76 | .585 | 279 | 2.73 | 2,052 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,312 | 516 | 553 | 166 | 391 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 6,713 | 35 | 2.07 | 5.25 | 0.88 | 30.6 | 5.8 | 1.00 | .281 | 2.92 | 6.94 |
| 5 |  | R. Johnson | 10.57 | 4103.0 | 603 | 301 | 166 | .645 | 603 | 3.30 | 4,818 | 100 | 37 | 0 | 3,320 | 1,504 | 1,692 | 408 | 1,491 | 188 | 0 | 37 | 16,937 | 109 | 3.27 | 3.23 | 0.89 | 28.4 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .290 | 3.71 | 7.28 |
| 6 |  | S. Strasburg | 10.55 | 1470.0 | 247 | 113 | 62 | .646 | 247 | 3.24 | 1,723 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,217 | 530 | 582 | 149 | 394 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 5,962 | 44 | 2.41 | 4.37 | 0.91 | 28.9 | 6.6 | 1.10 | .293 | 3.56 | 7.45 |
| 7 |  | M. Scherzer | 10.52 | 3028.2 | 492 | 224 | 126 | .640 | 492 | 3.29 | 3,539 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2,500 | 1,108 | 1,181 | 367 | 807 | 114 | 0 | 20 | 12,277 | 83 | 2.40 | 4.39 | 1.09 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 1.09 | .286 | 3.51 | 7.43 |
| 8 |  | Y. Darvish | 10.50 | 1778.0 | 297 | 115 | 93 | .553 | 297 | 3.65 | 2,075 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,460 | 721 | 756 | 231 | 563 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 7,305 | 83 | 2.85 | 3.69 | 1.17 | 28.4 | 7.7 | 1.14 | .282 | 3.83 | 7.39 |
| 9 |  | R. Ray | 10.50 | 1594.1 | 291 | 100 | 89 | .529 | 291 | 3.91 | 1,860 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,379 | 692 | 742 | 235 | 688 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 6,747 | 66 | 3.88 | 2.70 | 1.33 | 27.6 | 10.2 | 1.30 | .293 | 4.19 | 7.78 |
| 10 |  | F. Peralta | 10.47 | 1016.0 | 194 | 72 | 51 | .585 | 194 | 3.70 | 1,182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 788 | 418 | 442 | 132 | 382 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 4,223 | 36 | 3.38 | 3.09 | 1.17 | 28.0 | 9.0 | 1.15 | .265 | 3.92 | 6.98 |
| 11 |  | K. Wood | 10.33 | 1116.2 | 178 | 71 | 55 | .563 | 178 | 3.69 | 1,282 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 871 | 458 | 489 | 126 | 541 | 81 | 0 | 11 | 4,733 | 46 | 4.36 | 2.37 | 1.02 | 27.1 | 11.4 | 1.26 | .276 | 3.94 | 7.02 |
| 12 |  | G. Cole | 10.30 | 2081.0 | 339 | 163 | 89 | .647 | 339 | 3.20 | 2,382 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,742 | 741 | 792 | 239 | 525 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 8,380 | 58 | 2.27 | 4.54 | 1.03 | 28.4 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.43 | 7.53 |
| 13 |  | J. Flaherty | 10.30 | 1070.0 | 203 | 66 | 64 | .508 | 203 | 3.88 | 1,224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 909 | 461 | 491 | 146 | 392 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 4,480 | 39 | 3.30 | 3.12 | 1.23 | 27.3 | 8.8 | 1.22 | .287 | 4.13 | 7.65 |
| 14 |  | P. Martinez | 10.03 | 2720.0 | 409 | 208 | 97 | .682 | 409 | 2.95 | 3,032 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 2,151 | 893 | 979 | 233 | 705 | 136 | 0 | 26 | 10,955 | 60 | 2.33 | 4.30 | 0.77 | 27.7 | 6.4 | 1.05 | .280 | 3.24 | 7.12 |
| 15 |  | C. Rodón | 9.91 | 1358.0 | 242 | 100 | 74 | .575 | 242 | 3.67 | 1,495 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,125 | 554 | 601 | 166 | 511 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 5,677 | 67 | 3.39 | 2.93 | 1.10 | 26.3 | 9.0 | 1.20 | .279 | 3.98 | 7.46 |
| 16 |  | T. Bauer | 9.83 | 1275.2 | 212 | 81 | 69 | .540 | 212 | 3.82 | 1,394 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1,103 | 541 | 586 | 159 | 483 | 64 | 0 | 10 | 5,371 | 50 | 3.41 | 2.89 | 1.12 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 1.24 | .289 | 4.13 | 7.78 |
| 17 |  | A. Nola | 9.77 | 1891.0 | 318 | 116 | 101 | .535 | 318 | 3.91 | 2,053 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1,699 | 821 | 862 | 254 | 508 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 7,783 | 20 | 2.42 | 4.04 | 1.21 | 26.4 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .294 | 4.10 | 8.09 |
| 18 |  | N. Pivetta | 9.74 | 1151.2 | 217 | 66 | 72 | .478 | 217 | 4.45 | 1,246 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,062 | 570 | 589 | 184 | 398 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4,852 | 48 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 1.44 | 25.7 | 8.2 | 1.27 | .293 | 4.60 | 8.30 |
| 19 |  | C. Archer | 9.65 | 1349.1 | 240 | 63 | 87 | .420 | 240 | 3.90 | 1,447 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1,222 | 584 | 645 | 164 | 470 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 5,683 | 72 | 3.13 | 3.08 | 1.09 | 25.5 | 8.3 | 1.25 | .297 | 4.30 | 8.15 |
| 20 |  | C. Kershaw | 9.62 | 2850.1 | 451 | 223 | 96 | .699 | 451 | 2.54 | 3,047 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2,191 | 804 | 881 | 235 | 711 | 46 | 0 | 27 | 11,261 | 108 | 2.25 | 4.29 | 0.74 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 1.02 | .271 | 2.78 | 6.92 |
| 21 |  | L. Gilbert | 9.60 | 1021.1 | 178 | 58 | 47 | .552 | 178 | 3.60 | 1,089 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 856 | 409 | 429 | 140 | 230 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 4,127 | 46 | 2.03 | 4.73 | 1.23 | 26.4 | 5.6 | 1.06 | .272 | 3.78 | 7.54 |
| 22 |  | Z. Wheeler | 9.58 | 1890.1 | 311 | 127 | 80 | .614 | 311 | 3.26 | 2,013 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,598 | 684 | 738 | 187 | 537 | 80 | 0 | 14 | 7,731 | 43 | 2.56 | 3.75 | 0.89 | 26.0 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .287 | 3.51 | 7.61 |
| 23 |  | N. Ryan | 9.55 | 5326.0 | 773 | 318 | 291 | .522 | 773 | 3.18 | 5,654 | 222 | 61 | 0 | 3,880 | 1,884 | 2,151 | 314 | 2,748 | 156 | 0 | 75 | 22,310 | 275 | 4.64 | 2.06 | 0.53 | 25.3 | 12.3 | 1.24 | .265 | 3.63 | 6.56 |
| 24 |  | C. Kluber | 9.49 | 1619.0 | 260 | 114 | 77 | .597 | 260 | 3.38 | 1,707 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1,452 | 608 | 665 | 171 | 362 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 6,578 | 30 | 2.01 | 4.72 | 0.95 | 26.0 | 5.5 | 1.12 | .300 | 3.70 | 8.07 |
| 25 |  | L. Castillo | 9.39 | 1525.1 | 266 | 86 | 94 | .478 | 266 | 3.71 | 1,591 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,342 | 628 | 687 | 198 | 489 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 6,341 | 19 | 2.89 | 3.25 | 1.17 | 25.1 | 7.7 | 1.20 | .285 | 4.05 | 7.92 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
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64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
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