12 pitchers are tied for the highest career K/9 by a starting pitcher, with 27.00 per nine innings. The first three are Juan Mejia, Dan Altavilla and Sam Moll.
| NAME | K/9 | GS | G | W | L | W% | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Mejia | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | 27.00 | 40.50 | ||
| 2 | | D. Altavilla | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 135.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 54.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 15.00 | 1.000 | 135.00 | 81.00 |
| 3 | | S. Moll | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 4 | | D. Moreta | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 1.000 | 54.00 | 54.00 | |
| 5 | | S. Howard | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| 6 | | J. Jackson | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 81.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54.00 | 0.50 | 27.00 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 9.00 | 81.00 | 27.00 | |
| 7 | | A. Brice | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 2.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 8 | | J. Barnes | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27.00 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 5.00 | 1.000 | 27.00 | 18.00 | |
| 9 | | J. Schultz | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 54.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27.00 | 1.00 | 13.50 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 6.00 | 1.000 | 54.00 | 27.00 |
| 10 | | J. Venters | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 135.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 54.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 15.00 | 1.000 | 135.00 | 81.00 |
| 11 | | P. Lovrich | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 108.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 18.00 | 1.000 | 108.00 | 135.00 |
| 12 | | F. Wurm | 27.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 135.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 71.4 | 18.00 | 1.000 | 108.00 | 27.00 | ||
| 13 | | D. Hernandez | 21.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 15.00 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 38.9 | 27.8 | 2.67 | .500 | 12.00 | 9.00 |
| 14 | | P. Maton | 20.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 42.9 | 14.3 | 2.25 | .667 | 6.75 | 13.50 | |
| 15 | | E. Miller | 20.25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 33.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 40.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 6.00 | .667 | 33.75 | 13.50 | |
| 16 | | F. Cruz | 18.24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.92 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1.46 | 12.50 | 1.46 | 53.2 | 4.3 | 0.65 | .235 | 3.65 | 4.38 |
| 17 | | Y. RamÃrez | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 12.5 | 1.00 | .333 | 0.00 | 4.50 | |
| 18 | | T. Samaniego | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 36.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 6.00 | .857 | 36.00 | 54.00 | |
| 19 | | J. Morán | 18.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 15.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 3.00 | .625 | 15.00 | 21.00 |
| 20 | | R. Garrett | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| 21 | | R. Zeferjahn | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | .000 | 9.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 22 | | N. Sandlin | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 2.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 23 | | A. Vesia | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | .500 | 0.00 | 9.00 | ||
| 24 | | J. Garza | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 4.00 | .667 | 27.00 | 36.00 | |
| 25 | | J. Staumont | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
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