starting pitchers with a minimum of 2 starts with the most strikeouts per 9 last 50 days

Between April 20, 2025 and June 9, 2025, Cole Ragans has the highest K/9 by a starting pitcher when starting 2+ games, with 14.57 per nine innings.

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 Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
14.57
5
5
1
2
.333
7.29
34
0
0
0
21.0
23
17
17
3
9
1
0
0
95
2
3.86
3.78
1.29
35.8
9.5
1.52
.417
7.29
9.86
2 Tyler Gilbert
T. Gilbert
13.50
3
3
0
0
2.25
6
0
0
0
4.0
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
15
0
4.50
3.00
2.25
40.0
13.3
1.00
.167
2.25
4.50
3 David Festa
D. Festa
12.91
2
2
0
1
.000
11.74
11
0
0
0
7.2
10
10
10
3
5
0
0
0
37
0
5.87
2.20
3.52
29.7
13.5
1.96
.389
11.74
11.74
4 Will Warren
W. Warren
12.74
9
9
3
3
.500
5.40
59
0
0
0
41.2
40
25
27
4
19
1
0
0
188
2
4.10
3.11
0.86
31.4
10.1
1.42
.343
5.83
8.64
5 Tylor Megill
T. Megill
12.71
9
9
3
2
.600
4.76
64
0
0
0
45.1
34
24
24
5
24
4
0
0
196
1
4.76
2.67
0.99
32.7
12.2
1.28
.293
4.76
6.75
6 Kumar Rocker
K. Rocker
12.60
2
2
0
2
.000
18.00
7
0
0
0
5.0
13
10
10
2
3
1
0
0
32
1
5.40
2.33
3.60
21.9
9.4
3.20
.579
18.00
23.40
7 Daniel Lynch IV
D. Lynch IV
12.46
2
2
0
0
2.08
6
0
0
0
4.1
4
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
19
0
8.31
1.50
2.08
31.6
21.1
1.85
.375
2.08
8.31
8 Logan Henderson
L. Henderson
12.43
4
4
3
0
1.000
1.71
29
0
0
0
21.0
14
4
4
3
6
0
0
0
81
0
2.57
4.83
1.29
35.8
7.4
0.95
.256
1.71
6.00
9 MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
12.24
8
8
1
3
.250
2.53
63
0
0
0
46.1
37
13
13
5
14
2
0
0
186
3
2.72
4.50
0.97
33.9
7.5
1.10
.314
2.53
7.19
10 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
12.21
6
6
1
1
.500
4.44
33
0
0
0
24.1
22
12
14
3
12
4
0
0
114
1
4.44
2.75
1.11
28.9
10.5
1.40
.306
5.18
8.14
11 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
12.07
9
9
4
0
1.000
1.96
80
1
1
0
59.2
41
13
13
3
3
3
0
0
220
1
0.45
26.67
0.45
36.4
1.4
0.74
.290
1.96
6.18
12 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
12.05
9
9
4
3
.571
3.05
75
0
0
0
56.0
48
19
19
7
17
0
0
0
229
0
2.73
4.41
1.13
32.8
7.4
1.16
.315
3.05
7.71
13 Tyler Holton
T. Holton
12.00
2
2
0
1
.000
6.00
4
0
0
0
3.0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
11
0
0.00
3.00
36.4
0.0
0.67
.167
6.00
6.00
14 Zebby Matthews
Z. Matthews
11.84
4
4
1
1
.500
5.21
25
0
0
0
19.0
20
11
11
2
8
0
0
0
83
0
3.79
3.13
0.95
30.1
9.6
1.47
.375
5.21
9.47
15 Chase Petty
C. Petty
11.81
2
2
0
2
.000
21.94
7
0
0
0
5.1
13
13
13
3
8
0
0
0
36
0
13.50
0.88
5.06
19.4
22.2
3.94
.556
21.94
21.94
16 Hunter Greene
H. Greene
11.79
6
6
2
1
.667
3.10
38
0
0
0
29.0
26
10
10
5
8
0
0
0
119
0
2.48
4.75
1.55
31.9
6.7
1.17
.309
3.10
8.07
17 Hunter Brown
H. Brown
11.62
9
9
6
2
.750
1.96
71
1
0
0
55.0
36
12
12
5
20
1
0
0
212
0
3.27
3.55
0.82
33.5
9.4
1.02
.270
1.96
5.89
18 Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.44
8
8
3
2
.600
1.43
64
0
0
0
50.1
37
8
9
3
16
4
0
0
201
1
2.86
4.00
0.54
31.8
8.0
1.05
.298
1.61
6.62
19 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
11.36
9
9
0
4
.000
3.91
61
0
0
0
48.1
42
21
22
6
17
1
0
0
201
2
3.17
3.59
1.12
30.3
8.5
1.22
.310
4.10
7.82
20 George Kirby
G. Kirby
10.89
4
4
1
3
.250
6.53
25
0
0
0
20.2
23
15
15
4
4
2
0
0
88
1
1.74
6.25
1.74
28.4
4.5
1.31
.358
6.53
10.02
21 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
10.80
9
9
4
5
.444
3.78
60
0
0
0
50.0
39
21
22
9
14
1
0
0
199
0
2.52
4.29
1.62
30.2
7.0
1.06
.261
3.96
7.02
22 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
10.80
2
2
0
0
3.60
6
0
0
0
5.0
5
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
21
0
3.60
3.00
3.60
28.6
9.5
1.40
.273
3.60
9.00
23 Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
10.76
8
8
6
1
.857
2.93
55
0
0
0
46.0
35
15
16
6
11
5
0
0
187
0
2.15
5.00
1.17
29.4
5.9
1.00
.264
3.13
6.85
24 Ben Brown
B. Brown
10.75
7
7
1
3
.250
6.75
43
0
0
0
36.0
45
27
27
4
6
1
0
0
157
1
1.50
7.17
1.00
27.4
3.8
1.42
.398
6.75
11.25
25 Michael King
M. King
10.73
5
5
1
2
.333
2.60
33
0
0
0
27.2
20
8
11
3
7
1
0
0
111
0
2.28
4.71
0.98
29.7
6.3
0.98
.254
3.58
6.51
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Team Rankings

HR

44

30th

R

226

27th

SO

538

16th

ERA

3.31

5th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
43
24
.642
Twins Twins
35
30
.538
7.0
Guardians Guardians
34
30
.531
7.5
Royals Royals
34
32
.515
8.5
White Sox White Sox
22
44
.333
20.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/10
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
6/11
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Thu
6/12
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Fri
6/13
ATH ATH
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
Sat
6/14
ATH ATH
@
KCR KCR
4:10 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

22 - 44

5

Final

7

KCR Royals

34 - 32

Sun 8 Jun 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
39
25
.609
Rays Rays
35
30
.538
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
43
24
.642
Twins Twins
35
30
.538
7.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
36
29
.554
Mariners Mariners
33
31
.516
2.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
42
24
.636
Phillies Phillies
37
28
.569
4.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
40
25
.615
Cardinals Cardinals
36
29
.554
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
39
27
.591
Padres Padres
37
27
.578
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/24
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
0-5
Sat
5/24
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6-5
Sat
5/24
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
3-2
Sat
5/24
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
5-1
Sat
5/24
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
0-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/9
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Mon
6/9
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Mon
6/9
CHC CHC
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Mon
6/9
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
6/9
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM