starting pitchers with a minimum of 3 starts with the most strikeouts per 9 last 40 days

Between May 3, 2025 and June 12, 2025, Cole Ragans has the best K/9 by a starting pitcher when starting 3+ games, with 15.00 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
15.00
4
4
1
2
.333
6.50
30
0
0
0
18.0
20
13
13
1
7
1
0
0
81
1
3.50
4.29
0.50
37.0
8.6
1.50
.452
6.50
10.00
2 Will Warren
W. Warren
13.23
7
7
3
2
.600
5.13
49
0
0
0
33.1
31
19
21
3
16
1
0
0
150
2
4.32
3.06
0.81
32.7
10.7
1.41
.346
5.67
8.37
3 MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
12.27
7
7
1
2
.333
2.23
55
0
0
0
40.1
33
10
10
4
13
2
0
0
163
2
2.90
4.23
0.89
33.7
8.0
1.14
.326
2.23
7.36
4 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
12.27
7
7
3
2
.600
2.66
60
0
0
0
44.0
39
13
13
6
9
0
0
0
177
0
1.84
6.67
1.23
33.9
5.1
1.09
.324
2.66
7.98
5 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
12.21
7
7
1
3
.250
3.21
57
0
0
0
42.0
30
15
15
5
14
0
0
0
167
2
3.00
4.07
1.07
34.1
8.4
1.05
.275
3.21
6.43
6 Chris Sale
C. Sale
12.11
7
7
3
1
.750
1.19
61
0
0
0
45.1
32
6
7
2
16
4
0
0
181
0
3.18
3.81
0.40
33.7
8.8
1.06
.306
1.39
6.35
7 Tylor Megill
T. Megill
12.03
7
7
2
2
.500
5.61
45
0
0
0
33.2
30
21
21
4
19
3
0
0
151
1
5.08
2.37
1.07
29.8
12.6
1.46
.325
5.61
8.02
8 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
12.02
6
6
3
0
1.000
2.11
57
1
1
0
42.2
26
10
10
2
2
2
0
0
154
1
0.42
28.50
0.42
37.0
1.3
0.66
.264
2.11
5.48
9 Logan Henderson
L. Henderson
12.00
3
3
2
0
1.000
1.80
20
0
0
0
15.0
11
3
3
2
5
0
0
0
60
0
3.00
4.00
1.20
33.3
8.3
1.07
.273
1.80
6.60
10 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
11.97
7
7
1
2
.333
4.91
39
0
0
0
29.1
26
16
18
4
16
4
0
0
137
1
4.91
2.44
1.23
28.5
11.7
1.43
.297
5.52
7.98
11 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
12 Hunter Brown
H. Brown
11.36
7
7
4
2
.667
2.36
53
1
0
0
42.0
27
11
11
5
18
1
0
0
165
0
3.86
2.94
1.07
32.1
10.9
1.07
.250
2.36
5.79
13 Cade Povich
C. Povich
11.20
6
6
0
3
.000
5.74
39
0
0
0
31.1
34
20
20
4
10
1
0
0
136
1
2.87
3.90
1.15
28.7
7.4
1.40
.366
5.74
9.77
14 Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
11.19
7
7
3
2
.600
6.81
46
0
0
0
37.0
48
28
28
5
13
1
0
0
167
0
3.16
3.54
1.22
27.5
7.8
1.65
.422
6.81
11.68
15 Ben Brown
B. Brown
10.97
6
6
0
3
.000
7.59
39
0
0
0
32.0
40
27
27
5
8
0
0
0
143
1
2.25
4.88
1.41
27.3
5.6
1.50
.385
7.59
11.25
16 Reese Olson
R. Olson
10.91
3
3
1
1
.500
1.72
19
0
0
0
15.2
11
3
3
1
5
2
0
0
64
1
2.87
3.80
0.57
29.7
7.8
1.02
.270
1.72
6.32
17 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
18 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
10.85
7
7
4
3
.571
3.46
47
0
0
0
39.0
28
15
16
6
12
1
0
0
154
0
2.77
3.92
1.38
30.5
7.8
1.03
.250
3.69
6.46
19 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
10.76
7
7
4
1
.800
2.32
51
0
0
0
42.2
28
11
11
4
11
1
0
0
168
1
2.32
4.64
0.84
30.4
6.5
0.91
.238
2.32
5.91
20 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
10.67
7
7
4
1
.800
2.09
51
0
0
0
43.0
31
10
12
1
12
0
0
0
169
3
2.51
4.25
0.21
30.2
7.1
1.00
.286
2.51
6.49
21 Merrill Kelly
M. Kelly
10.56
7
7
3
1
.750
2.44
52
0
0
0
44.1
32
12
14
3
9
0
0
0
171
0
1.83
5.78
0.61
30.4
5.3
0.92
.271
2.84
6.50
22 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
10.50
6
6
4
0
1.000
2.50
42
0
0
0
36.0
34
10
10
3
4
0
0
0
145
0
1.00
10.50
0.75
29.0
2.8
1.06
.323
2.50
8.50
23 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
10.42
6
6
4
1
.800
2.13
44
0
0
0
38.0
20
9
9
3
10
0
0
0
142
1
2.37
4.40
0.71
31.0
7.0
0.79
.200
2.13
4.74
24 Gavin Williams
G. Williams
10.37
7
7
3
1
.750
2.89
43
0
0
0
37.1
27
12
14
4
22
1
0
0
159
2
5.30
1.95
0.96
27.0
13.8
1.31
.258
3.38
6.51
25 Casey Mize
C. Mize
10.36
5
5
1
1
.500
3.33
28
0
0
0
24.1
29
9
10
3
9
0
0
0
111
0
3.33
3.11
1.11
25.2
8.1
1.56
.366
3.70
10.73
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Team Rankings

HR

46

30th

R

231

28th

SO

554

17th

ERA

3.45

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
25
.638
Twins Twins
36
32
.529
7.5
Guardians Guardians
35
32
.522
8.0
Royals Royals
34
34
.500
9.5
White Sox White Sox
23
45
.338
20.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
ATH ATH
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
Sat
6/14
ATH ATH
@
KCR KCR
4:10 PM
Sun
6/15
ATH ATH
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Tue
6/17
KCR KCR
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Wed
6/18
KCR KCR
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

34 - 34

3

Final

6

NYY Yankees

41 - 25

Wed 11 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
45
24
.652
Phillies Phillies
39
29
.574
5.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
41
27
.603
Cardinals Cardinals
36
32
.529
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
28
.594
Giants Giants
40
29
.580
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
41
25
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
38
30
.559
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
25
.638
Twins Twins
36
32
.529
7.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
37
30
.552
Angels Angels
33
34
.493
4.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/27
LAD LAD
@
CLE CLE
4-7
Tue
5/27
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
9-4
Tue
5/27
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
5-6
Tue
5/27
SFG SFG
@
DET DET
3-4
Tue
5/27
MIN MIN
@
TBR TBR
0-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/12
CWS CWS
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
6/13
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
6/13
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Fri
6/13
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/13
LAA LAA
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM