Yu Darvish had the best K/9 by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 250 innings in his first 2 seasons, with 11.18 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 |  | Y. Darvish | 11.18 | 401.0 | 61 | 29 | 18 | .617 | 61 | 3.34 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 149 | 157 | 40 | 169 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1,657 | 15 | 3.79 | 2.95 | 0.90 | 30.1 | 10.2 | 1.17 | .280 | 3.52 | 6.76 |
| 2 |  | C. Schlittler | 10.90 | 266.2 | 47 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 47 | 2.23 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 66 | 76 | 24 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1,065 | 3 | 2.70 | 4.04 | 0.81 | 30.3 | 7.5 | 1.00 | .260 | 2.57 | 6.31 |
| 3 |  | P. Skenes | 10.83 | 320.2 | 55 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 55 | 1.96 | 386 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 70 | 76 | 21 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1,247 | 4 | 2.08 | 5.22 | 0.59 | 31.0 | 5.9 | 0.95 | .277 | 2.13 | 6.46 |
| 4 |  | K. Wood | 10.82 | 303.2 | 49 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 49 | 4.03 | 365 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 136 | 146 | 31 | 172 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1,302 | 11 | 5.10 | 2.12 | 0.92 | 28.0 | 13.2 | 1.32 | .277 | 4.33 | 6.79 |
| 5 | | M. Prior | 10.76 | 328.0 | 49 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 49 | 2.74 | 392 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 100 | 112 | 29 | 88 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1,349 | 10 | 2.41 | 4.45 | 0.80 | 29.1 | 6.5 | 1.13 | .306 | 3.07 | 7.71 |
| 6 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 10.45 | 263.2 | 48 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 48 | 2.66 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 78 | 85 | 21 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,052 | 7 | 2.76 | 3.78 | 0.72 | 29.1 | 7.7 | 1.03 | .266 | 2.90 | 6.52 |
| 7 |  | S. Bieber | 10.44 | 322.1 | 52 | 26 | 12 | .684 | 52 | 3.60 | 374 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 306 | 129 | 139 | 42 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1,314 | 10 | 1.70 | 6.13 | 1.17 | 28.5 | 4.6 | 1.14 | .318 | 3.88 | 8.54 |
| 8 |  | S. McClanahan | 10.41 | 289.2 | 53 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 53 | 2.92 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 94 | 101 | 33 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1,158 | 18 | 2.33 | 4.47 | 1.03 | 28.9 | 6.5 | 1.07 | .286 | 3.14 | 7.33 |
| 9 |  | N. Syndergaard | 10.33 | 332.2 | 54 | 23 | 16 | .590 | 54 | 2.89 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 107 | 121 | 30 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1,343 | 16 | 2.00 | 5.16 | 0.81 | 28.4 | 5.5 | 1.11 | .310 | 3.27 | 7.95 |
| 10 | | H. Nomo | 10.08 | 419.2 | 61 | 29 | 17 | .630 | 61 | 2.90 | 470 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 304 | 135 | 156 | 37 | 163 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1,712 | 31 | 3.50 | 2.88 | 0.79 | 27.5 | 9.5 | 1.11 | .258 | 3.35 | 6.52 |
| 11 | | T. Lincecum | 10.02 | 369.1 | 57 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 57 | 3.17 | 411 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 130 | 141 | 23 | 145 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1,527 | 26 | 3.53 | 2.83 | 0.56 | 26.9 | 9.5 | 1.20 | .295 | 3.44 | 7.31 |
| 12 | | B. Witt | 10.01 | 300.1 | 56 | 19 | 19 | .500 | 56 | 5.21 | 334 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 174 | 186 | 28 | 282 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1,410 | 29 | 8.45 | 1.18 | 0.84 | 23.7 | 20.0 | 1.75 | .283 | 5.57 | 7.28 |
| 13 |  | N. Pivetta | 9.94 | 296.0 | 58 | 14 | 24 | .368 | 58 | 5.35 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 176 | 182 | 49 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1,274 | 19 | 3.25 | 3.06 | 1.49 | 25.7 | 8.4 | 1.40 | .330 | 5.53 | 9.33 |
| 14 | | D. Gooden | 9.90 | 494.2 | 66 | 41 | 13 | .759 | 66 | 2.00 | 544 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 359 | 110 | 123 | 20 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1,944 | 9 | 2.58 | 3.83 | 0.36 | 28.0 | 7.3 | 1.01 | .275 | 2.24 | 6.53 |
| 15 | | H. Score | 9.58 | 466.2 | 65 | 36 | 19 | .655 | 65 | 2.82 | 497 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 317 | 146 | 167 | 36 | 279 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1,970 | 22 | 5.38 | 1.78 | 0.69 | 25.2 | 14.2 | 1.28 | .243 | 3.22 | 6.11 |
| 16 |  | J. deGrom | 9.48 | 331.1 | 52 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 52 | 2.61 | 349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 96 | 103 | 23 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1,316 | 7 | 2.20 | 4.31 | 0.62 | 26.5 | 6.2 | 1.05 | .283 | 2.80 | 7.23 |
| 17 | | T. Bibee | 9.35 | 315.2 | 56 | 22 | 12 | .647 | 56 | 3.25 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 114 | 119 | 35 | 89 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1,295 | 9 | 2.54 | 3.69 | 1.00 | 25.3 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .286 | 3.39 | 7.76 |
| 18 | | J. Lucchesi | 9.29 | 293.2 | 56 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 56 | 4.14 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 135 | 141 | 46 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1,234 | 12 | 3.03 | 3.06 | 1.41 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 1.25 | .286 | 4.32 | 8.24 |
| 19 | | K. Maeda | 9.21 | 302.0 | 57 | 28 | 17 | .622 | 57 | 3.84 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 129 | 137 | 41 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1,241 | 9 | 2.47 | 3.72 | 1.22 | 24.9 | 6.7 | 1.15 | .280 | 4.08 | 7.87 |
| 20 | | C. Hamels | 9.18 | 315.2 | 51 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 51 | 3.68 | 322 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 129 | 138 | 44 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1,301 | 10 | 2.59 | 3.54 | 1.25 | 24.8 | 7.0 | 1.18 | .282 | 3.93 | 7.98 |
| 21 |  | C. Kershaw | 9.17 | 275.2 | 51 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 51 | 3.40 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 104 | 106 | 18 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1,159 | 18 | 4.60 | 1.99 | 0.59 | 24.2 | 12.2 | 1.33 | .290 | 3.46 | 7.38 |
| 22 |  | C. Rodón | 9.15 | 298.0 | 51 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 51 | 3.93 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 130 | 143 | 34 | 121 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1,290 | 18 | 3.65 | 2.50 | 1.03 | 23.5 | 9.4 | 1.40 | .322 | 4.32 | 8.97 |
| 23 |  | L. Castillo | 9.14 | 259.0 | 46 | 13 | 19 | .406 | 46 | 3.89 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 112 | 121 | 39 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1,067 | 6 | 2.81 | 3.25 | 1.36 | 24.6 | 7.6 | 1.17 | .271 | 4.20 | 7.71 |
| 24 | | S. Newcomb | 9.13 | 263.1 | 49 | 16 | 18 | .471 | 49 | 4.07 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 119 | 125 | 28 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,149 | 7 | 4.68 | 1.95 | 0.96 | 23.2 | 11.9 | 1.42 | .294 | 4.27 | 8.10 |
| 25 | | B. Pfaadt | 9.11 | 271.2 | 50 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 50 | 5.04 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 152 | 162 | 43 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1,156 | 1 | 2.22 | 4.10 | 1.42 | 23.8 | 5.8 | 1.30 | .317 | 5.37 | 9.44 |
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