Randy Johnson had the best K/9 by a pitcher when striking out 1,500+ batters in his first 15 seasons, with 11.21 per nine innings.
| NAME | K/9 | SO | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | 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 | ERA- | FIP | FIP- | H/9 | PRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Johnson | 11.21 | 3,746 | 436 | 224 | 106 | .679 | 426 | 3.06 | 87 | 34 | 2 | 3008.1 | 2,310 | 1,023 | 1,154 | 267 | 1,231 | 138 | 5 | 19 | 12,411 | 91 | 3.68 | 3.04 | 0.80 | 30.2 | 9.9 | 1.18 | .291 | 3.45 | 70 | 3.03 | 70 | 6.91 | 451 |
| 2 |  | C. Sale | 11.14 | 2,579 | 393 | 145 | 88 | .622 | 312 | 3.01 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 2084.0 | 1,692 | 697 | 750 | 213 | 487 | 130 | 25 | 15 | 8,389 | 48 | 2.10 | 5.30 | 0.92 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 1.05 | .297 | 3.24 | 71 | 2.87 | 68 | 7.31 | 303.3 |
| 3 |  | J. deGrom | 10.83 | 1,998 | 271 | 104 | 73 | .588 | 271 | 2.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1660.1 | 1,283 | 493 | 530 | 163 | 376 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 6,543 | 33 | 2.04 | 5.31 | 0.88 | 30.5 | 5.7 | 1.00 | .281 | 2.87 | 68 | 2.74 | 67 | 6.95 | 251.2 |
| 4 |  | M. Scherzer | 10.71 | 3,193 | 430 | 201 | 102 | .663 | 421 | 3.11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2682.0 | 2,180 | 927 | 998 | 300 | 701 | 107 | 2 | 20 | 10,831 | 74 | 2.35 | 4.55 | 1.01 | 29.5 | 6.5 | 1.07 | .288 | 3.35 | 75 | 3.09 | 75 | 7.32 | 309.9 |
| 5 |  | R. Ray | 10.57 | 1,847 | 289 | 98 | 88 | .527 | 284 | 3.89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1572.2 | 1,360 | 679 | 730 | 233 | 673 | 52 | 1 | 19 | 6,651 | 65 | 3.85 | 2.74 | 1.33 | 27.8 | 10.1 | 1.29 | .293 | 4.18 | 93 | 4.10 | 100 | 7.78 | -2.7 |
| 6 |  | S. Strasburg | 10.55 | 1,723 | 247 | 113 | 62 | .646 | 247 | 3.24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1470.0 | 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 | 80 | 3.01 | 75 | 7.45 | 165.9 |
| 7 |  | Y. Darvish | 10.50 | 2,075 | 297 | 115 | 93 | .553 | 297 | 3.65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1778.0 | 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 | 87 | 3.58 | 85 | 7.39 | 120 |
| 8 |  | G. Cole | 10.33 | 2,343 | 332 | 159 | 86 | .649 | 332 | 3.18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2040.2 | 1,702 | 721 | 772 | 228 | 519 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,214 | 58 | 2.29 | 4.51 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.40 | 79 | 3.16 | 77 | 7.51 | 221.9 |
| 9 |  | K. Wood | 10.32 | 1,582 | 446 | 86 | 75 | .534 | 178 | 3.67 | 11 | 5 | 63 | 1380.0 | 1,083 | 563 | 599 | 148 | 666 | 99 | 138 | 22 | 5,863 | 64 | 4.34 | 2.38 | 0.97 | 27.0 | 11.4 | 1.27 | .278 | 3.91 | 86 | 3.82 | 87 | 7.06 | 84 |
| 10 |  | P. Martinez | 10.20 | 2,998 | 442 | 206 | 92 | .691 | 375 | 2.81 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 2645.2 | 2,013 | 825 | 907 | 213 | 701 | 129 | 23 | 26 | 10,582 | 59 | 2.38 | 4.28 | 0.72 | 28.3 | 6.6 | 1.03 | .275 | 3.09 | 63 | 2.80 | 65 | 6.85 | 457.7 |
| 11 |  | A. Nola | 9.82 | 2,014 | 310 | 113 | 98 | .536 | 310 | 3.94 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1845.2 | 1,665 | 807 | 848 | 247 | 495 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 7,606 | 20 | 2.41 | 4.07 | 1.20 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 1.17 | .296 | 4.14 | 93 | 3.61 | 84 | 8.12 | 136.5 |
| 12 |  | C. Kershaw | 9.79 | 2,807 | 401 | 197 | 87 | .694 | 398 | 2.48 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2581.0 | 1,955 | 711 | 777 | 206 | 629 | 39 | 1 | 27 | 10,160 | 95 | 2.19 | 4.46 | 0.72 | 27.6 | 6.2 | 1.00 | .270 | 2.71 | 64 | 2.75 | 68 | 6.82 | 358.4 |
| 13 |  | Z. Wheeler | 9.55 | 1,957 | 303 | 123 | 79 | .609 | 303 | 3.26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1843.2 | 1,561 | 667 | 721 | 180 | 519 | 79 | 0 | 14 | 7,540 | 42 | 2.53 | 3.77 | 0.88 | 26.0 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .287 | 3.52 | 81 | 3.27 | 79 | 7.62 | 179.4 |
| 14 |  | N. Ryan | 9.51 | 3,249 | 452 | 189 | 174 | .521 | 418 | 3.11 | 178 | 47 | 3 | 3074.0 | 2,193 | 1,061 | 1,211 | 161 | 1,812 | 84 | 13 | 44 | 12,991 | 151 | 5.31 | 1.79 | 0.47 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 1.30 | .264 | 3.55 | 89 | 3.00 | 86 | 6.42 | 180.8 |
| 15 |  | C. Kluber | 9.46 | 1,725 | 271 | 116 | 77 | .601 | 260 | 3.44 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1641.2 | 1,486 | 627 | 684 | 177 | 368 | 65 | 4 | 9 | 6,688 | 31 | 2.02 | 4.69 | 0.97 | 25.8 | 5.5 | 1.13 | .301 | 3.75 | 83 | 3.22 | 78 | 8.15 | 161.7 |
| 16 |  | L. Castillo | 9.41 | 1,595 | 266 | 87 | 93 | .483 | 263 | 3.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1526.0 | 1,330 | 621 | 682 | 193 | 489 | 53 | 2 | 9 | 6,332 | 21 | 2.88 | 3.26 | 1.14 | 25.2 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .284 | 4.02 | 89 | 3.78 | 90 | 7.84 | 71.3 |
| 17 | | T. Lincecum | 9.29 | 1,736 | 278 | 110 | 89 | .553 | 270 | 3.74 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1682.0 | 1,506 | 699 | 746 | 147 | 669 | 44 | 3 | 33 | 7,120 | 107 | 3.58 | 2.59 | 0.79 | 24.4 | 9.4 | 1.29 | .300 | 3.99 | 99 | 3.44 | 90 | 8.06 | 81.5 |
| 18 |  | S. Koufax | 9.28 | 2,396 | 397 | 165 | 87 | .655 | 314 | 2.76 | 137 | 40 | 9 | 2324.1 | 1,754 | 713 | 806 | 204 | 817 | 18 | 44 | 48 | 9,497 | 87 | 3.16 | 2.93 | 0.79 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 1.11 | .256 | 3.12 | 75 | 2.69 | 75 | 6.79 | 226.6 |
| 19 |  | K. Gausman | 9.18 | 2,092 | 386 | 118 | 124 | .488 | 347 | 3.86 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2050.0 | 1,974 | 880 | 942 | 250 | 573 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 8,574 | 65 | 2.52 | 3.65 | 1.10 | 24.4 | 6.7 | 1.24 | .307 | 4.14 | 93 | 3.59 | 85 | 8.67 | 144.5 |
| 20 | | C. Carrasco | 9.11 | 1,662 | 324 | 110 | 103 | .516 | 277 | 4.14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1641.2 | 1,612 | 756 | 796 | 211 | 451 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 6,861 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.69 | 1.16 | 24.2 | 6.6 | 1.26 | .313 | 4.36 | 100 | 3.71 | 89 | 8.84 | 81 |
| 21 |  | J. Verlander | 9.07 | 3,006 | 453 | 225 | 129 | .636 | 453 | 3.33 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2982.0 | 2,535 | 1,103 | 1,190 | 308 | 850 | 98 | 0 | 27 | 12,193 | 87 | 2.57 | 3.54 | 0.93 | 24.7 | 7.0 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.59 | 78 | 3.40 | 80 | 7.65 | 281.3 |
| 22 | | L. Lynn | 9.04 | 2,015 | 364 | 143 | 99 | .591 | 340 | 3.74 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2006.1 | 1,856 | 834 | 916 | 231 | 704 | 89 | 4 | 21 | 8,520 | 61 | 3.16 | 2.86 | 1.04 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 1.28 | .296 | 4.11 | 91 | 3.82 | 93 | 8.33 | 67.8 |
| 23 | | F. Liriano | 9.01 | 1,815 | 419 | 112 | 114 | .496 | 300 | 4.15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1813.2 | 1,649 | 837 | 911 | 184 | 816 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 7,781 | 100 | 4.05 | 2.22 | 0.91 | 23.3 | 10.5 | 1.36 | .299 | 4.52 | 101 | 3.88 | 95 | 8.18 | 39.3 |
| 24 |  | S. Gray | 8.96 | 2,042 | 362 | 140 | 105 | .571 | 353 | 3.52 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2050.2 | 1,793 | 802 | 876 | 205 | 655 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 8,488 | 107 | 2.87 | 3.12 | 0.90 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .287 | 3.84 | 85 | 3.51 | 85 | 7.87 | 146.2 |
| 25 | | S. McDowell | 8.86 | 2,453 | 425 | 141 | 134 | .513 | 346 | 3.17 | 103 | 23 | 14 | 2492.1 | 1,948 | 879 | 999 | 164 | 1,312 | 59 | 39 | 74 | 10,587 | 140 | 4.74 | 1.87 | 0.59 | 23.2 | 12.4 | 1.31 | .270 | 3.61 | 90 | 3.06 | 84 | 7.03 | 160.4 |
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