what relief pitcher has the least strikeouts since 2015 minimum 200 innings pitched

Since 2015, John King has fanned the fewest batters by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 200 innings, with 144 strikeouts.

NAME SO IP G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 John King
J. King
144
217.2
177
14
13
.519
0
3.68
0
0
0
236
89
106
19
59
8
38
5
931
7
5.95
2.44
2.44
0.79
15.5
6.3
1.36
.310
4.38
9.76
2 Jeanmar Gomez
J. Gomez
155
206.0
195
9
12
.429
0
4.67
0
0
39
243
107
115
22
62
8
103
9
903
9
6.77
2.71
2.50
0.96
17.2
6.9
1.48
.337
5.02
10.62
3 George Kontos
G. Kontos
164
219.2
223
10
15
.400
0
2.95
0
0
2
187
72
80
26
59
5
55
8
894
7
6.72
2.42
2.78
1.07
18.3
6.6
1.12
.252
3.28
7.66
4 Brad Ziegler
B. Ziegler
170
256.2
270
7
20
.259
0
3.09
0
0
72
243
88
101
14
84
12
133
22
1,068
5
5.96
2.95
2.02
0.49
15.9
7.9
1.27
.291
3.54
8.52
5 Austin Pruitt
A. Pruitt
172
247.0
137
12
11
.522
0
4.74
0
0
6
270
130
145
35
62
7
50
6
1,055
7
6.27
2.26
2.77
1.28
16.3
5.9
1.34
.302
5.28
9.84
6 Dillon Tate
D. Tate
177
221.0
195
7
14
.333
0
4.11
0
0
9
194
101
110
20
71
26
49
2
930
13
7.21
2.89
2.49
0.81
19.0
7.6
1.20
.274
4.48
7.90
7 Nick Martinez
N. Martinez
182
205.2
132
13
7
.650
0
3.02
0
0
9
188
69
77
22
53
8
29
1
849
3
7.96
2.32
3.43
0.96
21.4
6.2
1.17
.284
3.37
8.23
8 Dan Otero
D. Otero
182
265.2
241
12
6
.667
0
3.93
0
0
2
292
116
125
33
33
6
63
10
1,093
4
6.17
1.12
5.52
1.12
16.7
3.0
1.22
.309
4.23
9.89
9 Alex Wilson
A. Wilson
184
273.0
258
12
13
.480
0
3.49
0
0
5
261
106
115
28
70
8
50
15
1,123
12
6.07
2.31
2.63
0.92
16.4
6.2
1.21
.280
3.79
8.60
10 Richard Bleier
R. Bleier
185
327.1
333
15
5
.750
0
3.22
0
0
5
344
117
135
23
53
18
61
14
1,357
16
5.09
1.46
3.49
0.63
13.6
3.9
1.21
.298
3.71
9.46
11 Ryan Thompson
R. Thompson
186
213.2
221
15
14
.517
0
3.66
0
0
8
193
87
100
22
57
10
23
7
885
6
7.83
2.40
3.26
0.93
21.0
6.4
1.17
.280
4.21
8.13
12 Matt Bowman
M. Bowman
186
232.0
226
8
14
.364
0
4.27
0
0
2
220
110
121
23
80
10
52
12
1,000
3
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.89
18.6
8.0
1.29
.281
4.69
8.53
13 Tyler Alexander
T. Alexander
187
218.0
100
13
7
.650
0
4.46
0
0
1
221
108
112
39
43
9
21
2
911
0
7.72
1.78
4.35
1.61
20.5
4.7
1.21
.288
4.62
9.12
14 Pat Neshek
P. Neshek
187
206.1
247
13
14
.481
0
2.88
0
0
10
176
66
75
24
36
2
38
9
823
3
8.16
1.57
5.19
1.05
22.7
4.4
1.03
.265
3.27
7.68
15 Joe Mantiply
J. Mantiply
193
210.1
250
11
12
.478
0
4.45
0
0
3
222
104
119
18
60
5
40
12
897
9
8.26
2.57
3.22
0.77
21.5
6.7
1.34
.329
5.09
9.50
16 Ross Stripling
R. Stripling
195
216.2
119
8
11
.421
0
4.20
0
0
4
218
101
105
29
63
3
34
6
916
9
8.10
2.62
3.10
1.20
21.3
6.9
1.30
.302
4.36
9.06
17 Joe Biagini
J. Biagini
195
224.2
200
13
10
.565
0
4.53
0
0
3
247
113
121
32
77
13
38
4
980
15
7.81
3.08
2.53
1.28
19.9
7.9
1.44
.324
4.85
9.89
18 Dan Jennings
D. Jennings
197
248.1
273
14
14
.500
0
3.37
0
0
2
239
93
108
19
113
6
55
16
1,072
14
7.14
4.10
1.74
0.69
18.4
10.5
1.42
.299
3.91
8.66
19 Josh Osich
J. Osich
198
218.2
250
13
5
.722
0
4.98
0
0
1
219
121
136
44
85
8
49
3
952
15
8.15
3.50
2.33
1.81
20.8
8.9
1.39
.284
5.60
9.01
20 Carlos Torres
C. Torres
199
228.1
212
12
13
.480
0
3.98
0
0
3
222
101
107
28
85
9
57
10
974
11
7.84
3.35
2.34
1.10
20.4
8.7
1.34
.297
4.22
8.75
21 Jacob Webb
J. Webb
200
206.1
209
14
12
.538
0
3.14
0
0
6
161
72
89
21
93
8
50
9
870
7
8.72
4.06
2.15
0.92
23.0
10.7
1.23
.255
3.88
7.02
22 Brandon Maurer
B. Maurer
201
211.1
229
10
19
.345
0
5.20
0
0
36
219
122
128
25
82
5
98
10
933
7
8.56
3.49
2.45
1.06
21.5
8.8
1.42
.313
5.45
9.33
23 Drew VerHagen
D. VerHagen
202
244.2
198
16
7
.696
0
4.60
0
0
0
235
125
130
34
101
18
35
8
1,054
17
7.43
3.72
2.00
1.25
19.2
9.6
1.37
.288
4.78
8.64
24 Justin Lawrence
J. Lawrence
203
205.1
193
13
12
.520
0
5.17
0
0
14
208
118
133
17
116
17
68
7
926
10
8.90
5.08
1.75
0.75
21.9
12.5
1.58
.333
5.83
9.12
25 Santiago Casilla
S. Casilla
206
206.1
218
10
12
.455
0
3.49
0
0
86
177
80
82
22
84
17
144
5
876
12
8.99
3.66
2.45
0.96
23.5
9.6
1.26
.283
3.58
7.72
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