what relief pitcher has the least strikeouts since 2015 minimum 250 innings pitched

Since 2015, Brad Ziegler has fanned the fewest hitters by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 250 innings, with 170 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 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 Brandon Kintzler
B. Kintzler
208
303.1
317
14
16
.467
0
3.62
0
0
61
314
122
131
30
83
14
137
16
1,276
3
6.17
2.46
2.51
0.89
16.3
6.5
1.31
.302
3.89
9.32
6 Luis Cessa
L. Cessa
221
264.2
173
12
4
.750
0
3.81
0
0
4
246
112
128
36
90
5
49
2
1,109
12
7.52
3.06
2.46
1.22
19.9
8.1
1.27
.277
4.35
8.37
7 Jim Johnson
J. Johnson
223
250.0
259
15
18
.455
0
4.21
0
0
54
257
117
136
25
85
10
103
6
1,075
17
8.03
3.06
2.62
0.90
20.7
7.9
1.37
.317
4.90
9.25
8 Scott Alexander
S. Alexander
229
309.0
330
21
13
.618
0
3.20
0
0
10
287
110
124
22
117
9
60
16
1,285
16
6.67
3.41
1.96
0.64
17.8
9.1
1.31
.292
3.61
8.36
9 Erasmo Ramírez
E. Ramírez
229
326.2
219
18
17
.514
0
4.11
0
0
5
311
149
159
48
78
17
59
7
1,348
11
6.31
2.15
2.94
1.32
17.0
5.8
1.19
.269
4.38
8.57
10 T.J. McFarland
T.J. McFarland
230
407.1
375
18
16
.529
0
4.15
0
0
1
452
188
216
38
131
14
101
27
1,750
12
5.08
2.89
1.76
0.84
13.1
7.5
1.43
.310
4.77
9.99
11 Joel Payamps
J. Payamps
231
255.0
236
14
22
.389
0
3.35
0
0
10
222
95
110
30
75
10
61
10
1,054
6
8.15
2.65
3.08
1.06
21.9
7.1
1.16
.271
3.88
7.84
12 Alex Claudio
A. Claudio
233
330.2
339
16
10
.615
0
3.59
0
0
14
339
132
144
29
91
14
108
12
1,397
5
6.34
2.48
2.56
0.79
16.7
6.5
1.30
.301
3.92
9.23
13 Scott Oberg
S. Oberg
234
257.1
259
18
8
.692
0
3.85
0
0
7
238
110
120
26
101
12
57
8
1,088
18
8.18
3.53
2.32
0.91
21.5
9.3
1.32
.297
4.20
8.32
14 Jarlín García
J. García
237
288.0
278
16
14
.533
0
3.63
0
0
2
242
116
135
38
91
11
60
10
1,186
13
7.41
2.84
2.60
1.19
20.0
7.7
1.16
.252
4.22
7.56
15 Andrew Kittredge
A. Kittredge
243
259.2
240
23
11
.676
0
3.26
0
0
16
238
94
106
32
69
7
51
13
1,069
9
8.42
2.39
3.52
1.11
22.7
6.5
1.18
.287
3.67
8.25
16 Adam Cimber
A. Cimber
244
323.2
351
25
24
.510
0
3.75
0
0
7
309
135
151
27
88
35
75
18
1,358
4
6.78
2.45
2.77
0.75
18.0
6.5
1.23
.293
4.20
8.59
17 Tim Hill
T. Hill
251
341.0
400
23
14
.622
0
3.99
0
0
4
339
151
184
32
109
26
73
11
1,459
4
6.62
2.88
2.30
0.84
17.2
7.5
1.31
.295
4.86
8.95
18 Jared Hughes
J. Hughes
252
358.1
372
19
15
.559
0
2.96
0
0
10
318
118
137
33
129
27
84
15
1,481
20
6.33
3.24
1.95
0.83
17.0
8.7
1.25
.274
3.44
7.99
19 Jorge López
J. López
253
277.1
242
18
14
.563
0
4.28
0
0
31
262
132
146
33
108
20
101
11
1,189
18
8.21
3.50
2.34
1.07
21.3
9.1
1.33
.295
4.74
8.50
20 Addison Reed
A. Reed
262
265.2
267
10
14
.417
0
3.05
0
0
24
248
90
93
29
62
4
73
16
1,093
10
8.88
2.10
4.23
0.98
24.0
5.7
1.17
.298
3.15
8.40
21 Tommy Hunter
T. Hunter
262
299.0
281
14
16
.467
0
3.58
0
0
7
281
119
127
32
71
13
61
4
1,232
7
7.89
2.14
3.69
0.96
21.3
5.8
1.18
.292
3.82
8.46
22 Génesis Cabrera
G. Cabrera
263
270.1
273
17
12
.586
0
3.80
0
0
5
226
114
131
32
133
19
37
12
1,165
17
8.76
4.43
1.98
1.07
22.6
11.4
1.33
.270
4.36
7.52
23 Nick Vincent
N. Vincent
265
281.0
275
14
17
.452
0
3.52
0
0
6
261
110
117
34
75
10
55
18
1,166
0
8.49
2.40
3.53
1.09
22.7
6.4
1.20
.290
3.75
8.36
24 Ryan Brasier
R. Brasier
270
272.1
286
10
8
.556
0
3.97
0
0
10
237
120
135
30
78
7
53
4
1,121
10
8.92
2.58
3.46
0.99
24.1
7.0
1.16
.281
4.46
7.83
25 Sam Dyson
S. Dyson
271
333.0
338
21
20
.512
0
3.30
0
0
59
304
122
135
28
107
16
127
9
1,376
16
7.32
2.89
2.53
0.76
19.7
7.8
1.23
.289
3.65
8.22
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