what starting pitcher has given up the most home runs per hits season

39 players are tied for the most home runs allowed per hit allowed by a starting pitcher in a season, with 1. The first three are Steven Cruz, Lyon Richardson and Keegan Akin this season.

NAMEHR/HHRHSEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPERRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Steven Cruz
S. Cruz
1
1
1
2026
2
0
0
2
3.86
5
0
0
0
2.1
1
1
1
0
0
0
9
0
19.29
3.86
5.00
3.86
55.6
11.1
0.86
.000
3.86
3.86
2Lyon Richardson
L. Richardson
1
1
1
2026
1
0
1
.000
1
36.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
4
4
2
1
0
0
7
0
18.00
18.00
1.00
9.00
28.6
28.6
3.00
.000
36.00
9.00
3Keegan Akin
K. Akin
1
1
1
2026
2
0
0
2
4.50
4
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
7
0
18.00
0.00
4.50
57.1
0.0
0.50
.000
4.50
4.50
4Anthony Banda
A. Banda
1
1
1
2025
1
0
0
1
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
27.00
27.00
1.00
27.00
33.3
33.3
6.00
27.00
27.00
5Jalen Beeks
J. Beeks
1
1
1
2025
2
0
1
.000
2
4.50
2
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
7
0
9.00
0.00
4.50
28.6
0.0
0.50
.000
4.50
4.50
6Brock Burke
B. Burke
1
1
1
2025
1
0
0
1
9.00
1
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
9.00
0.00
9.00
25.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
7Ryan Zeferjahn
R. Zeferjahn
1
1
1
2025
1
0
0
1
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
18.00
0.00
9.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
8Jordan Leasure
J. Leasure
1
1
1
2025
1
0
0
1
9.00
1
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
9.00
0.00
9.00
25.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
9Shawn Armstrong
S. Armstrong
1
1
1
2025
2
0
1
.000
2
4.50
6
0
0
0
4.0
2
2
1
0
0
0
14
0
13.50
2.25
6.00
2.25
42.9
7.1
0.50
.000
4.50
2.25
10Justin Sterner
J. Sterner
1
1
1
2025
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
1
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
9.00
0.00
9.00
25.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
11Bryce Jarvis
B. Jarvis
1
1
1
2023
1
0
1
.000
1
6.75
1
0
0
0
2.2
2
2
1
0
0
0
10
0
3.38
3.38
1.00
3.38
10.0
10.0
0.75
.000
6.75
3.38
12Tyler Alexander
T. Alexander
1
1
1
2023
1
0
1
.000
1
3.00
3
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
10
0
9.00
0.00
3.00
30.0
0.0
0.33
.000
3.00
3.00
13Wil Crowe
W. Crowe
1
1
1
2022
1
0
0
1
4.50
3
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
1
0
0
0
8
0
13.50
4.50
3.00
4.50
37.5
12.5
1.00
.000
4.50
4.50
14Eli Morgan
E. Morgan
1
1
1
2022
1
0
1
.000
1
6.00
5
0
0
0
3.0
2
2
2
0
0
0
12
0
15.00
6.00
2.50
3.00
41.7
16.7
1.00
.000
6.00
3.00
15Caleb Smith
C. Smith
1
2
2
2022
1
0
1
.000
1
36.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
4
5
3
0
0
0
9
0
18.00
27.00
0.67
18.00
22.2
33.3
5.00
.000
45.00
18.00
16Riley O'Brien
R. O'Brien
1
2
2
2021
1
0
1
.000
1
13.50
2
0
0
0
1.1
2
2
3
0
0
0
9
0
13.50
20.25
0.67
13.50
22.2
33.3
3.75
.000
13.50
13.50
17Jay Jackson
J. Jackson
1
1
1
2021
1
0
1
.000
1
81.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
3
2
0
0
0
4
0
27.00
54.00
0.50
27.00
25.0
50.0
9.00
81.00
27.00
18Brandon Kintzler
B. Kintzler
1
1
1
2021
1
0
0
1
9.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
9.00
0.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
19Anthony Bass
A. Bass
1
1
1
2021
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
18.00
0.00
9.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
20Jake Reed
J. Reed
1
1
1
2021
1
0
0
1
9.00
0
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
9.00
0.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
21Danny Coulombe
D. Coulombe
1
2
2
2021
1
0
0
1
5.40
2
0
0
0
1.2
1
3
0
0
0
0
8
0
10.80
0.00
10.80
25.0
0.0
1.20
.000
16.20
10.80
22Tyson Miller
T. Miller
1
1
1
2020
1
0
0
1
9.00
0
0
0
0
2.0
2
2
3
0
0
0
10
0
0.00
13.50
0.00
4.50
0.0
30.0
2.00
.000
9.00
4.50
23Jake Woodford
J. Woodford
1
1
1
2020
1
0
0
1
3.00
3
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
10
0
9.00
0.00
3.00
30.0
0.0
0.33
.000
3.00
3.00
24Tyler Clippard
T. Clippard
1
1
1
2020
2
0
0
2
3.00
3
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
10
0
9.00
0.00
3.00
30.0
0.0
0.33
.000
3.00
3.00
25Chris Devenski
C. Devenski
1
1
1
2018
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
2
0
0
0
2.0
2
2
1
0
0
0
8
0
9.00
4.50
2.00
4.50
25.0
12.5
1.00
.000
9.00
4.50
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