which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per nine innings no minimum

Chris Sale has the highest career K/9, with 11.11 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per nine innings with a minimum of 1500 IP no minimum?
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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.11
2013.0
382
140
86
.619
302
3.05
2,486
16
3
12
1,649
683
736
208
470
124
25
15
8,116
47
2.10
5.29
0.93
30.6
5.8
1.05
.298
3.29
72
2.89
69
7.37
289.6
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.65
2881.0
467
215
112
.657
458
3.16
3,408
12
5
0
2,349
1,012
1,085
337
756
112
2
20
11,640
78
2.36
4.51
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.286
3.39
76
3.18
77
7.34
307.9
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10.61
4135.1
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
4,875
100
37
2
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
75
3.18
73
7.28
554.3
4 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.59
1706.0
282
110
88
.556
282
3.58
2,007
2
1
0
1,394
678
712
217
544
77
0
8
7,009
79
2.87
3.69
1.14
28.6
7.8
1.14
.283
3.76
85
3.53
84
7.35
125.8
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.37
1954.0
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
2,251
8
5
0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
6 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
10.04
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
3,154
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
7 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.86
1671.0
277
105
86
.550
277
3.78
1,831
6
4
0
1,482
701
739
210
437
55
0
16
6,855
18
2.35
4.19
1.13
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
3.98
90
3.49
81
7.98
145.7
8 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.73
2746.2
433
212
94
.693
430
2.51
2,970
25
15
0
2,096
767
840
228
681
44
1
28
10,836
103
2.23
4.36
0.75
27.4
6.3
1.01
.270
2.75
64
2.83
70
6.87
365.3
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.55
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
5,714
222
61
3
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
10 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9.46
1641.2
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
1,725
18
8
1
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
11 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.34
1642.2
269
108
71
.603
269
3.31
1,705
4
3
0
1,413
604
654
155
469
70
0
14
6,745
39
2.57
3.64
0.85
25.3
7.0
1.15
.289
3.58
83
3.29
80
7.74
153.3
12 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
9.29
1682.0
278
110
89
.553
270
3.74
1,736
10
7
1
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
13 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
9.28
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2.76
2,396
137
40
9
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
14 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.22
1776.0
339
106
106
.500
300
3.85
1,820
3
1
0
1,725
759
814
219
497
35
11
10
7,436
63
2.52
3.66
1.11
24.5
6.7
1.25
.310
4.13
93
3.61
85
8.74
120.9
15 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
9.07
1673.2
332
112
105
.516
283
4.18
1,687
11
4
2
1,651
777
817
218
461
56
23
21
7,003
60
2.48
3.66
1.17
24.1
6.6
1.26
.313
4.39
101
3.74
90
8.88
77.3
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
9.04
2006.1
364
142
99
.589
340
3.74
2,015
4
2
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
17 Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
9.01
1813.2
419
112
114
.496
300
4.15
1,815
3
1
1
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
18 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8.97
3467.2
536
262
150
.636
536
3.31
3,457
26
9
0
2,943
1,277
1,381
363
973
116
0
27
14,170
97
2.53
3.55
0.94
24.4
6.9
1.13
.279
3.58
78
3.43
81
7.64
303.2
19 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
8.96
1793.1
317
115
95
.548
308
3.52
1,785
6
4
0
1,540
702
770
176
596
56
2
5
7,426
105
2.99
2.99
0.88
24.0
8.0
1.19
.283
3.86
85
3.53
85
7.73
123.6
20 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
8.86
2492.1
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
2,453
103
23
14
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
21 Johan Santana
J. Santana
8.83
2025.2
360
139
78
.641
284
3.20
1,988
15
10
1
1,726
721
773
220
567
36
23
13
8,262
68
2.52
3.51
0.98
24.1
6.9
1.13
.276
3.43
74
3.43
81
7.67
187.6
22 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
8.73
1976.1
323
123
109
.530
318
4.24
1,918
16
9
0
1,768
932
993
251
908
38
2
31
8,462
109
4.13
2.11
1.14
22.7
10.7
1.35
.284
4.52
102
4.22
98
8.05
14.5
23 David Price
D. Price
8.72
2143.2
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
2,076
17
3
3
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9
24 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
8.67
2166.2
395
138
130
.515
388
4.08
2,087
3
2
0
2,039
983
1,081
212
811
188
1
25
9,296
69
3.37
2.57
0.88
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.49
102
3.86
96
8.47
41.6
25 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
8.66
1933.0
344
131
101
.565
328
3.70
1,860
4
2
0
1,744
795
857
171
815
50
4
21
8,242
59
3.79
2.28
0.80
22.6
9.9
1.32
.294
3.99
91
3.67
91
8.12
77.3

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