which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per nine innings with at least 2500 innings pitched

Randy Johnson has the best career K/9 when pitching at least 2500 innings, with 10.61 per nine innings.

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NAMEK/9IPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Randy 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
2Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.50
3047.2
501
224
126
.640
492
3.29
3,557
12
5
0
2,511
1,113
1,186
369
814
116
2
20
12,351
83
2.40
4.37
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
294.2
3Pedro 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
4Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.62
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.2
5Nolan 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
6Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8.96
3576.2
557
266
159
.626
557
3.33
3,560
26
9
0
3,057
1,324
1,435
374
1,007
121
0
28
14,646
100
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
82
7.69
309.5
7Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
8.60
3261.0
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
3,116
83
20
22
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
1.96
4.38
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
80
3.22
76
8.27
373.6
8Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
8.55
4916.2
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
4,672
118
46
0
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
70
3.08
71
7.66
680.4
9Cole Hamels
C. Hamels
8.54
2698.0
423
163
122
.572
422
3.43
2,560
17
7
0
2,424
1,027
1,103
310
767
100
0
43
11,115
57
2.56
3.34
1.03
23.0
6.9
1.18
.287
3.68
82
3.68
88
8.09
151.3
10Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
8.32
2729.2
419
169
136
.554
418
3.42
2,524
25
11
0
2,487
1,037
1,157
264
805
105
0
16
11,284
156
2.65
3.14
0.87
22.4
7.1
1.21
.293
3.81
84
3.52
85
8.20
181.5
11David Cone
D. Cone
8.28
2898.2
450
194
126
.606
419
3.46
2,668
56
22
1
2,504
1,115
1,222
258
1,137
106
9
42
12,184
149
3.53
2.35
0.80
21.9
9.3
1.26
.280
3.79
84
3.56
85
7.77
190.9
12A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
8.28
2731.1
435
164
157
.511
430
3.99
2,513
24
10
0
2,519
1,210
1,328
263
1,100
143
1
35
11,665
161
3.62
2.28
0.87
21.5
9.4
1.32
.295
4.38
97
3.86
92
8.30
97.3
13Jon Lester
J. Lester
8.17
2740.0
452
200
117
.631
451
3.66
2,488
15
4
0
2,610
1,114
1,215
294
892
90
0
13
11,487
63
2.93
2.79
0.97
21.7
7.8
1.28
.300
3.99
86
3.77
92
8.57
101.7
14Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
8.04
2840.0
450
165
160
.508
443
4.22
2,536
28
8
0
2,784
1,331
1,431
373
763
88
5
58
11,935
76
2.42
3.32
1.18
21.2
6.4
1.25
.295
4.53
96
3.90
88
8.82
164.4
15John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
7.99
3473.0
723
213
155
.579
481
3.33
3,084
53
16
154
3,074
1,284
1,391
288
1,010
57
204
84
14,271
145
2.62
3.05
0.75
21.6
7.1
1.18
.283
3.60
81
3.23
78
7.97
356.6
16Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
7.91
3389.1
586
225
156
.591
541
3.49
2,979
17
5
1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
2.02
3.91
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
17CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
7.78
3577.1
561
251
161
.609
560
3.74
3,093
38
12
0
3,404
1,485
1,623
382
1,099
123
0
44
14,989
74
2.76
2.81
0.96
20.6
7.3
1.26
.294
4.08
87
3.77
87
8.56
223.7
18James Shields
J. Shields
7.69
2616.0
407
145
139
.511
405
4.01
2,234
23
9
0
2,581
1,167
1,267
361
746
97
1
22
10,993
107
2.57
2.99
1.24
20.3
6.8
1.27
.294
4.36
98
4.16
101
8.88
-13.5
19Mark Langston
M. Langston
7.49
2962.2
457
179
158
.531
428
3.97
2,464
81
18
0
2,723
1,306
1,438
311
1,289
46
3
34
12,562
89
3.92
1.91
0.94
19.6
10.3
1.35
.285
4.37
93
3.93
91
8.27
120.6
20Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
7.43
2668.1
478
200
128
.610
411
3.53
2,202
28
11
3
2,577
1,047
1,117
233
736
81
13
40
11,116
51
2.48
2.99
0.79
19.8
6.6
1.24
.298
3.77
88
3.53
87
8.69
152.8
21Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
7.37
2800.2
430
194
112
.634
410
3.51
2,293
68
24
3
2,564
1,091
1,198
210
954
78
4
42
11,705
76
3.07
2.40
0.67
19.6
8.2
1.26
.288
3.85
90
3.32
83
8.24
182.1
22Chuck Finley
C. Finley
7.35
3197.1
524
200
173
.536
467
3.85
2,610
63
15
0
3,069
1,366
1,517
304
1,332
76
24
36
13,638
130
3.75
1.96
0.86
19.1
9.8
1.38
.297
4.27
87
3.90
88
8.64
189.7
23John Lackey
J. Lackey
7.27
2840.1
448
188
147
.561
446
3.92
2,294
18
8
0
2,862
1,237
1,347
319
815
133
0
32
12,030
125
2.58
2.81
1.01
19.1
6.8
1.29
.300
4.27
92
3.94
94
9.07
79.6
24Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
7.22
3884.1
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
3,117
255
56
6
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,068
108
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
7.60
290.5
25Andy Benes
A. Benes
7.18
2505.1
403
155
139
.527
387
3.97
2,000
21
9
1
2,377
1,106
1,206
289
909
55
6
52
10,645
63
3.27
2.20
1.04
18.8
8.5
1.31
.282
4.33
96
4.07
96
8.54
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.525
84
78
.519
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77
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.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
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