who had the highest strikeouts per nine innings by a starting pitcher in 2023

Sam Moll had the highest K/9 by a starting pitcher in 2023, with 27.00 per nine innings.

NAME K/9 SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Sam Moll
S. Moll
27.00
2023
OAK OAK
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
75.0
0.0
1.00
1.000
0.00
9.00
2 Fernando Cruz
F. Cruz
24.00
2023
CIN CIN
2
0
1
.000
2
3.00
8
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
11
0
3.00
8.00
0.00
72.7
9.1
0.67
.500
6.00
3.00
3 Kyle Nelson
K. Nelson
21.60
2023
ARI ARI
2
0
1
.000
2
10.80
4
0
0
0
1.2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
9
0
5.40
4.00
5.40
44.4
11.1
1.80
.333
16.20
10.80
4 Matt Koch
M. Koch
18.00
2023
COL COL
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.500
0.00
9.00
5 Jimmy Herget
J. Herget
18.00
2023
LAA LAA
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
6 Josh Winckowski
J. Winckowski
18.00
2023
BOS BOS
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
9.00
2.00
0.00
50.0
25.0
1.00
.000
0.00
0.00
7 Alex Vesia
A. Vesia
18.00
2023
LAD LAD
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.500
0.00
9.00
8 Sam Long
S. Long
18.00
2023
OAK OAK
1
0
1
.000
1
27.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
9.00
2.00
0.00
28.6
14.3
4.00
.750
27.00
27.00
9 Justin Garza
J. Garza
18.00
2023
BOS BOS
1
0
1
.000
1
27.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
7
0
0.00
18.00
28.6
0.0
4.00
.667
27.00
36.00
10 Josh Staumont
J. Staumont
18.00
2023
KCR KCR
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
11 Josh Taylor
J. Taylor
18.00
2023
KCR KCR
1
0
1
.000
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
9.00
2.00
0.00
40.0
20.0
2.00
.500
9.00
9.00
12 Matt Barnes
M. Barnes
18.00
2023
MIA MIA
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
2.00
.667
0.00
18.00
13 Ryan Borucki
R. Borucki
14.73
2023
PIT PIT
2
0
0
2
0.00
6
0
0
0
3.2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
14 Ryan Walker
R. Walker
14.16
2023
SFG SFG
13
0
1
.000
13
2.21
32
0
0
0
20.1
19
5
6
3
12
1
0
0
89
1
5.31
2.67
1.33
36.0
13.5
1.52
.390
2.66
8.41
15 Brennan Bernardino
B. Bernardino
14.00
2023
BOS BOS
6
0
0
6
2.00
14
0
0
0
9.0
7
2
2
0
2
3
0
0
38
0
2.00
7.00
0.00
36.8
5.3
1.00
.368
2.00
7.00
16 Trevor Richards
T. Richards
14.00
2023
TOR TOR
3
0
1
.000
3
3.00
14
0
0
0
9.0
5
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
35
1
3.00
4.67
2.00
40.0
8.6
0.89
.188
3.00
5.00
17 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
13.55
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
3.86
281
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
7.04
18 Trevor Megill
T. Megill
13.50
2023
MIL MIL
2
0
0
2
9.00
3
0
0
0
2.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
11
0
4.50
3.00
0.00
27.3
9.1
2.50
.571
9.00
18.00
19 Trent Thornton
T. Thornton
13.50
2023
SEA SEA
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
8
0
4.50
3.00
0.00
37.5
12.5
1.00
.250
4.50
4.50
20 Tejay Antone
T. Antone
13.50
2023
CIN CIN
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
21 Freddy Tarnok
F. Tarnok
13.50
2023
OAK OAK
1
0
0
1
10.13
4
0
0
0
2.2
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
12
1
3.38
4.00
3.38
33.3
8.3
1.50
.333
10.13
10.13
22 Yerry Rodríguez
Y. Rodríguez
13.50
2023
TEX TEX
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
3
0
0
0
2.0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
9
1
4.50
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
1.50
.400
9.00
9.00
23 Brendan White
B. White
13.50
2023
DET DET
2
0
1
.000
2
9.00
3
0
0
0
2.0
3
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
13
0
9.00
1.50
0.00
23.1
15.4
2.50
.500
9.00
13.50
24 Brusdar Graterol
B. Graterol
13.50
2023
LAD LAD
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
4.50
3.00
0.00
42.9
14.3
0.50
.000
0.00
0.00
25 Connor Brogdon
C. Brogdon
13.50
2023
PHI PHI
1
0
0
1
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
13.50
1.00
0.00
20.0
20.0
4.50
.667
0.00
27.00
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HR

47

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R

165

15th

SO

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ERA

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24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
3.0
Astros Astros
18
18
.500
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Rangers Rangers
18
20
.474
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Angels Angels
15
20
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
NYY NYY
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Sat
5/10
NYY NYY
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Sun
5/11
NYY NYY
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Tue
5/13
ATH ATH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Wed
5/14
ATH ATH
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
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6

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22 - 14

Wed 7 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
21
15
.583
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
16
.579
Reds Reds
19
19
.500
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
25
12
.676
Padres Padres
23
13
.639
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
20
19
.513
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
25
13
.658
Guardians Guardians
22
15
.595
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/22
SDP SDP
@
DET DET
0-6
Tue
4/22
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
3-4
Tue
4/22
BAL BAL
@
WSH WSH
3-4
Tue
4/22
LAD LAD
@
CHC CHC
6-7
Tue
4/22
TOR TOR
@
HOU HOU
1-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
5/9
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
5/9
MIL MIL
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Fri
5/9
CHC CHC
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM