who has the highest single season career strikeouts per 9 innings

Shane Bieber has the best K/9 in a season, with 14.20 per nine innings in 2020.

Interpreted as:
Who has the highest single season career strikeouts per 9 innings with a minimum of 1 IP per team game?
NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
14.20
2020
CLE CLE
12
8
1
.889
12
1.63
122
0
0
0
77.1
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
2.44
5.81
0.81
41.1
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
37
2.06
46
5.35
20.5
2Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13.82
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
326
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
3Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13.76
2020
NYM NYM
12
4
2
.667
12
2.38
104
0
0
0
68.0
47
18
21
7
18
0
0
0
268
4
2.38
5.78
0.93
38.8
6.7
0.96
.288
2.78
57
2.26
52
6.22
15.9
4Spencer 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
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
5Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13.41
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
372
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
6Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
13.20
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
313
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
7Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
13.17
2026
MIL MIL
27
14
5
.737
27
1.95
236
1
1
0
161.1
88
35
43
14
41
9
0
0
616
5
2.29
5.76
0.78
38.3
6.7
0.80
.234
2.40
47
2.22
53
4.91
35
8Chris Sale
C. Sale
12.93
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
308
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
9Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.69
2019
WSH WSH
27
11
7
.611
27
2.92
243
0
0
0
172.1
144
56
59
18
33
7
0
2
693
0
1.72
7.36
0.94
35.1
4.8
1.03
.321
3.08
66
2.44
55
7.52
38.6
10Dylan Cease
D. Cease
12.66
2026
TOR TOR
27
10
5
.667
27
2.40
227
1
1
0
161.1
101
43
49
11
67
3
0
0
644
5
3.74
3.39
0.61
35.2
10.4
1.04
.268
2.73
58
2.46
59
5.63
30.6
11Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
12.61
2021
MIL MIL
28
11
5
.688
28
2.43
234
0
0
0
167.0
123
45
47
7
34
6
0
0
657
5
1.83
6.88
0.38
35.6
5.2
0.94
.309
2.53
58
1.62
38
6.63
48.9
12Kerry Wood
K. Wood
12.58
1998
CHC CHC
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
233
1
1
0
166.2
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
80
3.16
73
6.32
21.9
13Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.56
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
347
8
3
0
248.2
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
14Henry Porter
H. Porter
12.53
1884
MIL
6
3
3
.500
6
3.00
71
6
1
0
51.0
32
17
25
1
9
0
200
6
1.59
7.89
0.18
35.5
4.5
0.80
4.41
23
1.27
11
5.65
24.1
15Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
12.49
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
253
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
16Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12.40
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
276
1
1
0
200.1
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.35
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
294
6
3
0
214.1
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
53
2.08
44
6.68
62
18Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
12.33
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
4
.556
11
1.73
100
2
2
0
73.0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
2.10
5.88
1.11
36.0
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
36
2.87
61
5.05
14.1
19Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.30
2020
WSH WSH
12
5
4
.556
12
3.74
92
1
0
0
67.1
70
28
30
10
23
1
0
1
295
6
3.07
4.00
1.34
31.2
7.8
1.38
.355
4.01
83
3.45
76
9.36
8
20Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.30
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
291
5
2
0
213.0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
3.25
3.78
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
21Dylan Cease
D. Cease
12.28
2021
CWS CWS
32
13
7
.650
32
3.91
226
1
1
0
165.2
139
72
77
20
68
9
0
0
708
13
3.69
3.32
1.09
31.9
9.6
1.25
.309
4.18
90
3.40
76
7.55
18.9
22Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.24
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
300
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
23Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12.20
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
290
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
24Gavin Williams
G. Williams
12.14
2026
CLE CLE
29
13
7
.650
29
3.78
228
0
0
0
169.0
132
71
75
27
53
4
0
0
681
8
2.82
4.30
1.44
33.5
7.8
1.09
.285
3.99
91
3.48
86
7.03
11
25Robbie Ray
R. Ray
12.13
2019
ARI ARI
33
12
8
.600
33
4.34
235
0
0
0
174.1
150
84
91
30
84
5
0
5
747
7
4.34
2.80
1.55
31.5
11.2
1.34
.305
4.70
98
4.28
99
7.74
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DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

RBI

62

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

AVG

.296

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter
Team Pitching Leaders

W

13

Williams

Gavin Williams

K

228

Williams

Gavin Williams

ERA

2.53

Messick

Parker Messick
Team Rankings

HR

138

29th

R

598

27th

SO

1,384

3rd

ERA

3.80

7th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
75
71
.514
Guardians Guardians
74
73
.503
1.5
Twins Twins
69
77
.473
6.0
Tigers Tigers
67
79
.459
8.0
Royals Royals
65
82
.442
10.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
9/11
CLE CLE
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MIN MIN
8:10 PM
Sat
9/12
CLE CLE
@
MIN MIN
4:10 PM
Sun
9/13
CLE CLE
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Mon
9/14
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
9/15
CWS CWS
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CLE CLE
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Last Game
CLE Guardians

74 - 73

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Final

9

BAL Orioles

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41

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39

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RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

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104

Burleson

Alec Burleson

100

Walker

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Batting Average Leaders

.318

Arraez

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Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.308

Simpson

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Hit Leaders

175

Arraez

Luis Arraez

173

Lopez

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171

Díaz

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Run Leaders

110

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

James Wood

98

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.395

Bauers

Jake Bauers

.392

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.572

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.553

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

41

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

40

Chisholm

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

17

Gray

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15

Burns

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Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

228

Williams

Gavin Williams

227

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.10

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

Dylan Cease

12.14

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.34

Sale

Chris Sale

5.78

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.76

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Jacob Misiorowski
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24

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Nick Martinez

27

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Drew Rasmussen

29

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1,592.6

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White Sox

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Nationals

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Padres

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Cardinals

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Twins

79-67

Rays

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Worst Record ATS
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Dodgers

59-87

Phillies

62-85

Rangers

66-81

Guardians

68-79

Athletics

69-78

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
86
61
.585
Phillies Phillies
82
65
.558
4.0
Marlins Marlins
72
75
.490
14.0
Mets Mets
68
78
.466
17.5
Nationals Nationals
67
81
.453
19.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
91
56
.619
Cubs Cubs
81
66
.551
10.0
Pirates Pirates
74
73
.503
17.0
Cardinals Cardinals
72
75
.490
19.0
Reds Reds
69
77
.473
21.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
89
57
.610
Padres Padres
78
68
.534
11.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
78
69
.531
11.5
Giants Giants
62
85
.422
27.5
Rockies Rockies
55
91
.377
34.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
87
59
.596
Yankees Yankees
84
62
.575
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
80
67
.544
7.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
74
.497
14.5
Orioles Orioles
71
76
.483
16.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
75
71
.514
Guardians Guardians
74
73
.503
1.5
Twins Twins
69
77
.473
6.0
Tigers Tigers
67
79
.459
8.0
Royals Royals
65
82
.442
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
75
72
.510
Rangers Rangers
72
75
.490
3.0
Mariners Mariners
69
78
.469
6.0
Athletics Athletics
59
88
.401
16.0
Angels Angels
56
90
.384
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
8/26
CLE CLE
@
LAA LAA
4-3
Wed
8/26
PIT PIT
@
SDP SDP
0-3
Wed
8/26
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
0-4
Wed
8/26
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
13-1
Thu
8/27
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
1-7

Schedule

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Fri
9/11
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Fri
9/11
COL COL
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Fri
9/11
LAA LAA
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
9/11
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Fri
9/11
BAL BAL
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM