highest pitcher k/9 ever

Chris Sale has the best career K/9, with 11.12 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
Highest pitcher k/9 with a minimum of 1500 IP ever
NAMEK/9IPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.12
2182.0
410
154
94
.621
329
2.97
2,696
16
3
12
1,776
721
779
221
512
139
25
15
8,792
48
2.11
5.27
0.91
30.7
5.8
1.05
.298
3.21
70
2.87
68
7.33
318.1
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10.83
1640.1
266
103
70
.595
266
2.63
1,973
4
2
0
1,253
479
516
162
367
25
0
15
6,446
33
2.01
5.38
0.89
30.6
5.7
0.99
.278
2.83
67
2.74
67
6.87
248
3Randy 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
4Robbie Ray
R. Ray
10.61
1547.2
284
96
87
.525
279
3.90
1,824
2
1
0
1,333
671
720
231
660
51
1
19
6,540
63
3.84
2.76
1.34
27.9
10.1
1.29
.292
4.19
93
4.11
100
7.75
-2.9
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.56
2985.0
489
221
121
.646
480
3.27
3,503
12
5
0
2,460
1,084
1,157
363
790
115
2
20
12,089
80
2.38
4.43
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.287
3.49
79
3.27
79
7.42
291.8
6Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.50
1778.0
297
115
93
.553
297
3.65
2,075
2
1
0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
87
3.58
85
7.39
120
7Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.33
2003.0
326
156
84
.650
326
3.20
2,298
8
5
0
1,675
712
762
225
511
62
0
7
8,068
58
2.30
4.50
1.01
28.5
6.3
1.09
.292
3.42
79
3.18
77
7.53
214.4
8Pedro 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
9Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.82
1812.2
304
112
95
.541
304
3.93
1,978
6
4
0
1,630
792
833
237
480
57
0
16
7,464
20
2.38
4.12
1.18
26.5
6.4
1.16
.296
4.14
93
3.57
83
8.09
143.5
10Clayton 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
375.7
11Nolan 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
12Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.51
1815.1
297
122
76
.616
297
3.23
1,918
5
3
0
1,534
652
705
176
510
78
0
14
7,419
42
2.53
3.76
0.87
25.9
6.9
1.13
.287
3.50
80
3.27
79
7.61
176.3
13Corey 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
14Tim 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
15Sandy 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
16Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.20
2017.1
380
116
121
.489
341
3.84
2,062
4
2
0
1,936
861
922
248
564
39
11
12
8,431
65
2.52
3.66
1.11
24.5
6.7
1.24
.306
4.11
93
3.60
85
8.64
140.1
17Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
9.04
2006.1
364
143
99
.591
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
18Francisco 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
19Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
8.99
1704.0
343
112
105
.516
286
4.24
1,703
11
4
2
1,694
803
843
224
471
58
29
21
7,146
61
2.49
3.62
1.18
23.8
6.6
1.27
.313
4.45
102
3.78
91
8.95
71.3
20Sonny Gray
S. Gray
8.98
2013.2
356
136
103
.569
347
3.53
2,010
7
5
0
1,756
790
864
202
645
60
2
5
8,334
106
2.88
3.12
0.90
24.1
7.7
1.19
.287
3.86
85
3.51
85
7.85
143.3
21Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8.96
3571.1
556
266
159
.626
556
3.33
3,554
26
9
0
3,052
1,322
1,433
372
1,006
121
0
28
14,626
100
2.54
3.53
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
81
7.69
309.9
22Sam 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
23Johan 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
24Hideo 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
25David 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

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49
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.521
50
46
.521
47
49
.490
3.0
44
51
.463
5.5
38
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.396
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7/18
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@
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NL EastWLPCTGB
54
40
.574
53
43
.552
2.0
52
44
.542
3.0
48
48
.500
7.0
40
56
.417
15.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
59
36
.621
53
42
.558
6.0
50
44
.532
8.5
49
47
.510
10.5
43
51
.457
15.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
61
35
.635
48
47
.505
12.5
47
48
.495
13.5
40
55
.421
20.5
39
58
.402
22.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
56
37
.602
53
42
.558
4.0
45
48
.484
11.0
45
50
.474
12.0
45
51
.469
12.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
49
45
.521
50
46
.521
47
49
.490
3.0
44
51
.463
5.5
38
58
.396
12.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
48
47
.505
47
49
.490
1.5
47
50
.485
2.0
41
54
.432
7.0
38
58
.396
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MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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