most k/9 in a season by a reliever

50 pitchers are tied for the best K/9 by a relief pitcher in a season, with 27.00 per nine innings. The first three are Jayvien Sandridge this season and Will Warren and Evan Justice in 2024.

NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jayvien Sandridge
J. Sandridge
27.00
2025
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
27.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
6
0
27.00
1.00
13.50
33.3
33.3
4.50
27.00
13.50
2Will Warren
W. Warren
27.00
2024
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
27.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
6
0
9.00
3.00
9.00
50.0
16.7
3.00
1.000
27.00
18.00
3Evan Justice
E. Justice
27.00
2024
COL COL
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
27.00
1.00
0.00
50.0
50.0
3.00
0.00
0.00
4Clayton Andrews
C. Andrews
27.00
2024
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
0.00
27.00
33.3
0.0
3.00
27.00
27.00
5Romy González
R. González
27.00
2021
CWS CWS
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
6Kevin Quackenbush
K. Quackenbush
27.00
2021
LAD LAD
1
0
0
0
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
9.00
1.000
27.00
81.00
7Nick Maton
N. Maton
27.00
2021
PHI PHI
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
8Mike Freeman
M. Freeman
27.00
2021
CIN CIN
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
9Wil Crowe
W. Crowe
27.00
2021
PIT PIT
1
0
0
0
13.50
2
0
0
0
0.2
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
5
2
27.00
1.00
0.00
40.0
40.0
4.50
1.000
13.50
13.50
10Chaz Roe
C. Roe
27.00
2021
TBR TBR
1
0
0
0
27.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
13.50
2.00
0.00
50.0
25.0
3.00
1.000
27.00
13.50
11Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
27.00
2021
MIL MIL
1
0
0
0
0.00
6
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
11
0
13.50
2.00
0.00
54.5
27.3
2.50
1.000
0.00
9.00
12Mike Brosseau
M. Brosseau
27.00
2020
TBR TBR
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
13Jeremy Beasley
J. Beasley
27.00
2020
ARI ARI
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
6.00
1.000
0.00
54.00
14Tommy Kahnle
T. Kahnle
27.00
2020
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
6
0
9.00
3.00
0.00
50.0
16.7
2.00
.500
0.00
9.00
15Dellin Betances
D. Betances
27.00
2019
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
16José Castillo
J. Castillo
27.00
2019
SDP SDP
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
4
1
13.50
2.00
0.00
50.0
25.0
1.50
0.00
0.00
17Asher Wojciechowski
A. Wojciechowski
27.00
2019
BAL BAL
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
1.50
1.000
0.00
13.50
18Jedd Gyorko
J. Gyorko
27.00
2019
STL STL
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
19Austen Williams
A. Williams
27.00
2019
WSH WSH
2
0
0
0
162.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
5
6
6
2
1
0
0
0
7
0
27.00
1.00
54.00
14.3
14.3
18.00
1.000
162.00
135.00
20Adrian Sampson
A. Sampson
27.00
2018
TEX TEX
1
0
0
0
54.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
0.00
27.00
16.7
0.0
12.00
.750
81.00
108.00
21Danny Valencia
D. Valencia
27.00
2018
BAL BAL
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
22Jeremy Bleich
J. Bleich
27.00
2018
OAK OAK
2
0
0
0
54.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
6.00
1.000
54.00
54.00
23Roenis Elias
R. Elias
27.00
2017
BOS BOS
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
27.00
1.00
0.00
50.0
50.0
3.00
0.00
0.00
24Damien Magnifico
D. Magnifico
27.00
2017
LAA LAA
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
54.00
0.50
0.00
33.3
66.7
6.00
0.00
0.00
25William Cuevas
W. Cuevas
27.00
2017
DET DET
1
0
0
0
108.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
4
4
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
9.00
1.000
108.00
81.00
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