best k/9 by a reliever in a season with at least 60 innings pitched

Edwin Díaz has the best K/9 by a relief pitcher with 60.0+ innings pitched in a season, with 17.13 per nine innings in 2022.

NAME K/9 IP SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
17.13
62.0
2022
NYM NYM
61
3
1
.750
0
1.31
118
0
0
32
34
9
9
3
18
2
49
1
235
2
2.61
6.56
0.44
50.2
7.7
0.84
.330
1.31
4.94
2 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
16.66
62.2
2012
ATL ATL
63
3
1
.750
0
1.01
116
0
0
42
27
7
7
3
14
2
56
0
231
5
2.01
8.29
0.43
50.2
6.1
0.65
.250
1.01
3.88
3 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
16.43
69.0
2017
BOS BOS
67
5
0
1.000
0
1.43
126
0
0
35
33
11
11
6
14
4
51
0
254
5
1.83
9.00
0.78
49.6
5.5
0.68
.260
1.43
4.30
4 Josh Hader
J. Hader
16.41
75.2
2019
MIL MIL
61
3
5
.375
0
2.62
138
0
0
37
41
22
24
15
20
4
46
2
289
0
2.38
6.90
1.78
47.8
6.9
0.81
.232
2.85
4.88
5 Félix Bautista
F. Bautista
16.23
61.0
2023
BAL BAL
56
8
2
.800
0
1.48
110
0
0
33
30
10
14
4
26
2
46
0
237
7
3.84
4.23
0.59
46.4
11.0
0.92
.274
2.07
4.43
6 Carlos Marmol
C. Marmol
15.99
77.2
2010
CHC CHC
77
2
3
.400
0
2.55
138
0
0
38
40
22
23
1
52
8
70
4
332
2
6.03
2.65
0.12
41.6
15.7
1.18
.293
2.67
4.64
7 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
15.83
63.2
2013
CIN CIN
68
4
5
.444
0
2.54
112
0
0
38
37
18
18
7
29
3
55
0
258
6
4.10
3.86
0.99
43.4
11.2
1.04
.280
2.54
5.23
8 Josh Hader
J. Hader
15.82
81.1
2018
MIL MIL
55
6
1
.857
0
2.43
143
0
0
12
36
22
23
9
30
1
14
0
306
0
3.32
4.77
1.00
46.7
9.8
0.81
.220
2.55
3.98
9 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
15.74
66.1
2015
CIN CIN
65
4
4
.500
0
1.63
116
0
0
33
43
12
13
3
33
5
54
1
278
7
4.48
3.52
0.41
41.7
11.9
1.15
.331
1.76
5.83
10 Dellin Betances
D. Betances
15.53
73.0
2016
NYY NYY
73
3
6
.333
0
3.08
126
0
0
12
54
25
31
5
28
1
20
0
299
6
3.45
4.50
0.62
42.1
9.4
1.12
.353
3.82
6.66
11 Dellin Betances
D. Betances
15.52
66.2
2018
NYY NYY
66
4
6
.400
0
2.70
115
0
0
4
44
20
22
7
26
5
15
2
272
4
3.51
4.42
0.95
42.3
9.6
1.05
.311
2.97
5.94
12 Matt Barnes
M. Barnes
15.39
64.1
2019
BOS BOS
70
5
4
.556
0
3.78
110
0
0
4
51
27
29
8
38
2
14
2
285
13
5.32
2.89
1.12
38.6
13.3
1.38
.339
4.06
7.13
13 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
15.32
71.2
2012
CIN CIN
68
5
5
.500
0
1.51
122
0
0
38
35
12
13
4
23
4
52
0
276
4
2.89
5.30
0.50
44.2
8.3
0.81
.252
1.63
4.40
14 Nick Anderson
N. Anderson
15.23
65.0
2019
TOT
68
5
4
.556
0
3.32
110
0
0
1
52
24
24
8
18
2
3
4
264
4
2.49
6.11
1.11
41.7
6.8
1.08
.349
3.32
7.20
15 Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
15.22
73.1
2018
SEA SEA
73
0
4
.000
0
1.96
124
0
0
57
41
16
17
5
17
6
65
0
280
3
2.09
7.29
0.61
44.3
6.1
0.79
.281
2.09
5.03
16 Kirby Yates
K. Yates
14.98
60.2
2019
SDP SDP
60
0
5
.000
0
1.19
101
0
0
41
41
8
14
2
13
7
51
1
243
2
1.93
7.77
0.30
41.6
5.3
0.89
.325
2.08
6.08
17 Eric Gagne
E. Gagne
14.98
82.1
2003
LAD LAD
77
2
3
.400
0
1.20
137
0
0
55
37
11
12
2
20
3
67
2
306
2
2.19
6.85
0.22
44.8
6.5
0.69
.243
1.31
4.04
18 Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
14.95
74.2
1999
HOU HOU
66
4
1
.800
0
1.57
124
0
0
39
35
13
14
5
23
1
55
1
286
2
2.77
5.39
0.60
43.4
8.0
0.78
.226
1.69
4.22
19 Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
14.93
94.2
2004
HOU HOU
80
6
5
.545
0
1.90
157
0
0
29
57
20
21
8
30
6
44
5
369
3
2.85
5.23
0.76
42.5
8.1
0.92
.292
2.00
5.42
20 Corey Knebel
C. Knebel
14.92
76.0
2017
MIL MIL
76
1
4
.200
0
1.78
126
0
0
39
48
15
15
6
40
2
48
5
309
2
4.74
3.15
0.71
40.8
12.9
1.16
.311
1.78
5.68
21 Andrew Miller
A. Miller
14.89
74.1
2016
TOT
70
10
1
.909
0
1.45
123
0
0
12
42
12
13
8
9
2
23
0
275
1
1.09
13.67
0.97
44.7
3.3
0.69
.256
1.57
5.09
22 Andrew Miller
A. Miller
14.87
62.1
2014
TOT
73
5
5
.500
0
2.02
103
0
0
1
33
14
16
3
17
5
15
2
242
3
2.45
6.06
0.43
42.6
7.0
0.80
.263
2.31
4.76
23 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
14.84
77.0
2011
ATL ATL
79
4
3
.571
0
2.10
127
0
0
46
48
18
19
3
32
1
64
1
306
4
3.74
3.97
0.35
41.5
10.5
1.04
.315
2.22
5.61
24 Armando Benitez
A. Benitez
14.77
78.0
1999
NYM NYM
77
4
3
.571
0
1.85
128
0
0
22
40
16
17
4
41
0
42
4
312
2
4.73
3.12
0.46
41.0
13.1
1.04
.259
1.96
4.62
25 Josh James
J. James
14.77
60.1
2019
HOU HOU
48
5
1
.833
0
4.77
99
0
0
1
46
32
34
10
35
4
18
0
263
6
5.22
2.83
1.49
37.6
13.3
1.34
.313
5.07
6.86
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