best k/9 for a relief pitcher all-time

14 pitchers are tied for the best career K/9 by a relief pitcher, with 27.00 per nine innings. The first three are Jayvien Sandridge, Will Warren and Romy Gonzalez.

NAMEK/9GWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jayvien Sandridge
J. Sandridge
27.00
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
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
3Romy Gonzalez
R. Gonzalez
27.00
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
4Danny Valencia
D. Valencia
27.00
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
5Jeremy Bleich
J. Bleich
27.00
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
6John McDonald
J. McDonald
27.00
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
7Tyson Brummett
T. Brummett
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
3.00
1.000
0.00
27.00
8Scott Sheldon
S. Sheldon
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
9Mark Whiten
M. Whiten
27.00
1
0
0
0
9.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
7
0
18.00
1.50
0.00
42.9
28.6
3.00
1.000
9.00
9.00
10Ricky Pickett
R. Pickett
27.00
2
0
0
0
81.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
3
6
6
0
4
0
0
0
9
1
54.00
0.50
0.00
22.2
44.4
10.50
1.000
81.00
40.50
11Kevin Seitzer
K. Seitzer
27.00
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
12Fritz Fisher
F. Fisher
27.00
1
0
0
0
108.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
2
4
4
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
54.00
0.50
0.00
20.0
40.0
12.00
1.000
108.00
54.00
13Joe Cleary
J. Cleary
27.00
1
0
0
0
189.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
5
7
7
0
3
0
0
9
1
81.00
0.33
0.00
11.1
33.3
24.00
1.000
189.00
135.00
14Jim Mosolf
J. Mosolf
27.00
1
0
0
0
27.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
3.00
1.000
27.00
27.00
15Chuck Nieson
C. Nieson
22.50
2
0
0
0
4.50
5
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
8
0
4.50
5.00
4.50
62.5
12.5
1.00
.000
4.50
4.50
16A.J. Burnett
A.J. Burnett
21.00
5
0
1
.000
0
10.50
14
0
0
0
6.0
9
7
7
0
4
0
1
1
31
3
6.00
3.50
0.00
45.2
12.9
2.17
.692
10.50
13.50
17Larry Biittner
L. Biittner
20.25
1
0
0
0
40.50
3
0
0
0
1.1
5
6
6
3
1
0
1
0
10
0
6.75
3.00
20.25
30.0
10.0
4.50
.667
40.50
33.75
18Ryan Nye
R. Nye
19.29
3
0
0
0
27.00
5
0
0
0
2.1
10
7
7
2
0
0
2
0
17
0
0.00
7.71
29.4
0.0
4.29
.800
27.00
38.57
19Roki Sasaki
R. Sasaki
18.00
2
0
0
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0.00
0.00
57.1
0.0
0.50
.333
0.00
4.50
20Nolan Hoffman
N. Hoffman
18.00
1
0
0
0
27.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
3
3
3
0
1
0
1
0
7
1
9.00
2.00
0.00
28.6
14.3
4.00
.750
27.00
27.00
21Logan Allen
L. Allen
18.00
1
1
0
1.000
0
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
22CC Sabathia
CC Sabathia
18.00
1
0
0
0
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
23Aaron Altherr
A. Altherr
18.00
1
0
0
0
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
2.00
.667
9.00
18.00
24Adam McCreery
A. McCreery
18.00
1
0
0
0
18.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
0.00
0.00
28.6
0.0
4.00
.800
18.00
36.00
25Tony Saunders
T. Saunders
18.00
1
0
0
0
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
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.591
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.591
12
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.571
0.5
10
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.455
3.0
8
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.381
4.5
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.381
4.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
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0.5
11
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1.5
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4.5
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.318
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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