best k/bb in a season with over 271 strikeouts by a pitcher

Jim Whitney has the best K/BB with more than 271 strikeouts in a season, with 9.86 K/BB in 1883.

NAME K/BB SO SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Jim Whitney
J. Whitney
9.86
345
1883
BSN BSN
62
37
21
.638
56
2.24
54
1
2
514.0
492
128
258
7
35
5
2,101
37
6.04
0.61
0.12
16.4
1.7
1.03
4.52
74
2.29
75
8.61
39.8
2 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
9.58
316
2002
ARI ARI
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
33
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
3 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8.88
284
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
1.74
7
4
0
217.0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
4 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8.46
313
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
5 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
8.12
276
2015
WSH WSH
33
14
12
.538
33
2.79
4
3
0
228.2
176
71
74
27
34
5
0
2
899
10
10.86
1.34
1.06
30.7
3.8
0.92
.268
2.91
71
2.76
72
6.93
27.6
6 Charlie Sweeney
C. Sweeney
8.02
337
1884
TOT
60
41
15
.732
56
1.70
53
6
1
492.0
360
93
182
6
42
4
1,909
21
6.16
0.77
0.11
17.7
2.2
0.82
3.33
58
2.32
81
6.59
26.9
7 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
7.84
290
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
8 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
7.51
293
2001
ARI ARI
35
22
6
.786
35
2.98
6
1
0
256.2
237
85
86
37
39
1
0
0
1,021
4
10.27
1.37
1.30
28.7
3.8
1.08
.307
3.02
66
3.10
70
8.31
38
9 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
7.17
301
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
2.13
4
3
0
232.2
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
57
1.98
52
6.31
47.7
10 Chris Sale
C. Sale
7.16
308
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
12.93
1.81
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
11 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
7.14
300
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
2
1
0
223.0
137
64
66
36
42
6
0
0
847
4
12.11
1.70
1.45
35.4
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
12 Jack Lynch
J. Lynch
6.95
292
1884
NYM
55
37
15
.712
53
2.67
53
5
0
496.0
420
147
225
10
42
10
2
2,002
30
5.30
0.76
0.18
14.6
2.1
0.93
.249
4.08
84
2.67
85
7.62
23.5
13 Guy Hecker
G. Hecker
6.88
385
1884
LOU
75
52
20
.722
73
1.80
72
6
0
670.2
526
134
230
4
56
16
2
2,649
27
5.17
0.75
0.05
14.5
2.1
0.87
.239
3.09
57
2.53
80
7.06
43
14 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
6.79
326
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
13.82
2.03
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
15 Hugh Daily
H. Daily
6.71
483
1884
TOT
58
28
28
.500
58
2.43
56
5
0
500.2
446
135
268
11
72
0
2,076
50
8.68
1.29
0.20
23.3
3.5
1.03
4.82
81
2.06
79
8.02
27.4
16 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
6.59
290
2004
ARI ARI
35
16
14
.533
35
2.60
4
2
0
245.2
177
71
88
18
44
10
0
1
964
3
10.62
1.61
0.66
30.1
4.6
0.90
.264
3.22
57
2.29
51
6.48
59.7
17 Chris Sale
C. Sale
6.52
274
2015
CWS CWS
31
13
11
.542
31
3.41
1
0
0
208.2
185
79
88
23
42
13
0
0
854
7
11.82
1.81
0.99
32.1
4.9
1.09
.323
3.80
86
2.72
66
7.98
31.8
18 Ed Morris
E. Morris
5.92
302
1884
COL
52
34
13
.723
52
2.18
47
3
0
429.2
335
104
159
3
51
13
0
1,703
22
6.33
1.07
0.06
17.7
3.0
0.90
.249
3.33
71
2.41
80
7.02
23.3
19 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
5.88
300
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
12.24
2.08
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
20 Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
5.86
369
1884
BUF
72
46
22
.676
72
1.99
71
12
0
636.1
566
141
254
23
63
0
2,554
16
5.22
0.89
0.33
14.4
2.5
0.99
3.59
64
2.88
82
8.01
50.9
21 Bobby Mathews
B. Mathews
5.84
286
1884
PHA PHA
49
30
18
.625
49
3.32
48
3
0
430.2
401
159
238
10
49
12
0
1,788
23
5.98
1.02
0.21
16.0
2.7
1.04
.273
4.97
99
2.67
80
8.38
35
22 Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
5.63
315
1883
PRO
76
48
25
.658
68
2.05
66
4
1
632.1
563
144
275
7
56
8
2,540
36
4.48
0.80
0.10
12.4
2.2
0.98
3.91
68
2.67
88
8.01
17.8
23 Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
5.58
279
1883
BUF
76
46
29
.613
75
2.72
72
5
0
656.1
676
198
367
9
50
1
2,741
28
3.83
0.69
0.12
10.2
1.8
1.11
5.03
85
2.81
88
9.27
32
24 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
5.50
319
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
7
2
0
254.1
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
11.29
2.05
0.88
31.6
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
25 Charlie Buffinton
C. Buffinton
5.49
417
1884
BSN BSN
67
48
16
.750
67
2.15
63
8
0
587.0
506
140
225
15
76
0
2,383
24
6.39
1.17
0.23
17.5
3.2
0.99
3.45
74
2.57
77
7.76
46.8

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190

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R

724

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1,416

9th

ERA

4.36

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
9/14
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
11-3
Sun
9/14
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
2-1
Sun
9/14
BAL BAL
@
CWS CWS
4-1
Sun
9/14
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
0-7
Sun
9/14
CIN CIN
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STL STL
11-6

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:03 PM
Mon
10/6
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
6:08 PM
Mon
10/6
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
9:08 PM
Tue
10/7
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
4:08 PM
Tue
10/7
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
8:08 PM