highest k/9 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Bob Feller had the highest K/9, with 6.62 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
highest k/9 with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game by a player 1940s
NAMEK/9GWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bob Feller
B. Feller
6.62
266
137
82
.626
231
2.90
1,396
155
28
16
1897.0
1,539
611
677
95
827
22
27
7,880
30
3.92
1.69
0.45
17.7
10.5
1.25
.261
3.21
76
3.11
83
7.30
133.9
2Ewell Blackwell
E. Blackwell
6.08
120
43
35
.551
82
3.10
463
37
12
2
685.2
604
236
266
30
263
15
25
2,839
10
3.45
1.76
0.39
16.3
9.3
1.26
.278
3.49
81
2.93
77
7.93
66.3
3Joe Page
J. Page
5.98
241
54
42
.563
45
3.31
482
14
1
63
725.0
645
267
318
30
383
14
145
3,137
16
4.75
1.26
0.37
15.4
12.2
1.42
.276
3.95
90
3.36
91
8.01
27.9
4Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
5.79
377
170
118
.590
305
2.84
1,579
181
31
15
2453.1
2,127
774
927
84
1,068
10
56
10,360
52
3.92
1.48
0.31
15.2
10.3
1.30
.268
3.40
72
3.01
77
7.80
237.2
5Tommy Bridges
T. Bridges
5.65
115
44
36
.550
96
3.05
467
44
8
2
743.1
660
252
300
43
290
6
15
3,132
18
3.51
1.61
0.52
14.9
9.3
1.28
.265
3.63
75
3.27
81
7.99
61
6Satchel Paige
S. Paige
5.61
52
10
8
.556
12
2.78
97
4
2
6
155.2
131
48
50
6
55
2
24
643
1
3.18
1.76
0.35
15.1
8.6
1.19
.259
2.89
69
2.93
74
7.57
18.6
7Lee Grissom
L. Grissom
5.54
52
4
18
.182
29
3.42
136
5
1
1
221.0
193
84
102
9
114
2
13
956
9
4.64
1.19
0.37
14.2
11.9
1.39
.265
4.15
94
3.60
95
7.86
4.4
8Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
5.50
232
93
92
.503
219
3.32
972
103
26
1
1589.1
1,363
587
657
71
805
12
4
6,758
25
4.56
1.21
0.40
14.4
11.9
1.36
.264
3.72
92
3.41
94
7.72
36.5
9Don Newcombe
D. Newcombe
5.49
38
17
8
.680
31
3.17
149
19
5
1
244.1
223
86
89
17
73
3
5
1,005
4
2.69
2.04
0.63
14.8
7.3
1.21
.270
3.28
77
3.13
76
8.21
26.2
10Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
5.35
59
10
15
.400
31
4.37
141
8
0
0
237.0
198
115
131
17
173
2
17
1,064
6
6.57
0.82
0.65
13.3
16.3
1.57
.248
4.97
105
4.50
110
7.52
-10.7
11Virgil Trucks
V. Trucks
5.34
215
87
63
.580
159
3.29
760
65
14
10
1281.2
1,126
469
530
81
491
14
37
5,391
28
3.45
1.55
0.57
14.1
9.1
1.26
.258
3.72
85
3.30
85
7.91
82
12Tex Carleton
T. Carleton
5.32
34
6
6
.500
17
3.81
88
4
1
2
149.0
140
63
68
12
47
3
10
626
1
2.84
1.87
0.72
14.1
7.5
1.26
.269
4.11
98
3.71
93
8.46
4.5
13Dutch McCall
D. McCall
5.29
30
4
13
.235
20
4.82
89
5
0
0
151.1
158
81
93
14
85
1
2
684
4
5.06
1.05
0.83
13.0
12.4
1.61
.291
5.53
124
4.39
111
9.40
-7.4
14Lou Brissie
L. Brissie
5.21
74
30
22
.577
55
4.25
249
29
0
8
430.1
431
203
218
27
218
7
18
1,901
19
4.56
1.14
0.56
13.1
11.5
1.51
.289
4.56
101
3.81
91
9.01
18.1
15Curt Simmons
C. Simmons
5.16
70
12
23
.343
38
4.64
178
10
0
1
310.1
307
160
183
15
169
3
17
1,346
7
4.90
1.05
0.44
13.2
12.6
1.53
.298
5.31
120
3.74
95
8.90
5.8
16Max Lanier
M. Lanier
5.13
194
77
47
.621
128
2.68
588
63
16
11
1030.2
922
307
373
23
365
10
39
4,258
9
3.19
1.61
0.20
13.8
8.6
1.25
.275
3.26
73
2.77
75
8.05
102.2
17Ralph Branca
R. Branca
5.04
174
56
35
.615
117
3.57
506
44
9
8
904.0
802
359
407
77
421
17
28
3,863
30
4.19
1.20
0.77
13.1
10.9
1.35
.255
4.05
90
3.98
100
7.98
1.5
18Rex Barney
R. Barney
4.99
135
33
30
.524
80
4.18
313
20
6
1
564.0
449
262
302
42
362
13
25
2,426
14
5.78
0.86
0.67
12.9
14.9
1.44
.240
4.82
107
4.41
111
7.16
-24.5
19Carl Doyle
C. Doyle
4.98
24
3
3
.500
5
7.27
48
1
0
1
86.2
117
70
74
10
47
10
8
432
5
4.88
1.02
1.04
11.1
10.9
1.89
.338
7.68
182
5.20
127
12.15
-9.9
20Van Mungo
V. Mungo
4.98
89
19
16
.543
44
3.69
220
9
4
3
397.2
364
163
184
16
183
10
13
1,717
8
4.14
1.20
0.36
12.8
10.7
1.38
.270
4.16
102
3.37
94
8.24
10.9
21Jack Wilson
J. Wilson
4.98
89
17
23
.425
34
5.25
182
14
1
6
329.0
387
192
228
29
185
9
35
1,544
15
5.06
0.98
0.79
11.8
12.0
1.74
.314
6.24
124
4.51
108
10.59
-11.2
22Ted Gray
T. Gray
4.96
63
16
14
.533
40
3.91
161
11
4
2
292.0
253
127
138
17
180
8
12
1,291
12
5.55
0.89
0.52
12.5
13.9
1.48
.255
4.25
93
4.14
99
7.80
3
23Cy Buker
C. Buker
4.95
42
7
2
.778
4
3.30
48
0
0
5
87.1
90
32
41
2
45
1
22
390
3
4.64
1.07
0.21
12.3
11.5
1.55
.299
4.23
86
3.32
89
9.27
4.1
24Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
4.91
302
105
120
.467
261
3.59
1,070
115
19
5
1961.1
1,949
782
915
93
792
32
22
8,488
26
3.63
1.35
0.43
12.6
9.3
1.40
.285
4.20
97
3.33
90
8.94
87
25Mike Garcia
M. Garcia
4.81
42
14
5
.737
20
2.33
95
8
5
2
177.2
157
46
51
6
60
2
10
727
1
3.04
1.58
0.30
13.1
8.3
1.22
.268
2.58
58
2.93
73
7.95
21.8

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RBI

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AVG

.283

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

12

Bibee

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K

173

Williams

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ERA

3.06

Williams

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Team Rankings

HR

168

20th

R

643

28th

SO

1,381

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ERA

3.70

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
10:10 PM
Fri
3/27
@
9:40 PM
Sat
3/28
@
9:40 PM
Sun
3/29
@
7:20 PM
Mon
3/30
@
10:10 PM
Last Game
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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM