highest k/9 2023 reliever

Caleb Boushley had the highest K/9 by a relief pitcher in 2023, with 19.29 per nine innings in his rookie season.

NAME K/9 SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Caleb Boushley
C. Boushley
19.29
2023
MIL MIL
1
1
0
1.000
0
3.86
5
0
0
0
2.1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
10
1
7.71
2.50
3.86
50.0
20.0
1.29
.000
3.86
3.86
2 Sean Reid-Foley
S. Reid-Foley
18.78
2023
NYM NYM
8
0
1
.000
0
3.52
16
0
0
0
7.2
4
3
3
0
6
0
1
0
34
0
7.04
2.67
0.00
47.1
17.6
1.30
.333
3.52
4.70
3 Yoendrys Gómez
Y. Gómez
18.00
2023
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
8
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.50
.333
0.00
4.50
4 Jose Espada
J. Espada
18.00
2023
SDP SDP
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
5
0
18.00
1.00
0.00
40.0
40.0
2.00
.000
0.00
0.00
5 Orion Kerkering
O. Kerkering
18.00
2023
PHI PHI
3
1
0
1.000
0
3.00
6
0
0
0
3.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
14
0
6.00
3.00
0.00
42.9
14.3
1.67
.500
3.00
9.00
6 John McMillon
J. McMillon
18.00
2023
KCR KCR
4
0
0
0
2.25
8
0
0
0
4.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
0
13
0
0.00
2.25
61.5
0.0
0.25
.000
2.25
2.25
7 Ryder Ryan
R. Ryan
18.00
2023
SEA SEA
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
8 Alex Speas
A. Speas
18.00
2023
TEX TEX
3
0
2
.000
0
13.50
4
0
0
0
2.0
2
3
3
0
5
0
1
1
12
1
22.50
0.80
0.00
33.3
41.7
3.50
.667
13.50
9.00
9 Guillo Zuñiga
G. Zuñiga
18.00
2023
STL STL
2
0
0
0
4.50
4
0
0
0
2.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
8
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.500
4.50
9.00
10 Darren McCaughan
D. McCaughan
18.00
2023
SEA SEA
3
0
0
0
5.40
10
0
0
0
5.0
7
3
5
1
3
0
3
0
27
0
5.40
3.33
1.80
37.0
11.1
2.00
.462
9.00
12.60
11 Félix Bautista
F. Bautista
16.23
2023
BAL BAL
56
8
2
.800
0
1.48
110
0
0
33
61.0
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
12 Luke Little
L. Little
16.20
2023
CHC CHC
7
0
0
0
0.00
12
0
0
0
6.2
5
0
0
0
4
1
3
0
30
1
5.40
3.00
0.00
40.0
13.3
1.35
.385
0.00
6.75
13 Prelander Berroa
P. Berroa
16.20
2023
SEA SEA
2
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
8
1
16.20
1.00
0.00
37.5
37.5
1.80
.000
0.00
0.00
14 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
15.89
2023
TOT
61
6
4
.600
0
3.09
103
0
0
6
58.1
37
20
24
4
36
1
18
2
249
9
5.55
2.86
0.62
41.4
14.5
1.25
.314
3.70
5.71
15 Nick Hernandez
N. Hernandez
15.00
2023
SDP SDP
2
0
0
0
12.00
5
0
0
0
3.0
3
4
4
1
4
2
0
0
18
0
12.00
1.25
3.00
27.8
22.2
2.33
.333
12.00
9.00
16 Alek Jacob
A. Jacob
15.00
2023
SDP SDP
3
0
0
0
0.00
5
0
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
10
0
3.00
5.00
0.00
50.0
10.0
0.33
.000
0.00
0.00
17 Daniel Hudson
D. Hudson
15.00
2023
LAD LAD
3
0
0
0
0.00
5
0
0
1
3.0
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
14
0
9.00
1.67
0.00
35.7
21.4
1.67
.333
0.00
6.00
18 Daysbel Hernández
D. Hernández
14.73
2023
ATL ATL
4
1
0
1.000
0
7.36
6
0
0
0
3.2
6
3
3
1
3
0
2
0
20
0
7.36
2.00
2.45
30.0
15.0
2.45
.500
7.36
14.73
19 Chris Paddack
C. Paddack
14.40
2023
MIN MIN
2
1
0
1.000
0
5.40
8
0
0
0
5.0
6
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
22
1
1.80
8.00
1.80
36.4
4.5
1.40
.417
5.40
10.80
20 Shawn Dubin
S. Dubin
14.40
2023
HOU HOU
2
0
0
0
10.80
8
0
0
0
5.0
9
6
6
1
1
0
1
0
25
0
1.80
8.00
1.80
32.0
4.0
2.00
.533
10.80
16.20
21 Kody Funderburk
K. Funderburk
14.25
2023
MIN MIN
11
2
0
1.000
0
0.75
19
0
0
0
12.0
6
1
1
1
5
1
4
0
47
0
3.75
3.80
0.75
40.4
10.6
0.92
.238
0.75
4.50
22 José Alvarado
J. Alvarado
13.94
2023
PHI PHI
42
0
2
.000
0
1.74
64
0
0
10
41.1
30
8
15
3
18
0
12
1
172
3
3.92
3.56
0.65
37.2
10.5
1.16
.310
3.27
6.53
23 Joe Kelly
J. Kelly
13.73
2023
TOT
42
2
5
.286
0
4.12
60
0
0
1
39.1
29
18
22
3
18
2
6
0
168
6
4.12
3.33
0.69
35.7
10.7
1.19
.306
5.03
6.64
24 Angel Perdomo
A. Perdomo
13.66
2023
PIT PIT
30
3
2
.600
0
3.72
44
0
0
0
29.0
21
12
14
3
11
3
8
3
117
0
3.41
4.00
0.93
37.6
9.4
1.10
.321
4.34
6.52
25 Matt Brash
M. Brash
13.63
2023
SEA SEA
78
9
4
.692
0
3.06
107
0
0
4
70.2
65
24
26
3
29
6
7
0
308
11
3.69
3.69
0.38
34.7
9.4
1.33
.380
3.31
8.28
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
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CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
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.512
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
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.599
Cubs Cubs
92
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.568
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.580
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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
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
CHC CHC
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PIT PIT
4-1
Mon
9/15
CLE CLE
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DET DET
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9/15
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BOS BOS
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Fri
10/10
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
4:38 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM