highest k/9 among starters last year

Dan Altavilla had the best K/9 by a starting pitcher in 2024, with 27.00 per nine innings.

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 Dan Altavilla
D. Altavilla
27.00
2024
KCR KCR
1
0
1
.000
1
135.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
6
0
54.00
0.50
0.00
16.7
33.3
15.00
1.000
135.00
81.00
2 Fernando Cruz
F. Cruz
21.00
2024
CIN CIN
3
0
0
3
4.50
14
0
0
0
6.0
5
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
25
0
1.50
14.00
3.00
56.0
4.0
1.00
.375
4.50
7.50
3 Nick Sandlin
N. Sandlin
18.00
2024
CLE CLE
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
18.00
1.00
0.00
40.0
40.0
2.00
.000
0.00
0.00
4 Ryan Walker
R. Walker
18.00
2024
SFG SFG
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
1.00
.500
0.00
9.00
5 Randy Rodríguez
R. Rodríguez
16.88
2024
SFG SFG
1
0
0
1
3.38
5
0
0
0
2.2
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
11
0
6.75
2.50
0.00
45.5
18.2
1.13
.250
3.38
3.38
6 Ray Kerr
R. Kerr
15.26
2024
ATL ATL
2
0
2
.000
2
9.39
13
0
0
0
7.2
12
8
8
0
3
3
0
0
40
2
3.52
4.33
0.00
32.5
7.5
1.96
.571
9.39
14.09
7 Ryan Burr
R. Burr
15.19
2024
TOR TOR
4
0
1
.000
4
3.38
9
0
0
0
5.1
6
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
24
0
1.69
9.00
0.00
37.5
4.2
1.31
.462
3.38
10.13
8 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
15.19
2024
NYM NYM
1
1
0
1.000
1
3.38
9
0
0
0
5.1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
20
0
1.69
9.00
1.69
45.0
5.0
0.56
.125
3.38
3.38
9 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
15.00
2024
CLE CLE
2
2
0
1.000
2
0.00
20
0
0
0
12.0
10
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
45
0
0.75
20.00
0.00
44.4
2.2
0.92
.417
0.00
7.50
10 Tanner Banks
T. Banks
14.73
2024
TOT
2
0
2
.000
2
9.82
6
0
0
0
3.2
5
4
4
0
0
1
0
0
18
0
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
1.36
.455
9.82
12.27
11 Matt Bowman
M. Bowman
13.50
2024
BAL BAL
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
0.75
.333
0.00
6.75
12 Hunter Bigge
H. Bigge
13.50
2024
TBR TBR
1
0
0
1
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
27.00
0.50
0.00
20.0
40.0
4.50
.500
0.00
13.50
13 Ben Joyce
B. Joyce
13.50
2024
LAA LAA
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
9
0
4.50
3.00
0.00
33.3
11.1
1.00
.250
0.00
4.50
14 Chase Silseth
C. Silseth
13.50
2024
LAA LAA
2
0
1
.000
2
6.75
12
0
0
0
8.0
8
6
7
3
4
0
0
0
38
0
4.50
3.00
3.38
31.6
10.5
1.50
.263
7.88
9.00
15 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
12.88
2024
CWS CWS
32
6
12
.333
32
3.58
209
0
0
0
146.0
123
58
61
18
33
5
0
0
595
3
2.03
6.33
1.11
35.1
5.5
1.07
.318
3.76
7.58
16 Shawn Armstrong
S. Armstrong
12.75
2024
TBR TBR
7
0
1
.000
7
2.25
17
0
0
0
12.0
12
3
5
0
3
0
0
0
50
0
2.25
5.67
0.00
34.0
6.0
1.25
.400
3.75
9.00
17 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
12.62
2024
SFG SFG
7
3
2
.600
7
4.70
43
0
0
0
30.2
20
16
16
6
15
6
0
0
129
4
4.40
2.87
1.76
33.3
11.6
1.14
.237
4.70
5.87
18 Blake Snell
B. Snell
12.55
2024
SFG SFG
20
5
3
.625
20
3.12
145
1
1
0
104.0
65
36
38
6
44
1
0
0
418
8
3.81
3.30
0.52
34.7
10.5
1.05
.266
3.29
5.63
19 Brennan Bernardino
B. Bernardino
12.27
2024
BOS BOS
3
0
0
3
0.00
5
0
0
0
3.2
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
14
0
4.91
2.50
0.00
35.7
14.3
0.82
.167
2.45
2.45
20 Kyle Bradish
K. Bradish
12.13
2024
BAL BAL
8
2
0
1.000
8
2.75
53
0
0
0
39.1
27
12
12
2
15
3
0
0
163
2
3.43
3.53
0.46
32.5
9.2
1.07
.278
2.75
6.18
21 Tayler Scott
T. Scott
12.00
2024
HOU HOU
1
0
0
1
0.00
4
0
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0.00
0.00
44.4
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
22 Jared Koenig
J. Koenig
12.00
2024
MIL MIL
6
0
0
6
0.00
8
0
0
0
6.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
0
1.50
8.00
0.00
34.8
4.3
0.83
.286
0.00
6.00
23 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
12.00
2024
ATL ATL
2
0
0
2
7.00
12
0
0
0
9.0
10
7
7
2
5
0
0
0
42
0
5.00
2.40
2.00
28.6
11.9
1.67
.348
7.00
10.00
24 Alex Faedo
A. Faedo
11.88
2024
DET DET
6
0
1
.000
6
2.16
11
0
0
0
8.1
6
2
2
0
9
1
0
0
40
0
9.72
1.22
0.00
27.5
22.5
1.80
.316
2.16
6.48
25 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
11.81
2024
TEX TEX
3
0
0
3
1.69
14
0
0
0
10.2
11
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
44
0
0.84
14.00
0.84
31.8
2.3
1.13
.370
1.69
9.28
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Team Rankings

HR

111

28th

R

465

27th

SO

967

24th

ERA

3.62

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
73
52
.584
Guardians Guardians
63
59
.516
8.5
Royals Royals
62
61
.504
10.0
Twins Twins
57
66
.463
15.0
White Sox White Sox
44
79
.358
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
8/18
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Tue
8/19
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
8/20
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Thu
8/21
TEX TEX
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Fri
8/22
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
7:10 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

62 - 61

6

Final

2

CWS White Sox

44 - 79

Sat 16 Aug 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
71
53
.573
Mets Mets
65
58
.528
5.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
78
44
.639
Cubs Cubs
69
53
.566
9.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
70
53
.569
Padres Padres
69
54
.561
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
51
.589
Red Sox Red Sox
68
56
.548
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
73
52
.584
Guardians Guardians
63
59
.516
8.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
69
54
.561
Mariners Mariners
68
56
.548
1.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
8/1
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
0-4
Fri
8/1
BAL BAL
@
CHC CHC
4-3
Fri
8/1
KCR KCR
@
TOR TOR
2-4
Fri
8/1
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
7-5
Fri
8/1
MIL MIL
@
WSH WSH
8-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
8/17
TBR TBR
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM
Sun
8/17
LAA LAA
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Sun
8/17
SDP SDP
@
LAD LAD
4:10 PM
Sun
8/17
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Mon
8/18
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM