highest k/9 by a starting pitcher in a season with 150+ ip

Gerrit Cole has the best K/9 by a starting pitcher with 150.0+ innings pitched in a season, with 13.82 per nine innings in 2019.

NAME K/9 IP SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13.82
212.1
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
326
0
0
0
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
6.02
2 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
13.55
186.2
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
3.86
281
0
0
0
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
7.04
3 Chris Sale
C. Sale
13.50
158.0
2018
BOS BOS
27
12
4
.750
27
2.11
237
0
0
0
102
37
39
11
34
14
0
0
617
4
1.94
6.97
0.63
38.4
5.5
0.86
.283
2.22
5.81
4 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
13.22
208.1
1999
BOS BOS
29
22
4
.846
29
2.07
306
5
1
0
157
48
55
8
36
8
0
1
816
6
1.56
8.50
0.35
37.5
4.4
0.93
.325
2.38
6.78
5 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13.20
242.2
2001
ARI ARI
34
20
6
.769
34
2.56
356
3
2
0
180
69
74
19
70
18
0
2
971
8
2.60
5.09
0.70
36.7
7.2
1.03
.317
2.74
6.68
6 Chris Sale
C. Sale
12.93
214.1
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
308
1
0
0
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
6.93
7 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.69
172.1
2019
WSH WSH
27
11
7
.611
27
2.92
243
0
0
0
144
56
59
18
33
7
0
2
693
0
1.72
7.36
0.94
35.1
4.8
1.03
.321
3.08
7.52
8 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
12.61
167.0
2021
MIL MIL
28
11
5
.688
28
2.43
234
0
0
0
123
45
47
7
34
6
0
0
657
5
1.83
6.88
0.38
35.6
5.2
0.94
.309
2.53
6.63
9 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
12.58
166.2
1998
CHC CHC
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
233
1
1
0
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
6.32
10 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.56
248.2
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
347
8
3
0
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
7.31
11 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
12.49
182.1
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
253
0
0
0
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
7.35
12 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12.40
200.1
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
276
1
1
0
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
6.42
13 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.35
214.1
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
294
6
3
0
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
6.68
14 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.28
211.0
1997
SEA SEA
29
19
4
.826
29
2.30
288
5
2
0
145
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
842
4
3.28
3.74
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.280
2.56
6.18
15 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
12.28
165.2
2021
CWS CWS
32
13
7
.650
32
3.91
226
1
1
0
139
72
77
20
68
9
0
0
708
13
3.69
3.32
1.09
31.9
9.6
1.25
.309
4.18
7.55
16 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.24
220.2
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
300
2
1
0
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
6.12
17 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12.20
214.0
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
290
1
1
0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
6.56
18 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
12.13
174.1
2019
ARI ARI
33
12
8
.600
33
4.34
235
0
0
0
150
84
91
30
84
5
0
5
747
7
4.34
2.80
1.55
31.5
11.2
1.34
.305
4.70
7.74
19 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.12
244.1
1998
TOT
34
19
11
.633
34
3.28
329
10
6
0
203
89
102
23
86
14
0
1
1,014
7
3.17
3.83
0.85
32.4
8.5
1.18
.320
3.76
7.48
20 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
12.11
162.0
2017
ARI ARI
28
15
5
.750
28
2.89
218
1
1
0
116
52
57
23
71
5
0
3
665
8
3.94
3.07
1.28
32.8
10.7
1.15
.267
3.17
6.44
21 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12.11
223.0
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
300
2
1
0
137
64
66
36
42
6
0
0
847
4
1.70
7.14
1.45
35.4
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
5.53
22 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12.06
181.1
2021
NYY NYY
30
16
8
.667
30
3.23
243
2
1
0
151
65
69
24
41
2
0
0
726
5
2.03
5.93
1.19
33.5
5.6
1.06
.305
3.42
7.49
23 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.06
271.2
1999
ARI ARI
35
17
9
.654
35
2.48
364
12
2
0
207
75
86
30
70
9
0
3
1,079
4
2.32
5.20
0.99
33.7
6.5
1.02
.292
2.85
6.86
24 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.02
200.2
2017
WSH WSH
31
16
6
.727
31
2.51
268
2
0
0
126
56
62
22
55
11
0
2
780
4
2.47
4.87
0.99
34.4
7.1
0.90
.245
2.78
5.65
25 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
11.98
178.0
2022
SFG SFG
31
14
8
.636
31
2.88
237
1
0
0
131
57
59
12
52
3
0
0
710
10
2.63
4.56
0.61
33.4
7.3
1.03
.293
2.98
6.62
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