highest k/9 ever

Chris Sale has the highest career K/9, with 11.12 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
highest k/9 with a minimum of 1500 IP by a player ever
NAMEK/9IPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.12
2162.1
406
153
93
.622
325
2.98
2,671
16
3
12
1,754
717
772
219
507
138
25
15
8,708
48
2.11
5.27
0.91
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.21
70
2.87
69
7.30
314.5
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10.81
1610.1
261
101
69
.594
261
2.60
1,935
4
2
0
1,228
465
502
159
360
25
0
14
6,327
32
2.01
5.38
0.89
30.6
5.7
0.99
.278
2.81
66
2.75
67
6.86
242.3
3Robbie Ray
R. Ray
10.70
1514.1
279
92
87
.514
275
3.96
1,800
2
1
0
1,316
667
714
230
644
51
1
19
6,411
63
3.83
2.80
1.37
28.1
10.0
1.29
.295
4.24
95
4.12
101
7.82
-5.7
4Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10.61
4135.1
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
4,875
100
37
2
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
75
3.18
73
7.28
554.3
5Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.56
2985.0
489
221
121
.646
480
3.27
3,503
12
5
0
2,460
1,084
1,157
363
790
115
2
20
12,089
80
2.38
4.43
1.09
29.0
6.5
1.09
.287
3.49
79
3.27
79
7.42
291.7
6Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.50
1778.0
297
115
93
.553
297
3.65
2,075
2
1
0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
87
3.58
85
7.39
120
7Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.33
1976.0
321
154
81
.655
321
3.17
2,269
8
5
0
1,644
696
746
220
506
62
0
7
7,950
58
2.30
4.48
1.00
28.5
6.4
1.09
.291
3.40
79
3.17
77
7.49
213.2
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
10.04
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
3,154
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
9Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.82
1781.2
298
112
93
.546
298
3.90
1,944
6
4
0
1,596
773
812
228
471
56
0
16
7,326
19
2.38
4.13
1.15
26.5
6.4
1.16
.296
4.10
93
3.53
82
8.06
147.4
10Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.62
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.7
11Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.55
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
5,714
222
61
3
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
12Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9.46
1641.2
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
1,725
18
8
1
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
2.02
4.69
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
83
3.22
78
8.15
161.7
13Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.44
1785.0
292
118
76
.608
292
3.25
1,873
5
3
0
1,511
644
697
173
502
78
0
14
7,299
41
2.53
3.73
0.87
25.7
6.9
1.13
.286
3.51
81
3.29
80
7.62
168.8
14Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
9.29
1682.0
278
110
89
.553
270
3.74
1,736
10
7
1
1,506
699
746
147
669
44
3
33
7,120
107
3.58
2.59
0.79
24.4
9.4
1.29
.300
3.99
99
3.44
90
8.06
81.5
15Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
9.28
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2.76
2,396
137
40
9
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
16Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.19
1991.0
375
116
117
.498
336
3.81
2,033
4
2
0
1,908
842
900
242
549
39
11
11
8,311
65
2.48
3.70
1.09
24.5
6.6
1.23
.306
4.07
92
3.58
84
8.62
143.8
17Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
9.04
2006.1
364
143
99
.591
340
3.74
2,015
4
2
1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
18Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
9.02
1696.1
340
112
105
.516
286
4.22
1,700
11
4
2
1,683
795
835
222
469
57
27
21
7,110
61
2.49
3.62
1.18
23.9
6.6
1.27
.313
4.43
101
3.76
90
8.93
73.6
19Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
9.01
1813.2
419
112
114
.496
300
4.15
1,815
3
1
1
1,649
837
911
184
816
62
19
15
7,781
100
4.05
2.22
0.91
23.3
10.5
1.36
.299
4.52
101
3.88
95
8.18
39.3
20Sonny Gray
S. Gray
8.98
1980.1
351
133
103
.564
342
3.56
1,976
7
5
0
1,734
784
858
198
637
60
2
5
8,208
106
2.89
3.10
0.90
24.1
7.8
1.20
.288
3.90
86
3.51
85
7.88
140
21Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8.96
3571.1
556
266
159
.626
556
3.33
3,554
26
9
0
3,052
1,322
1,433
372
1,006
121
0
28
14,626
100
2.54
3.53
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
81
7.69
309.9
22Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
8.86
2492.1
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
2,453
103
23
14
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
74
10,587
140
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
90
3.06
84
7.03
160.4
23Johan Santana
J. Santana
8.83
2025.2
360
139
78
.641
284
3.20
1,988
15
10
1
1,726
721
773
220
567
36
23
13
8,262
68
2.52
3.51
0.98
24.1
6.9
1.13
.276
3.43
74
3.43
81
7.67
187.6
24Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
8.73
1976.1
323
123
109
.530
318
4.24
1,918
16
9
0
1,768
932
993
251
908
38
2
31
8,462
109
4.13
2.11
1.14
22.7
10.7
1.35
.284
4.52
102
4.22
98
8.05
14.5
25David Price
D. Price
8.72
2143.2
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
2,076
17
3
3
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9

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37
31
.544
38
33
.535
0.5
32
39
.451
6.5
29
41
.414
9.0
28
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.400
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6/13
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4:10 PM
Sun
6/14
@
2:10 PM
Tue
6/16
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7:05 PM
Wed
6/17
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7:05 PM
Thu
6/18
@
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NL EastWLPCTGB
45
24
.652
37
32
.536
8.0
35
35
.500
10.5
35
35
.500
10.5
31
38
.449
14.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
42
25
.627
37
30
.552
5.0
36
34
.514
7.5
35
35
.500
8.5
32
36
.471
10.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
44
26
.629
35
33
.515
8.0
35
34
.507
8.5
28
42
.400
16.0
26
43
.377
17.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
40
26
.606
41
27
.603
34
36
.486
8.0
34
37
.479
8.5
28
39
.418
12.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
37
31
.544
38
33
.535
0.5
32
39
.451
6.5
29
41
.414
9.0
28
42
.400
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
37
34
.521
34
35
.493
2.0
33
35
.485
2.5
32
39
.451
5.0
28
42
.400
8.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
5/28
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7-1
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5/28
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10-2
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5/28
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7-2
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5/29
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8-3
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7-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
6/13
@
2:10 PM
Sat
6/13
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3:07 PM
Sat
6/13
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4:05 PM
Sat
6/13
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4:05 PM
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6/13
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4:05 PM