Tyler Glasnow has the best career K/9 by a starting pitcher when starting 100+ games, with 11.39 per nine innings.
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highest k/9 for a starter with 100 or more starts| NAME | K/9 | GS | G | W | L | W% | 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 |  | T. Glasnow | 11.39 | 135 | 135 | 45 | 34 | .570 | 3.63 | 918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 725.2 | 539 | 293 | 312 | 94 | 257 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2,937 | 55 | 3.19 | 3.57 | 1.17 | 31.3 | 8.8 | 1.10 | .269 | 3.87 | 6.68 |
| 2 |  | S. Ohtani | 11.21 | 114 | 114 | 47 | 22 | .681 | 2.83 | 765 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 614.1 | 443 | 193 | 205 | 60 | 208 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2,479 | 52 | 3.05 | 3.68 | 0.88 | 30.9 | 8.4 | 1.06 | .270 | 3.00 | 6.49 |
| 3 |  | B. Snell | 11.20 | 223 | 223 | 81 | 63 | .563 | 3.17 | 1,445 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1161.0 | 897 | 409 | 445 | 111 | 523 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4,809 | 86 | 4.05 | 2.76 | 0.86 | 30.0 | 10.9 | 1.22 | .289 | 3.45 | 6.95 |
| 4 |  | D. Cease | 11.14 | 205 | 205 | 71 | 62 | .534 | 3.77 | 1,379 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1113.2 | 921 | 466 | 513 | 126 | 474 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 4,705 | 58 | 3.83 | 2.91 | 1.02 | 29.3 | 10.1 | 1.25 | .296 | 4.15 | 7.44 |
| 5 |  | C. Sale | 11.14 | 329 | 329 | 149 | 91 | .621 | 3.00 | 2,575 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2081.0 | 1,704 | 693 | 750 | 213 | 472 | 137 | 0 | 12 | 8,384 | 45 | 2.04 | 5.46 | 0.92 | 30.7 | 5.6 | 1.05 | .299 | 3.24 | 7.37 |
| 6 |  | J. deGrom | 10.83 | 266 | 266 | 103 | 70 | .595 | 2.63 | 1,973 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1640.1 | 1,253 | 479 | 516 | 162 | 367 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 6,446 | 33 | 2.01 | 5.38 | 0.89 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .278 | 2.83 | 6.87 |
| 7 |  | F. Peralta | 10.69 | 182 | 182 | 67 | 48 | .583 | 3.68 | 1,130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 951.1 | 733 | 389 | 412 | 124 | 363 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 3,959 | 35 | 3.43 | 3.11 | 1.17 | 28.5 | 9.2 | 1.15 | .266 | 3.90 | 6.93 |
| 8 |  | R. Ray | 10.61 | 279 | 279 | 95 | 87 | .522 | 3.90 | 1,810 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1535.1 | 1,322 | 666 | 714 | 228 | 656 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 6,488 | 63 | 3.85 | 2.76 | 1.34 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 1.29 | .292 | 4.19 | 7.75 |
| 9 |  | M. Scherzer | 10.57 | 480 | 480 | 221 | 121 | .646 | 3.27 | 3,485 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2966.0 | 2,449 | 1,079 | 1,152 | 361 | 783 | 113 | 0 | 20 | 12,015 | 80 | 2.38 | 4.45 | 1.10 | 29.0 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .287 | 3.50 | 7.43 |
| 10 |  | R. Johnson | 10.57 | 603 | 603 | 301 | 166 | .645 | 3.30 | 4,818 | 100 | 37 | 0 | 4103.0 | 3,320 | 1,504 | 1,692 | 408 | 1,491 | 188 | 0 | 37 | 16,937 | 109 | 3.27 | 3.23 | 0.89 | 28.4 | 8.8 | 1.17 | .290 | 3.71 | 7.28 |
| 11 |  | S. Strasburg | 10.55 | 247 | 247 | 113 | 62 | .646 | 3.24 | 1,723 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1470.0 | 1,217 | 530 | 582 | 149 | 394 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 5,962 | 44 | 2.41 | 4.37 | 0.91 | 28.9 | 6.6 | 1.10 | .293 | 3.56 | 7.45 |
| 12 |  | Y. Darvish | 10.50 | 297 | 297 | 115 | 93 | .553 | 3.65 | 2,075 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1778.0 | 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 | 7.39 |
| 13 | | D. Salazar | 10.46 | 105 | 105 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 3.84 | 681 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 585.2 | 531 | 250 | 267 | 75 | 212 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2,458 | 23 | 3.26 | 3.21 | 1.15 | 27.7 | 8.6 | 1.27 | .309 | 4.10 | 8.16 |
| 14 |  | T. Skubal | 10.46 | 147 | 147 | 59 | 40 | .596 | 3.07 | 967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 831.2 | 666 | 284 | 312 | 97 | 179 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3,308 | 11 | 1.94 | 5.40 | 1.05 | 29.2 | 5.4 | 1.02 | .279 | 3.38 | 7.21 |
| 15 | | B. Woodruff | 10.42 | 136 | 136 | 53 | 30 | .639 | 3.13 | 884 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 763.2 | 587 | 266 | 279 | 87 | 195 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3,054 | 8 | 2.30 | 4.53 | 1.03 | 28.9 | 6.4 | 1.02 | .269 | 3.29 | 6.92 |
| 16 | | M. Prior | 10.37 | 106 | 106 | 42 | 29 | .592 | 3.51 | 757 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 657.0 | 582 | 256 | 277 | 77 | 223 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 2,771 | 21 | 3.05 | 3.39 | 1.05 | 27.3 | 8.0 | 1.23 | .300 | 3.79 | 7.97 |
| 17 | | K. Wood | 10.33 | 178 | 178 | 71 | 55 | .563 | 3.69 | 1,282 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1116.2 | 871 | 458 | 489 | 126 | 541 | 81 | 0 | 11 | 4,733 | 46 | 4.36 | 2.37 | 1.02 | 27.1 | 11.4 | 1.26 | .276 | 3.94 | 7.02 |
| 18 |  | G. Cole | 10.33 | 326 | 326 | 156 | 84 | .650 | 3.20 | 2,298 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2003.0 | 1,675 | 712 | 762 | 225 | 511 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,068 | 58 | 2.30 | 4.50 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .292 | 3.42 | 7.53 |
| 19 |  | C. Burnes | 10.31 | 149 | 149 | 55 | 35 | .611 | 3.01 | 1,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 886.0 | 683 | 296 | 327 | 93 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3,567 | 39 | 2.53 | 4.08 | 0.94 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 1.05 | .271 | 3.32 | 6.94 |
| 20 |  | J. Flaherty | 10.30 | 202 | 202 | 66 | 64 | .508 | 3.87 | 1,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1066.0 | 905 | 458 | 488 | 144 | 390 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 4,462 | 39 | 3.29 | 3.13 | 1.22 | 27.3 | 8.7 | 1.21 | .287 | 4.12 | 7.64 |
| 21 | | J. Luzardo | 10.20 | 140 | 140 | 48 | 44 | .522 | 4.04 | 878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 774.1 | 701 | 348 | 373 | 89 | 259 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3,232 | 32 | 3.01 | 3.39 | 1.03 | 27.2 | 8.0 | 1.24 | .309 | 4.34 | 8.15 |
| 22 |  | J. Ryan | 10.16 | 134 | 134 | 52 | 41 | .559 | 3.64 | 843 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 746.2 | 622 | 302 | 326 | 110 | 171 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3,034 | 10 | 2.06 | 4.93 | 1.33 | 27.8 | 5.6 | 1.06 | .274 | 3.93 | 7.50 |
| 23 |  | S. Bieber | 10.11 | 145 | 145 | 66 | 34 | .660 | 3.28 | 1,005 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 894.1 | 802 | 326 | 347 | 107 | 203 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3,630 | 34 | 2.04 | 4.95 | 1.08 | 27.7 | 5.6 | 1.12 | .303 | 3.49 | 8.07 |
| 24 |  | P. Martinez | 10.03 | 409 | 409 | 208 | 97 | .682 | 2.95 | 3,032 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 2720.0 | 2,151 | 893 | 979 | 233 | 705 | 136 | 0 | 26 | 10,955 | 60 | 2.33 | 4.30 | 0.77 | 27.7 | 6.4 | 1.05 | .280 | 3.24 | 7.12 |
| 25 | | L. McCullers Jr. | 10.00 | 148 | 148 | 53 | 39 | .576 | 3.86 | 897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 807.0 | 696 | 346 | 371 | 74 | 353 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 3,432 | 51 | 3.94 | 2.54 | 0.83 | 26.1 | 10.3 | 1.30 | .302 | 4.14 | 7.76 |
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