highest k/9 for a starting pitcher in mlb history minimum 15 starts

Jacob Misiorowski has the best career K/9 by a starting pitcher when starting 15+ games, with 12.69 per nine innings.

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NAMEK/9GSGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
12.69
44
44
21
8
.724
2.49
336
1
1
0
238.1
144
66
75
22
72
12
0
0
925
7
2.72
4.67
0.83
36.3
7.8
0.91
.253
2.83
5.44
2Chad Green
C. Green
12.33
24
24
2
5
.286
5.31
79
0
0
0
57.2
63
34
37
16
21
3
0
0
255
2
3.28
3.76
2.50
31.0
8.2
1.46
.346
5.77
9.83
3Spencer Strider
S. Strider
12.23
85
85
40
25
.615
3.95
635
0
0
0
467.1
385
205
215
60
168
21
0
2
1,942
14
3.24
3.78
1.16
32.7
8.7
1.18
.307
4.14
7.41
4Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
11.82
70
70
27
20
.574
3.26
501
1
1
0
381.1
321
138
146
47
90
12
0
0
1,547
12
2.12
5.57
1.11
32.4
5.8
1.08
.305
3.45
7.58
5Ian Seymour
I. Seymour
11.57
21
21
7
7
.500
4.12
132
0
0
0
102.2
93
47
54
21
22
3
0
0
427
0
1.93
6.00
1.84
30.9
5.2
1.12
.289
4.73
8.15
6Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
11.55
60
60
14
20
.412
4.13
386
0
0
0
300.2
246
138
151
43
123
17
0
2
1,271
20
3.68
3.14
1.29
30.4
9.7
1.23
.289
4.52
7.36
7Chase Burns
C. Burns
11.54
37
37
15
6
.714
3.29
242
0
0
0
188.2
157
69
77
21
69
1
0
0
781
5
3.29
3.51
1.00
31.0
8.8
1.20
.304
3.67
7.49
8Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
11.45
141
141
47
36
.566
3.67
967
0
0
0
760.0
564
310
329
96
269
13
0
4
3,077
58
3.19
3.59
1.14
31.4
8.7
1.10
.270
3.90
6.68
9Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
11.25
76
76
38
17
.691
2.58
589
0
0
0
471.1
357
135
150
31
140
13
0
12
1,888
16
2.67
4.21
0.59
31.2
7.4
1.05
.292
2.86
6.82
10Shohei Ohtani
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
11Blake Snell
B. Snell
11.21
231
231
85
63
.574
3.10
1,495
1
1
0
1200.2
922
414
450
111
537
12
0
6
4,964
87
4.03
2.78
0.83
30.1
10.8
1.22
.289
3.37
6.91
12Hunter Greene
H. Greene
11.18
96
96
27
31
.466
3.82
650
2
2
0
523.1
415
222
233
74
188
39
0
0
2,181
22
3.23
3.46
1.27
29.8
8.6
1.15
.277
4.01
7.14
13Dylan Cease
D. Cease
11.17
217
217
76
64
.543
3.67
1,470
4
4
0
1184.1
962
483
536
132
508
38
0
9
4,989
60
3.86
2.89
1.00
29.5
10.2
1.24
.292
4.07
7.31
14Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.15
339
339
154
94
.621
2.97
2,658
17
4
0
2145.2
1,749
708
765
215
478
143
0
12
8,629
45
2.00
5.56
0.90
30.8
5.5
1.04
.299
3.21
7.34
15Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
11.06
56
56
0
3
.000
2.71
102
0
0
0
83.0
57
25
27
9
31
1
0
0
331
3
3.36
3.29
0.98
30.8
9.4
1.06
.255
2.93
6.18
16Tatsuya Imai
T. Imai
11.05
15
15
6
4
.600
5.83
72
0
0
0
58.2
50
38
38
9
40
4
0
0
265
1
6.14
1.80
1.38
27.2
15.1
1.53
.293
5.83
7.67
17Cole Ragans
C. Ragans
10.98
74
74
20
21
.488
3.62
482
1
0
0
395.0
319
159
171
41
153
9
0
1
1,630
20
3.49
3.15
0.93
29.6
9.4
1.19
.294
3.90
7.27
18Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
10.90
47
47
18
9
.667
2.23
323
0
0
0
266.2
187
66
76
24
80
11
0
0
1,065
3
2.70
4.04
0.81
30.3
7.5
1.00
.260
2.57
6.31
19Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10.85
279
279
107
76
.585
2.73
2,052
4
2
0
1702.1
1,312
516
553
166
391
27
0
16
6,713
35
2.07
5.25
0.88
30.6
5.8
1.00
.281
2.92
6.94
20Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
10.65
87
87
31
24
.564
2.62
586
1
0
0
495.0
376
144
158
41
123
23
0
0
1,959
6
2.24
4.76
0.75
29.9
6.3
1.01
.282
2.87
6.84
21Shawn Armstrong
S. Armstrong
10.60
18
18
0
3
.000
1.51
42
0
0
0
35.2
27
6
8
2
8
0
0
0
138
0
2.02
5.25
0.50
30.4
5.8
0.98
.291
2.02
6.81
22Randy Johnson
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
23Stephen Strasburg
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
24DJ Herz
DJ Herz
10.54
21
21
4
10
.286
4.61
112
0
0
0
95.2
87
49
53
14
39
3
0
0
417
7
3.67
2.87
1.32
26.9
9.4
1.32
.293
4.99
8.18
25Andrew Kittredge
A. Kittredge
10.52
15
15
0
1
.000
5.26
30
0
0
0
25.2
30
15
17
6
7
0
0
0
113
0
2.45
4.29
2.10
26.5
6.2
1.44
.343
5.96
10.52
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103
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MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
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.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
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AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
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