highest k/9 for a starting pitcher in mlb history minimum 200 starts

Blake Snell has the highest career K/9 by a starting pitcher when starting 200+ games, with 11.21 per nine innings.

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  • Data note: Strikeouts Per Nine Innings, Starts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMEK/9GSGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Blake 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
2Dylan 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
61
3.86
2.89
1.00
29.5
10.2
1.24
.292
4.07
7.31
3Chris 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
4Jacob 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
5Randy 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
6Stephen 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
7Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.52
492
492
225
126
.641
3.29
3,539
12
5
0
3028.2
2,500
1,108
1,181
367
807
114
0
20
12,277
83
2.40
4.39
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.51
7.43
8Yu Darvish
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
9Robbie Ray
R. Ray
10.50
291
291
100
89
.529
3.91
1,860
2
1
0
1594.1
1,379
692
742
235
688
53
0
19
6,747
66
3.88
2.70
1.33
27.6
10.2
1.30
.293
4.19
7.78
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.30
339
339
163
89
.647
3.20
2,382
8
5
0
2081.0
1,742
741
792
239
525
63
0
7
8,380
58
2.27
4.54
1.03
28.4
6.3
1.09
.291
3.43
7.53
11Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
10.30
203
203
66
64
.508
3.88
1,224
0
0
0
1070.0
909
461
491
146
392
59
0
11
4,480
39
3.30
3.12
1.23
27.3
8.8
1.22
.287
4.13
7.65
12Pedro Martinez
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
13Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
9.91
242
242
100
74
.575
3.67
1,495
3
1
0
1358.0
1,125
554
601
166
511
66
0
5
5,677
67
3.39
2.93
1.10
26.3
9.0
1.20
.279
3.98
7.46
14Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
9.83
212
212
81
69
.540
3.82
1,394
6
3
0
1275.2
1,103
541
586
159
483
64
0
10
5,371
50
3.41
2.89
1.12
26.0
9.0
1.24
.289
4.13
7.78
15Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.77
318
318
116
101
.535
3.91
2,053
6
4
0
1891.0
1,699
821
862
254
508
58
0
18
7,783
20
2.42
4.04
1.21
26.4
6.5
1.17
.294
4.10
8.09
16Nick Pivetta
N. Pivetta
9.74
217
217
66
72
.478
4.45
1,246
2
0
0
1151.2
1,062
570
589
184
398
31
0
4
4,852
48
3.11
3.13
1.44
25.7
8.2
1.27
.293
4.60
8.30
17Chris Archer
C. Archer
9.65
240
240
63
87
.420
3.90
1,447
3
3
0
1349.1
1,222
584
645
164
470
41
0
8
5,683
72
3.13
3.08
1.09
25.5
8.3
1.25
.297
4.30
8.15
18Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.62
451
451
223
96
.699
2.54
3,047
25
15
0
2850.1
2,191
804
881
235
711
46
0
27
11,261
108
2.25
4.29
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
6.92
19Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.58
311
311
127
80
.614
3.26
2,013
5
3
0
1890.1
1,598
684
738
187
537
80
0
14
7,731
43
2.56
3.75
0.89
26.0
6.9
1.13
.287
3.51
7.61
20Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.55
773
773
318
291
.522
3.18
5,654
222
61
0
5326.0
3,880
1,884
2,151
314
2,748
156
0
75
22,310
275
4.64
2.06
0.53
25.3
12.3
1.24
.265
3.63
6.56
21Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9.49
260
260
114
77
.597
3.38
1,707
18
8
0
1619.0
1,452
608
665
171
362
61
0
9
6,578
30
2.01
4.72
0.95
26.0
5.5
1.12
.300
3.70
8.07
22Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
9.39
266
266
87
94
.481
3.71
1,591
1
0
0
1525.1
1,342
628
687
198
489
54
0
10
6,341
19
2.89
3.25
1.17
25.1
7.7
1.20
.285
4.05
7.92
23Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
9.33
270
270
107
89
.546
3.73
1,728
10
7
0
1667.0
1,491
691
737
145
663
42
0
33
7,053
106
3.58
2.61
0.78
24.5
9.4
1.29
.301
3.98
8.05
24Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
9.29
314
314
159
85
.652
2.71
2,274
137
40
0
2202.1
1,655
663
751
194
742
17
0
46
8,959
76
3.03
3.06
0.79
25.4
8.3
1.09
.255
3.07
6.76
25Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
9.26
209
209
73
67
.521
4.28
1,208
5
3
0
1174.0
1,027
558
599
183
458
41
0
7
4,943
51
3.51
2.64
1.40
24.4
9.3
1.26
.276
4.59
7.87

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.488
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