highest k/9 in a career by a pitcher no minimum

Chris Sale has the best career K/9, with 11.11 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
highest k/9 with a minimum of 1500 IP in a career by a pitcher no minimum
NAME K/9 IP 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.11
2047.2
387
143
87
.622
307
3.02
2,528
16
3
12
1,668
686
739
209
481
126
25
15
8,249
47
2.11
5.26
0.92
30.6
5.8
1.05
.297
3.25
71
2.88
69
7.33
297
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.64
2906.0
472
216
112
.659
463
3.18
3,435
12
5
0
2,373
1,026
1,099
342
764
113
2
20
11,744
79
2.37
4.50
1.06
29.2
6.5
1.08
.286
3.40
76
3.19
77
7.35
306.5
3 Randy 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
4 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.55
1719.1
285
110
90
.550
285
3.60
2,015
2
1
0
1,407
687
721
217
551
79
0
8
7,069
80
2.88
3.66
1.14
28.5
7.8
1.14
.283
3.77
86
3.53
84
7.37
126
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.37
1954.0
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
2,251
8
5
0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
6 Pedro 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
7 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.86
1671.0
277
105
86
.550
277
3.78
1,831
6
4
0
1,482
701
739
210
437
55
0
16
6,855
18
2.35
4.19
1.13
26.7
6.4
1.15
.294
3.98
90
3.49
81
7.98
145.9
8 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.67
2797.2
443
216
95
.695
440
2.52
3,005
25
15
0
2,144
782
859
233
694
46
1
28
11,044
105
2.23
4.33
0.75
27.2
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
64
2.84
70
6.90
366.8
9 Nolan 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
10 Corey 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
11 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.43
1706.2
279
112
73
.605
279
3.26
1,789
5
3
0
1,454
619
671
161
483
73
0
14
6,992
40
2.55
3.70
0.85
25.6
6.9
1.13
.288
3.54
82
3.26
79
7.67
165.2
12 Tim 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
13 Sandy 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
14 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.21
1834.2
349
109
109
.500
310
3.85
1,877
3
1
0
1,777
785
841
227
521
38
11
11
7,689
63
2.56
3.60
1.11
24.4
6.8
1.25
.308
4.13
93
3.63
86
8.72
119.9
15 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
9.07
1673.2
332
112
105
.516
283
4.18
1,687
11
4
2
1,651
777
817
218
461
56
23
21
7,003
60
2.48
3.66
1.17
24.1
6.6
1.26
.313
4.39
101
3.74
90
8.88
77.4
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
9.04
2006.1
364
142
99
.589
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
17 Francisco 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
18 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
8.99
1848.2
327
119
98
.548
318
3.54
1,847
7
5
0
1,599
727
796
179
602
57
2
5
7,652
105
2.93
3.07
0.87
24.1
7.9
1.19
.286
3.88
86
3.48
84
7.78
136.6
19 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8.96
3500.0
543
263
155
.629
543
3.33
3,486
26
9
0
2,984
1,296
1,403
365
985
120
0
27
14,321
99
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.13
.280
3.61
79
3.44
81
7.67
304.6
20 Sam 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
21 Johan 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
22 Hideo 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
23 David 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
24 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
8.70
2221.0
405
144
131
.524
398
4.08
2,146
3
2
0
2,093
1,006
1,105
218
832
195
1
26
9,537
70
3.37
2.58
0.88
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.48
101
3.86
96
8.48
42.5
25 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
8.66
1933.0
344
131
101
.565
328
3.70
1,860
4
2
0
1,744
795
857
171
815
50
4
21
8,242
59
3.79
2.28
0.80
22.6
9.9
1.32
.294
3.99
91
3.67
91
8.12
77.3

More White Sox Stats

Team Rankings

HR

85

28th

R

381

27th

SO

751

29th

ERA

4.08

19th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
60
43
.583
Guardians Guardians
51
51
.500
8.5
Royals Royals
50
53
.485
10.0
Twins Twins
49
53
.480
10.5
White Sox White Sox
37
66
.359
23.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
7/25
CHC CHC
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Sat
7/26
CHC CHC
@
CWS CWS
7:10 PM
Sun
7/27
CHC CHC
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Mon
7/28
PHI PHI
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Tue
7/29
PHI PHI
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Last Game
TBR Rays

53 - 50

9

Final

11

CWS White Sox

37 - 66

Wed 23 Jul 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
59
44
.573
Phillies Phillies
58
44
.569
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
61
41
.598
Cubs Cubs
60
42
.588
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
60
43
.583
Padres Padres
55
47
.539
4.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
60
42
.588
Yankees Yankees
56
46
.549
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
60
43
.583
Guardians Guardians
51
51
.500
8.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
60
42
.588
Mariners Mariners
54
48
.529
6.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
7/5
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
6-4
Sat
7/5
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
1-3
Sat
7/5
LAA LAA
@
TOR TOR
2-3
Sat
7/5
MIL MIL
@
MIA MIA
3-1
Sat
7/5
NYY NYY
@
NYM NYM
6-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
7/24
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Thu
7/24
SDP SDP
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Thu
7/24
ATH ATH
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Thu
7/24
SEA SEA
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Fri
7/25
MIA MIA
@
MIL MIL
4:10 PM