highest k/9 in a rookie starting pitcher season

8 pitchers are tied for the highest K/9 by a rookie starting pitcher, with 27.00 per nine innings. The first three are Dauri Moreta in 2022 and Jay Jackson and Cristopher Sánchez in 2021.

NAME K/9 SEASON TM G W L W% GS 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 Dauri Moreta
D. Moreta
27.00
2022
CIN CIN
1
0
1
.000
1
54.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
27.00
33.3
0.0
6.00
1.000
54.00
54.00
2 Jay Jackson
J. Jackson
27.00
2021
SFG SFG
1
0
1
.000
1
81.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
4
0
54.00
0.50
27.00
25.0
50.0
9.00
81.00
27.00
3 Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
27.00
2021
PHI PHI
1
0
0
1
108.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
27.00
1.00
0.00
20.0
20.0
12.00
1.000
108.00
81.00
4 Jaime Schultz
J. Schultz
27.00
2018
TBR TBR
1
0
1
.000
1
54.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
2
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
6
1
27.00
1.00
13.50
33.3
33.3
6.00
1.000
54.00
27.00
5 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
27.00
1966
NYM NYM
1
0
1
.000
1
36.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
4
4
4
0
2
0
0
1
9
1
18.00
1.50
0.00
33.3
22.2
6.00
1.000
36.00
36.00
6 Alex Kellner
A. Kellner
27.00
1948
PHA PHA
1
0
0
1
54.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
2
2
0
3
0
0
5
1
81.00
0.33
0.00
20.0
60.0
12.00
1.000
54.00
27.00
7 Tommy Byrne
T. Byrne
27.00
1946
NYY NYY
1
0
1
.000
1
81.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
3
5
0
3
0
0
6
0
81.00
0.33
0.00
16.7
50.0
12.00
.500
135.00
27.00
8 Casey Hageman
C. Hageman
27.00
1912
BSA BSA
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0.1
2
2
0
3
0
0
6
0
81.00
0.33
0.00
16.7
50.0
15.00
1.000
54.00
54.00
9 Fernando Cruz
F. Cruz
24.00
2023
CIN CIN
2
0
1
.000
2
3.00
8
0
0
0
3.0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
11
0
3.00
8.00
0.00
72.7
9.1
0.67
.500
6.00
3.00
10 Darwinzon Hernandez
D. Hernandez
21.00
2019
BOS BOS
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
7
0
0
0
3.0
3
3
4
0
5
0
0
0
18
0
15.00
1.40
0.00
38.9
27.8
2.67
.500
12.00
9.00
11 Matt Moore
M. Moore
19.80
2011
TBR TBR
1
1
0
1.000
1
0.00
11
0
0
0
5.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
1
1.80
11.00
0.00
55.0
5.0
1.00
.500
0.00
7.20
12 Ryan Zeferjahn
R. Zeferjahn
18.00
2025
LAA LAA
1
0
0
1
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
9.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
13 Justin Garza
J. Garza
18.00
2023
BOS BOS
1
0
1
.000
1
27.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
7
0
0.00
18.00
28.6
0.0
4.00
.667
27.00
36.00
14 Steven Wilson
S. Wilson
18.00
2022
SDP SDP
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
15 Andrew Bellatti
A. Bellatti
18.00
2022
PHI PHI
1
0
0
1
18.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
9.00
2.00
0.00
40.0
20.0
3.00
1.000
18.00
18.00
16 Andrew Wantz
A. Wantz
18.00
2022
LAA LAA
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
17 Conner Greene
C. Greene
18.00
2021
BAL BAL
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
1
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
1.00
.500
0.00
9.00
18 Brusdar Graterol
B. Graterol
18.00
2021
LAD LAD
1
0
0
1
18.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
5
0
0.00
9.00
40.0
0.0
2.00
.500
18.00
18.00
19 Louis Head
L. Head
18.00
2021
TBR TBR
2
0
0
2
9.00
4
0
0
0
2.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
9
0
0.00
4.50
44.4
0.0
1.50
.500
9.00
13.50
20 Luis Oviedo
L. Oviedo
18.00
2021
PIT PIT
1
0
1
.000
1
54.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
5
6
8
1
3
1
0
0
13
0
27.00
0.67
9.00
15.4
23.1
8.00
.667
72.00
45.00
21 Robinson Leyer
R. Leyer
18.00
2020
BOS BOS
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
9.00
2.00
0.00
40.0
20.0
2.00
.500
0.00
9.00
22 Michel Baez
M. Baez
18.00
2019
SDP SDP
1
0
0
1
0.00
4
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
4.50
4.00
0.00
57.1
14.3
0.50
.000
0.00
0.00
23 Josh Taylor
J. Taylor
18.00
2019
BOS BOS
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
6
0
18.00
1.00
0.00
33.3
33.3
3.00
.500
0.00
9.00
24 Jace Fry
J. Fry
18.00
2018
CWS CWS
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
6
0
9.00
2.00
9.00
33.3
16.7
3.00
.500
9.00
18.00
25 William Cuevas
W. Cuevas
18.00
2018
BOS BOS
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
4
0
0
0
2.0
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
4.50
4.00
0.00
40.0
10.0
2.00
.600
9.00
13.50
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
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@
WSH WSH
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CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
4-1
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9/15
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DET DET
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BOS BOS
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ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Fri
10/10
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
4:38 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM