highest k/9 in a rookie starting pitcher season minimum 100 ip

Spencer Strider has the highest K/9 by a rookie starting pitcher with 100.0+ innings pitched, with 13.84 per nine innings in 2022.

NAME K/9 IP SEASON TM 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 H/9
1 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
13.84
107.1
2022
ATL ATL
20
10
4
.714
20
2.77
165
0
0
0
72
33
36
7
34
3
0
1
433
5
2.85
4.85
0.59
38.1
7.9
0.99
.290
3.02
6.04
2 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
12.58
166.2
1998
CHC CHC
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
233
1
1
0
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
6.32
3 Hunter Greene
H. Greene
11.75
125.2
2022
CIN CIN
24
5
13
.278
24
4.44
164
1
1
0
104
62
64
24
48
10
0
0
531
4
3.44
3.42
1.72
30.9
9.0
1.21
.281
4.58
7.45
4 Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
11.50
133.0
2024
PIT PIT
23
11
3
.786
23
1.96
170
0
0
0
94
29
31
10
32
6
0
0
514
2
2.17
5.31
0.68
33.1
6.2
0.95
.284
2.10
6.36
5 Nick Lodolo
N. Lodolo
11.41
103.1
2022
CIN CIN
19
4
7
.364
19
3.66
131
0
0
0
90
42
44
13
39
19
0
0
441
6
3.40
3.36
1.13
29.7
8.8
1.25
.322
3.83
7.84
6 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
11.39
218.0
1984
NYM NYM
31
17
9
.654
31
2.60
276
7
3
0
161
63
72
7
73
2
0
2
879
3
3.01
3.78
0.29
31.4
8.3
1.07
.296
2.97
6.65
7 Mark Prior
M. Prior
11.34
116.2
2002
CHC CHC
19
6
6
.500
19
3.32
147
1
0
0
98
43
45
14
38
7
0
0
486
1
2.93
3.87
1.08
30.2
7.8
1.17
.300
3.47
7.56
8 Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
11.22
102.2
2023
TBR TBR
21
5
8
.385
21
5.52
128
0
0
0
102
63
67
22
39
1
0
0
450
6
3.42
3.28
1.93
28.4
8.7
1.37
.308
5.87
8.94
9 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
11.10
191.1
1995
LAD LAD
28
13
6
.684
28
2.54
236
4
3
0
124
54
63
14
78
5
0
2
780
19
3.67
3.03
0.66
30.3
10.0
1.06
.246
2.96
5.83
10 Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
10.94
114.1
2017
SDP SDP
21
7
8
.467
21
4.57
139
0
0
0
88
58
63
18
54
6
0
2
485
9
4.25
2.57
1.42
28.7
11.1
1.24
.261
4.96
6.93
11 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
10.93
166.1
2023
NYM NYM
29
12
7
.632
29
2.98
202
0
0
0
126
55
60
17
77
5
0
0
694
14
4.17
2.62
0.92
29.1
11.1
1.22
.277
3.25
6.82
12 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
10.85
151.0
2018
STL STL
28
8
9
.471
28
3.34
182
0
0
0
108
56
59
20
59
11
0
3
615
6
3.52
3.08
1.19
29.6
9.6
1.11
.257
3.52
6.44
13 Brandon Beachy
B. Beachy
10.74
141.2
2011
ATL ATL
25
7
3
.700
25
3.68
169
0
0
0
125
58
62
16
46
5
0
9
591
11
2.92
3.67
1.02
28.6
7.8
1.21
.307
3.94
7.94
14 Trevor Rogers
T. Rogers
10.62
133.0
2021
MIA MIA
25
7
8
.467
25
2.64
157
0
0
0
107
39
46
6
46
5
0
2
550
4
3.11
3.41
0.41
28.5
8.4
1.15
.301
3.11
7.24
15 Spencer Arrighetti
S. Arrighetti
10.54
142.2
2024
HOU HOU
28
7
13
.350
28
4.61
167
0
0
0
139
73
80
21
62
6
0
0
621
3
3.91
2.69
1.32
26.9
10.0
1.41
.323
5.05
8.77
16 Hunter Brown
H. Brown
10.43
152.2
2023
HOU HOU
29
10
13
.435
29
5.19
177
0
0
0
156
88
94
26
53
9
0
0
654
4
3.12
3.34
1.53
27.1
8.1
1.37
.334
5.54
9.20
17 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.40
191.1
2012
TEX TEX
29
16
9
.640
29
3.90
221
0
0
0
156
83
89
14
89
10
0
1
816
8
4.19
2.48
0.66
27.1
10.9
1.28
.295
4.19
7.34
18 Will Warren
W. Warren
10.30
122.1
2025
NYY NYY
25
7
5
.583
25
4.34
140
0
0
0
113
59
61
14
54
2
0
0
532
2
3.97
2.59
1.03
26.3
10.2
1.37
.307
4.49
8.31
19 Shane McClanahan
S. McClanahan
10.29
123.1
2021
TBR TBR
25
10
6
.625
25
3.43
141
0
0
0
120
47
49
14
37
2
0
0
517
9
2.70
3.81
1.02
27.3
7.2
1.27
.328
3.58
8.76
20 Alek Manoah
A. Manoah
10.24
111.2
2021
TOR TOR
20
9
2
.818
20
3.22
127
0
0
0
77
40
44
12
40
16
0
0
459
0
3.22
3.18
0.97
27.7
8.7
1.05
.246
3.55
6.21
21 Luis Gil
L. Gil
10.15
151.2
2024
NYY NYY
29
15
7
.682
29
3.50
171
0
0
0
104
59
60
18
77
8
0
0
637
6
4.57
2.22
1.07
26.8
12.1
1.19
.237
3.56
6.17
22 Triston McKenzie
T. McKenzie
10.13
116.1
2021
CLE CLE
24
5
9
.357
24
5.03
131
0
0
0
82
65
65
21
54
3
0
0
479
2
4.18
2.43
1.62
27.3
11.3
1.17
.226
5.03
6.34
23 Joey Lucchesi
J. Lucchesi
10.04
130.0
2018
SDP SDP
26
8
9
.471
26
4.08
145
0
0
0
125
59
63
23
43
4
0
2
548
4
2.98
3.37
1.59
26.5
7.8
1.29
.306
4.36
8.65
24 Rick Ankiel
R. Ankiel
9.99
173.0
2000
STL STL
30
11
7
.611
30
3.54
192
0
0
0
136
68
80
21
88
6
0
2
726
12
4.58
2.18
1.09
26.4
12.1
1.29
.274
4.16
7.08
25 Walker Buehler
W. Buehler
9.97
136.1
2018
LAD LAD
23
8
4
.667
23
2.31
151
0
0
0
90
35
38
11
36
6
0
1
532
4
2.38
4.19
0.73
28.4
6.8
0.92
.241
2.51
5.94
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