highest k/9 in a season with 200+ innings pitched since 1920

Since 1920, Gerrit Cole has the best K/9 with 200.0+ innings pitched in a season, with 13.82 per nine innings in 2019.

Interpreted as:
highest k/9 by a player in a season with 200+ innings pitched since 1920
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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13.82
212.1
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
326
0
0
0
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
2 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13.41
249.2
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
372
3
2
0
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
3 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
13.20
213.1
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
313
5
1
0
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
4 Chris Sale
C. Sale
12.93
214.1
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
308
1
0
0
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
5 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.56
248.2
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
347
8
3
0
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
6 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12.40
200.1
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
276
1
1
0
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
7 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.35
214.1
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
294
6
3
0
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
53
2.08
44
6.68
62
8 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.30
213.0
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
291
5
2
0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
3.25
3.78
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
9 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.24
220.2
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
300
2
1
0
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
10 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12.20
214.0
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
290
1
1
0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
11 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.12
244.1
1998
TOT
34
19
11
.633
34
3.28
329
10
6
0
203
89
102
23
86
14
0
1
1,014
7
3.17
3.83
0.85
32.4
8.5
1.18
.320
3.76
72
2.89
65
7.48
42.2
12 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12.11
223.0
2019
HOU HOU
34
21
6
.778
34
2.58
300
2
1
0
137
64
66
36
42
6
0
0
847
4
1.70
7.14
1.45
35.4
5.0
0.80
.218
2.66
57
3.26
72
5.53
31.5
13 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.06
271.2
1999
ARI ARI
35
17
9
.654
35
2.48
364
12
2
0
207
75
86
30
70
9
0
3
1,079
4
2.32
5.20
0.99
33.7
6.5
1.02
.292
2.85
53
2.75
59
6.86
57.2
14 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.02
200.2
2017
WSH WSH
31
16
6
.727
31
2.51
268
2
0
0
126
56
62
22
55
11
0
2
780
4
2.47
4.87
0.99
34.4
7.1
0.90
.245
2.78
57
2.89
66
5.65
33.2
15 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
11.89
209.2
2013
TEX TEX
32
13
9
.591
32
2.83
277
0
0
0
145
66
68
26
80
8
0
1
841
7
3.43
3.46
1.12
32.9
9.5
1.07
.264
2.92
67
3.27
80
6.22
18.5
16 Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.82
208.2
2015
CWS CWS
31
13
11
.542
31
3.41
274
1
0
0
185
79
88
23
42
13
0
0
854
7
1.81
6.52
0.99
32.1
4.9
1.09
.323
3.80
86
2.72
66
7.98
31.8
17 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
11.78
217.0
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
1.74
284
7
4
0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
1.33
8.88
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
18 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
11.71
203.2
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
2.25
265
5
3
0
141
51
56
21
36
5
0
2
777
4
1.59
7.36
0.93
34.1
4.6
0.87
.267
2.47
50
2.49
57
6.23
42.8
19 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
11.64
232.2
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
2.13
301
4
3
0
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
1.62
7.17
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
57
1.98
52
6.31
47.7
20 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
11.56
260.0
2002
ARI ARI
35
24
5
.828
35
2.32
334
8
4
0
197
67
78
26
71
13
0
1
1,035
3
2.46
4.70
0.90
32.3
6.9
1.03
.289
2.70
54
2.65
61
6.82
47
21 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
11.53
200.2
2022
NYY NYY
33
13
8
.619
33
3.50
257
0
0
0
154
78
81
33
50
2
0
0
793
2
2.24
5.14
1.48
32.4
6.3
1.02
.268
3.63
92
3.46
87
6.91
11.5
22 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
11.48
211.2
1987
HOU HOU
34
8
16
.333
34
2.76
270
0
0
0
154
65
75
14
87
4
0
2
873
10
3.70
3.10
0.60
30.9
10.0
1.14
.281
3.19
70
2.46
63
6.55
34.5
23 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
74
1.68
48
6.65
44.6
24 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
11.37
241.1
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
1.90
305
13
4
0
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
25 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
11.35
211.0
2003
CHC CHC
32
14
11
.560
32
3.20
266
4
2
0
152
75
77
24
100
21
0
2
887
10
4.27
2.66
1.02
30.0
11.3
1.19
.269
3.28
75
3.70
85
6.48
15.8

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Team Rankings

HR

133

16th

R

520

16th

SO

1,133

1st

ERA

3.71

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
67
52
.563
Mariners Mariners
66
53
.555
1.0
Rangers Rangers
61
59
.508
6.5
Angels Angels
57
62
.479
10.0
Athletics Athletics
53
68
.438
15.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
8/12
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Wed
8/13
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
7:10 PM
Fri
8/15
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
8/16
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
7:10 PM
Sun
8/17
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Last Game
HOU Astros

67 - 52

7

Final

6

BOS Red Sox

65 - 55

Mon 11 Aug 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
69
49
.585
Mets Mets
63
55
.534
6.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
74
44
.627
Cubs Cubs
67
50
.573
6.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
68
51
.571
Padres Padres
67
52
.563
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
69
50
.580
Red Sox Red Sox
65
55
.542
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
69
51
.575
Guardians Guardians
61
56
.521
6.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
67
52
.563
Mariners Mariners
66
53
.555
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
7/26
WSH WSH
@
MIN MIN
7-2
Sat
7/26
CHC CHC
@
CWS CWS
5-4
Sat
7/26
SDP SDP
@
STL STL
9-2
Sun
7/27
TOR TOR
@
BAL BAL
4-11
Sun
7/27
COL COL
@
CLE CLE
8-6

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
8/12
SEA SEA
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
8/12
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Tue
8/12
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
8/12
MIN MIN
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Tue
8/12
CHC CHC
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM