Edwin Díaz has the highest K/9 by a relief pitcher when pitching in 200+ games, with 14.52 per nine innings.
| NAME | K/9 | 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 |  | E. Díaz | 14.52 | 530 | 29 | 36 | .446 | 0 | 2.93 | 852 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 528.0 | 370 | 172 | 185 | 56 | 188 | 41 | 403 | 10 | 2,152 | 34 | 3.20 | 4.53 | 0.95 | 39.6 | 8.7 | 1.06 | .309 | 3.15 | 6.31 |
| 2 |  | J. Hader | 14.50 | 494 | 37 | 32 | .536 | 0 | 2.57 | 864 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 536.1 | 292 | 153 | 167 | 66 | 208 | 24 | 341 | 6 | 2,111 | 19 | 3.49 | 4.15 | 1.11 | 40.9 | 9.9 | 0.93 | .238 | 2.80 | 4.90 |
| 3 |  | D. Betances | 14.47 | 373 | 21 | 23 | .477 | 0 | 2.55 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 392.1 | 239 | 111 | 124 | 26 | 181 | 28 | 86 | 5 | 1,604 | 28 | 4.15 | 3.49 | 0.60 | 39.3 | 11.3 | 1.07 | .289 | 2.84 | 5.48 |
| 4 |  | A. Chapman | 14.45 | 903 | 62 | 50 | .554 | 0 | 2.49 | 1,381 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 860.0 | 504 | 238 | 265 | 56 | 425 | 34 | 595 | 7 | 3,503 | 88 | 4.45 | 3.25 | 0.59 | 39.4 | 12.1 | 1.08 | .279 | 2.77 | 5.27 |
| 5 | | D. Williams | 13.85 | 349 | 34 | 18 | .654 | 0 | 2.66 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 335.1 | 214 | 99 | 123 | 23 | 157 | 15 | 155 | 5 | 1,383 | 18 | 4.21 | 3.29 | 0.62 | 37.3 | 11.4 | 1.11 | .284 | 3.30 | 5.74 |
| 6 |  | C. Kimbrel | 13.83 | 884 | 56 | 50 | .528 | 0 | 2.67 | 1,314 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 855.1 | 521 | 254 | 283 | 79 | 362 | 42 | 671 | 12 | 3,450 | 74 | 3.81 | 3.63 | 0.83 | 38.1 | 10.5 | 1.03 | .267 | 2.98 | 5.48 |
| 7 | | F. Cruz | 13.00 | 237 | 11 | 20 | .355 | 0 | 4.03 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 232.0 | 177 | 104 | 113 | 23 | 124 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 993 | 22 | 4.81 | 2.70 | 0.89 | 33.7 | 12.5 | 1.30 | .306 | 4.38 | 6.87 |
| 8 | | A. Miller | 12.93 | 546 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 0 | 2.95 | 724 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 504.0 | 351 | 165 | 183 | 47 | 201 | 46 | 147 | 9 | 2,091 | 25 | 3.59 | 3.60 | 0.84 | 34.6 | 9.6 | 1.10 | .283 | 3.27 | 6.27 |
| 9 |  | A. Muñoz | 12.53 | 307 | 17 | 27 | .386 | 0 | 2.63 | 419 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 301.0 | 200 | 88 | 103 | 22 | 121 | 17 | 158 | 12 | 1,222 | 21 | 3.62 | 3.46 | 0.66 | 34.3 | 9.9 | 1.07 | .277 | 3.08 | 5.98 |
| 10 | | K. Yates | 12.34 | 505 | 30 | 29 | .508 | 0 | 3.38 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 482.0 | 352 | 181 | 196 | 65 | 193 | 33 | 230 | 13 | 2,007 | 19 | 3.60 | 3.42 | 1.21 | 32.9 | 9.6 | 1.13 | .272 | 3.66 | 6.57 |
| 11 |  | K. Jansen | 12.34 | 967 | 56 | 44 | .560 | 0 | 2.61 | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 957.0 | 629 | 278 | 298 | 93 | 300 | 32 | 725 | 21 | 3,805 | 22 | 2.82 | 4.37 | 0.87 | 34.5 | 7.9 | 0.97 | .259 | 2.80 | 5.92 |
| 12 | | C. Marmol | 12.33 | 506 | 18 | 29 | .383 | 0 | 3.25 | 698 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 509.1 | 324 | 184 | 195 | 37 | 340 | 47 | 259 | 20 | 2,207 | 32 | 6.01 | 2.05 | 0.65 | 31.6 | 15.4 | 1.30 | .265 | 3.45 | 5.73 |
| 13 | | K. Giles | 12.26 | 362 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 0 | 2.71 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 355.1 | 283 | 107 | 121 | 28 | 114 | 5 | 208 | 5 | 1,454 | 24 | 2.89 | 4.25 | 0.71 | 33.3 | 7.8 | 1.12 | .310 | 3.06 | 7.17 |
| 14 | | B. Abreu | 12.18 | 361 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 0 | 2.84 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 370.1 | 268 | 117 | 129 | 32 | 177 | 25 | 85 | 0 | 1,546 | 24 | 4.30 | 2.83 | 0.78 | 32.4 | 11.4 | 1.20 | .291 | 3.14 | 6.51 |
| 15 | | R. Dibble | 12.17 | 385 | 27 | 25 | .519 | 0 | 2.98 | 645 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 477.0 | 332 | 158 | 169 | 27 | 238 | 12 | 204 | 25 | 1,979 | 36 | 4.49 | 2.71 | 0.51 | 32.6 | 12.0 | 1.19 | .289 | 3.19 | 6.26 |
| 16 | | A. Vesia | 12.12 | 349 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 0 | 2.94 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 312.0 | 203 | 102 | 121 | 36 | 150 | 12 | 51 | 16 | 1,291 | 9 | 4.33 | 2.80 | 1.04 | 32.5 | 11.6 | 1.13 | .248 | 3.49 | 5.86 |
| 17 | | T. Rosenthal | 12.12 | 373 | 12 | 25 | .324 | 0 | 3.36 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 364.0 | 304 | 136 | 145 | 19 | 177 | 22 | 207 | 8 | 1,570 | 23 | 4.38 | 2.77 | 0.47 | 31.2 | 11.3 | 1.32 | .331 | 3.59 | 7.52 |
| 18 | | C. Knebel | 12.05 | 308 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 3.29 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 301.0 | 231 | 110 | 121 | 34 | 143 | 11 | 137 | 13 | 1,260 | 7 | 4.28 | 2.82 | 1.02 | 32.0 | 11.3 | 1.24 | .294 | 3.62 | 6.91 |
| 19 | | B. Wagner | 11.92 | 853 | 47 | 40 | .540 | 0 | 2.31 | 1,196 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 903.0 | 601 | 232 | 262 | 82 | 300 | 33 | 703 | 26 | 3,600 | 43 | 2.99 | 3.99 | 0.82 | 33.2 | 8.3 | 1.00 | .261 | 2.61 | 5.99 |
| 20 | | B. Lidge | 11.92 | 602 | 26 | 32 | .448 | 0 | 3.55 | 795 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 600.1 | 490 | 237 | 257 | 57 | 285 | 33 | 368 | 41 | 2,576 | 46 | 4.27 | 2.79 | 0.85 | 30.9 | 11.1 | 1.29 | .308 | 3.85 | 7.35 |
| 21 | | D. Robertson | 11.84 | 880 | 68 | 46 | .596 | 0 | 2.93 | 1,175 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 893.1 | 674 | 291 | 315 | 81 | 364 | 25 | 358 | 38 | 3,687 | 57 | 3.67 | 3.23 | 0.82 | 31.9 | 9.9 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.17 | 6.79 |
| 22 | | M. Feliz | 11.82 | 227 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 0 | 5.12 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 249.2 | 237 | 142 | 151 | 42 | 108 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 1,091 | 18 | 3.89 | 3.04 | 1.51 | 30.1 | 9.9 | 1.38 | .322 | 5.44 | 8.54 |
| 23 | | J. Leclerc | 11.74 | 357 | 12 | 21 | .364 | 0 | 3.35 | 477 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 365.2 | 247 | 136 | 150 | 32 | 203 | 21 | 141 | 8 | 1,546 | 25 | 5.00 | 2.35 | 0.79 | 30.9 | 13.1 | 1.23 | .264 | 3.69 | 6.08 |
| 24 | | L. Hendriks | 11.73 | 446 | 30 | 21 | .588 | 0 | 3.16 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 482.0 | 408 | 169 | 190 | 49 | 111 | 9 | 218 | 13 | 1,953 | 36 | 2.07 | 5.66 | 0.91 | 32.2 | 5.7 | 1.08 | .311 | 3.55 | 7.62 |
| 25 | | E. Gagne | 11.70 | 354 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 0 | 2.62 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 378.1 | 264 | 110 | 115 | 33 | 113 | 15 | 269 | 12 | 1,505 | 10 | 2.69 | 4.35 | 0.79 | 32.7 | 7.5 | 1.00 | .271 | 2.74 | 6.28 |
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57 | 58 | .496 | 15.0 | |
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69 | 46 | .600 | ||
61 | 55 | .526 | 8.5 | |
60 | 56 | .517 | 9.5 | |
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45 | 70 | .391 | 24.0 |
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64 | 51 | .557 | 4.5 | |
63 | 51 | .553 | 5.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 12.5 | |
54 | 62 | .466 | 15.0 | |
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57 | 59 | .491 | 3.0 | |
57 | 59 | .491 | 3.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 3.5 | |
48 | 68 | .414 | 12.0 | |
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