highest k/9 through four starts

Chris Sale has the best career K/9, with 11.13 per nine innings.

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NAMEK/9IPGSGWLW%ERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.13
2246.2
339
420
159
97
.621
2.95
2,779
17
4
12
1,821
736
794
223
518
145
25
15
9,037
48
2.08
5.36
0.89
30.8
5.7
1.04
.297
3.18
69
2.83
67
7.29
338.1
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
10.85
1702.1
279
279
107
76
.585
2.73
2,052
4
2
0
1,312
516
553
166
391
27
0
16
6,713
35
2.07
5.25
0.88
30.6
5.8
1.00
.281
2.92
69
2.74
67
6.94
256.5
3Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10.61
4135.1
603
618
303
166
.646
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
4Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.50
3047.2
492
501
225
126
.641
3.29
3,557
12
5
0
2,511
1,113
1,186
369
814
116
2
20
12,351
83
2.40
4.37
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
294.2
5Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.50
1778.0
297
297
115
93
.553
3.65
2,075
2
1
0
1,460
721
756
231
563
83
0
8
7,305
83
2.85
3.69
1.17
28.4
7.7
1.14
.282
3.83
87
3.58
85
7.39
120.4
6Robbie Ray
R. Ray
10.50
1606.2
291
296
101
89
.532
3.90
1,874
2
1
0
1,390
697
748
238
692
53
1
19
6,799
66
3.88
2.71
1.33
27.6
10.2
1.30
.292
4.19
93
4.13
101
7.79
-6.5
7Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.30
2081.0
339
339
163
89
.647
3.20
2,382
8
5
0
1,742
741
792
239
525
63
0
7
8,380
58
2.27
4.54
1.03
28.4
6.3
1.09
.291
3.43
79
3.20
78
7.53
217.3
8Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
10.04
2827.1
409
476
219
100
.687
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
9Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.77
1891.0
318
318
116
101
.535
3.91
2,053
6
4
0
1,699
821
862
254
508
58
0
18
7,783
20
2.42
4.04
1.21
26.4
6.5
1.17
.294
4.10
92
3.63
85
8.09
137.8
10Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.62
2855.1
451
455
223
96
.699
2.53
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.2
11Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.58
1890.1
311
311
127
80
.614
3.26
2,013
5
3
0
1,598
684
738
187
537
80
0
14
7,731
43
2.56
3.75
0.89
26.0
6.9
1.13
.287
3.51
81
3.29
79
7.61
182.7
12Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.55
5386.0
773
807
324
292
.526
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
13Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9.46
1641.2
260
271
116
77
.601
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
14Luis Castillo
L. Castillo
9.37
1541.1
266
272
88
95
.481
3.75
1,605
1
0
0
1,359
642
703
199
497
55
4
10
6,416
21
2.90
3.23
1.16
25.0
7.7
1.20
.286
4.10
91
3.83
91
7.94
63.2
15Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
9.29
1682.0
270
278
110
89
.553
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
16Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
9.28
2324.1
314
397
165
87
.655
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
17Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.21
2088.2
354
393
121
125
.492
3.87
2,138
4
2
0
2,014
899
962
259
582
39
11
12
8,736
66
2.51
3.67
1.12
24.5
6.7
1.24
.307
4.15
93
3.61
85
8.68
142.7
18Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
9.04
2006.1
340
364
143
99
.591
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
19Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
9.01
1813.2
300
419
112
114
.496
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
20Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
8.99
1704.0
286
343
112
105
.516
4.24
1,703
11
4
2
1,694
803
843
224
471
58
29
21
7,146
61
2.49
3.62
1.18
23.8
6.6
1.27
.313
4.45
102
3.78
91
8.95
71.5
21Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
8.96
3576.2
557
557
266
159
.626
3.33
3,560
26
9
0
3,057
1,324
1,435
374
1,007
121
0
28
14,646
100
2.53
3.54
0.94
24.3
6.9
1.14
.280
3.61
79
3.44
82
7.69
308.7
22Sonny Gray
S. Gray
8.94
2087.0
359
368
143
107
.572
3.51
2,074
7
5
0
1,823
814
888
208
667
62
2
5
8,635
107
2.88
3.11
0.90
24.0
7.7
1.19
.287
3.83
85
3.50
85
7.86
148.8
23Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
8.86
2492.1
346
425
141
134
.513
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
24Johan Santana
J. Santana
8.83
2025.2
284
360
139
78
.641
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
25Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
8.73
1976.1
318
323
123
109
.530
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

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85
77
.525
White Sox White Sox
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
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3/27
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4:00 AM
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3/28
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4:00 AM
Mon
3/29
@
4:00 AM
Tue
3/30
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4:00 AM
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NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
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9/16
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9/16
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4:00 AM
Thu
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Thu
3/25
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Thu
3/25
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4:00 AM