highest k/bb for a starting pitcher in mlb history minimum 100 starts

Chris Sale has the best career K/BB by a starting pitcher when starting 100+ games, with 5.56 K/BB.

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	NAME	K/BB	GS	G	W	L	W%	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Chris Sale C. Sale	5.56	339	339	154	94	.621	2.97	2,658	17	4	0	2145.2	1,749	708	765	215	478	143	0	12	8,629	45	11.15	2.00	0.90	30.8	5.5	1.04	.299	3.21	7.34
2	George Kirby G. Kirby	5.49	142	142	53	45	.541	3.74	769	2	0	0	812.1	813	338	359	94	140	28	0	2	3,342	14	8.52	1.55	1.04	23.0	4.2	1.17	.311	3.98	9.01
3	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	5.46	160	160	66	42	.611	3.01	1,064	1	1	0	914.2	731	306	335	101	195	30	0	0	3,631	12	10.47	1.92	0.99	29.3	5.4	1.01	.281	3.30	7.19
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	5.25	279	279	107	76	.585	2.73	2,052	4	2	0	1702.1	1,312	516	553	166	391	27	0	16	6,713	35	10.85	2.07	0.88	30.6	5.8	1.00	.281	2.92	6.94
5	Joe Ryan J. Ryan	4.94	141	141	53	46	.535	3.78	874	1	1	0	781.0	668	328	354	121	177	46	0	0	3,198	11	10.07	2.04	1.39	27.3	5.5	1.08	.276	4.08	7.70
6	Josh Tomlin J. Tomlin	4.80	150	150	58	52	.527	4.71	590	5	1	0	869.2	930	455	485	160	123	24	0	9	3,612	21	6.11	1.27	1.66	16.3	3.4	1.21	.284	5.02	9.62
7	Masahiro Tanaka M. Tanaka	4.78	173	173	78	45	.634	3.74	989	7	4	0	1051.1	978	437	474	159	207	26	0	1	4,284	32	8.47	1.77	1.36	23.1	4.8	1.13	.282	4.06	8.37
8	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	4.77	152	152	71	35	.670	3.26	1,036	5	2	0	932.1	831	338	360	110	217	18	0	1	3,786	34	10.00	2.09	1.06	27.4	5.7	1.12	.300	3.48	8.02
9	Bryan Woo B. Woo	4.76	100	100	38	25	.603	3.45	567	0	0	0	568.2	460	218	233	71	119	22	0	2	2,284	7	8.97	1.88	1.12	24.8	5.2	1.02	.258	3.69	7.28
10	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	4.73	178	178	58	47	.552	3.60	1,089	2	1	0	1021.1	856	409	429	140	230	32	0	8	4,127	46	9.60	2.03	1.23	26.4	5.6	1.06	.272	3.78	7.54
11	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	4.72	260	260	114	77	.597	3.38	1,707	18	8	0	1619.0	1,452	608	665	171	362	61	0	9	6,578	30	9.49	2.01	0.95	26.0	5.5	1.12	.300	3.70	8.07
12	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	4.66	436	436	206	134	.606	3.45	2,953	83	20	0	3079.1	2,831	1,180	1,241	334	634	51	0	35	12,510	67	8.63	1.85	0.98	23.6	5.1	1.13	.292	3.63	8.27
13	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	4.59	118	118	47	27	.635	3.04	703	4	2	0	702.2	658	237	260	61	153	16	0	0	2,869	20	9.00	1.96	0.78	24.5	5.3	1.15	.308	3.33	8.43
14	Kevin Slowey K. Slowey	4.56	106	106	40	35	.533	4.64	447	3	2	0	595.0	670	307	319	93	98	19	0	2	2,524	9	6.76	1.48	1.41	17.7	3.9	1.29	.309	4.83	10.13
15	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	4.54	339	339	163	89	.647	3.20	2,382	8	5	0	2081.0	1,742	741	792	239	525	63	0	7	8,380	58	10.30	2.27	1.03	28.4	6.3	1.09	.291	3.43	7.53
16	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	4.53	136	136	53	30	.639	3.13	884	2	1	0	763.2	587	266	279	87	195	32	0	2	3,054	8	10.42	2.30	1.03	28.9	6.4	1.02	.269	3.29	6.92
17	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	4.39	492	492	224	126	.640	3.29	3,539	12	5	0	3028.2	2,500	1,108	1,181	367	807	114	0	20	12,277	83	10.52	2.40	1.09	28.8	6.6	1.09	.286	3.51	7.43
18	Michael Pineda M. Pineda	4.38	180	180	63	61	.508	4.07	963	1	0	0	1005.2	988	455	488	144	220	24	0	4	4,177	37	8.62	1.97	1.29	23.1	5.3	1.20	.299	4.37	8.84
19	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	4.37	247	247	113	62	.646	3.24	1,723	2	2	0	1470.0	1,217	530	582	149	394	53	0	20	5,962	44	10.55	2.41	0.91	28.9	6.6	1.10	.293	3.56	7.45
20	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	4.30	409	409	208	97	.682	2.95	3,032	46	17	0	2720.0	2,151	893	979	233	705	136	0	26	10,955	60	10.03	2.33	0.77	27.7	6.4	1.05	.280	3.24	7.12
21	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	4.30	111	111	44	19	.698	2.69	507	0	0	0	561.2	430	168	177	49	118	16	0	1	2,196	19	8.12	1.89	0.79	23.1	5.4	0.98	.253	2.84	6.89
22	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	4.29	451	451	223	96	.699	2.54	3,047	25	15	0	2850.1	2,191	804	881	235	711	46	0	27	11,261	108	9.62	2.25	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	6.92
23	Noah Syndergaard N. Syndergaard	4.28	162	162	59	47	.557	3.72	924	4	2	0	938.1	907	388	420	100	216	33	0	9	3,892	26	8.86	2.07	0.96	23.7	5.5	1.20	.308	4.03	8.70
24	Zach Eflin Z. Eflin	4.17	189	189	68	67	.504	4.32	913	5	3	0	1061.1	1,102	510	548	162	219	30	0	14	4,459	14	7.74	1.86	1.37	20.5	4.9	1.24	.300	4.65	9.34
25	Bailey Ober B. Ober	4.10	139	139	38	37	.507	4.16	697	3	1	0	745.2	692	345	359	124	170	23	0	0	3,067	5	8.41	2.05	1.50	22.7	5.5	1.16	.277	4.33	8.35

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

0.00

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Team Rankings

211

5th

776

5th

1,337

16th

ERA

4.12

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	77	.525
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Thu 10/1	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 0

Final

Astros

0 - 1

Tue 29 Sep 2026

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Playoffs HR Leaders

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Montgomery

1

Tatis

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

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Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

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Marsh

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Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

4

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3

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3

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Rice

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1.000

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Marsh

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Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.200

Rice

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Machado

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Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

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1

Tatis

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

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0.00

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Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

Taylor

18.00

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Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

Schlittler

9.00

Sale

6.00

Luzardo

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

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Iglesias

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

60.4

Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

44

Rice

36.5

Schlittler

33.4

King

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

94-69

93-70

91-71

88-74

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Worst Record ATS

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75-87

76-87

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	4-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
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Chris Sale has the best career K/BB by a starting pitcher when starting 100+ games, with 5.56 K/BB.

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