highest k/bb in a season since 1969

Since 1969, Phil Hughes has the highest K/BB in a season, with 11.63 K/BB in 2014.

Interpreted as:
highest k/bb with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player in a season since 1969
NAME K/BB SEASON TM G W L W% GS 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Phil Hughes
P. Hughes
11.63
2014
MIN MIN
32
16
10
.615
32
3.52
186
1
0
0
209.2
221
82
88
16
16
5
0
1
855
1
7.98
0.69
0.69
21.8
1.9
1.13
.324
3.78
90
2.65
69
9.49
27.2
2 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
11.00
1994
NYM NYM
24
14
4
.778
24
2.74
143
4
0
0
177.1
169
54
58
13
13
4
0
0
696
0
7.26
0.66
0.66
20.5
1.9
1.03
.298
2.94
67
2.75
65
8.58
29.4
3 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10.28
2010
TOT
28
12
9
.571
28
3.18
185
7
1
0
212.1
195
75
84
16
18
1
0
2
843
3
7.84
0.76
0.68
21.9
2.1
1.00
.287
3.56
75
2.58
61
8.27
38.1
4 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
9.58
2002
ARI ARI
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
316
5
1
0
259.1
218
93
95
29
33
3
0
1
1,017
6
10.97
1.15
1.01
31.1
3.2
0.97
.297
3.30
75
2.39
55
7.57
54.3
5 Marco Gonzales
M. Gonzales
9.14
2020
SEA SEA
11
7
2
.778
11
3.10
64
1
0
0
69.2
59
24
27
8
7
4
0
0
277
0
8.27
0.90
1.03
23.1
2.5
0.95
.263
3.49
74
3.31
77
7.62
7.9
6 George Kirby
G. Kirby
9.05
2023
SEA SEA
31
12
10
.545
31
3.35
172
1
0
0
190.2
179
71
74
22
19
6
0
1
757
1
8.12
0.90
1.04
22.7
2.5
1.04
.292
3.49
83
3.34
81
8.45
16.7
7 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8.88
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
1.74
284
7
4
0
217.0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
8 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
8.85
1997
ATL ATL
33
19
4
.826
33
2.20
177
5
2
0
232.2
200
57
58
9
20
6
0
6
893
0
6.85
0.77
0.35
19.8
2.2
0.95
.280
2.24
53
2.42
58
7.74
46.2
9 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8.46
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
313
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
13.20
1.56
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
10 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
8.26
2025
DET DET
24
11
3
.786
24
2.42
190
1
1
0
152.1
110
41
41
13
23
4
0
0
581
2
11.23
1.36
0.77
32.7
4.0
0.87
.276
2.42
60
2.25
55
6.50
31.9
11 Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
8.25
2004
MIL MIL
34
12
14
.462
34
2.70
264
5
0
0
237.0
201
71
85
25
32
4
0
1
937
8
10.03
1.22
0.95
28.2
3.4
0.98
.288
3.23
63
2.64
59
7.63
47.2
12 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
8.12
2015
WSH WSH
33
14
12
.538
33
2.79
276
4
3
0
228.2
176
71
74
27
34
5
0
2
899
10
10.86
1.34
1.06
30.7
3.8
0.92
.268
2.91
71
2.76
72
6.93
27.6
13 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
8.10
2022
PHI PHI
32
11
13
.458
32
3.25
235
2
1
0
205.0
168
74
75
19
29
9
0
1
807
2
10.32
1.27
0.83
29.1
3.6
0.96
.289
3.29
80
2.57
63
7.38
33.5
14 Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
8.00
2020
CHC CHC
12
6
5
.545
12
2.88
64
1
1
0
81.1
73
26
26
10
8
1
0
1
315
1
7.08
0.89
1.11
20.3
2.5
1.00
.272
2.88
65
3.54
80
8.08
7.8
15 Kenta Maeda
K. Maeda
8.00
2020
MIN MIN
11
6
1
.857
11
2.70
80
0
0
0
66.2
40
20
20
9
10
0
0
0
248
0
10.80
1.35
1.21
32.3
4.0
0.75
.208
2.70
62
2.99
68
5.40
10.5
16 Carlos Silva
C. Silva
7.89
2005
MIN MIN
27
9
8
.529
27
3.44
71
2
0
0
188.1
212
72
83
25
9
3
0
2
749
0
3.39
0.43
1.19
9.5
1.2
1.17
.292
3.97
80
4.17
100
10.13
0.1
17 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
7.87
1995
ATL ATL
28
19
2
.905
28
1.63
181
10
3
0
209.2
147
38
39
8
23
4
0
3
785
1
7.77
0.99
0.34
23.1
2.9
0.81
.244
1.67
39
2.25
52
6.31
46.9
18 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
7.84
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
290
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
12.20
1.56
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
19 George Kirby
G. Kirby
7.78
2024
SEA SEA
33
14
11
.560
33
3.53
179
0
0
0
191.0
181
75
82
22
23
7
0
0
778
5
8.43
1.08
1.04
23.0
3.0
1.07
.291
3.86
94
3.25
83
8.53
14.5
20 Zach Eflin
Z. Eflin
7.75
2023
TBR TBR
31
16
8
.667
31
3.50
186
0
0
0
177.2
158
69
69
19
24
3
0
1
703
0
9.42
1.22
0.96
26.5
3.4
1.02
.295
3.50
85
3.00
72
8.00
23.2
21 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
7.71
2014
LAD LAD
27
21
3
.875
27
1.77
239
6
2
0
198.1
139
39
42
9
31
2
0
0
749
7
10.85
1.41
0.41
31.9
4.1
0.86
.278
1.91
51
1.81
50
6.31
40.5
22 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
7.51
2001
ARI ARI
35
22
6
.786
35
2.98
293
6
1
0
256.2
237
85
86
37
39
1
0
0
1,021
4
10.27
1.37
1.30
28.7
3.8
1.08
.307
3.02
66
3.10
70
8.31
38
23 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
7.44
2020
HOU HOU
12
3
3
.500
12
4.03
67
0
0
0
67.0
67
30
30
6
9
1
0
0
273
3
9.00
1.21
0.81
24.5
3.3
1.13
.321
4.03
92
2.79
64
9.00
12
24 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
7.39
2012
PHI PHI
30
6
9
.400
30
3.16
207
0
0
0
211.0
207
74
79
26
28
0
0
0
847
4
8.83
1.19
1.11
24.4
3.3
1.11
.309
3.37
80
3.12
79
8.83
19.8
25 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
7.36
2019
WSH WSH
27
11
7
.611
27
2.92
243
0
0
0
172.1
144
56
59
18
33
7
0
2
693
0
12.69
1.72
0.94
35.1
4.8
1.03
.321
3.08
66
2.44
55
7.52
38.6

More Twins Stats

Team Rankings

HR

141

13th

R

504

23rd

SO

1,023

14th

ERA

4.25

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
72
52
.581
Guardians Guardians
63
58
.521
7.5
Royals Royals
61
61
.500
10.0
Twins Twins
57
65
.467
14.0
White Sox White Sox
44
78
.361
27.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
8/16
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
7:15 PM
Sun
8/17
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Tue
8/19
ATH ATH
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Wed
8/20
ATH ATH
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Thu
8/21
ATH ATH
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Last Game
MIN Twins

57 - 65

0

Final

7

DET Tigers

72 - 52

Fri 15 Aug 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
70
52
.574
Mets Mets
64
58
.525
6.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
77
44
.636
Cubs Cubs
68
53
.562
9.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
69
53
.566
Padres Padres
69
53
.566
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
72
51
.585
Red Sox Red Sox
67
56
.545
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
72
52
.581
Guardians Guardians
63
58
.521
7.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
68
54
.557
Mariners Mariners
68
55
.553
0.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
7/31
ATL ATL
@
CIN CIN
2-3
Thu
7/31
BAL BAL
@
CHC CHC
0-1
Thu
7/31
MIL MIL
@
WSH WSH
16-9
Thu
7/31
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
4-5
Thu
7/31
KCR KCR
@
TOR TOR
9-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
8/16
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
8/16
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
8/16
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sat
8/16
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM
Sat
8/16
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM