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 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 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
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7.36
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
2.25
265
5
3
0
203.2
141
51
56
21
36
5
0
2
777
4
11.71
1.59
0.93
34.1
4.6
0.87
.267
2.47
50
2.49
57
6.23
42.8

More Twins Stats

Team Rankings

HR

185

12th

R

667

21st

SO

1,327

15th

ERA

4.65

25th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
86
72
.544
Tigers Tigers
85
73
.538
1.0
Royals Royals
79
79
.500
7.0
Twins Twins
68
90
.430
18.0
White Sox White Sox
58
100
.367
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
MIN MIN
@
TEX TEX
2:35 PM
Fri
9/26
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Sat
9/27
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
6:05 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
3:05 PM
Last Game
TEX Rangers

80 - 78

4

Final

2

MIN Twins

68 - 90

Wed 24 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
93
65
.589
Mets Mets
81
77
.513
12.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
96
63
.604
Cubs Cubs
89
69
.563
6.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
89
69
.563
Padres Padres
87
72
.547
2.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
90
68
.570
Blue Jays Blue Jays
90
68
.570
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
86
72
.544
Tigers Tigers
85
73
.538
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
89
69
.563
Astros Astros
84
74
.532
5.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/8
MIN MIN
@
LAA LAA
2-12
Mon
9/8
COL COL
@
LAD LAD
2-7
Tue
9/9
MIL MIL
@
TEX TEX
3-6
Tue
9/9
BOS BOS
@
ATH ATH
4-5
Tue
9/9
AZ AZ
@
SFG SFG
5-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
12:40 PM
Thu
9/25
TBR TBR
@
BAL BAL
1:05 PM
Thu
9/25
MIN MIN
@
TEX TEX
2:35 PM
Thu
9/25
HOU HOU
@
ATH ATH
3:35 PM
Thu
9/25
LAD LAD
@
AZ AZ
3:40 PM