highest so/bb by a pitcher in a season since 1900 with 150+ so

Since 1900, Clayton Kershaw has the highest K/BB with 150+ strikeouts in a season, with 15.64 K/BB in 2016.

NAME K/BB SO SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA 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 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
15.64
172
2016
LAD LAD
21
12
4
.750
21
1.69
3
3
0
149.0
97
28
31
8
11
2
0
1
544
5
10.39
0.66
0.48
31.6
2.0
0.72
.254
1.87
42
1.79
44
5.86
37.9
2 Phil Hughes
P. Hughes
11.63
186
2014
MIN MIN
32
16
10
.615
32
3.52
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
3 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
10.28
185
2010
TOT
28
12
9
.571
28
3.18
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
316
2002
ARI ARI
36
23
7
.767
35
3.23
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 George Kirby
G. Kirby
9.05
172
2023
SEA SEA
31
12
10
.545
31
3.35
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
6 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8.88
284
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
1.74
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
7 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
8.85
177
1997
ATL ATL
33
19
4
.826
33
2.20
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
8 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
8.46
313
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
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
9 Ben Sheets
B. Sheets
8.25
264
2004
MIL MIL
34
12
14
.462
34
2.70
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
10 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
8.12
276
2015
WSH WSH
33
14
12
.538
33
2.79
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
11 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
8.10
235
2022
PHI PHI
32
11
13
.458
32
3.25
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
12 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
8.00
224
2025
DET DET
29
13
5
.722
29
2.26
1
1
0
183.1
130
46
51
17
28
5
0
0
697
2
11.00
1.37
0.83
32.1
4.0
0.86
.267
2.50
56
2.44
59
6.38
35.4
13 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
7.87
181
1995
ATL ATL
28
19
2
.905
28
1.63
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
14 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
7.84
290
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
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
15 George Kirby
G. Kirby
7.78
179
2024
SEA SEA
33
14
11
.560
33
3.53
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
16 Zach Eflin
Z. Eflin
7.75
186
2023
TBR TBR
31
16
8
.667
31
3.50
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
17 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
7.71
239
2014
LAD LAD
27
21
3
.875
27
1.77
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
18 Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
7.51
293
2001
ARI ARI
35
22
6
.786
35
2.98
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
19 Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
7.43
156
2015
NYY NYY
27
12
10
.545
27
4.37
1
0
0
160.2
176
78
83
21
21
3
0
0
668
4
8.74
1.18
1.18
23.4
3.1
1.23
.332
4.65
108
3.33
79
9.86
15.1
20 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
7.39
207
2012
PHI PHI
30
6
9
.400
30
3.16
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
21 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
7.36
243
2019
WSH WSH
27
11
7
.611
27
2.92
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
22 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
7.36
265
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
2.25
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
23 Hisashi Iwakuma
H. Iwakuma
7.33
154
2014
SEA SEA
28
15
9
.625
28
3.52
0
0
0
179.0
167
70
70
20
21
2
0
2
709
2
7.74
1.06
1.01
21.7
3.0
1.05
.287
3.52
96
3.25
87
8.40
9.3
24 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
7.32
205
2022
TOR TOR
31
12
10
.545
31
3.35
0
0
0
174.2
188
65
72
15
28
1
0
0
725
2
10.56
1.44
0.77
28.3
3.9
1.24
.363
3.71
87
2.37
59
9.69
31.4
25 Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
7.30
219
2010
PHI PHI
33
21
10
.677
33
2.44
9
4
0
250.2
231
68
74
24
30
6
0
1
993
5
7.86
1.08
0.86
22.1
3.0
1.04
.290
2.66
61
3.00
75
8.29
27.6

More Dodgers Stats

Team Rankings

HR

225

2nd

R

778

3rd

SO

1,383

3rd

ERA

4.05

17th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
85
67
.559
Padres Padres
83
69
.546
2.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
77
76
.503
8.5
Giants Giants
76
76
.500
9.0
Rockies Rockies
41
111
.270
44.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/18
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Fri
9/19
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Sat
9/20
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
9:10 PM
Sun
9/21
SFG SFG
@
LAD LAD
4:10 PM
Tue
9/23
LAD LAD
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Last Game
LAD Dodgers

85 - 67

5

Final

0

PHI Phillies

91 - 62

Wed 17 Sep 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
91
62
.595
Mets Mets
78
74
.513
12.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
93
59
.612
Cubs Cubs
88
64
.579
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
85
67
.559
Padres Padres
83
69
.546
2.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
89
63
.586
Yankees Yankees
85
67
.559
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
85
67
.559
Guardians Guardians
80
71
.530
4.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
84
69
.549
Mariners Mariners
83
69
.546
0.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
9/2
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
5-10
Tue
9/2
NYM NYM
@
DET DET
2-6
Tue
9/2
TEX TEX
@
AZ AZ
0-2
Tue
9/2
BAL BAL
@
SDP SDP
7-5
Tue
9/2
LAD LAD
@
PIT PIT
0-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/18
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM
Thu
9/18
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1:10 PM
Thu
9/18
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Thu
9/18
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Thu
9/18
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM