highest strikeout% in a single mlb season by a starter pitcher

13 pitchers are tied for the highest strikeout percentage in a season, with a strikeout percentage of 100.0. The first three are Mike Freeman, Nick Maton and Romy Gonzalez in 2021.

NAMEK%SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Mike Freeman
M. Freeman
100.0
2021
CIN CIN
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.84
-64
0.00
0.3
2Nick Maton
N. Maton
100.0
2021
PHI PHI
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.84
-66
0.00
0.3
3Romy Gonzalez
R. Gonzalez
100.0
2021
CWS CWS
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.84
-64
0.00
0.3
4Mike Brosseau
M. Brosseau
100.0
2020
TBR TBR
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.82
-66
0.00
0.3
5Dellin Betances
D. Betances
100.0
2019
NYY NYY
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.80
-60
0.00
0.5
6Jedd Gyorko
J. Gyorko
100.0
2019
TOT
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.80
-65
0.00
0.3
7Danny Valencia
D. Valencia
100.0
2018
BAL BAL
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.84
-65
0.00
0.3
8Joe Nathan
J. Nathan
100.0
2015
DET DET
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
1
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.87
-70
0.00
0.3
9Rob Johnson
R. Johnson
100.0
2013
STL STL
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.96
-79
0.00
0.2
10Joe Dawley
J. Dawley
100.0
2002
ATL ATL
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-3.05
-73
0.00
0.3
11Scott Sheldon
S. Sheldon
100.0
2000
TEX TEX
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-2.87
-58
0.00
0.3
12Kevin Seitzer
K. Seitzer
100.0
1993
TOT
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-3.02
-71
0.00
0.3
13Fred Norman
F. Norman
100.0
1967
CHC CHC
1
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
0.00
0
-3.46
-102
0.00
0.7
14Kenny Greer
K. Greer
66.7
1993
NYM NYM
1
1
0
1.000
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
-1.02
-26
0.00
0.6
15Jack Spring
J. Spring
66.7
1957
BOS BOS
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
-1.54
-37
0.00
0.6
16Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
66.7
1918
NYG NYG
1
0
0
0
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
-1.77
-68
0.00
0.5
17Chuck Nieson
C. Nieson
62.5
1964
MIN MIN
2
0
0
0
4.50
5
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
8
0
22.50
4.50
5.00
4.50
12.5
1.00
.000
4.50
122
5.60
146
4.50
-0.4
18Francisco Rodriguez
F. Rodriguez
61.9
2002
ANA ANA
5
0
0
0
0.00
13
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
2
1
4
1
21
0
20.65
3.18
6.50
0.00
9.5
0.88
.600
0.00
0
-0.05
-1
4.76
2.8
19John McMillon
J. McMillon
61.5
2023
KCR KCR
4
0
0
0
2.25
8
0
0
0
4.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
0
13
0
18.00
0.00
2.25
0.0
0.25
.000
2.25
50
2.50
58
2.25
0.8
20Bobby Sprowl
B. Sprowl
60.0
1980
HOU HOU
1
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
27.00
9.00
3.00
0.00
20.0
2.00
1.000
0.00
0
-0.26
-7
9.00
0.4
21Jim Shellenback
J. Shellenback
60.0
1973
TEX TEX
2
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
16.20
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
-1.04
-28
0.00
0.9
22Fred Wenz
F. Wenz
60.0
1968
BOS BOS
1
0
0
0
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
5
0
27.00
18.00
1.50
0.00
40.0
2.00
0.00
0
2.39
70
0.00
0.1
23Horacio Pina
H. Pina
57.1
1978
PHI PHI
2
0
0
0
0.00
4
0
0
0
2.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
15.43
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0
-0.85
-24
0.00
1.1
24Gerry Hannahs
G. Hannahs
55.6
1978
LAD LAD
1
0
0
0
9.00
5
0
0
0
2.0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
9
2
22.50
0.00
0.00
0.0
1.50
.750
9.00
257
-2.43
-68
13.50
1.3
25Ray Krawczyk
R. Krawczyk
54.5
1989
MIL MIL
1
0
0
0
13.50
6
0
0
0
2.0
4
3
3
0
1
0
1
0
11
0
27.00
4.50
6.00
0.00
9.1
2.50
1.000
13.50
344
-1.75
-46
18.00
1.2

More Reds Stats

Team Rankings

HR

167

21st

R

716

14th

SO

1,380

13th

ERA

3.86

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds
83
79
.512
14.0
Cardinals Cardinals
78
84
.481
19.0
Pirates Pirates
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
BOS BOS
@
CIN CIN
4:10 PM
Sat
3/28
BOS BOS
@
CIN CIN
4:10 PM
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CIN CIN
1:40 PM
Mon
3/30
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Last Game
CIN Reds

0 - 2

4

Final

8

LAD Dodgers

2 - 0

Wed 1 Oct 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2
Tue
9/16
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
9-4
Tue
9/16
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
4-5
Tue
9/16
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1-2
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
NYY NYY
@
SFG SFG
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
LAA LAA
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
AZ AZ
@
LAD LAD
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
WSH WSH
@
CHC CHC
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
2:10 PM