Corbin Burnes had the highest K/9 by a starting pitcher with 100.0+ innings pitched in 2021, with 12.61 per nine innings.
| NAME | K/9 | IP | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | C. Burnes | 12.61 | 167.0 | 2021 | 28 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 28 | 2.43 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 45 | 47 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 657 | 5 | 1.83 | 6.88 | 0.38 | 35.6 | 5.2 | 0.94 | .309 | 2.53 | 6.63 | |
| 2 |  | C. Rodón | 12.55 | 132.2 | 2021 | 24 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 24 | 2.37 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 35 | 39 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 534 | 7 | 2.44 | 5.14 | 0.88 | 34.6 | 6.7 | 0.96 | .267 | 2.65 | 6.17 | |
| 3 |  | D. Cease | 12.28 | 165.2 | 2021 | 32 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 32 | 3.91 | 226 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 72 | 77 | 20 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 708 | 13 | 3.69 | 3.32 | 1.09 | 31.9 | 9.6 | 1.25 | .309 | 4.18 | 7.55 | |
| 4 |  | G. Cole | 12.06 | 181.1 | 2021 | 30 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 30 | 3.23 | 243 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 65 | 69 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 726 | 5 | 2.03 | 5.93 | 1.19 | 33.5 | 5.6 | 1.06 | .305 | 3.42 | 7.49 | |
| 5 |  | F. Peralta | 11.95 | 142.1 | 2021 | 27 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 27 | 2.85 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 45 | 47 | 14 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 569 | 4 | 3.35 | 3.57 | 0.89 | 33.2 | 9.3 | 0.95 | .225 | 2.97 | 5.19 | |
| 6 |  | B. Snell | 11.89 | 128.2 | 2021 | 27 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 27 | 4.20 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 60 | 61 | 16 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 550 | 7 | 4.83 | 2.46 | 1.12 | 30.9 | 12.5 | 1.32 | .291 | 4.27 | 7.06 | |
| 7 |  | M. Scherzer | 11.84 | 179.1 | 2021 | TOT | 30 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 30 | 2.46 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 49 | 53 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 693 | 2 | 1.81 | 6.56 | 1.15 | 34.1 | 5.2 | 0.86 | .247 | 2.66 | 5.97 |
| 8 |  | R. Ray | 11.54 | 193.1 | 2021 | 32 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 32 | 2.84 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 61 | 62 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 773 | 5 | 2.42 | 4.77 | 1.54 | 32.1 | 6.7 | 1.04 | .268 | 2.89 | 6.98 | |
| 9 |  | T. Bauer | 11.45 | 107.2 | 2021 | 17 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 17 | 2.59 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 36 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 432 | 3 | 3.09 | 3.70 | 1.59 | 31.7 | 8.6 | 1.00 | .220 | 3.01 | 5.93 | |
| 10 |  | A. Nola | 11.11 | 180.2 | 2021 | 32 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 32 | 4.63 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 93 | 95 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 749 | 0 | 1.94 | 5.72 | 1.30 | 29.8 | 5.2 | 1.13 | .308 | 4.73 | 8.22 | |
| 11 |  | S. Ohtani | 10.77 | 130.1 | 2021 | 23 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 23 | 3.18 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 46 | 48 | 15 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 533 | 10 | 3.04 | 3.55 | 1.04 | 29.3 | 8.3 | 1.09 | .269 | 3.31 | 6.77 | |
| 12 |  | Y. Darvish | 10.77 | 166.1 | 2021 | 30 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 30 | 4.22 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 78 | 81 | 28 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 681 | 9 | 2.38 | 4.52 | 1.52 | 29.2 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .274 | 4.38 | 7.47 | |
| 13 |  | C. Kershaw | 10.65 | 121.2 | 2021 | 22 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 22 | 3.55 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 48 | 51 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 7 | 1.55 | 6.86 | 1.11 | 29.5 | 4.3 | 1.02 | .289 | 3.77 | 7.62 | |
| 14 |  | K. Gausman | 10.64 | 192.0 | 2021 | 33 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 33 | 2.81 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 60 | 66 | 20 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 775 | 7 | 2.34 | 4.54 | 0.94 | 29.3 | 6.5 | 1.04 | .274 | 3.09 | 7.03 | |
| 15 |  | T. Rogers | 10.62 | 133.0 | 2021 | 25 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 25 | 2.64 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 39 | 46 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 550 | 4 | 3.11 | 3.41 | 0.41 | 28.5 | 8.4 | 1.15 | .301 | 3.11 | 7.24 | |
| 16 |  | B. Woodruff | 10.59 | 179.1 | 2021 | 30 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 30 | 2.56 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 51 | 54 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 708 | 2 | 2.16 | 4.91 | 0.90 | 29.8 | 6.1 | 0.96 | .261 | 2.71 | 6.52 | |
| 17 | | E. Rodriguez | 10.57 | 156.2 | 2021 | 31 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 31 | 4.77 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 83 | 87 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672 | 0 | 2.70 | 3.91 | 1.09 | 27.4 | 7.0 | 1.40 | .364 | 5.00 | 9.88 | |
| 18 |  | T. Mahle | 10.50 | 180.0 | 2021 | 33 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 33 | 3.75 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 75 | 78 | 24 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 759 | 4 | 3.20 | 3.28 | 1.20 | 27.7 | 8.4 | 1.23 | .297 | 3.90 | 7.90 | |
| 19 | | A. Heaney | 10.50 | 120.0 | 2021 | TOT | 23 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 23 | 5.48 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 73 | 74 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 4 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 1.88 | 27.5 | 7.9 | 1.27 | .291 | 5.55 | 8.40 |
| 20 |  | C. Morton | 10.47 | 185.2 | 2021 | 33 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 33 | 3.34 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 69 | 77 | 16 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 756 | 5 | 2.81 | 3.72 | 0.78 | 28.6 | 7.7 | 1.04 | .267 | 3.73 | 6.59 | |
| 21 |  | Z. Wheeler | 10.42 | 213.1 | 2021 | 32 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 32 | 2.78 | 247 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 66 | 72 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 849 | 6 | 1.94 | 5.37 | 0.68 | 29.1 | 5.4 | 1.01 | .288 | 3.04 | 7.13 | |
| 22 |  | Z. Gallen | 10.31 | 121.1 | 2021 | 23 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 23 | 4.30 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 58 | 61 | 19 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 523 | 6 | 3.63 | 2.84 | 1.41 | 26.6 | 9.4 | 1.29 | .286 | 4.52 | 8.01 | |
| 23 |  | S. Gray | 10.31 | 135.1 | 2021 | 26 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 26 | 4.19 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 63 | 67 | 19 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 575 | 9 | 3.33 | 3.10 | 1.26 | 27.0 | 8.7 | 1.22 | .280 | 4.46 | 7.65 | |
| 24 |  | S. McClanahan | 10.29 | 123.1 | 2021 | 25 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 25 | 3.43 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 47 | 49 | 14 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 517 | 9 | 2.70 | 3.81 | 1.02 | 27.3 | 7.2 | 1.27 | .328 | 3.58 | 8.76 | |
| 25 | | L. McCullers Jr. | 10.26 | 162.1 | 2021 | 28 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 28 | 3.16 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 57 | 59 | 13 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 684 | 7 | 4.21 | 2.43 | 0.72 | 27.0 | 11.1 | 1.22 | .273 | 3.27 | 6.76 | |
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28 | 13 | .683 | ||
19 | 22 | .463 | 9.0 | |
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26 | 13 | .667 | ||
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21 | 21 | .500 | ||
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21 | 19 | .525 | ||
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