least so/9 by a pitcher with >=3000 ip since 1947

Since 1947, Lew Burdette has the worst K/9 when pitching at least 3000 innings, with 3.15 per nine innings.

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	NAME	K/9	IP	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Lew Burdette L. Burdette	3.15	3067.1	626	203	144	.585	373	3.66	1,074	158	33	32	3,186	1,246	1,400	289	628	56	128	63	12,745	23	1.84	1.71	0.85	8.4	4.9	1.24	.271	4.11	101	3.68	103	9.35	-41.7
2	Doyle Alexander D. Alexander	4.08	3367.2	561	194	174	.527	464	3.76	1,528	98	18	3	3,376	1,406	1,541	324	978	53	56	60	14,162	74	2.61	1.56	0.87	10.8	6.9	1.29	.271	4.12	98	3.94	103	9.02	-39.5
3	Mike Torrez M. Torrez	4.15	3043.2	494	185	160	.536	458	3.96	1,404	117	15	0	3,043	1,340	1,501	223	1,371	59	13	84	13,179	103	4.05	1.02	0.66	10.7	10.4	1.45	.279	4.44	102	4.06	107	9.00	-86.3
4	Claude Osteen C. Osteen	4.19	3460.2	541	196	195	.501	488	3.30	1,612	140	40	1	3,471	1,268	1,435	249	940	45	24	93	14,433	67	2.44	1.71	0.65	11.2	6.5	1.27	.278	3.73	96	3.38	101	9.03	-21.4
5	Tommy John T. John	4.29	4710.1	760	288	231	.555	700	3.34	2,245	162	46	3	4,783	1,749	2,017	302	1,259	98	22	102	19,692	187	2.41	1.78	0.58	11.4	6.4	1.28	.284	3.85	90	3.37	89	9.14	208.3
6	Jim Perry J. Perry	4.32	3285.2	630	215	174	.553	447	3.45	1,576	109	32	10	3,127	1,258	1,407	308	998	80	64	93	13,732	55	2.73	1.58	0.84	11.5	7.3	1.26	.262	3.85	94	3.77	100	8.57	-4.2
7	Bob Friend B. Friend	4.32	3611.0	602	197	230	.461	497	3.58	1,734	163	36	10	3,772	1,438	1,652	286	894	46	56	115	15,214	50	2.23	1.94	0.71	11.4	5.9	1.29	.284	4.12	94	3.35	89	9.40	172.2
8	Joe Niekro J. Niekro	4.39	3584.1	702	221	204	.520	500	3.59	1,747	107	29	16	3,466	1,431	1,620	276	1,262	65	93	71	15,166	172	3.17	1.38	0.69	11.5	8.3	1.32	.270	4.07	102	3.79	107	8.70	-109.2
9	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	4.43	5102.1	722	355	240	.597	647	3.08	2,509	373	63	27	4,698	1,747	1,955	428	1,387	41	60	60	20,954	77	2.45	1.81	0.75	12.0	6.6	1.19	.257	3.45	84	3.45	95	8.29	116.2
10	Robin Roberts R. Roberts	4.52	4688.2	676	286	245	.539	609	3.41	2,357	305	45	25	4,582	1,774	1,962	505	902	54	49	69	19,174	33	1.73	2.61	0.97	12.3	4.7	1.17	.265	3.77	89	3.50	91	8.80	179.6
11	Curt Simmons C. Simmons	4.56	3348.1	569	193	183	.513	462	3.54	1,697	163	36	5	3,313	1,318	1,551	255	1,063	53	54	62	14,144	39	2.86	1.60	0.69	12.0	7.5	1.31	.276	4.17	91	3.49	90	8.91	141.8
12	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	4.68	3669.2	628	220	191	.535	547	3.64	1,907	127	39	11	3,734	1,483	1,700	245	1,127	59	41	118	15,582	107	2.76	1.69	0.60	12.2	7.2	1.32	.285	4.17	100	3.45	95	9.16	68.4
13	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	4.71	3262.2	558	194	183	.515	429	3.40	1,709	149	37	20	3,206	1,233	1,405	259	824	68	73	106	13,593	56	2.27	2.07	0.71	12.6	6.1	1.24	.275	3.88	90	3.32	90	8.84	139.8
14	Rick Wise R. Wise	4.74	3127.1	506	188	181	.509	455	3.69	1,647	138	30	0	3,227	1,281	1,455	261	804	44	15	83	13,157	49	2.31	2.05	0.75	12.5	6.1	1.29	.285	4.19	100	3.41	94	9.29	71.5
15	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	4.84	3999.2	692	245	193	.559	562	3.70	2,149	122	30	8	3,897	1,643	1,835	372	1,165	122	51	71	16,754	83	2.62	1.84	0.84	12.8	7.0	1.27	.272	4.13	94	3.91	99	8.77	17
16	Milt Pappas M. Pappas	4.88	3186.0	520	209	164	.560	465	3.40	1,728	129	43	4	3,046	1,203	1,331	298	858	72	33	89	13,198	97	2.42	2.01	0.84	13.1	6.5	1.23	.268	3.76	92	3.53	96	8.60	50.2
17	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	4.89	4530.1	898	283	237	.544	625	3.45	2,461	180	31	17	4,620	1,738	2,038	395	1,083	122	102	116	19,023	128	2.15	2.27	0.78	12.9	5.7	1.26	.282	4.05	93	3.41	91	9.18	165.8
18	Early Wynn E. Wynn	4.98	3742.1	566	253	191	.570	505	3.54	2,070	234	43	14	3,419	1,470	1,640	305	1,499	55	49	36	15,864	39	3.60	1.38	0.73	13.0	9.4	1.31	.261	3.94	92	3.69	96	8.22	59.7
19	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	5.04	3948.0	558	268	152	.638	521	2.86	2,212	211	53	4	3,349	1,253	1,395	303	1,311	38	15	37	16,114	85	2.99	1.69	0.69	13.7	8.1	1.18	.249	3.18	80	3.50	95	7.63	83.2
20	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	5.11	3548.1	557	214	191	.528	529	3.37	2,015	102	26	5	3,588	1,330	1,494	221	935	88	16	117	14,888	89	2.37	2.16	0.56	13.5	6.3	1.27	.290	3.79	89	3.21	85	9.10	225.7
21	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	5.13	3283.1	518	214	160	.572	493	3.81	1,870	33	10	0	3,472	1,391	1,542	361	734	79	6	49	13,705	27	2.01	2.55	0.99	13.6	5.4	1.28	.292	4.23	87	4.11	93	9.52	111.9
22	Catfish Hunter C. Hunter	5.25	3449.1	500	224	166	.574	476	3.26	2,012	181	42	1	2,958	1,248	1,380	374	954	49	6	57	14,032	49	2.49	2.11	0.98	14.3	6.8	1.13	.243	3.60	95	3.66	103	7.72	-51.5
23	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	5.32	4413.1	682	305	203	.600	682	3.54	2,607	56	25	0	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	86	3.94	94	8.76	120.1
24	Kenny Rogers K. Rogers	5.36	3302.2	762	219	156	.584	474	4.27	1,968	36	9	28	3,457	1,568	1,739	339	1,175	127	133	53	14,280	79	3.20	1.67	0.92	13.8	8.2	1.40	.292	4.74	93	4.38	97	9.42	43.3
25	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	5.39	4074.0	696	269	209	.563	638	4.25	2,441	33	10	0	4,231	1,926	2,076	522	1,155	146	15	69	17,356	57	2.55	2.11	1.15	14.1	6.7	1.32	.283	4.59	97	4.46	102	9.35	-33.5

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