lowest career h/9 by a pitcher with 1500 ip since 1920

Since 1920, Nolan Ryan has allowed the fewest H/9 when pitching at least 1500 innings, with 6.56 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
lowest career h/9 by a pitcher with 1500 or more ip since 1920
NAME H/9 IP G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
1 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
6.56
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
5,714
222
61
3
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
370.2
2 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
6.79
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2.76
2,396
137
40
9
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
9.28
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
226.6
3 Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
6.85
1866.2
307
114
96
.543
300
3.36
1,743
25
9
1
1,421
696
749
191
715
41
2
33
7,668
22
8.40
3.45
2.44
0.92
22.7
9.3
1.14
.247
3.61
90
3.51
93
50.9
4 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
6.87
1507.1
242
94
62
.603
242
2.54
1,814
4
2
0
1,151
426
463
139
338
25
0
13
5,919
28
10.83
2.02
5.37
0.83
30.6
5.7
0.99
.281
2.76
65
2.66
65
239.8
5 J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
6.88
1606.0
238
107
71
.601
221
3.15
1,493
76
19
0
1,227
562
625
73
770
17
3
15
6,674
92
8.37
4.32
1.94
0.41
22.4
11.5
1.24
.267
3.50
92
2.85
82
114.7
6 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
6.91
2814.1
446
218
96
.694
443
2.52
3,014
25
15
0
2,162
787
864
233
697
46
1
28
11,112
107
9.64
2.23
4.32
0.75
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.76
64
2.84
70
369.9
7 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
6.94
2230.1
344
130
99
.568
295
2.86
1,625
98
27
14
1,719
709
812
174
831
40
30
44
9,120
70
6.56
3.35
1.96
0.70
17.8
9.1
1.14
.240
3.28
83
3.28
92
68.3
8 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
7.01
2254.1
1,070
143
122
.540
52
2.52
1,610
20
5
228
1,757
632
773
150
778
62
651
61
9,164
90
6.43
3.11
2.07
0.60
17.6
8.5
1.12
.245
3.09
68
3.06
82
167.6
9 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
7.03
2492.1
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
2,453
103
23
14
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
74
10,587
140
8.86
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
90
3.06
84
160.4
10 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
7.07
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
3,154
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
454.6
11 Bob Turley
B. Turley
7.18
1712.2
310
101
85
.543
237
3.64
1,265
78
24
13
1,366
693
753
140
1,068
56
38
21
7,447
39
6.65
5.61
1.18
0.74
17.0
14.3
1.42
.249
3.96
98
4.02
108
-66.7
12 Mario Soto
M. Soto
7.26
1730.1
297
100
92
.521
224
3.47
1,449
72
13
4
1,395
667
732
172
657
28
20
50
7,147
37
7.54
3.42
2.21
0.89
20.3
9.2
1.19
.253
3.81
93
3.52
95
32.5
13 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
7.28
4135.1
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
4,875
100
37
2
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
10.61
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
75
3.18
73
554.3
14 Chris Sale
C. Sale
7.33
2047.2
387
143
87
.622
307
3.02
2,528
16
3
12
1,668
686
739
209
481
126
25
15
8,249
47
11.11
2.11
5.26
0.92
30.6
5.8
1.05
.297
3.25
71
2.88
69
297.2
15 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
7.34
2932.0
476
218
114
.657
467
3.17
3,459
12
5
0
2,392
1,033
1,106
346
768
114
2
20
11,845
79
10.62
2.36
4.50
1.06
29.2
6.5
1.08
.286
3.39
76
3.20
77
307.5
16 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
7.37
1739.2
289
112
91
.552
289
3.62
2,036
2
1
0
1,424
699
733
221
555
79
0
8
7,149
82
10.53
2.87
3.67
1.14
28.5
7.8
1.14
.283
3.79
86
3.54
84
125.7
17 Jose DeLeon
J. DeLeon
7.38
1897.1
415
86
119
.420
264
3.76
1,594
21
7
6
1,556
793
877
153
841
62
36
50
7,985
60
7.56
3.99
1.90
0.73
20.0
10.5
1.26
.263
4.16
99
3.60
94
44
18 Jim Maloney
J. Maloney
7.39
1849.0
302
134
84
.615
262
3.19
1,605
74
30
4
1,518
655
729
138
810
36
18
39
7,745
124
7.81
3.94
1.98
0.67
20.7
10.5
1.26
.268
3.55
87
3.13
88
84.2
19 Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
7.45
1809.1
1,002
124
107
.537
37
3.01
1,502
16
0
310
1,497
605
670
119
732
47
681
90
7,507
63
7.47
3.64
2.05
0.59
20.0
9.8
1.23
.270
3.33
81
3.18
84
125.4
20 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
7.47
4783.0
656
311
205
.603
647
2.86
3,640
231
61
1
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
286.1
21 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
7.49
1954.0
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
2,251
8
5
0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
10.37
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
213.5
22 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
7.60
3884.1
528
251
174
.591
482
2.91
3,117
255
56
6
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,068
108
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
290.5
23 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
7.61
1748.1
266
104
92
.531
245
3.15
1,283
78
20
2
1,479
611
698
119
640
47
10
32
7,305
77
6.60
3.29
2.00
0.61
17.6
8.8
1.21
.261
3.59
92
3.09
92
43.7
24 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
7.63
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
5.04
2.99
1.69
0.69
13.7
8.1
1.18
.249
3.18
80
3.50
95
83.2
25 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
7.66
4916.2
709
354
184
.658
707
3.12
4,672
118
46
0
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
70
3.08
71
680.4

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HR

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R

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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
68
54
.557
Mariners Mariners
68
55
.553
0.5
Rangers Rangers
61
62
.496
7.5
Angels Angels
59
62
.488
8.5
Athletics Athletics
54
69
.439
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
8/16
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
7:10 PM
Sun
8/17
BAL BAL
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Mon
8/18
HOU HOU
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Tue
8/19
HOU HOU
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
8/20
HOU HOU
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Last Game
HOU Astros

68 - 54

0

Final

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BAL Orioles

56 - 66

Fri 15 Aug 2025

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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
70
52
.574
Mets Mets
64
58
.525
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
77
44
.636
Cubs Cubs
68
53
.562
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NL West W L PCT GB
Padres Padres
69
52
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Dodgers Dodgers
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AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
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Red Sox Red Sox
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
72
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Guardians Guardians
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7.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
68
54
.557
Mariners Mariners
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55
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
7/30
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
4-7
Wed
7/30
ATL ATL
@
CIN CIN
12-11
Wed
7/30
TEX TEX
@
SEA SEA
0-6
Thu
7/31
ATL ATL
@
CIN CIN
2-3
Thu
7/31
BAL BAL
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CHC CHC
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
8/16
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
8/16
TEX TEX
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
8/16
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sat
8/16
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
4:10 PM
Sat
8/16
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
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