lowest k/9 from 1970 to present (minimum of 300 gs)

Since 1970, Mike Caldwell has the lowest K/9 when starting 300+ games, with 3.51 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:

lowest k/9 by a player from 1970 to present (minimum of 300 gs)

	NAME	K/9	GS	G	W	L	W%	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	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	Mike Caldwell M. Caldwell	3.51	307	475	137	130	.513	3.81	939	98	23	18	2408.2	2,581	1,020	1,182	218	597	35	77	62	10,156	65	2.23	1.57	0.81	9.2	5.9	1.32	.282	4.42	101	3.83	103	9.64	-31.4
2	Bob Forsch B. Forsch	3.65	422	498	168	136	.553	3.76	1,133	67	19	3	2794.2	2,777	1,169	1,319	216	832	45	19	84	11,715	93	2.68	1.36	0.70	9.7	7.1	1.29	.270	4.25	104	3.83	108	8.94	-91.1
3	Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff	3.72	392	429	166	143	.537	3.81	1,057	88	17	1	2554.2	2,644	1,082	1,243	192	780	34	13	41	10,829	41	2.75	1.36	0.68	9.8	7.2	1.34	.280	4.38	99	3.72	99	9.31	11
4	Scott McGregor S. McGregor	3.80	309	356	138	108	.561	3.99	904	83	23	5	2140.2	2,245	949	1,031	235	518	26	24	26	8,982	28	2.18	1.75	0.99	10.1	5.8	1.29	.275	4.33	102	4.05	101	9.44	-11.1
5	Kirk Rueter K. Rueter	3.84	336	340	130	92	.586	4.27	818	4	1	0	1918.0	2,092	911	1,004	220	582	25	1	41	8,210	24	2.73	1.41	1.03	10.0	7.1	1.39	.285	4.71	102	4.66	110	9.82	-97.6
6	Tommy John T. John	3.88	536	567	229	173	.570	3.51	1,552	124	30	1	3601.0	3,798	1,403	1,613	228	917	71	16	66	15,129	141	2.29	1.69	0.57	10.3	6.1	1.31	.289	4.03	92	3.44	89	9.49	169.2
7	Jim Slaton J. Slaton	3.99	360	496	151	158	.489	4.03	1,191	86	22	14	2683.2	2,773	1,202	1,335	277	1,004	48	71	65	11,535	97	3.37	1.19	0.93	10.3	8.7	1.41	.277	4.48	106	4.26	111	9.30	-132.4
8	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	4.00	307	542	141	116	.549	3.61	1,024	78	15	12	2301.2	2,457	922	1,046	190	518	39	86	75	9,672	46	2.03	1.98	0.74	10.6	5.4	1.29	.287	4.09	97	3.50	94	9.61	53.2
9	Doyle Alexander D. Alexander	4.08	464	561	194	174	.527	3.76	1,528	98	18	3	3367.2	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
10	Mike Torrez M. Torrez	4.12	440	462	173	154	.529	3.98	1,332	114	15	0	2911.1	2,922	1,289	1,445	215	1,296	54	9	82	12,602	97	4.01	1.03	0.66	10.6	10.3	1.45	.279	4.47	103	4.06	107	9.03	-76.6
11	Joaquin Andujar J. Andujar	4.31	305	405	127	118	.518	3.58	1,032	68	19	9	2153.0	2,016	857	955	155	731	51	37	65	9,008	33	3.06	1.41	0.65	11.5	8.1	1.28	.264	3.99	101	3.78	106	8.43	-57.2
12	Charlie Leibrandt C. Leibrandt	4.37	346	394	140	119	.541	3.71	1,121	52	18	2	2308.0	2,390	952	1,068	172	656	37	17	44	9,774	63	2.56	1.71	0.67	11.5	6.7	1.32	.285	4.16	94	3.68	95	9.32	55.9
13	Ray Burris R. Burris	4.38	302	480	108	134	.446	4.17	1,065	47	10	4	2188.2	2,310	1,015	1,133	221	764	54	65	76	9,441	69	3.14	1.39	0.91	11.3	8.1	1.40	.285	4.66	108	4.13	109	9.50	-77.6
14	Jack Billingham J. Billingham	4.44	300	374	136	106	.562	3.87	1,024	73	27	5	2077.1	2,126	893	1,006	164	691	91	35	77	8,836	76	2.99	1.48	0.71	11.6	7.8	1.36	.286	4.36	105	3.74	103	9.21	-23
15	Bill Gullickson B. Gullickson	4.50	390	398	162	136	.544	3.93	1,279	54	11	0	2560.0	2,659	1,118	1,228	282	622	34	3	82	10,744	56	2.19	2.06	0.99	11.9	5.8	1.28	.279	4.32	102	3.99	103	9.35	-34.7
16	Rick Wise R. Wise	4.54	348	360	143	133	.518	3.68	1,198	108	22	0	2375.1	2,447	972	1,095	212	612	26	5	67	9,991	34	2.32	1.96	0.80	12.0	6.1	1.29	.281	4.15	97	3.54	95	9.27	51.5
17	Mike Morgan M. Morgan	4.55	411	597	141	186	.431	4.23	1,403	46	10	8	2772.1	2,943	1,303	1,431	270	938	73	56	77	11,872	105	3.05	1.50	0.88	11.8	7.9	1.40	.291	4.65	102	4.26	103	9.55	-36.8
18	Dan Petry D. Petry	4.60	300	370	125	104	.546	3.95	1,063	52	11	1	2080.1	1,984	912	1,025	218	852	47	22	74	8,860	77	3.69	1.25	0.94	12.0	9.6	1.36	.264	4.43	98	4.38	106	8.58	-53.5
19	Joe Niekro J. Niekro	4.60	415	591	189	169	.528	3.56	1,543	90	23	14	3016.0	2,854	1,192	1,359	225	1,120	60	74	47	12,763	164	3.34	1.38	0.67	12.1	8.8	1.32	.268	4.06	100	3.80	106	8.52	-82.9
20	Terry Mulholland T. Mulholland	4.63	332	685	124	142	.466	4.41	1,325	46	10	5	2575.2	2,833	1,262	1,396	293	681	70	128	65	11,060	64	2.38	1.95	1.02	12.0	6.2	1.36	.292	4.88	107	4.31	103	9.90	-47.7
21	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	4.68	546	627	219	191	.534	3.64	1,904	127	39	11	3662.2	3,732	1,483	1,700	245	1,124	57	41	118	15,555	107	2.76	1.69	0.60	12.2	7.2	1.33	.285	4.18	100	3.45	95	9.17	68.7
22	Tom Browning T. Browning	4.69	300	302	123	90	.577	3.94	1,000	31	12	0	1921.0	1,931	841	913	236	511	32	1	61	8,066	25	2.39	1.96	1.11	12.4	6.3	1.27	.270	4.28	103	4.20	109	9.05	-64.9
23	Scott Erickson S. Erickson	4.77	364	389	142	136	.511	4.59	1,252	51	17	0	2360.2	2,586	1,203	1,306	228	865	103	10	32	10,284	68	3.30	1.45	0.87	12.2	8.4	1.46	.301	4.98	101	4.45	100	9.86	4.2
24	John Denny J. Denny	4.80	322	325	123	108	.532	3.59	1,146	62	18	0	2148.2	2,093	856	967	137	778	54	0	49	9,077	68	3.26	1.47	0.57	12.6	8.6	1.34	.281	4.05	95	3.61	98	8.77	12.5
25	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	4.84	562	692	245	193	.559	3.70	2,149	122	30	8	3999.2	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

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