mlb all-time leader in k/bb minimum 1000 ip

Chris Sale has the best career K/BB when pitching at least 1000 innings, with 5.36 K/BB.

NAMEK/BBIPGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9HR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Chris Sale
C. Sale
5.36
2246.2
420
159
97
.621
339
2.95
2,779
17
4
12
1,821
736
794
223
518
145
25
15
9,037
48
11.13
2.08
0.89
30.8
5.7
1.04
.297
3.18
69
2.83
67
7.29
338.1
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
5.25
1702.1
279
107
76
.585
279
2.73
2,052
4
2
0
1,312
516
553
166
391
27
0
16
6,713
35
10.85
2.07
0.88
30.6
5.8
1.00
.281
2.92
69
2.74
67
6.94
256.5
3Tommy Bond
T. Bond
4.83
2779.2
322
193
115
.627
314
2.25
860
294
35
0
2,857
695
1,339
32
178
11
11,386
120
2.78
0.58
0.10
7.6
1.6
1.09
.274
4.34
89
2.38
95
9.25
32.3
4Josh Tomlin
J. Tomlin
4.81
1067.0
286
69
56
.552
150
4.77
736
5
1
2
1,160
566
602
197
153
25
55
16
4,453
28
6.21
1.29
1.66
16.5
3.4
1.23
.288
5.08
114
4.64
112
9.78
-57
5Masahiro Tanaka
M. Tanaka
4.76
1054.1
174
78
46
.629
173
3.74
991
7
4
0
983
438
476
159
208
26
0
1
4,299
32
8.46
1.78
1.36
23.1
4.8
1.13
.283
4.06
88
3.90
89
8.39
53.3
6Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
4.73
1021.1
178
59
47
.557
178
3.60
1,089
2
1
0
856
409
429
140
230
32
0
8
4,127
46
9.60
2.03
1.23
26.4
5.6
1.06
.272
3.78
93
3.57
90
7.54
47.2
7Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
4.69
1641.2
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
1,725
18
8
1
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
9.46
2.02
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
83
3.22
78
8.15
161.7
8Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
4.54
2081.0
339
163
89
.647
339
3.20
2,382
8
5
0
1,742
741
792
239
525
63
0
7
8,380
58
10.30
2.27
1.03
28.4
6.3
1.09
.291
3.43
79
3.20
78
7.53
217.3
9Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
4.38
3261.0
569
216
146
.597
436
3.46
3,116
83
20
22
2,998
1,253
1,318
347
711
52
81
43
13,284
72
8.60
1.96
0.96
23.5
5.4
1.14
.293
3.64
80
3.22
76
8.27
373.6
10Stephen Strasburg
S. Strasburg
4.37
1470.0
247
113
62
.646
247
3.24
1,723
2
2
0
1,217
530
582
149
394
53
0
20
5,962
44
10.55
2.41
0.91
28.9
6.6
1.10
.293
3.56
80
3.01
75
7.45
165.9
11Michael Pineda
M. Pineda
4.37
1008.2
181
64
61
.512
180
4.06
966
1
0
0
990
455
488
144
221
24
0
4
4,189
37
8.62
1.97
1.28
23.1
5.3
1.20
.299
4.35
98
3.80
90
8.83
49
12Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
4.37
3047.2
501
225
126
.641
492
3.29
3,557
12
5
0
2,511
1,113
1,186
369
814
116
2
20
12,351
83
10.50
2.40
1.09
28.8
6.6
1.09
.286
3.50
79
3.28
79
7.42
294.2
13Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
4.28
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
2.53
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.2
14Zach Eflin
Z. Eflin
4.17
1077.1
201
68
67
.504
189
4.28
929
5
3
1
1,110
512
551
163
223
32
5
14
4,518
14
7.76
1.86
1.36
20.6
4.9
1.24
.299
4.60
103
4.13
97
9.27
15.1
15Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
4.15
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
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
16Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
4.10
1283.2
1,115
82
60
.577
10
2.21
1,173
0
0
652
998
315
340
71
286
46
952
41
5,103
13
8.22
2.01
0.50
23.0
5.6
1.00
.263
2.38
49
2.76
61
7.00
246.7
17Aaron Nola
A. Nola
4.04
1891.0
318
116
101
.535
318
3.91
2,053
6
4
0
1,699
821
862
254
508
58
0
18
7,783
20
9.77
2.42
1.21
26.4
6.5
1.17
.294
4.10
92
3.63
85
8.09
137.8
18Dan Haren
D. Haren
4.03
2419.2
391
153
131
.539
380
3.75
2,013
16
6
1
2,357
1,009
1,105
305
500
67
4
39
10,022
98
7.49
1.86
1.13
20.1
5.0
1.18
.288
4.11
92
3.77
92
8.77
92.8
19Joe Musgrove
J. Musgrove
4.01
1056.0
206
66
62
.516
180
3.73
1,050
2
2
2
970
438
472
133
262
77
7
10
4,385
21
8.95
2.23
1.13
23.9
6.0
1.17
.292
4.02
91
3.78
90
8.27
49.3
20Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
3.96
1055.1
186
78
48
.619
185
3.27
934
4
3
1
1,013
384
416
116
236
17
1
13
4,339
15
7.97
2.01
0.99
21.5
5.4
1.18
.295
3.55
82
3.52
86
8.64
64.8
21Cliff Lee
C. Lee
3.93
2156.2
328
143
91
.611
324
3.52
1,824
29
12
0
2,116
843
923
223
464
50
1
12
8,917
41
7.61
1.94
0.93
20.5
5.2
1.20
.298
3.85
84
3.44
82
8.83
168.2
22Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
3.91
3389.1
586
225
156
.591
541
3.49
2,979
17
5
1
3,207
1,315
1,410
367
762
79
8
25
13,877
101
7.91
2.02
0.97
21.5
5.5
1.17
.293
3.74
83
3.51
85
8.52
235
23Logan Webb
L. Webb
3.88
1223.0
207
78
62
.557
204
3.50
1,128
4
2
0
1,167
476
520
87
291
47
0
4
5,018
23
8.30
2.14
0.64
22.5
5.8
1.19
.312
3.83
86
3.06
76
8.59
132.5
24Jim Whitney
J. Whitney
3.82
3496.1
413
191
204
.484
396
2.97
1,571
377
26
2
3,598
1,154
2,026
79
411
28
16
14,666
214
4.04
1.06
0.20
10.7
2.8
1.15
.280
5.22
96
2.75
87
9.26
148.2
25Madison Bumgarner
M. Bumgarner
3.81
2209.1
358
134
124
.519
355
3.47
2,070
16
7
0
2,007
853
933
258
544
89
1
38
9,098
29
8.43
2.22
1.05
22.8
6.0
1.15
.285
3.80
90
3.62
94
8.18
50.1

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