mlb pitcher best so/walk in 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Bret Saberhagen had the highest K/BB, with 3.37 K/BB.

Interpreted as:
MLB pitcher best so/walk with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game in 1980s
NAMEK/BBGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9HR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
3.37
204
92
61
.601
178
3.23
870
52
12
1
1329.0
1,240
477
522
105
258
17
13
19
5,375
32
5.89
1.75
0.71
16.2
4.8
1.13
.275
3.53
78
3.10
78
8.40
129.3
2Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
3.33
370
88
88
.500
206
3.89
1,010
40
7
94
1593.2
1,576
688
741
170
303
29
132
37
6,583
8
5.70
1.71
0.96
15.3
4.6
1.18
.277
4.18
95
3.48
88
8.90
86.3
3Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.27
175
95
45
.679
174
3.06
1,215
58
21
0
1284.2
1,088
437
476
95
371
32
0
16
5,243
31
8.51
2.60
0.67
23.2
7.1
1.14
.281
3.33
73
2.79
69
7.62
178.3
4John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
3.20
274
97
69
.584
212
3.50
971
22
6
14
1400.0
1,379
544
604
129
303
20
36
24
5,742
13
6.24
1.95
0.83
16.9
5.3
1.20
.289
3.88
91
3.25
85
8.87
88.4
5Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
3.08
177
100
39
.719
175
2.64
1,168
52
19
1
1291.0
1,053
379
423
65
379
18
1
17
5,215
26
8.14
2.64
0.45
22.4
7.3
1.11
.276
2.95
75
2.52
70
7.34
155.6
6Greg Swindell
G. Swindell
3.05
86
39
30
.565
85
3.69
452
22
7
0
590.1
573
242
265
61
148
3
0
5
2,433
11
6.89
2.26
0.93
18.6
6.1
1.22
.289
4.04
90
3.35
84
8.74
42.2
7J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
2.98
17
10
4
.714
17
1.90
119
4
4
0
113.2
65
24
31
2
40
0
0
1
438
2
9.42
3.17
0.16
27.2
9.1
0.92
.227
2.45
56
1.93
56
5.15
19.9
8Rudy May
R. May
2.95
124
28
27
.509
45
3.30
313
7
1
7
447.1
412
164
185
29
106
4
40
8
1,828
19
6.30
2.13
0.58
17.1
5.8
1.16
.278
3.72
88
2.87
75
8.29
50.4
9Chris Bosio
C. Bosio
2.93
127
33
37
.471
78
3.93
436
19
4
8
621.1
643
271
299
56
149
9
26
10
2,623
21
6.32
2.16
0.81
16.6
5.7
1.27
.298
4.33
94
3.32
83
9.31
46.7
10John Wetteland
J. Wetteland
2.82
31
5
8
.385
12
3.77
96
0
0
1
102.2
81
43
46
8
34
0
7
4
411
16
8.42
2.98
0.70
23.4
8.3
1.12
.267
4.03
111
2.89
82
7.10
7.3
11Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
2.73
252
111
72
.607
232
3.66
1,126
55
10
1
1639.2
1,599
666
719
180
412
11
9
21
6,800
33
6.18
2.26
0.99
16.6
6.1
1.23
.280
3.95
92
3.56
89
8.78
80
12Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
2.72
81
31
20
.608
62
2.82
375
14
9
5
443.2
355
139
157
30
138
9
12
12
1,791
11
7.61
2.80
0.61
20.9
7.7
1.11
.262
3.18
83
2.95
84
7.20
27.7
13Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.66
291
123
103
.544
288
3.64
1,480
94
21
0
2078.1
1,984
841
919
212
557
73
1
26
8,623
44
6.41
2.41
0.92
17.2
6.5
1.22
.281
3.98
89
3.56
88
8.59
109.6
14Scott Sanderson
S. Sanderson
2.65
265
85
79
.518
219
3.61
893
26
5
4
1391.2
1,367
558
612
143
337
16
13
31
5,755
19
5.78
2.18
0.92
15.5
5.9
1.22
.280
3.96
96
3.55
95
8.84
30.5
15Rick Aguilera
R. Aguilera
2.65
125
40
32
.556
70
3.53
408
8
0
7
548.2
546
215
243
45
154
16
24
11
2,311
24
6.69
2.53
0.74
17.7
6.7
1.28
.297
3.99
98
3.27
89
8.96
25.3
16Teddy Higuera
T. Higuera
2.59
154
78
44
.639
152
3.28
857
46
11
0
1085.0
941
395
431
96
331
18
2
13
4,451
11
7.11
2.75
0.80
19.3
7.4
1.17
.268
3.58
78
3.30
81
7.81
92.8
17Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
2.51
572
50
50
.500
8
3.23
619
0
0
140
796.0
716
286
313
72
247
19
356
51
3,306
23
7.00
2.79
0.81
18.7
7.5
1.21
.274
3.54
83
3.37
85
8.10
53.3
18Lee Smith
L. Smith
2.50
586
50
57
.467
6
2.96
836
0
0
234
835.2
716
275
304
51
334
7
449
73
3,481
37
9.00
3.60
0.55
24.0
9.6
1.26
.295
3.27
75
2.75
72
7.71
100.2
19Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.48
272
107
86
.554
270
3.53
1,050
26
8
1
1765.2
1,655
693
754
190
424
23
1
22
7,277
28
5.35
2.16
0.97
14.4
5.8
1.18
.262
3.84
93
3.70
96
8.44
26.9
20Mike Scott
M. Scott
2.47
295
114
90
.559
276
3.42
1,324
41
20
3
1803.2
1,594
685
761
140
537
31
13
43
7,436
37
6.61
2.68
0.70
17.8
7.2
1.18
.269
3.80
98
3.23
93
7.95
53.3
21Scott Bankhead
S. Bankhead
2.46
105
38
32
.543
96
4.03
431
7
3
0
615.2
591
276
299
76
175
10
3
13
2,578
8
6.30
2.56
1.11
16.7
6.8
1.24
.273
4.37
95
3.89
92
8.64
19.8
22Bryn Smith
B. Smith
2.46
284
81
71
.533
193
3.28
838
20
8
6
1400.1
1,310
511
592
108
341
31
34
37
5,770
26
5.39
2.19
0.69
14.5
5.9
1.18
.270
3.80
91
3.35
92
8.42
46.6
23LaMarr Hoyt
L. Hoyt
2.44
242
98
68
.590
172
4.00
681
48
8
10
1308.1
1,311
582
637
140
279
18
39
24
5,409
13
4.68
1.92
0.96
12.6
5.2
1.22
.273
4.38
103
3.75
96
9.02
25.8
24Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
2.44
629
56
60
.483
0
3.06
712
0
0
264
871.2
745
296
314
80
292
18
507
54
3,621
16
7.35
3.01
0.83
19.7
8.1
1.19
.264
3.24
81
3.36
90
7.69
35.3
25Pascual Perez
P. Perez
2.43
190
64
62
.508
176
3.48
769
21
4
0
1156.2
1,091
447
512
100
317
25
6
52
4,795
32
5.98
2.47
0.78
16.0
6.6
1.22
.277
3.98
94
3.42
93
8.49
36.4

More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

32

Pasquantino

Vinnie Pasquantino

RBI

113

Pasquantino

Vinnie Pasquantino

AVG

.295

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.
Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Wacha

Michael Wacha

K

127

Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen

ERA

2.55

Bubic

Kris Bubic
Team Rankings

HR

159

26th

R

651

26th

SO

1,271

26th

ERA

3.73

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
Royals Royals
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/27
@
7:15 PM
Sat
3/28
@
7:15 PM
Sun
3/29
@
1:35 PM
Mon
3/30
@
4:10 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:40 PM
Last Game
KCR Royals

82 - 80

9

Final

2

ATH Athletics

76 - 86

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM