mlb players by highest k/9 in a single season before 1950 and 200+ ip

Before 1950, Hugh Daily had the best K/9 with 200.0+ innings pitched in a season, with 8.68 per nine innings in 1884.

NAME K/9 IP SEASON TM 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 Hugh Daily
H. Daily
8.68
500.2
1884
TOT
58
28
28
.500
58
2.43
483
56
5
0
446
135
268
11
72
0
2,076
50
1.29
6.71
0.20
23.3
3.5
1.03
4.82
81
2.06
79
8.02
27.4
2 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
8.46
292.2
1946
DET DET
37
26
9
.743
34
1.94
275
29
6
1
215
63
77
10
98
1
2
1,176
8
3.01
2.81
0.31
23.4
8.3
1.07
.259
2.37
54
1.96
56
6.61
49.6
3 Bob Feller
B. Feller
8.43
371.1
1946
CLE CLE
48
26
15
.634
42
2.18
348
36
10
4
277
90
101
11
153
3
5
1,512
3
3.71
2.27
0.27
23.0
10.1
1.16
.267
2.45
65
2.16
65
6.71
48.3
4 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
8.39
324.0
1903
PHA PHA
39
21
16
.568
38
2.44
302
34
4
0
274
88
109
3
85
8
1
1,291
9
2.36
3.55
0.08
23.4
6.6
1.11
.303
3.03
80
1.87
62
7.61
41.9
5 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
8.20
383.0
1904
PHA PHA
46
25
19
.568
46
1.62
349
39
8
0
307
69
109
5
91
14
0
1,496
8
2.14
3.84
0.12
23.3
6.1
1.04
.291
2.56
61
1.59
62
7.21
41.5
6 Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
8.03
226.1
1941
CIN CIN
33
16
13
.552
32
2.82
202
18
6
0
172
71
83
8
126
1
0
945
3
5.01
1.60
0.32
21.4
13.3
1.32
.270
3.30
78
3.02
82
6.84
16.9
7 Matt Kilroy
M. Kilroy
7.92
583.0
1886
BAL BAL
68
29
34
.460
68
3.37
513
66
5
0
476
218
350
10
182
19
0
2,469
61
2.81
2.82
0.15
20.8
7.4
1.13
.267
5.40
100
2.60
77
7.35
47
8 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
7.86
328.2
1905
PHA PHA
46
27
10
.730
34
1.48
287
27
7
0
231
54
86
5
90
10
11
1,257
10
2.46
3.19
0.14
22.8
7.2
0.98
.261
2.35
55
1.89
69
6.33
31.2
9 Bob Feller
B. Feller
7.78
277.2
1938
CLE CLE
39
17
11
.607
36
4.08
240
20
2
1
225
126
136
13
208
7
3
1,248
5
6.74
1.15
0.42
19.2
16.7
1.56
.272
4.41
86
4.13
91
7.29
13
10 Rube Marquard
R. Marquard
7.68
277.2
1911
NYG NYG
45
24
7
.774
33
2.50
237
22
5
3
221
77
98
9
106
4
6
1,117
10
3.44
2.24
0.29
21.2
9.5
1.18
.279
3.18
75
2.67
77
7.16
24.2
11 Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
7.65
308.1
1924
BKN BKN
35
28
6
.824
34
2.16
262
30
3
0
238
74
89
11
77
9
1
1,221
4
2.25
3.40
0.32
21.5
6.3
1.02
.263
2.60
58
2.64
69
6.95
41.3
12 Toad Ramsey
T. Ramsey
7.63
588.2
1886
LOU
67
38
27
.585
67
2.45
499
66
3
0
447
160
297
3
207
12
0
2,477
35
3.16
2.41
0.05
20.1
8.4
1.11
.253
4.54
71
2.59
76
6.83
54.7
13 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
7.61
370.0
1910
WSH WSH
45
25
17
.595
42
1.36
313
38
8
1
262
56
92
1
76
13
3
1,367
21
1.85
4.12
0.02
22.9
5.6
0.91
.271
2.24
56
1.39
56
6.37
45.2
14 Joe Wood
J. Wood
7.54
275.2
1911
BSA BSA
44
23
17
.575
33
2.02
231
25
5
3
226
62
113
2
76
11
11
1,102
10
2.48
3.04
0.07
21.0
6.9
1.10
.286
3.69
60
2.13
66
7.38
33.5
15 Dazzy Vance
D. Vance
7.50
265.1
1925
BKN BKN
31
22
9
.710
31
3.53
221
26
4
0
247
104
115
8
66
10
0
1,089
3
2.24
3.35
0.27
20.3
6.1
1.18
.305
3.90
84
2.70
64
8.38
44.2
16 Dupee Shaw
D. Shaw
7.47
543.1
1884
TOT
67
30
33
.476
66
2.30
451
60
5
0
446
139
281
9
109
1
2,244
24
1.81
4.14
0.15
20.1
4.9
1.02
4.65
77
2.43
81
7.39
29
17 Bob Feller
B. Feller
7.46
296.2
1939
CLE CLE
39
24
9
.727
35
2.85
246
24
4
1
227
94
105
13
142
3
3
1,243
14
4.31
1.73
0.39
19.8
11.4
1.24
.255
3.19
64
3.35
78
6.89
32.4
18 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
7.39
369.0
1912
WSH WSH
50
33
12
.733
37
1.39
303
34
7
2
259
57
89
2
76
16
13
1,413
11
1.85
3.99
0.05
21.4
5.4
0.91
.253
2.17
42
2.03
63
6.32
49.6
19 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
7.33
284.2
1907
PHA PHA
44
19
13
.594
33
2.15
232
20
7
0
234
68
115
2
73
15
5
1,121
4
2.31
3.18
0.06
20.7
6.5
1.08
.290
3.64
83
1.57
65
7.40
27.3
20 Bob Feller
B. Feller
7.33
320.1
1940
CLE CLE
43
27
11
.711
37
2.61
261
31
4
4
245
93
102
13
118
5
5
1,304
8
3.32
2.21
0.37
20.0
9.0
1.13
.256
2.87
65
2.89
73
6.88
39.3
21 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
7.31
285.2
1908
SLA SLA
43
19
14
.576
36
1.89
232
25
5
3
223
60
93
0
90
8
6
1,143
7
2.84
2.58
0.00
20.3
7.9
1.10
.274
2.93
82
1.51
69
7.03
20.7
22 Jim Whitney
J. Whitney
7.23
336.0
1884
BSN BSN
38
23
14
.622
37
2.09
270
35
6
0
272
78
140
12
27
1
1,343
18
0.72
10.00
0.32
20.1
2.0
0.89
3.75
72
2.37
71
7.29
34.4
23 James Burke
J. Burke
7.13
322.0
1884
BSU
38
19
15
.559
36
2.85
255
34
0
0
326
102
201
10
31
2
1,359
40
0.87
8.23
0.28
18.8
2.3
1.11
5.62
95
2.38
91
9.11
7.7
24 Hardie Henderson
H. Henderson
7.09
439.1
1884
BLA BLA
52
27
23
.540
52
2.62
346
50
4
0
382
128
235
9
116
16
0
1,900
45
2.38
2.98
0.18
18.2
6.1
1.13
.264
4.81
81
2.87
89
7.83
16.5
25 Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
7.05
224.2
1914
BSA BSA
36
19
5
.792
25
0.96
176
17
7
3
139
24
34
3
60
8
8
842
2
2.40
2.93
0.12
20.9
7.1
0.89
.229
1.36
36
1.95
70
5.57
20.4

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
57
41
.582
Yankees Yankees
53
44
.546
3.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
59
39
.602
Guardians Guardians
47
49
.490
11.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
56
41
.577
Mariners Mariners
52
45
.536
4.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
55
42
.567
Mets Mets
55
43
.561
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
58
39
.598
Brewers Brewers
57
40
.588
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
58
40
.592
Padres Padres
53
44
.546
4.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
6/29
NYY NYY
@
TOR TOR
4-5
Sun
6/29
CIN CIN
@
BOS BOS
6-13
Sun
6/29
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
6-4
Mon
6/30
NYY NYY
@
TOR TOR
5-12
Mon
6/30
MIN MIN
@
MIA MIA
0-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
7/19
SDP SDP
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
7/19
BAL BAL
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Sat
7/19
DET DET
@
TEX TEX
7:05 PM
Sat
7/19
ATH ATH
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Sat
7/19
NYY NYY
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM