mlb relievers by highest (k - bb) in 2025

Cade Smith had the most strikeouts - walks allowed by a relief pitcher in 2025, with 85.

NAME(SO-BB)SOBBSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Cade Smith
C. Smith
85
104
19
2025
CLE CLE
76
8
5
.615
0
2.93
0
0
16
73.2
55
24
31
4
4
30
3
300
3
12.71
2.32
5.47
0.49
34.7
6.3
1.00
.302
3.79
6.72
2Jeremiah Estrada
J. Estrada
81
108
27
2025
SDP SDP
77
4
5
.444
0
3.45
0
0
3
73.0
58
28
31
12
3
7
2
304
3
13.32
3.33
4.00
1.48
35.5
8.9
1.16
.299
3.82
7.15
3Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
77
98
21
2025
NYM NYM
62
6
3
.667
0
1.63
0
0
28
66.1
37
12
14
4
8
48
0
258
7
13.30
2.85
4.67
0.54
38.0
8.1
0.87
.260
1.90
5.02
4Griffin Jax
G. Jax
77
97
20
2025
TOT
71
1
7
.125
0
4.36
0
0
0
64.0
61
31
33
7
1
6
3
274
0
13.64
2.81
4.85
0.98
35.4
7.3
1.27
.362
4.64
8.58
5Edwin Uceta
E. Uceta
76
103
27
2025
TBR TBR
70
10
3
.769
0
3.79
0
0
1
76.0
62
32
33
11
8
11
3
321
0
12.20
3.20
3.81
1.30
32.1
8.4
1.17
.297
3.91
7.34
6Mason Miller
M. Miller
76
104
28
2025
TOT
60
1
2
.333
0
2.63
0
0
22
61.2
28
18
19
5
1
37
2
234
3
15.18
4.09
3.71
0.73
44.4
12.0
0.91
.240
2.77
4.09
7Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
74
105
31
2025
HOU HOU
70
3
4
.429
0
2.28
0
0
7
71.0
51
18
18
4
4
19
0
296
4
13.31
3.93
3.39
0.51
35.5
10.5
1.15
.309
2.28
6.46
8Gabe Speier
G. Speier
71
82
11
2025
SEA SEA
76
4
3
.571
0
2.61
0
0
0
62.0
43
18
19
5
5
4
1
243
1
11.90
1.60
7.45
0.73
33.7
4.5
0.87
.271
2.76
6.24
9Ronny Henriquez
R. Henriquez
71
98
27
2025
MIA MIA
69
7
1
.875
0
2.22
0
0
7
73.0
53
18
23
8
4
9
2
303
2
12.08
3.33
3.63
0.99
32.3
8.9
1.10
.271
2.84
6.53
10Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
70
85
15
2025
BOS BOS
67
5
3
.625
0
1.17
0
0
32
61.1
28
8
9
3
0
43
0
228
6
12.47
2.20
5.67
0.44
37.3
6.6
0.70
.200
1.32
4.11
11David Bednar
D. Bednar
67
86
19
2025
TOT
64
6
5
.545
0
2.30
0
0
27
62.2
46
16
18
4
1
51
2
251
4
12.35
2.73
4.53
0.57
34.3
7.6
1.04
.298
2.59
6.61
12Garrett Whitlock
G. Whitlock
67
91
24
2025
BOS BOS
62
7
3
.700
0
2.25
0
0
1
72.0
54
18
21
2
5
9
2
293
3
11.38
3.00
3.79
0.25
31.1
8.2
1.08
.304
2.63
6.75
13Bryan Baker
B. Baker
66
83
17
2025
TOT
73
4
4
.500
0
4.06
0
0
3
68.2
59
31
33
13
0
12
0
274
2
10.88
2.23
4.88
1.70
30.3
6.2
1.11
.286
4.33
7.73
14Devin Williams
D. Williams
65
90
25
2025
NYY NYY
67
4
6
.400
0
4.79
0
0
18
62.0
45
33
37
5
4
29
1
259
4
13.06
3.63
3.60
0.73
34.7
9.7
1.13
.296
5.37
6.53
15Garrett Cleavinger
G. Cleavinger
64
82
18
2025
TBR TBR
67
2
6
.250
0
2.35
0
0
2
61.1
40
16
17
9
7
9
0
243
1
12.03
2.64
4.56
1.32
33.7
7.4
0.95
.244
2.49
5.87
16Abner Uribe
A. Uribe
63
90
27
2025
MIL MIL
75
3
2
.600
0
1.67
0
0
7
75.1
51
14
18
4
6
15
2
298
5
10.75
3.23
3.33
0.48
30.2
9.1
1.04
.275
2.15
6.09
17Steven Okert
S. Okert
63
82
19
2025
HOU HOU
67
3
2
.600
0
2.96
0
0
1
70.0
44
23
24
6
2
7
1
270
0
10.54
2.44
4.32
0.77
30.4
7.0
0.90
.236
3.09
5.66
18Dylan Lee
D. Lee
62
76
14
2025
ATL ATL
74
2
4
.333
0
3.29
0
0
2
68.1
53
25
27
13
0
6
1
266
3
10.01
1.84
5.43
1.71
28.6
5.3
0.98
.245
3.56
6.98
19Jhoan Duran
J. Duran
61
80
19
2025
TOT
72
7
6
.538
0
2.06
0
0
32
70.0
58
16
19
3
3
55
4
287
3
10.29
2.44
4.21
0.39
27.9
6.6
1.10
.302
2.44
7.46
20Josh Hader
J. Hader
60
76
16
2025
HOU HOU
48
6
2
.750
0
2.05
0
0
28
52.2
29
12
16
8
2
41
1
206
2
12.99
2.73
4.75
1.37
36.9
7.8
0.85
.202
2.73
4.96
21Emilio Pagán
E. Pagán
59
81
22
2025
CIN CIN
70
2
4
.333
0
2.88
0
0
32
68.2
41
22
26
10
2
56
0
270
1
10.62
2.88
3.68
1.31
30.0
8.1
0.92
.200
3.41
5.37
22Robert Suarez
R. Suarez
59
75
16
2025
SDP SDP
70
4
6
.400
0
2.97
0
0
40
69.2
47
23
24
6
2
56
2
269
1
9.69
2.07
4.69
0.78
27.9
5.9
0.90
.241
3.10
6.07
23Bryan King
B. King
58
69
11
2025
HOU HOU
68
5
4
.556
0
2.78
0
0
2
68.0
60
21
21
10
4
11
0
275
3
9.13
1.46
6.27
1.32
25.1
4.0
1.04
.276
2.78
7.94
24Phil Maton
P. Maton
58
81
23
2025
TOT
63
4
5
.444
0
2.79
0
0
5
61.1
42
19
21
3
7
22
2
248
1
11.89
3.38
3.52
0.44
32.7
9.3
1.06
.291
3.08
6.16
25Alex Vesia
A. Vesia
58
80
22
2025
LAD LAD
68
4
2
.667
0
3.02
0
0
5
59.2
37
20
21
9
5
11
3
237
3
12.07
3.32
3.64
1.36
33.8
9.3
0.99
.231
3.17
5.58
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Tigers Tigers
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CLE CLE
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Wed
8/19
SFG SFG
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CLE CLE
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Thu
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CLE CLE
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Phillies Phillies
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64
62
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Nationals Nationals
60
66
.476
15.0
Mets Mets
57
69
.452
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48
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Cubs Cubs
72
53
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62
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65
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67
59
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Rockies Rockies
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75
49
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Yankees Yankees
69
55
.556
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67
58
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61
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.480
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64
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66
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49
76
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COL COL
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Tue
8/18
SFG SFG
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
8/18
DET DET
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PIT PIT
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8/18
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TBR TBR
6:40 PM
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8/18
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