most k/9 last 5 years starters

Between October 13, 2020 and October 13, 2025, 5 pitchers are tied for the best K/9 by a starting pitcher, with 27.00 per nine innings. The first three are Dan Altavilla, Sam Moll and Dauri Moreta.

NAME K/9 G W L W% GS 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 H/9
1 Dan Altavilla
D. Altavilla
27.00
1
0
1
.000
1
135.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
5
5
0
2
0
0
0
6
0
54.00
0.50
0.00
16.7
33.3
15.00
1.000
135.00
81.00
2 Sam Moll
S. Moll
27.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
75.0
0.0
1.00
1.000
0.00
9.00
3 Dauri Moreta
D. Moreta
27.00
1
0
1
.000
1
54.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
27.00
33.3
0.0
6.00
1.000
54.00
54.00
4 Sam Howard
S. Howard
27.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
3
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
100.0
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
5 Jay Jackson
J. Jackson
27.00
1
0
1
.000
1
81.00
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
4
0
54.00
0.50
27.00
25.0
50.0
9.00
81.00
27.00
6 Phil Maton
P. Maton
20.25
1
0
0
1
6.75
3
0
0
0
1.1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
6.75
3.00
0.00
42.9
14.3
2.25
.667
6.75
13.50
7 Fernando Cruz
F. Cruz
18.24
7
0
1
.000
7
2.92
25
0
0
0
12.1
6
4
5
2
2
1
0
0
47
0
1.46
12.50
1.46
53.2
4.3
0.65
.235
3.65
4.38
8 Reed Garrett
R. Garrett
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
9 Ryan Zeferjahn
R. Zeferjahn
18.00
1
0
0
1
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
9.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
10 Nick Sandlin
N. Sandlin
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
18.00
1.00
0.00
40.0
40.0
2.00
.000
0.00
0.00
11 Matt Koch
M. Koch
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.500
0.00
9.00
12 Alex Vesia
A. Vesia
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.500
0.00
9.00
13 Justin Garza
J. Garza
18.00
1
0
1
.000
1
27.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
7
0
0.00
18.00
28.6
0.0
4.00
.667
27.00
36.00
14 Josh Staumont
J. Staumont
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
15 Josh Taylor
J. Taylor
18.00
1
0
1
.000
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
9.00
2.00
0.00
40.0
20.0
2.00
.500
9.00
9.00
16 Matt Barnes
M. Barnes
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
2.00
.667
0.00
18.00
17 Steven Wilson
S. Wilson
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
18 Joe Kelly
J. Kelly
18.00
1
0
0
1
18.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
7
1
18.00
1.00
0.00
28.6
28.6
4.00
.667
18.00
18.00
19 Andrew Bellatti
A. Bellatti
18.00
1
0
0
1
18.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
9.00
2.00
0.00
40.0
20.0
3.00
1.000
18.00
18.00
20 Conner Greene
C. Greene
18.00
1
0
0
1
0.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
1
0.00
0.00
40.0
0.0
1.00
.500
0.00
9.00
21 Pierce Johnson
P. Johnson
18.00
2
0
1
.000
2
4.50
4
0
0
0
2.0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
10
0
4.50
4.00
4.50
40.0
10.0
1.50
.333
4.50
9.00
22 Louis Head
L. Head
18.00
2
0
0
2
9.00
4
0
0
0
2.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
9
0
0.00
4.50
44.4
0.0
1.50
.500
9.00
13.50
23 Luis Oviedo
L. Oviedo
18.00
1
0
1
.000
1
54.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
5
6
8
1
3
1
0
0
13
0
27.00
0.67
9.00
15.4
23.1
8.00
.667
72.00
45.00
24 Anthony Bass
A. Bass
18.00
1
0
1
.000
1
9.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
9.00
50.0
0.0
1.00
.000
9.00
9.00
25 Junior Guerra
J. Guerra
18.00
1
0
0
1
27.00
2
0
0
0
1.0
3
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
8
0
18.00
1.00
0.00
25.0
25.0
5.00
.750
27.00
27.00
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