sp best k/9 since 2018, min 100 gs, included postseason

Since 2018, Chris Sale has the best K/9 by a starting pitcher in the regular-season and playoffs when starting 100+ games, with 12.16 per nine innings.

NAME K/9 GS G W L W% 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 Chris Sale
C. Sale
12.16
138
138
54
31
.635
3.15
1,049
1
1
0
776.1
624
272
295
79
194
61
0
1
3,155
17
2.25
5.41
0.92
33.2
6.1
1.05
.308
3.42
7.23
2 Tyler Glasnow
T. Glasnow
11.77
121
121
42
31
.575
3.43
861
0
0
0
658.1
468
251
261
84
224
7
0
1
2,636
58
3.06
3.84
1.15
32.7
8.5
1.05
.263
3.57
6.40
3 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
11.74
142
142
52
33
.612
2.26
1,128
2
1
0
865.0
590
217
236
81
171
17
0
4
3,323
12
1.78
6.60
0.84
33.9
5.1
0.88
.264
2.46
6.14
4 Blake Snell
B. Snell
11.71
191
191
76
50
.603
2.99
1,300
1
1
0
999.1
728
332
351
98
439
11
0
5
4,086
75
3.95
2.96
0.88
31.8
10.7
1.17
.282
3.16
6.56
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
11.58
209
209
104
42
.712
2.93
1,659
7
5
0
1289.0
967
420
456
165
330
32
0
3
5,110
27
2.30
5.03
1.15
32.5
6.5
1.01
.274
3.18
6.75
6 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
11.43
101
101
40
20
.667
3.01
679
1
1
0
534.2
391
179
187
56
183
25
0
2
2,162
52
3.08
3.71
0.94
31.4
8.5
1.07
.275
3.15
6.58
7 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
11.25
190
190
82
45
.646
3.12
1,406
4
1
0
1125.0
893
390
407
153
270
50
0
9
4,517
23
2.16
5.21
1.22
31.1
6.0
1.03
.281
3.26
7.14
8 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
11.01
173
173
59
45
.567
3.90
1,160
1
0
0
948.0
787
411
432
156
405
32
0
9
3,974
40
3.84
2.86
1.48
29.2
10.2
1.26
.284
4.10
7.47
9 Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
10.92
166
166
63
41
.606
3.58
1,050
1
0
0
865.2
639
344
360
112
326
46
0
2
3,567
29
3.39
3.22
1.16
29.4
9.1
1.11
.259
3.74
6.64
10 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
10.92
192
192
65
59
.524
3.94
1,244
3
3
0
1025.2
869
449
493
123
437
35
0
10
4,357
56
3.83
2.85
1.08
28.6
10.0
1.27
.296
4.33
7.63
11 Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
10.74
123
123
49
27
.645
3.05
827
2
1
0
693.0
528
235
247
79
173
28
0
0
2,762
9
2.25
4.78
1.03
29.9
6.3
1.01
.271
3.21
6.86
12 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
10.50
139
139
56
36
.609
3.03
921
1
1
0
789.2
626
266
291
90
174
27
0
1
3,139
11
1.98
5.29
1.03
29.3
5.5
1.01
.278
3.32
7.13
13 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
10.33
235
235
92
58
.613
3.87
1,449
0
0
0
1262.2
1,099
543
579
143
487
116
0
6
5,365
32
3.47
2.98
1.02
27.0
9.1
1.26
.302
4.13
7.83
14 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
10.25
190
190
65
60
.520
3.83
1,157
0
0
0
1016.1
860
433
456
140
360
53
0
9
4,230
37
3.19
3.21
1.24
27.4
8.5
1.20
.286
4.04
7.62
15 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
10.24
152
152
55
37
.598
3.00
1,029
0
0
0
904.0
695
301
332
96
255
34
0
1
3,634
40
2.54
4.04
0.96
28.3
7.0
1.05
.270
3.31
6.92
16 James Paxton
J. Paxton
10.23
106
106
44
21
.677
4.13
616
2
1
0
542.0
496
249
265
82
195
7
0
0
2,279
28
3.24
3.16
1.36
27.0
8.6
1.27
.300
4.40
8.24
17 Carlos Rodón
C. Rodón
10.21
170
170
74
53
.583
3.74
1,061
2
1
0
935.0
747
389
415
120
329
50
0
3
3,880
44
3.17
3.22
1.16
27.3
8.5
1.15
.270
3.99
7.19
18 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
10.19
145
145
67
34
.663
3.24
1,016
5
2
0
897.1
798
323
345
104
200
18
0
1
3,635
35
2.01
5.08
1.04
28.0
5.5
1.11
.302
3.46
8.00
19 Joe Ryan
J. Ryan
10.10
115
115
46
36
.561
3.78
716
1
1
0
638.1
533
268
281
101
146
33
0
0
2,592
8
2.06
4.90
1.42
27.6
5.6
1.06
.271
3.96
7.51
20 Jesús Luzardo
J. Luzardo
10.02
125
125
40
43
.482
4.19
759
0
0
0
681.2
623
317
336
84
227
20
0
2
2,844
29
3.00
3.34
1.11
26.7
8.0
1.25
.307
4.44
8.23
21 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.95
236
236
90
71
.559
3.80
1,564
6
4
0
1414.2
1,231
598
628
186
363
49
0
10
5,776
15
2.31
4.31
1.18
27.1
6.3
1.13
.289
4.00
7.83
22 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
9.95
186
186
84
50
.627
3.09
1,231
3
2
0
1113.2
884
382
411
143
269
39
0
1
4,477
23
2.17
4.58
1.16
27.5
6.0
1.04
.265
3.32
7.14
23 MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
9.94
102
102
26
41
.388
4.16
583
0
0
0
527.2
518
244
270
68
219
21
0
0
2,279
37
3.74
2.66
1.16
25.6
9.6
1.40
.324
4.61
8.84
24 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
9.92
209
209
76
60
.559
3.69
1,256
1
1
0
1139.1
993
467
500
120
365
42
0
2
4,733
51
2.88
3.44
0.95
26.5
7.7
1.19
.296
3.95
7.84
25 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
9.90
174
174
62
55
.530
3.81
1,091
0
0
0
992.0
821
420
434
149
267
59
0
4
4,043
37
2.42
4.09
1.35
27.0
6.6
1.10
.271
3.94
7.45
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
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WSH WSH
6-3
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CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
4-1
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CLE CLE
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DET DET
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Fri
10/10
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
4:38 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
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PHI PHI
8:08 PM