which mlb bullpen has the best k/9 this season

The Cleveland Guardians had the highest K/9 by a team this season, with 10.21 per nine innings.

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Data note: Strikeouts Per Nine Innings: player game data complete from 1901
Data note: Data: Retrosheet

	TEAM	K/9	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	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	Guardians	10.21	2026	162	.525	85	77	0	3.54	652	0	0	46	574.2	488	226	254	63	230	47	162	9	2,457	30	3.60	2.83	0.99	26.5	9.4	1.25	.290	3.98	7.64
2	Dodgers	9.99	2026	161	.615	99	62	0	3.74	617	0	0	46	556.0	452	231	251	59	233	28	161	29	2,351	20	3.77	2.65	0.96	26.2	9.9	1.23	.278	4.06	7.32
3	Phillies	9.84	2026	160	.538	86	74	0	4.43	607	0	0	42	555.0	541	273	307	70	214	39	159	10	2,431	20	3.47	2.84	1.14	25.0	8.8	1.36	.314	4.98	8.77
4	Angels	9.79	2026	161	.385	62	99	0	4.47	644	0	0	25	592.0	558	294	337	70	279	40	161	21	2,608	36	4.24	2.31	1.06	24.7	10.7	1.41	.310	5.12	8.48
5	Pirates	9.58	2026	161	.503	81	80	0	4.06	701	0	0	41	658.1	571	297	339	65	312	52	161	19	2,869	38	4.27	2.25	0.89	24.4	10.9	1.34	.291	4.63	7.81
6	Padres	9.35	2026	162	.562	91	71	0	3.53	710	0	0	48	683.2	594	268	296	70	261	31	162	16	2,875	26	3.44	2.72	0.92	24.7	9.1	1.25	.291	3.90	7.82
7	Marlins	9.10	2026	160	.488	78	82	0	4.10	614	0	0	35	607.1	491	277	311	65	273	41	160	11	2,591	36	4.05	2.25	0.96	23.7	10.5	1.26	.267	4.61	7.28
8	Mets	9.03	2026	162	.457	74	88	0	3.76	653	0	0	31	650.2	566	272	304	81	239	23	162	7	2,733	24	3.31	2.73	1.12	23.9	8.7	1.24	.279	4.20	7.83
9	Astros	9.00	2026	162	.500	81	81	0	4.08	662	0	0	49	662.1	567	300	326	91	272	32	162	4	2,799	33	3.70	2.43	1.24	23.7	9.7	1.27	.273	4.43	7.70
10	Brewers	8.95	2026	161	.634	102	59	0	3.40	637	0	0	55	640.2	530	242	269	63	259	21	161	14	2,679	31	3.64	2.46	0.89	23.8	9.7	1.23	.275	3.78	7.45
11	Mariners	8.93	2026	161	.472	76	85	0	4.46	516	0	0	35	520.1	517	258	287	65	199	39	161	11	2,274	22	3.44	2.59	1.12	22.7	8.8	1.38	.311	4.96	8.94
12	Twins	8.83	2026	161	.472	76	85	0	4.74	572	0	0	45	583.1	574	307	341	64	293	35	161	20	2,615	23	4.52	1.95	0.99	21.9	11.2	1.49	.309	5.26	8.86
13	Braves	8.81	2026	161	.578	93	68	0	3.44	586	0	0	49	598.2	497	229	247	74	214	26	161	14	2,479	17	3.22	2.74	1.11	23.6	8.6	1.19	.268	3.71	7.47
14	Athletics	8.76	2026	161	.398	64	97	0	5.43	644	0	0	39	661.2	705	399	431	97	299	42	161	19	2,973	31	4.07	2.15	1.32	21.7	10.1	1.52	.322	5.86	9.59
15	Blue Jays	8.76	2026	161	.484	78	83	0	3.58	668	0	0	52	686.2	601	273	323	74	291	23	161	32	2,914	27	3.81	2.30	0.97	22.9	10.0	1.30	.284	4.23	7.88
16	Red Sox	8.74	2026	162	.537	87	75	0	3.00	585	0	0	46	602.1	501	201	228	55	206	28	162	8	2,493	17	3.08	2.84	0.82	23.5	8.3	1.17	.275	3.41	7.49
17	Reds	8.59	2026	162	.463	75	87	0	4.68	588	0	0	42	616.0	559	320	354	87	326	41	162	22	2,740	32	4.76	1.80	1.27	21.5	11.9	1.44	.278	5.17	8.17
18	Orioles	8.56	2026	160	.494	79	81	0	3.82	545	0	0	46	573.0	511	243	291	57	214	24	160	15	2,441	20	3.36	2.55	0.90	22.3	8.8	1.27	.284	4.57	8.03
19	Yankees	8.49	2026	161	.578	93	68	0	3.13	542	0	0	45	574.1	484	200	246	63	218	27	161	12	2,414	16	3.42	2.49	0.99	22.5	9.0	1.22	.269	3.85	7.58
20	White Sox	8.41	2026	162	.519	84	78	0	3.70	716	0	0	41	766.0	661	315	354	87	324	32	162	20	3,240	39	3.81	2.21	1.02	22.1	10.0	1.29	.276	4.16	7.77
21	Rays	8.40	2026	161	.602	97	64	0	3.99	590	0	0	58	632.0	539	280	310	95	220	26	161	25	2,652	26	3.13	2.68	1.35	22.2	8.3	1.20	.258	4.41	7.68
22	Cardinals	8.39	2026	161	.472	76	85	0	4.40	572	0	0	46	613.2	558	300	344	64	291	46	161	15	2,687	36	4.27	1.97	0.94	21.3	10.8	1.38	.288	5.05	8.18
23	Tigers	8.36	2026	162	.469	76	86	0	3.84	564	0	0	32	607.1	524	259	288	74	241	31	162	8	2,555	20	3.57	2.34	1.10	22.1	9.4	1.26	.274	4.27	7.77
24	Cubs	7.90	2026	162	.549	89	73	0	3.90	525	0	0	36	598.1	539	259	281	89	227	34	162	12	2,526	22	3.41	2.31	1.34	20.8	9.0	1.28	.273	4.23	8.11
25	Diamondbacks	7.85	2026	161	.528	85	76	0	4.07	504	0	0	38	577.2	519	261	292	64	200	33	161	14	2,434	21	3.12	2.52	1.00	20.7	8.2	1.24	.279	4.55	8.09

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More Guardians Stats

Team Batting Leaders

2

Ramírez

RBI

8

Adell

AVG

.500

Genao

Team Pitching Leaders

2

Williams

33

Williams

ERA

1.04

Armstrong

Team Rankings

162

27th

678

24th

1,530

3rd

ERA

3.77

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	77	.525
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	CLE	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Sat 3/27	CLE	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Sun 3/28	CLE	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Mon 3/29	CLE	@	DET	4:00 AM
Tue 3/30	CLE	@	DET	4:00 AM

Last Game

Guardians

2 - 4

Final

Rays

4 - 2

Mon 19 Oct 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Chourio

9

Rice

9

Contreras

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

19

Contreras

17

Chourio

17

Pratt

Playoffs Run Leaders

9

Turang

8

Ramírez

8

Díaz

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.667

De Paula

.500

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

1.333

Velázquez

1.333

Sheets

1.105

Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

5

Simpson

4

Chisholm

4

Yelich

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Misiorowski

2

Williams

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

31

Rasmussen

20

Ashby

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

Hader

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

182

Rasmussen

170.9

Contreras

155.6

Ramírez

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

133

Contreras

118

Chourio

118

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

87-75

94-82

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Wed 9/16	CWS	@	CLE	3-6
Wed 9/16	SFG	@	STL	6-5
Wed 9/16	NYY	@	MIN	4-5
Wed 9/16	DET	@	TOR	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	TEX	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	BAL	@	TBR	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	CWS	@	DET	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	NYM	@	MIA	4:00 AM

The Cleveland Guardians had the highest K/9 by a team this season, with 10.21 per nine innings.

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8

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4

3

3

9

9

9

1.000

.500

.500

19

17

17

9

8

8

1.000

.667

.500

1.333

1.333

1.105

5

4

4

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

3

2

2

33

31

20

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

27.00

27.00

27.00

19.00

18.00

13.00

0

0

0

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170.9

155.6

133

118

118

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