which pitcher has the highest k/9 in a season

Shane Bieber has the best K/9 in a season, with 14.20 per nine innings in 2020.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has the highest k/9 with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in a season?
NAME K/9 SEASON TM 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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
14.20
2020
CLE CLE
12
8
1
.889
12
1.63
122
0
0
0
77.1
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
2.44
5.81
0.81
41.1
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
37
2.06
46
5.35
20.5
2 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
13.82
2019
HOU HOU
33
20
5
.800
33
2.50
326
0
0
0
212.1
142
59
66
29
48
3
0
0
817
4
2.03
6.79
1.23
39.9
5.9
0.89
.275
2.80
55
2.63
58
6.02
45
3 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13.76
2020
NYM NYM
12
4
2
.667
12
2.38
104
0
0
0
68.0
47
18
21
7
18
0
0
0
268
4
2.38
5.78
0.93
38.8
6.7
0.96
.288
2.78
57
2.26
52
6.22
15.9
4 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
13.55
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
3.86
281
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
5 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
13.41
2001
ARI ARI
35
21
6
.778
34
2.49
372
3
2
0
249.2
181
69
74
19
71
18
1
2
994
8
2.56
5.24
0.68
37.4
7.1
1.01
.315
2.67
55
2.12
48
6.52
63.9
6 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
13.20
1999
BOS BOS
31
23
4
.852
29
2.07
313
5
1
0
213.1
160
49
56
9
37
9
1
1
835
6
1.56
8.46
0.38
37.5
4.4
0.92
.323
2.36
42
1.38
30
6.75
79.4
7 MacKenzie Gore
M. Gore
12.95
2025
WSH WSH
7
2
3
.400
7
3.51
59
0
0
0
41.0
36
16
16
5
9
1
0
0
165
2
1.98
6.56
1.10
35.8
5.5
1.10
.341
3.51
86
2.49
62
7.90
7
8 Chris Sale
C. Sale
12.93
2017
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
2.90
308
1
0
0
214.1
165
69
73
24
43
8
0
0
851
3
1.81
7.16
1.01
36.2
5.1
0.97
.301
3.07
63
2.45
56
6.93
45.5
9 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.69
2019
WSH WSH
27
11
7
.611
27
2.92
243
0
0
0
172.1
144
56
59
18
33
7
0
2
693
0
1.72
7.36
0.94
35.1
4.8
1.03
.321
3.08
66
2.44
55
7.52
38.6
10 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
12.61
2021
MIL MIL
28
11
5
.688
28
2.43
234
0
0
0
167.0
123
45
47
7
34
6
0
0
657
5
1.83
6.88
0.38
35.6
5.2
0.94
.309
2.53
58
1.62
38
6.63
48.9
11 Kerry Wood
K. Wood
12.58
1998
CHC CHC
26
13
6
.684
26
3.40
233
1
1
0
166.2
117
63
69
14
85
11
0
1
699
6
4.59
2.74
0.76
33.3
12.2
1.21
.289
3.73
80
3.16
73
6.32
21.9
12 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.56
2000
ARI ARI
35
19
7
.731
35
2.64
347
8
3
0
248.2
202
73
89
23
76
6
0
1
1,001
5
2.75
4.57
0.83
34.7
7.6
1.12
.326
3.22
56
2.53
53
7.31
61.1
13 Henry Porter
H. Porter
12.53
1884
MIL
6
3
3
.500
6
3.00
71
6
1
0
51.0
32
17
25
1
9
0
200
6
1.59
7.89
0.18
35.5
4.5
0.80
4.41
23
1.27
11
5.65
24.1
14 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
12.49
2016
MIA MIA
29
16
8
.667
29
2.86
253
0
0
0
182.1
149
58
63
13
55
6
0
6
737
9
2.71
4.60
0.64
34.3
7.5
1.12
.332
3.11
72
2.29
57
7.35
35.4
15 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
12.40
2018
HOU HOU
32
15
5
.750
32
2.88
276
1
1
0
200.1
143
64
68
19
64
7
0
0
799
9
2.88
4.31
0.85
34.5
8.0
1.03
.286
3.05
70
2.70
65
6.42
32.7
16 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.35
1995
SEA SEA
30
18
2
.900
30
2.48
294
6
3
0
214.1
159
59
65
12
65
6
0
1
866
5
2.73
4.52
0.50
33.9
7.5
1.05
.301
2.73
53
2.08
44
6.68
62
17 Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
12.33
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
4
.556
11
1.73
100
2
2
0
73.0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
2.10
5.88
1.11
36.0
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
36
2.87
61
5.05
14.1
18 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.30
2020
WSH WSH
12
5
4
.556
12
3.74
92
1
0
0
67.1
70
28
30
10
23
1
0
1
295
6
3.07
4.00
1.34
31.2
7.8
1.38
.355
4.01
83
3.45
76
9.36
8
19 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.30
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
291
5
2
0
213.0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
3.25
3.78
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
20 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
12.28
2021
CWS CWS
32
13
7
.650
32
3.91
226
1
1
0
165.2
139
72
77
20
68
9
0
0
708
13
3.69
3.32
1.09
31.9
9.6
1.25
.309
4.18
90
3.40
76
7.55
18.9
21 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
12.24
2018
WSH WSH
33
18
7
.720
33
2.53
300
2
1
0
220.2
150
62
66
23
51
12
0
4
866
4
2.08
5.88
0.94
34.6
5.9
0.91
.265
2.69
62
2.65
64
6.12
36.1
22 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
12.20
2018
HOU HOU
34
16
9
.640
34
2.52
290
1
1
0
214.0
156
60
63
28
37
8
0
0
833
5
1.56
7.84
1.18
34.8
4.4
0.90
.272
2.65
62
2.78
67
6.56
33
23 Robbie Ray
R. Ray
12.13
2019
ARI ARI
33
12
8
.600
33
4.34
235
0
0
0
174.1
150
84
91
30
84
5
0
5
747
7
4.34
2.80
1.55
31.5
11.2
1.34
.305
4.70
98
4.28
99
7.74
1
24 Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
12.13
2020
SDP SDP
12
3
1
.750
12
2.09
93
0
0
0
69.0
39
16
18
5
20
4
0
0
267
1
2.61
4.65
0.65
34.8
7.5
0.86
.234
2.35
49
2.47
56
5.09
15.1
25 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.12
1998
TOT
34
19
11
.633
34
3.28
329
10
6
0
244.1
203
89
102
23
86
14
0
1
1,014
7
3.17
3.83
0.85
32.4
8.5
1.18
.320
3.76
72
2.89
65
7.48
42.2

More Guardians Stats

Team Rankings

HR

38

10th

R

126

21st

SO

278

13th

ERA

4.27

19th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
13
.618
Guardians Guardians
19
14
.576
1.5
Royals Royals
18
16
.529
3.0
Twins Twins
14
20
.412
7.0
White Sox White Sox
9
24
.273
11.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Tue
5/6
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Wed
5/7
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
12:05 PM
Fri
5/9
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Last Game
TOR Blue Jays

16 - 17

3

Final

5

CLE Guardians

19 - 14

Sat 3 May 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
22
11
.667
Phillies Phillies
19
14
.576
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
21
13
.618
Reds Reds
18
16
.529
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
23
10
.697
Padres Padres
21
11
.656
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
14
.576
Red Sox Red Sox
18
17
.514
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
21
13
.618
Guardians Guardians
19
14
.576
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
20
12
.625
Astros Astros
17
15
.531
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/18
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
10-11
Fri
4/18
KCR KCR
@
DET DET
1-3
Fri
4/18
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
2-6
Fri
4/18
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8-4
Fri
4/18
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
NYM NYM
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Sun
5/4
KCR KCR
@
BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
TBR TBR
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
5/4
SDP SDP
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM