which relief pitcher has the highest k/9 in a season with at least 70 innings pitched

Josh Hader has the best K/9 by a relief pitcher with 70.0+ innings pitched in a season, with 16.41 per nine innings in 2019.

NAME K/9 IP SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Josh Hader
J. Hader
16.41
75.2
2019
MIL MIL
61
3
5
.375
0
2.62
138
0
0
37
41
22
24
15
20
4
46
2
289
0
2.38
6.90
1.78
47.8
6.9
0.81
.232
2.85
4.88
2 Carlos Marmol
C. Marmol
15.99
77.2
2010
CHC CHC
77
2
3
.400
0
2.55
138
0
0
38
40
22
23
1
52
8
70
4
332
2
6.03
2.65
0.12
41.6
15.7
1.18
.293
2.67
4.64
3 Josh Hader
J. Hader
15.82
81.1
2018
MIL MIL
55
6
1
.857
0
2.43
143
0
0
12
36
22
23
9
30
1
14
0
306
0
3.32
4.77
1.00
46.7
9.8
0.81
.220
2.55
3.98
4 Dellin Betances
D. Betances
15.53
73.0
2016
NYY NYY
73
3
6
.333
0
3.08
126
0
0
12
54
25
31
5
28
1
20
0
299
6
3.45
4.50
0.62
42.1
9.4
1.12
.353
3.82
6.66
5 Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
15.32
71.2
2012
CIN CIN
68
5
5
.500
0
1.51
122
0
0
38
35
12
13
4
23
4
52
0
276
4
2.89
5.30
0.50
44.2
8.3
0.81
.252
1.63
4.40
6 Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
15.22
73.1
2018
SEA SEA
73
0
4
.000
0
1.96
124
0
0
57
41
16
17
5
17
6
65
0
280
3
2.09
7.29
0.61
44.3
6.1
0.79
.281
2.09
5.03
7 Eric Gagne
E. Gagne
14.98
82.1
2003
LAD LAD
77
2
3
.400
0
1.20
137
0
0
55
37
11
12
2
20
3
67
2
306
2
2.19
6.85
0.22
44.8
6.5
0.69
.243
1.31
4.04
8 Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
14.95
74.2
1999
HOU HOU
66
4
1
.800
0
1.57
124
0
0
39
35
13
14
5
23
1
55
1
286
2
2.77
5.39
0.60
43.4
8.0
0.78
.226
1.69
4.22
9 Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
14.93
94.2
2004
HOU HOU
80
6
5
.545
0
1.90
157
0
0
29
57
20
21
8
30
6
44
5
369
3
2.85
5.23
0.76
42.5
8.1
0.92
.292
2.00
5.42
10 Corey Knebel
C. Knebel
14.92
76.0
2017
MIL MIL
76
1
4
.200
0
1.78
126
0
0
39
48
15
15
6
40
2
48
5
309
2
4.74
3.15
0.71
40.8
12.9
1.16
.311
1.78
5.68
11 Andrew Miller
A. Miller
14.89
74.1
2016
TOT
70
10
1
.909
0
1.45
123
0
0
12
42
12
13
8
9
2
23
0
275
1
1.09
13.67
0.97
44.7
3.3
0.69
.256
1.57
5.09
12 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
14.84
77.0
2011
ATL ATL
79
4
3
.571
0
2.10
127
0
0
46
48
18
19
3
32
1
64
1
306
4
3.74
3.97
0.35
41.5
10.5
1.04
.315
2.22
5.61
13 Armando Benitez
A. Benitez
14.77
78.0
1999
NYM NYM
77
4
3
.571
0
1.85
128
0
0
22
40
16
17
4
41
0
42
4
312
2
4.73
3.12
0.46
41.0
13.1
1.04
.259
1.96
4.62
14 Liam Hendriks
L. Hendriks
14.32
71.0
2021
CWS CWS
69
8
3
.727
0
2.54
113
0
0
38
45
20
23
11
7
1
58
1
267
6
0.89
16.14
1.39
42.3
2.6
0.73
.252
2.92
5.70
15 Rob Dibble
R. Dibble
14.08
70.1
1992
CIN CIN
63
3
5
.375
0
3.07
110
0
0
25
48
24
26
3
31
2
49
2
286
6
3.97
3.55
0.38
38.5
10.8
1.12
.321
3.33
6.14
16 Dellin Betances
D. Betances
14.04
84.0
2015
NYY NYY
74
6
4
.600
0
1.50
131
0
0
9
45
14
17
6
40
3
17
2
332
9
4.29
3.28
0.64
39.5
12.0
1.01
.257
1.82
4.82
17 Kyle Barraclough
K. Barraclough
14.00
72.2
2016
MIA MIA
75
6
3
.667
0
2.85
113
0
0
0
45
23
24
1
44
2
6
1
306
8
5.45
2.57
0.12
36.9
14.4
1.22
.301
2.97
5.57
18 Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
13.71
84.0
2001
HOU HOU
57
6
3
.667
0
1.93
128
0
0
2
55
18
21
3
33
2
20
1
339
4
3.54
3.88
0.32
37.8
9.7
1.05
.301
2.25
5.89
19 Matt Brash
M. Brash
13.63
70.2
2023
SEA SEA
78
9
4
.692
0
3.06
107
0
0
4
65
24
26
3
29
6
7
0
308
11
3.69
3.69
0.38
34.7
9.4
1.33
.380
3.31
8.28
20 Wade Davis
W. Davis
13.63
72.0
2014
KCR KCR
71
9
2
.818
0
1.00
109
0
0
3
38
8
8
0
23
3
11
0
279
1
2.88
4.74
0.00
39.1
8.2
0.85
.264
1.00
4.75
21 Rob Dibble
R. Dibble
13.55
82.1
1991
CIN CIN
67
3
5
.375
0
3.17
124
0
0
31
67
29
32
5
25
0
57
2
334
5
2.73
4.96
0.55
37.1
7.5
1.12
.344
3.50
7.32
22 Dellin Betances
D. Betances
13.50
90.0
2014
NYY NYY
70
5
0
1.000
0
1.40
135
0
0
1
46
14
15
4
24
4
8
1
341
2
2.40
5.63
0.40
39.6
7.0
0.78
.241
1.50
4.60
23 Jonathan Broxton
J. Broxton
13.50
76.0
2009
LAD LAD
73
7
2
.778
0
2.61
114
0
0
36
44
22
24
4
29
1
58
1
300
2
3.43
3.93
0.47
38.0
9.7
0.96
.263
2.84
5.21
24 Jeremiah Estrada
J. Estrada
13.32
73.0
2025
SDP SDP
77
4
5
.444
0
3.45
108
0
0
3
58
28
31
12
27
3
7
2
304
3
3.33
4.00
1.48
35.5
8.9
1.16
.299
3.82
7.15
25 Bryan Abreu
B. Abreu
13.31
71.0
2025
HOU HOU
70
3
4
.429
0
2.28
105
0
0
7
51
18
18
4
31
4
19
0
296
4
3.93
3.39
0.51
35.5
10.5
1.15
.309
2.28
6.46
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