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Active Leaders & Records for Hits per 9 IP
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Statistic Description: 9 x H / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Hits per 9 IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (18, 42) | 6.9363 | R |
| 2. | Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 7.0630 | R |
| 3. | Matt Cain (8, 27) | 7.4909 | R |
| 4. | Tim Lincecum (6, 28) | 7.5988 | R |
| 5. | Johan Santana (12, 33) | 7.6686 | L |
| 6. | Justin Verlander (8, 29) | 7.8376 | R |
| 7. | Carlos Zambrano (12, 31) | 7.8515 | R |
| 8. | Jake Peavy (11, 31) | 7.8735 | R |
| 9. | Jered Weaver (7, 29) | 7.8866 | R |
| 10. | Cole Hamels (7, 28) | 7.9954 | L |
| 11. | Jason Isringhausen (16, 39) | 8.0473 | R |
| 12. | Ubaldo Jimenez (7, 28) | 8.0695 | R |
| 13. | Barry Zito (13, 34) | 8.1122 | L |
| 14. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 8.2190 | R |
| 15. | Felix Hernandez (8, 26) | 8.2427 | R |
| 16. | Oliver Perez (10, 30) | 8.2482 | L |
| 17. | Ted Lilly (14, 36) | 8.2667 | L |
| 18. | CC Sabathia (12, 31) | 8.2864 | L |
| 19. | Josh Beckett (12, 32) | 8.3293 | R |
| 20. | Adam Wainwright (7, 30) | 8.3709 | R |
| 21. | Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 8.4016 | R |
| 22. | Jon Lester (7, 28) | 8.4273 | L |
| 23. | Erik Bedard (9, 33) | 8.4318 | L |
| 24. | Chad Billingsley (7, 27) | 8.4868 | R |
| 25. | Matt Garza (7, 28) | 8.5355 | R |
| 26. | Roy Halladay (15, 35) | 8.6774 | R |
| 27. | Dan Haren (10, 31) | 8.7330 | R |
| 28. | Roy Oswalt (12, 34) | 8.7438 | R |
| 29. | Ervin Santana (8, 29) | 8.8069 | R |
| 30. | Ryan Dempster (15, 35) | 8.8429 | R |
| 31. | Randy Wolf (14, 35) | 8.8532 | L |
| 32. | Cliff Lee (11, 33) | 8.8559 | L |
| 33. | Ben Sheets (10, 33) | 8.8891 | R |
| 34. | Wandy Rodriguez (8, 33) | 8.8979 | L |
| 35. | Freddy Garcia (14, 35) | 8.9025 | R |
| 36. | James Shields (7, 30) | 8.9031 | R |
| 37. | Zack Greinke (9, 28) | 8.9397 | R |
| 38. | Chris Carpenter (15, 37) | 8.9419 | R |
| 39. | Gavin Floyd (9, 29) | 8.9681 | R |
| 40. | Jose Contreras (10, 40) | 9.0077 | R |
| 41. | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 9.0288 | R |
| 42. | Brett Myers (11, 31) | 9.0391 | R |
| 43. | Jeremy Guthrie (9, 33) | 9.1273 | R |
| 44. | Chris Capuano (8, 33) | 9.1394 | L |
| 45. | R.A. Dickey (10, 37) | 9.1586 | R |
| 46. | Kevin Millwood (16, 37) | 9.1643 | R |
| 47. | Bruce Chen (14, 35) | 9.1902 | L |
| 48. | Bronson Arroyo (13, 35) | 9.1965 | R |
| 49. | Dontrelle Willis (9, 30) | 9.2161 | L |
| 50. | Vicente Padilla (14, 34) | 9.2329 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Hits per 9 IP | Throws |
| 51. | Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 9.2866 | R |
| 52. | Miguel Batista (18, 41) | 9.2975 | R |
| 53. | Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 9.3431 | L |
| 54. | Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 9.3468 | L |
| 55. | Kip Wells (12, 35) | 9.3474 | R |
| 56. | Scott Elarton (10, 36) | 9.3520 | R |
| 57. | John Lackey (10, 33) | 9.3790 | R |
| 58. | Brett Tomko (14, 39) | 9.4064 | R |
| 59. | Edwin Jackson (10, 28) | 9.4138 | R |
| 60. | Dave Bush (8, 32) | 9.4153 | R |
| 61. | Aaron Harang (11, 34) | 9.4295 | R |
| 62. | Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 9.4300 | L |
| 63. | Brad Penny (13, 34) | 9.4597 | R |
| 64. | Kevin Correia (10, 31) | 9.4812 | R |
| 65. | Jason Marquis (13, 33) | 9.5024 | R |
| 66. | Doug Davis (13, 36) | 9.5106 | L |
| 67. | Joe Saunders (8, 31) | 9.5786 | L |
| 68. | Darren Oliver (19, 41) | 9.5946 | L |
| 69. | Ricky Nolasco (7, 29) | 9.6198 | R |
| 70. | Paul Maholm (8, 30) | 9.6236 | L |
| 71. | Joel Pineiro (12, 33) | 9.6344 | R |
| 72. | Joe Blanton (9, 31) | 9.6545 | R |
| 73. | Jamey Wright (17, 37) | 9.6581 | R |
| 74. | Jake Westbrook (12, 34) | 9.6732 | R |
| 75. | Ramon Ortiz (11, 39) | 9.6894 | R |
| 76. | Kyle Lohse (12, 33) | 9.7481 | R |
| 77. | Carl Pavano (14, 36) | 9.9174 | R |
| 78. | LaTroy Hawkins (18, 39) | 9.9412 | R |
| 79. | Livan Hernandez (17, 37) | 9.9483 | R |
| 80. | Nate Robertson (9, 34) | 9.9893 | L |
| 81. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 36) | 10.0350 | R |
| 82. | Jeff Suppan (17, 37) | 10.0631 | R |
| 83. | Jeff Francis (8, 31) | 10.2548 | L |
| 84. | Aaron Cook (11, 33) | 10.4698 | R |
| 85. | Zach Duke (8, 29) | 10.9229 | L |
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