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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. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 6.8473 | L |
| 2. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 6.9354 | R |
| 3. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 7.5038 | R |
| 4. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 7.6392 | R |
| 5. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 7.6686 | L |
| 6. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 7.8580 | R |
| 7. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 7.8823 | R |
| 8. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 7.8857 | R |
| 9. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 7.9975 | L |
| 10. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 8.0691 | R |
| 11. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 8.1713 | L |
| 12. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 8.1724 | R |
| 13. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 8.2118 | R |
| 14. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 8.2127 | L |
| 15. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 8.2971 | L |
| 16. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 8.3259 | L |
| 17. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 8.3476 | R |
| 18. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 8.3578 | L |
| 19. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 8.3753 | R |
| 20. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 8.4172 | R |
| 21. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 8.4811 | L |
| 22. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 8.4921 | R |
| 23. | Matt Garza (8, 29) | 8.5029 | R |
| 24. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 8.6030 | L |
| 25. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 8.6770 | R |
| 26. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 8.7253 | R |
| 27. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 8.7914 | R |
| 28. | James Shields (8, 31) | 8.8017 | R |
| 29. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 8.8038 | R |
| 30. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 8.8068 | L |
| 31. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 8.8204 | R |
| 32. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 8.8617 | L |
| 33. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 8.8858 | R |
| 34. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 8.9419 | R |
| 35. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 8.9425 | R |
| 36. | Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 8.9896 | R |
| 37. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 9.0179 | R |
| 38. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 9.0343 | R |
| 39. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 9.0776 | R |
| 40. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 9.0789 | R |
| 41. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 9.1332 | R |
| 42. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 9.1571 | L |
| 43. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 9.1769 | R |
| 44. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 9.1793 | L |
| 45. | Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 9.2200 | R |
| 46. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 9.2954 | R |
| 47. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 9.2975 | R |
| 48. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 9.3368 | L |
| 49. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 9.3474 | R |
| 50. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 9.3694 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Hits per 9 IP | Throws |
| 51. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 9.4299 | R |
| 52. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 9.4391 | R |
| 53. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 9.4434 | L |
| 54. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 9.4454 | R |
| 55. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 9.4517 | R |
| 56. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 9.4753 | R |
| 57. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 9.5233 | R |
| 58. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 9.5281 | R |
| 59. | Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 9.5542 | R |
| 60. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 9.5552 | L |
| 61. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 9.5988 | L |
| 62. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 9.6365 | R |
| 63. | Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 9.6450 | L |
| 64. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 9.6575 | R |
| 65. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 9.7018 | R |
| 66. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 9.7500 | R |
| 67. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 9.8489 | R |
| 68. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 9.9542 | R |
| 69. | Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 9.9893 | L |
| 70. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 10.0350 | R |
| 71. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 10.0848 | R |
| 72. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 10.2695 | L |
| 73. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 10.4698 | R |
| 74. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 10.4782 | L |
| 75. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 10.9795 | L |
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