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Active Leaders & Records for Home Runs per 9 IP
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Statistic Description: 9 x HR / 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) | Home Runs per 9 IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 0.4802 | R |
| 2. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 0.5891 | L |
| 3. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 0.6442 | R |
| 4. | Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 0.6662 | R |
| 5. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 0.6700 | R |
| 6. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 0.7104 | R |
| 7. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 0.7125 | R |
| 8. | Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 0.7313 | R |
| 9. | Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 0.7416 | R |
| 10. | Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 0.7599 | R |
| 11. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 0.7705 | R |
| 12. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 0.7738 | R |
| 13. | Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 0.7851 | L |
| 14. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 0.7884 | R |
| 15. | CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 0.8061 | L |
| 16. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 0.8064 | R |
| 17. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 0.8182 | R |
| 18. | Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 0.8279 | L |
| 19. | Jon Lester (8, 29) | 0.8440 | L |
| 20. | Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 0.8920 | R |
| 21. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 0.8922 | R |
| 22. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 0.8925 | R |
| 23. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 0.9082 | R |
| 24. | Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 0.9085 | R |
| 25. | A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 0.9087 | R |
| 26. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 0.9130 | L |
| 27. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 0.9171 | L |
| 28. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 0.9333 | L |
| 29. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 0.9410 | R |
| 30. | Barry Zito (14, 35) | 0.9503 | L |
| 31. | Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 0.9667 | R |
| 32. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 0.9775 | L |
| 33. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 0.9940 | R |
| 34. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 0.9947 | R |
| 35. | Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 1.0068 | R |
| 36. | Matt Garza (7, 29) | 1.0078 | R |
| 37. | Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 1.0087 | L |
| 38. | Kip Wells (12, 36) | 1.0154 | R |
| 39. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 1.0264 | L |
| 40. | Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 1.0275 | L |
| 41. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 1.0277 | R |
| 42. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 1.0358 | R |
| 43. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 1.0398 | L |
| 44. | Dan Haren (11, 32) | 1.0630 | R |
| 45. | Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 1.0727 | R |
| 46. | R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 1.0751 | R |
| 47. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 1.0819 | R |
| 48. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 1.0838 | L |
| 49. | Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 1.0954 | R |
| 50. | Jon Garland (13, 33) | 1.0973 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Home Runs per 9 IP | Throws |
| 51. | Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 1.1012 | R |
| 52. | Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 1.1040 | L |
| 53. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 1.1064 | R |
| 54. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 1.1099 | R |
| 55. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 1.1105 | R |
| 56. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 1.1163 | L |
| 57. | James Shields (8, 31) | 1.1186 | R |
| 58. | Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 1.1244 | L |
| 59. | Jeremy Bonderman (8, 30) | 1.1250 | R |
| 60. | Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 1.1254 | R |
| 61. | Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 1.1677 | R |
| 62. | Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 1.1726 | R |
| 63. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 1.2173 | R |
| 64. | Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 1.2343 | R |
| 65. | Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 1.2496 | L |
| 66. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 1.2617 | L |
| 67. | Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 1.2823 | R |
| 68. | Brett Myers (12, 32) | 1.3000 | R |
| 69. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 1.3239 | L |
| 70. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 1.3310 | L |
| 71. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 1.3370 | R |
| 72. | Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 1.3460 | R |
| 73. | Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 1.4336 | R |
| 74. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 1.5376 | L |
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