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Active Leaders & Records for Strikeouts per 9 IP
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts per 9 IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kerry Wood (13, 34) | 10.3432 | R |
| 2. | Tim Lincecum (5, 27) | 9.8667 | R |
| 3. | Oliver Perez (9, 29) | 9.1160 | L |
| 4. | Johan Santana (11, 32) | 8.8507 | L |
| 5. | Jake Peavy (10, 30) | 8.8444 | R |
| 6. | Scott Kazmir (8, 27) | 8.7446 | L |
| 7. | Arthur Rhodes (20, 41) | 8.7297 | L |
| 8. | Josh Beckett (11, 31) | 8.4738 | R |
| 9. | Cole Hamels (6, 27) | 8.4549 | L |
| 10. | Justin Verlander (7, 28) | 8.3135 | R |
| 11. | Mariano Rivera (17, 41) | 8.2545 | R |
| 12. | A.J. Burnett (13, 34) | 8.2226 | R |
| 13. | Felix Hernandez (7, 25) | 8.1940 | R |
| 14. | Javier Vazquez (14, 34) | 8.0366 | R |
| 15. | Chad Billingsley (6, 26) | 8.0174 | R |
| 16. | Zack Greinke (8, 27) | 7.9614 | R |
| 17. | Ryan Dempster (14, 34) | 7.7766 | R |
| 18. | Jered Weaver (6, 28) | 7.7700 | R |
| 19. | Ted Lilly (13, 35) | 7.6860 | L |
| 20. | Wandy Rodriguez (7, 32) | 7.6837 | L |
| 21. | CC Sabathia (11, 30) | 7.6779 | L |
| 22. | Dan Haren (9, 30) | 7.6394 | R |
| 23. | Carlos Zambrano (11, 30) | 7.5974 | R |
| 24. | James Shields (6, 29) | 7.5330 | R |
| 25. | Matt Cain (7, 26) | 7.4127 | R |
| 26. | Aaron Harang (10, 33) | 7.3727 | R |
| 27. | Brett Myers (10, 30) | 7.3515 | R |
| 28. | Roy Oswalt (11, 33) | 7.3496 | R |
| 29. | Brandon Webb (7, 32) | 7.2632 | R |
| 30. | Cliff Lee (10, 32) | 7.2530 | L |
| 31. | Ervin Santana (7, 28) | 7.1713 | R |
| 32. | Randy Wolf (13, 34) | 7.0922 | L |
| 33. | John Lackey (10, 32) | 7.0283 | R |
| 34. | Bartolo Colon (14, 38) | 6.9960 | R |
| 35. | Kevin Millwood (15, 36) | 6.9487 | R |
| 36. | Chris Carpenter (14, 36) | 6.8859 | R |
| 37. | Roy Halladay (14, 34) | 6.8771 | R |
| 38. | Bruce Chen (13, 34) | 6.8157 | L |
| 39. | Jose Contreras (9, 39) | 6.7753 | R |
| 40. | Barry Zito (12, 33) | 6.7260 | L |
| 41. | Doug Davis (13, 35) | 6.7093 | L |
| 42. | Edwin Jackson (9, 27) | 6.6812 | R |
| 43. | Dontrelle Willis (9, 29) | 6.6008 | L |
| 44. | Freddy Garcia (13, 34) | 6.4412 | R |
| 45. | Vicente Padilla (13, 33) | 6.3300 | R |
| 46. | Tim Hudson (13, 35) | 6.1083 | R |
| 47. | Nate Robertson (9, 33) | 6.0529 | L |
| 48. | Dave Bush (8, 31) | 6.0482 | R |
| 49. | Tim Wakefield (19, 44) | 6.0143 | R |
| 50. | Brad Penny (12, 33) | 6.0128 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts per 9 IP | Throws |
| 51. | Brett Tomko (14, 38) | 5.9917 | R |
| 52. | LaTroy Hawkins (17, 38) | 5.9849 | R |
| 53. | Derek Lowe (15, 38) | 5.9352 | R |
| 54. | Bronson Arroyo (12, 34) | 5.8858 | R |
| 55. | Joe Blanton (8, 30) | 5.8762 | R |
| 56. | Jeff Francis (7, 30) | 5.8611 | L |
| 57. | Darren Oliver (18, 40) | 5.8028 | L |
| 58. | Rodrigo Lopez (10, 35) | 5.7776 | R |
| 59. | Miguel Batista (17, 40) | 5.7395 | R |
| 60. | Ramon Ortiz (11, 38) | 5.6100 | R |
| 61. | Kyle Lohse (11, 32) | 5.5931 | R |
| 62. | Livan Hernandez (16, 36) | 5.5586 | R |
| 63. | Paul Maholm (7, 29) | 5.5479 | L |
| 64. | Jeremy Guthrie (8, 32) | 5.5217 | R |
| 65. | Carl Pavano (13, 35) | 5.5179 | R |
| 66. | Joel Pineiro (12, 32) | 5.4277 | R |
| 67. | Elmer Dessens (14, 40) | 5.3111 | R |
| 68. | Jason Marquis (12, 32) | 5.2314 | R |
| 69. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 37) | 5.1275 | L |
| 70. | Mark Buehrle (12, 32) | 5.0729 | L |
| 71. | Jake Westbrook (11, 33) | 5.0366 | R |
| 72. | Ryan Franklin (12, 38) | 5.0058 | R |
| 73. | Jamey Wright (16, 36) | 5.0004 | R |
| 74. | Jeff Suppan (16, 36) | 4.9550 | R |
| 75. | Jon Garland (12, 31) | 4.8557 | R |
| 76. | Zach Duke (7, 28) | 4.6427 | L |
| 77. | Carlos Silva (9, 32) | 4.0156 | R |
| 78. | Aaron Cook (10, 32) | 3.8268 | R |
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