Active Leaders & Records for Strikeouts per 9 IP
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Strikeouts per 9 IP | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 11.2016 | 1161.0 | L |
| 2. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 11.1172 | 2162.1 | L |
| 3. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 11.0894 | 1088.1 | R |
| 4. | Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 10.9527 | 1014.0 | R |
| 5. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 10.8022 | 1616.1 | R |
| 6. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 10.7006 | 1520.2 | L |
| 7. | Max Scherzer (19, 41) | 10.5618 | 2985.0 | R |
| 8. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 10.5034 | 1778.0 | R |
| 9. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 10.3305 | 1982.0 | R |
| 10. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 10.2922 | 1056.1 | R |
| 11. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 9.9242 | 1227.0 | R |
| 12. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 9.9014 | 1318.0 | L |
| 13. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 9.8122 | 1791.1 | R |
| 14. | Luis Castillo (10, 33) | 9.4914 | 1477.1 | R |
| 15. | Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 9.4573 | 1791.0 | R |
| 16. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 9.2254 | 1184.1 | R |
| 17. | Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 9.2244 | 1083.0 | R |
| 18. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 9.2208 | 1019.0 | L |
| 19. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 9.1892 | 1998.0 | R |
| 20. | Luis Severino (11, 32) | 9.0264 | 1134.2 | R |
| 21. | Carlos Carrasco (17, 39) | 9.0088 | 1700.1 | R |
| 22. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 8.9668 | 1987.1 | R |
| 23. | Justin Verlander (21, 43) | 8.9563 | 3571.1 | R |
| 24. | Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 8.9489 | 1056.0 | R |
| 25. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 8.7997 | 1393.0 | L |
| 26. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 8.7086 | 1112.0 | L |
| 27. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 8.6898 | 1141.1 | L |
| 28. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 8.6573 | 1164.1 | L |
| 29. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 8.5890 | 1299.1 | L |
| 30. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 8.5608 | 1072.1 | R |
| 31. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 8.4808 | 1571.2 | R |
| 32. | Logan Webb (8, 29) | 8.3777 | 1137.2 | R |
| 33. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 8.3537 | 1053.2 | L |
| 34. | Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 8.3265 | 1176.0 | R |
| 35. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 8.2787 | 1335.0 | R |
| 36. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 8.1222 | 2108.2 | L |
| 37. | Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 7.9564 | 1078.0 | R |
| 38. | Nathan Eovaldi (15, 36) | 7.8953 | 1789.2 | R |
| 39. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 7.8089 | 1304.2 | R |
| 40. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 7.7800 | 1721.1 | R |
| 41. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 7.7608 | 1077.1 | R |
| 42. | Jose Quintana (15, 37) | 7.7131 | 2142.1 | L |
| 43. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 7.6968 | 1178.2 | R |
| 44. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 7.6461 | 1300.2 | R |
| 45. | Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 7.4756 | 1066.2 | R |
| 46. | Trevor Williams (10, 34) | 7.3588 | 1009.0 | R |
| 47. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 6.7756 | 1319.0 | L |
| 48. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 6.3980 | 1693.2 | L |
| 49. | Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 6.3802 | 1320.1 | R |
| 50. | Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 6.3343 | 1023.0 | R |
