Best strikeout-to-walk ratio, 2008-2014
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Rk | Player | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | SH | SF | 2B | 3B | GDP | SB | CS | PO | ||||||||||
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1 | Cliff Lee | 6.19 | 1360.2 | 2008 | 2014 | 29-35 | 190 | 190 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 52 | .626 | 0 | 1291 | 474 | 440 | 199 | 1231 | 2.91 | 2.83 | 139 | 113 | 5466 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 19 | CLE-TOT-PHI | .249 | .278 | .372 | .650 | 77 | 32 | 29 | 256 | 21 | 116 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
2 | Roy Halladay | 4.91 | 1187.2 | 2008 | 2013 | 31-36 | 169 | 168 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 50 | .648 | 0 | 1103 | 435 | 404 | 211 | 1036 | 3.06 | 3.12 | 134 | 104 | 4804 | 9 | 42 | 2 | 19 | TOR-PHI | .246 | .285 | .366 | .651 | 76 | 38 | 33 | 185 | 20 | 93 | 86 | 28 | 1 |
3 | Dan Haren | 4.87 | 1290.0 | 2008 | 2014 | 27-33 | 201 | 199 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 67 | .553 | 1 | 1244 | 567 | 525 | 236 | 1150 | 3.66 | 3.48 | 112 | 155 | 5303 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 55 | ARI-TOT-LAA-WSN-LAD | .251 | .288 | .408 | .695 | 88 | 50 | 33 | 269 | 20 | 70 | 90 | 25 | 4 |
4 | Cole Hamels | 3.92 | 1281.0 | 2008 | 2013 | 24-29 | 194 | 193 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 61 | .551 | 0 | 1148 | 500 | 470 | 303 | 1187 | 3.30 | 3.45 | 123 | 142 | 5206 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 14 | PHI | .239 | .287 | .389 | .676 | 84 | 46 | 17 | 252 | 22 | 88 | 114 | 46 | 17 |
5 | Zack Greinke | 3.81 | 1235.2 | 2008 | 2014 | 24-30 | 192 | 192 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 47 | .652 | 0 | 1148 | 491 | 448 | 311 | 1184 | 3.26 | 3.09 | 125 | 105 | 5075 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 42 | KCR-MIL-TOT-LAD | .246 | .296 | .377 | .673 | 84 | 42 | 18 | 232 | 34 | 96 | 39 | 41 | 13 |
6 | Adam Wainwright | 3.77 | 1065.2 | 2008 | 2014 | 26-32 | 157 | 157 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 45 | .656 | 0 | 960 | 379 | 349 | 252 | 951 | 2.95 | 2.99 | 132 | 75 | 4325 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 23 | STL | .241 | .289 | .358 | .646 | 79 | 52 | 23 | 195 | 21 | 104 | 28 | 21 | 3 |
7 | Ricky Nolasco | 3.72 | 1175.0 | 2008 | 2014 | 25-31 | 193 | 190 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 64 | .549 | 0 | 1235 | 604 | 566 | 263 | 978 | 4.34 | 3.65 | 94 | 134 | 4982 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 28 | FLA-MIA-TOT-MIN | .269 | .311 | .427 | .738 | 101 | 59 | 34 | 256 | 34 | 80 | 60 | 27 | 4 |
8 | Jordan Zimmermann | 3.65 | 713.1 | 2009 | 2014 | 23-28 | 117 | 117 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 36 | .550 | 0 | 682 | 295 | 271 | 159 | 580 | 3.42 | 3.51 | 114 | 70 | 2949 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 10 | WSN | .251 | .299 | .394 | .693 | 92 | 31 | 15 | 145 | 16 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 6 |
9 | Madison Bumgarner | 3.62 | 756.0 | 2009 | 2014 | 19-24 | 122 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 40 | .560 | 0 | 687 | 291 | 260 | 194 | 703 | 3.10 | 3.16 | 114 | 64 | 3106 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 10 | SFG | .242 | .294 | .368 | .662 | 92 | 31 | 17 | 136 | 15 | 54 | 55 | 32 | 17 |
10 | James Shields | 3.48 | 1370.2 | 2008 | 2014 | 26-32 | 204 | 203 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 68 | .550 | 0 | 1331 | 615 | 556 | 340 | 1184 | 3.65 | 3.72 | 111 | 161 | 5679 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 44 | TBR-KCR | .254 | .304 | .407 | .711 | 93 | 31 | 18 | 260 | 30 | 117 | 47 | 24 | 22 |
11 | Doug Fister | 3.46 | 818.2 | 2009 | 2013 | 25-29 | 130 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 50 | .468 | 0 | 828 | 354 | 321 | 165 | 571 | 3.53 | 3.44 | 115 | 64 | 3405 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 20 | SEA-TOT-DET | .261 | .305 | .378 | .684 | 88 | 11 | 18 | 149 | 15 | 84 | 16 | 15 | 5 |
12 | Roy Oswalt | 3.46 | 832.0 | 2008 | 2013 | 30-35 | 144 | 132 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 48 | .515 | 0 | 825 | 374 | 356 | 197 | 682 | 3.85 | 3.60 | 106 | 85 | 3465 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 14 | HOU-TOT-PHI-TEX-COL | .260 | .308 | .407 | .715 | 94 | 41 | 26 | 177 | 17 | 71 | 33 | 11 | 2 |
13 | Scott Baker | 3.43 | 692.1 | 2008 | 2013 | 26-31 | 116 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 28 | .622 | 0 | 672 | 308 | 301 | 169 | 580 | 3.91 | 3.89 | 107 | 89 | 2861 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 21 | MIN-CHC | .253 | .301 | .416 | .716 | 92 | 6 | 15 | 140 | 12 | 42 | 25 | 20 | 2 |
14 | CC Sabathia | 3.40 | 1395.0 | 2008 | 2014 | 27-33 | 200 | 200 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 54 | .665 | 0 | 1295 | 587 | 527 | 375 | 1274 | 3.40 | 3.36 | 126 | 130 | 5766 | 25 | 42 | 6 | 29 | TOT-NYY | .246 | .299 | .375 | .674 | 79 | 38 | 41 | 255 | 18 | 127 | 68 | 25 | 11 |
15 | Bartolo Colon | 3.38 | 633.1 | 2008 | 2014 | 35-41 | 106 | 103 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 36 | .550 | 0 | 673 | 287 | 248 | 126 | 426 | 3.52 | 3.91 | 115 | 76 | 2659 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | BOS-CHW-NYY-OAK-NYM | .270 | .305 | .422 | .727 | 98 | 15 | 21 | 121 | 14 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
16 | Felix Hernandez | 3.37 | 1387.1 | 2008 | 2014 | 22-28 | 200 | 200 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 61 | .576 | 0 | 1222 | 510 | 450 | 393 | 1324 | 2.92 | 3.05 | 135 | 99 | 5671 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 80 | SEA | .236 | .295 | .342 | .637 | 78 | 25 | 35 | 212 | 19 | 145 | 120 | 37 | 6 |
17 | Max Scherzer | 3.31 | 1046.0 | 2008 | 2014 | 23-29 | 178 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 46 | .617 | 0 | 945 | 465 | 423 | 333 | 1103 | 3.64 | 3.49 | 117 | 118 | 4337 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 36 | ARI-DET | .242 | .305 | .395 | .700 | 88 | 24 | 30 | 186 | 30 | 67 | 70 | 47 | 7 |
18 | Javier Vazquez | 3.28 | 777.2 | 2008 | 2011 | 31-34 | 128 | 123 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 47 | .515 | 0 | 728 | 375 | 350 | 220 | 721 | 4.05 | 3.79 | 104 | 98 | 3245 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 21 | CHW-ATL-NYY-FLA | .246 | .300 | .413 | .713 | 90 | 26 | 19 | 155 | 22 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
19 | Chris Carpenter | 3.27 | 697.1 | 2008 | 2012 | 33-37 | 104 | 103 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 25 | .638 | 0 | 645 | 258 | 233 | 163 | 533 | 3.01 | 3.22 | 129 | 46 | 2850 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 7 | STL | .247 | .297 | .354 | .651 | 81 | 33 | 15 | 115 | 13 | 72 | 11 | 19 | 0 |
20 | Josh Beckett | 3.26 | 935.0 | 2008 | 2014 | 28-34 | 149 | 149 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 48 | .534 | 0 | 900 | 459 | 430 | 261 | 851 | 4.14 | 3.82 | 106 | 114 | 3936 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 22 | BOS-TOT-LAD | .252 | .308 | .407 | .715 | 88 | 32 | 25 | 185 | 14 | 57 | 96 | 18 | 1 |
21 | Justin Verlander | 3.26 | 1399.0 | 2008 | 2014 | 25-31 | 206 | 206 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 61 | .630 | 0 | 1207 | 565 | 511 | 423 | 1377 | 3.29 | 3.16 | 130 | 114 | 5750 | 16 | 38 | 13 | 37 | DET | .231 | .291 | .350 | .641 | 72 | 24 | 32 | 242 | 20 | 78 | 91 | 45 | 12 |
22 | Hiroki Kuroda | 3.25 | 1144.1 | 2008 | 2014 | 33-39 | 184 | 183 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 71 | .496 | 0 | 1087 | 484 | 434 | 263 | 856 | 3.41 | 3.61 | 117 | 111 | 4724 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 53 | LAD-NYY | .249 | .295 | .387 | .682 | 87 | 38 | 28 | 236 | 17 | 79 | 63 | 28 | 8 |
23 | Jake Peavy | 3.22 | 882.0 | 2008 | 2014 | 27-33 | 138 | 137 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 47 | .544 | 0 | 784 | 381 | 368 | 250 | 804 | 3.76 | 3.66 | 110 | 99 | 3619 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 17 | SDP-TOT-CHW-BOS | .237 | .294 | .380 | .674 | 84 | 15 | 23 | 142 | 17 | 49 | 68 | 35 | 5 |
24 | Jered Weaver | 3.22 | 1215.1 | 2008 | 2014 | 25-31 | 188 | 188 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 53 | .629 | 0 | 1041 | 462 | 439 | 322 | 1036 | 3.25 | 3.63 | 124 | 131 | 4930 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 25 | LAA | .229 | .282 | .374 | .657 | 80 | 15 | 30 | 227 | 19 | 56 | 101 | 33 | 16 |
25 | Ted Lilly | 3.16 | 839.2 | 2008 | 2013 | 32-37 | 137 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 47 | .544 | 0 | 738 | 372 | 347 | 224 | 708 | 3.72 | 4.16 | 112 | 121 | 3463 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 14 | CHC-TOT-LAD | .234 | .289 | .411 | .700 | 88 | 42 | 15 | 163 | 17 | 43 | 88 | 17 | 8 |
Rk | Player | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | SH | SF | 2B | 3B | GDP | SB | CS | PO | ||||||||||
26 | David Price | 3.13 | 999.2 | 2008 | 2014 | 22-28 | 156 | 151 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 40 | .646 | 0 | 870 | 394 | 358 | 289 | 904 | 3.22 | 3.39 | 121 | 91 | 4080 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 23 | TBR | .233 | .292 | .360 | .652 | 81 | 16 | 19 | 171 | 14 | 79 | 64 | 38 | 12 |
27 | Carl Pavano | 3.09 | 739.2 | 2008 | 2012 | 32-36 | 116 | 116 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 43 | .517 | 0 | 845 | 406 | 375 | 134 | 414 | 4.56 | 4.13 | 91 | 87 | 3137 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 13 | NYY-TOT-MIN | .288 | .322 | .450 | .772 | 108 | 18 | 25 | 169 | 23 | 63 | 100 | 21 | 3 |
28 | Clayton Kershaw | 3.08 | 1186.2 | 2008 | 2014 | 20-26 | 185 | 183 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 78 | 46 | .629 | 0 | 901 | 371 | 342 | 394 | 1213 | 2.59 | 2.87 | 147 | 73 | 4767 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 47 | LAD | .211 | .279 | .311 | .590 | 67 | 59 | 18 | 181 | 13 | 84 | 46 | 42 | 44 |
29 | Josh Johnson | 3.06 | 813.0 | 2008 | 2013 | 24-29 | 131 | 131 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 35 | .568 | 0 | 754 | 325 | 305 | 248 | 758 | 3.38 | 3.15 | 124 | 59 | 3380 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 29 | FLA-MIA-TOR | .247 | .306 | .357 | .663 | 80 | 33 | 25 | 113 | 23 | 61 | 81 | 25 | 1 |
30 | Mat Latos | 3.05 | 849.2 | 2009 | 2013 | 21-25 | 137 | 137 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 40 | .579 | 0 | 737 | 343 | 316 | 257 | 785 | 3.35 | 3.38 | 114 | 78 | 3498 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 21 | SDP-CIN | .232 | .292 | .363 | .655 | 84 | 36 | 15 | 139 | 21 | 50 | 67 | 19 | 2 |
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