Highest K/9 for Qualified Starters (Min. 800 IP): 2012-2017

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Rk	Player	SO9	IP	From	To	Age	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	W	L	W-L%	SV	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	FIP	K%	BB%	ERA	BAbip	HR	BF	IBB	HBP	BK	WP	Tm	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS	SH	SF	2B	3B	GDP	SB	CS	PO
1	Yu Darvish	11.04	832.1	2012	2017	25-30	131	131	2	1	0	56	42	.571	0	674	337	316	307	1021	3.42	3.30	29.7%	8.9%	126	.292	92	3444	5	29	3	47	TEX-LAD	.219	.294	.361	.655	76	5	21	134	15	53	84	13	1
2	Max Scherzer	10.91	1280.0	2012	2017	27-32	195	195	8	4	0	105	40	.724	0	994	448	426	324	1551	3.00	2.95	30.4%	6.3%	138	.283	139	5108	9	37	5	34	DET-WSN	.212	.267	.358	.625	69	33	23	225	22	57	63	35	5
3	Chris Sale	10.54	1230.0	2012	2017	23-28	181	180	15	2	0	87	55	.613	0	1020	444	412	266	1441	3.01	2.96	29.2%	5.4%	137	.295	129	4935	11	69	1	29	CHW-BOS	.223	.275	.354	.630	72	14	20	187	12	91	57	24	11
4	Stephen Strasburg	10.47	1007.2	2012	2017	23-28	167	167	2	2	0	78	41	.655	0	835	389	349	264	1172	3.12	2.91	28.8%	6.5%	129	.298	96	4074	12	33	3	28	WSN	.224	.280	.350	.630	73	32	15	156	14	77	54	22	1
5	Clayton Kershaw	10.15	1218.2	2012	2017	24-29	174	174	19	12	0	97	36	.729	0	869	309	279	229	1375	2.06	2.34	29.4%	4.9%	182	.270	82	4671	9	17	14	43	LAD	.199	.241	.300	.541	53	44	12	161	16	84	29	32	33
6	Corey Kluber	9.91	1086.2	2012	2017	26-31	165	163	15	6	1	76	48	.613	0	936	413	375	240	1196	3.11	2.92	27.4%	5.5%	136	.302	103	4363	9	38	2	21	CLE	.231	.280	.367	.647	73	26	11	213	13	82	64	34	1
7	Chris Archer	9.72	967.0	2012	2017	23-28	162	160	3	3	1	51	63	.447	0	858	437	390	316	1044	3.63	3.46	25.9%	7.8%	108	.297	106	4039	3	28	0	56	TBR	.235	.299	.368	.667	86	15	22	147	11	67	57	24	3
8	Francisco Liriano	9.35	926.2	2012	2017	28-33	189	161	2	0	5	55	57	.491	0	824	458	424	439	963	4.12	3.86	24.1%	11.0%	96	.299	93	3993	12	29	5	54	MIN-CHW-PIT-TOR-HOU	.237	.326	.370	.695	95	24	24	147	18	88	73	17	10
9	Madison Bumgarner	9.09	1183.0	2012	2017	22-27	179	179	15	6	0	84	57	.596	0	984	429	393	267	1195	2.99	3.22	25.1%	5.6%	124	.278	123	4756	20	37	4	18	SFG	.224	.273	.361	.634	80	36	24	194	20	82	58	39	22
10	David Price	8.88	1171.0	2012	2017	26-31	175	170	14	2	1	86	42	.672	0	1063	447	409	245	1156	3.14	3.08	24.4%	5.2%	128	.299	112	4741	6	27	1	26	TBR-DET-TOR-BOS	.240	.283	.369	.652	79	19	25	204	15	89	37	30	9
11	Gio Gonzalez	8.85	1107.2	2012	2017	26-31	186	186	3	2	0	79	54	.594	0	970	460	430	415	1089	3.49	3.34	23.5%	8.9%	115	.297	84	4644	14	30	2	34	WSN	.235	.307	.355	.663	82	41	29	200	22	81	64	28	7
12	Jake Arrieta	8.84	941.1	2012	2017	26-31	157	151	6	5	1	72	42	.632	0	733	375	342	296	925	3.27	3.31	24.3%	7.8%	124	.267	79	3806	12	35	0	49	BAL-CHC	.213	.281	.336	.617	70	17	16	152	17	64	109	23	2
13	Justin Verlander	8.79	1229.2	2012	2017	29-34	186	186	9	2	0	81	57	.587	0	1081	506	462	361	1201	3.38	3.45	23.7%	7.1%	124	.287	126	5061	10	29	3	23	DET-HOU	.234	.292	.372	.663	80	18	31	213	23	74	67	23	10
14	Felix Hernandez	8.71	1114.0	2012	2017	26-31	170	170	7	7	0	75	47	.615	0	968	428	390	297	1078	3.15	3.31	23.8%	6.6%	121	.290	104	4523	2	45	2	68	SEA	.234	.291	.359	.650	83	18	18	170	19	104	85	27	6
15	Cole Hamels	8.51	1201.0	2012	2017	28-33	182	182	6	3	0	73	48	.603	0	1071	479	446	353	1136	3.34	3.56	23.0%	7.1%	122	.292	123	4943	16	49	8	32	PHI-TEX	.239	.300	.377	.676	85	31	20	227	12	96	122	44	24
16	Ian Kennedy	8.49	1108.2	2012	2017	27-32	190	190	1	0	0	60	74	.448	0	1067	569	525	377	1046	4.26	4.38	22.1%	8.0%	92	.296	169	4725	16	55	7	39	ARI-SDP-KCR	.253	.320	.443	.763	111	40	31	236	31	61	41	35	3
17	Zack Greinke	8.45	1176.0	2012	2017	28-33	184	184	4	2	0	96	34	.738	0	1023	410	385	269	1104	2.95	3.21	23.4%	5.7%	135	.287	112	4717	8	16	0	45	MIL-LAA-LAD-ARI	.234	.280	.364	.644	78	39	16	190	22	93	33	32	10
18	Jon Lester	8.42	1226.2	2012	2017	28-33	194	194	9	2	0	83	58	.589	0	1135	528	477	342	1147	3.50	3.47	22.7%	6.8%	117	.299	123	5051	5	33	0	29	BOS-OAK-CHC	.245	.300	.387	.687	88	25	25	245	20	109	132	48	3
19	Lance Lynn	8.39	943.0	2012	2017	25-30	165	159	2	1	2	71	46	.607	0	865	386	355	358	879	3.39	3.67	22.0%	9.0%	114	.302	83	3993	14	43	0	20	STL	.245	.320	.380	.700	96	39	20	168	30	82	25	27	6
20	Ubaldo Jimenez	8.35	953.2	2012	2017	28-33	180	167	1	0	4	54	68	.443	1	967	550	518	450	885	4.89	4.47	21.0%	10.7%	83	.311	124	4212	5	34	2	42	CLE-BAL	.262	.345	.426	.772	112	9	24	192	22	70	133	28	1
21	Anibal Sanchez	8.30	919.1	2012	2017	28-33	170	149	3	3	9	51	56	.477	0	926	484	446	263	848	4.37	3.86	21.8%	6.8%	95	.309	118	3890	8	20	7	36	MIA-DET	.260	.313	.420	.733	98	23	26	168	23	57	111	27	5
22	Jeff Samardzija	8.26	1233.0	2012	2017	27-32	190	190	9	4	0	56	78	.418	0	1180	591	556	312	1131	4.06	3.70	22.2%	6.1%	98	.300	148	5102	13	41	0	40	CHC-OAK-CHW-SFG	.251	.302	.414	.716	98	26	30	226	46	95	80	37	4
23	Marco Estrada	8.06	960.0	2012	2017	28-33	185	152	0	0	6	51	43	.543	0	827	439	418	293	860	3.92	4.25	21.8%	7.4%	106	.261	144	3952	3	16	2	17	MIL-TOR	.229	.289	.410	.699	88	16	21	176	21	34	66	23	3
24	J.A. Happ	8.03	907.2	2012	2017	29-34	165	156	0	0	5	67	52	.563	0	884	418	393	303	810	3.90	3.92	21.0%	7.9%	106	.298	107	3854	6	14	2	26	TOR-HOU-SEA-PIT	.252	.313	.409	.722	97	16	18	191	19	68	49	14	2
25	James Shields	8.00	1184.1	2012	2017	30-35	188	188	7	3	0	66	60	.524	0	1160	567	524	386	1053	3.98	4.28	21.0%	7.7%	100	.296	168	5027	13	50	6	52	TBR-KCR-SDP-CHW	.255	.319	.429	.748	106	21	22	223	32	104	67	23	14
Rk	Player	SO9	IP	From	To	Age	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	W	L	W-L%	SV	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	FIP	K%	BB%	ERA	BAbip	HR	BF	IBB	HBP	BK	WP	Tm	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS	SH	SF	2B	3B	GDP	SB	CS	PO
26	Johnny Cueto	7.96	1100.1	2012	2017	26-31	167	167	13	6	0	81	46	.638	0	969	397	370	276	973	3.03	3.46	21.7%	6.2%	132	.284	102	4486	12	52	10	10	CIN-KCR-SFG	.236	.291	.368	.660	83	34	18	192	23	74	21	28	22
27	Jason Hammel	7.83	951.1	2012	2017	29-34	169	165	1	1	2	58	55	.513	1	928	464	438	275	828	4.14	4.13	20.6%	6.8%	99	.293	128	4025	11	42	1	36	BAL-OAK-CHC-KCR	.254	.311	.417	.728	99	19	32	177	18	66	76	18	5
28	CC Sabathia	7.83	952.2	2012	2017	31-36	154	154	5	0	0	61	50	.550	0	965	481	441	284	829	4.17	4.17	20.4%	7.0%	101	.302	131	4067	12	36	4	25	NYY	.261	.318	.422	.740	99	25	20	173	15	84	27	13	3
29	Jose Quintana	7.80	1139.2	2012	2017	23-28	186	183	2	2	2	57	57	.500	0	1107	481	447	305	988	3.53	3.51	20.9%	6.5%	115	.306	108	4719	18	32	5	42	CHW-CHC	.255	.307	.394	.701	92	19	22	234	22	96	50	29	18
30	John Lackey	7.74	964.1	2013	2017	34-38	153	152	4	0	0	60	53	.531	0	907	412	382	246	829	3.57	4.02	20.8%	6.2%	114	.286	130	3986	10	32	7	28	BOS-STL-CHC	.248	.300	.408	.708	93	31	27	165	14	84	90	20	0
31	Julio Teheran	7.73	990.0	2012	2017	21-26	160	159	5	3	0	57	52	.523	0	898	427	392	283	850	3.56	4.02	20.8%	6.9%	109	.281	124	4095	16	42	2	18	ATL	.242	.302	.396	.697	94	42	16	153	23	60	70	21	27
32	Adam Wainwright	7.60	1017.1	2012	2017	30-35	162	158	14	8	2	80	46	.635	0	988	431	403	245	859	3.57	3.20	20.5%	5.9%	108	.311	76	4189	18	29	3	17	STL	.257	.305	.381	.686	91	45	21	211	20	118	19	13	0
33	Edinson Volquez	7.28	1027.2	2012	2017	28-33	182	179	4	2	0	60	58	.508	0	1004	536	492	454	831	4.31	4.18	18.5%	10.1%	90	.300	97	4488	19	44	2	52	SDP-LAD-PIT-KCR-MIA	.256	.338	.395	.733	106	43	32	209	21	79	101	34	1
34	Hisashi Iwakuma	7.27	883.2	2012	2017	31-36	150	136	1	1	6	63	39	.618	2	825	352	336	185	714	3.42	3.87	20.0%	5.2%	112	.281	115	3574	13	15	0	23	SEA	.247	.288	.403	.691	93	14	18	162	8	88	25	25	1
35	Wade Miley	7.26	1115.2	2012	2017	25-30	192	189	2	1	0	62	72	.463	0	1168	572	542	384	900	4.37	4.06	18.8%	8.0%	93	.313	125	4790	9	24	4	47	ARI-BOS-SEA-BAL	.270	.331	.424	.755	107	28	27	245	23	107	21	29	26
36	Dallas Keuchel	7.24	984.2	2012	2017	24-29	158	149	11	4	2	64	52	.552	0	933	429	399	285	792	3.65	3.72	19.5%	7.0%	108	.294	97	4063	7	19	0	35	HOU	.251	.306	.381	.687	91	19	15	164	15	127	27	13	0
37	Ervin Santana	7.22	1085.2	2012	2017	29-34	173	173	8	5	0	62	57	.521	0	997	497	457	325	871	3.79	4.22	19.3%	7.2%	107	.275	143	4509	15	35	4	45	LAA-KCR-ATL-MIN	.243	.303	.404	.706	94	25	28	195	16	78	59	20	3
38	Yovani Gallardo	7.08	1010.0	2012	2017	26-31	180	174	0	0	4	60	59	.504	1	1017	498	466	390	794	4.15	4.28	18.3%	9.0%	98	.299	120	4347	11	11	0	41	MIL-TEX-BAL-SEA	.262	.329	.410	.739	102	33	28	172	22	87	53	20	11
39	Phil Hughes	7.05	814.2	2012	2017	26-31	147	138	4	0	4	52	56	.481	0	919	434	405	146	638	4.47	4.18	18.4%	4.2%	91	.314	127	3466	7	19	0	11	NYY-MIN	.282	.314	.466	.779	111	10	28	196	12	54	37	12	0
40	Wei-Yin Chen	7.01	863.0	2012	2017	26-31	148	144	0	0	1	53	38	.582	0	872	397	374	205	672	3.90	4.17	18.6%	5.7%	104	.292	122	3606	4	19	1	12	BAL-MIA	.262	.306	.439	.745	103	20	31	192	16	68	27	9	5
41	R.A. Dickey	6.98	1248.0	2012	2017	37-42	196	194	11	4	2	79	68	.537	0	1147	585	532	390	968	3.84	4.35	18.6%	7.5%	105	.273	164	5211	8	60	7	43	NYM-TOR-ATL	.244	.308	.414	.722	97	24	36	247	30	113	27	18	19
42	Rick Porcello	6.98	1156.1	2012	2017	23-28	189	185	9	3	2	80	69	.537	0	1247	590	530	245	897	4.13	3.87	18.4%	5.0%	104	.314	138	4871	12	42	2	32	DET-BOS	.274	.316	.429	.745	99	14	24	242	23	127	77	29	3
43	Jordan Zimmermann	6.94	1075.2	2012	2017	26-31	177	176	7	4	1	75	52	.591	0	1089	480	447	221	829	3.74	3.71	18.6%	5.0%	107	.301	117	4464	7	38	1	18	WSN-DET	.263	.304	.412	.716	96	34	26	212	27	89	50	24	5
44	Andrew Cashner	6.91	828.0	2012	2017	25-30	170	136	3	3	8	40	58	.408	0	801	402	346	285	636	3.76	3.93	18.2%	8.1%	102	.296	77	3505	12	28	1	25	SDP-MIA-TEX	.255	.321	.394	.715	102	28	24	159	23	78	70	30	5
45	Chris Tillman	6.89	937.2	2012	2017	24-29	167	162	2	1	1	66	40	.623	0	895	464	439	339	718	4.21	4.53	18.1%	8.6%	98	.280	129	3963	5	24	1	43	BAL	.251	.319	.424	.743	101	12	27	200	14	76	12	20	2
46	Ricky Nolasco	6.78	965.1	2012	2017	29-34	166	164	6	4	1	50	67	.427	0	1069	523	496	247	727	4.62	4.11	17.6%	6.0%	87	.320	121	4138	16	32	2	30	MIA-LAD-MIN-LAA	.282	.329	.451	.780	114	42	28	224	26	88	52	29	8
47	Jeremy Hellickson	6.74	913.2	2012	2017	25-30	165	164	1	1	1	52	59	.468	0	903	476	445	265	684	4.38	4.55	17.7%	6.9%	92	.281	138	3862	9	30	4	35	TBR-ARI-PHI-BAL	.257	.312	.443	.755	107	23	28	201	19	78	43	16	4
48	Jon Niese	6.59	818.2	2012	2016	25-29	146	133	1	1	4	47	45	.511	0	862	395	357	244	599	3.92	4.13	17.1%	7.0%	95	.307	94	3511	8	27	0	27	NYM-PIT	.271	.327	.419	.746	112	45	15	148	20	81	27	16	8
49	Doug Fister	6.49	908.0	2012	2017	28-33	159	145	5	2	5	62	54	.534	1	940	425	381	229	655	3.78	3.92	17.1%	6.0%	108	.303	94	3836	10	46	1	26	DET-WSN-HOU-BOS	.267	.319	.404	.723	97	21	20	161	20	92	14	17	5
50	Miguel Gonzalez	6.32	871.1	2012	2017	28-33	152	145	1	1	1	52	54	.491	0	854	410	382	280	612	3.95	4.58	16.6%	7.6%	104	.279	119	3689	11	36	3	19	BAL-CHW-TEX	.256	.318	.424	.742	102	9	23	175	15	70	37	12	1
Rk	Player	SO9	IP	From	To	Age	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	W	L	W-L%	SV	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	FIP	K%	BB%	ERA	BAbip	HR	BF	IBB	HBP	BK	WP	Tm	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS	SH	SF	2B	3B	GDP	SB	CS	PO
51	Jered Weaver	6.19	935.2	2012	2017	29-34	154	154	6	4	0	68	51	.571	0	902	439	417	243	644	4.01	4.60	16.6%	6.3%	95	.271	141	3888	6	37	2	10	LAA-SDP	.252	.305	.425	.730	104	13	20	177	9	64	94	32	10
52	Mike Leake	6.12	1140.1	2012	2017	24-29	185	185	4	1	0	63	64	.496	0	1189	542	503	255	776	3.97	4.04	16.2%	5.3%	100	.299	132	4777	19	41	2	25	CIN-SFG-STL-SEA	.270	.313	.426	.739	104	38	38	248	21	112	54	24	8
53	Bartolo Colon	5.96	1074.1	2012	2017	39-44	180	177	5	4	1	79	63	.556	0	1181	506	472	173	712	3.95	3.89	15.8%	3.8%	98	.306	130	4505	13	14	1	4	OAK-NYM-MIN-ATL	.278	.306	.431	.737	105	36	28	219	22	94	31	16	8
54	Mark Buehrle	5.29	806.2	2012	2015	33-36	128	128	6	2	0	53	41	.564	0	862	371	338	170	474	3.77	4.05	14.0%	5.0%	107	.298	87	3388	10	24	1	6	MIA-TOR	.275	.315	.425	.740	102	33	28	189	10	84	10	13	17

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