which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per nine innings

Chris Sale has the highest career K/9, with 11.11 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
Which pitcher has the highest career strikeouts per nine innings with a minimum of 1500 IP?
NAME K/9 IP G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Chris Sale
C. Sale
11.11
1981.2
377
138
85
.619
297
3.07
2,446
16
3
12
1,621
677
729
206
462
122
25
15
7,989
46
2.10
5.29
0.94
30.6
5.8
1.05
.298
3.31
72
2.90
69
7.36
283.8
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.65
2881.0
467
215
112
.657
458
3.16
3,408
12
5
0
2,349
1,012
1,085
337
756
112
2
20
11,640
78
2.36
4.51
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.286
3.39
76
3.18
77
7.34
307.9
3 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
10.61
4135.1
618
303
166
.646
603
3.29
4,875
100
37
2
3,346
1,513
1,703
411
1,497
190
7
37
17,067
109
3.26
3.26
0.89
28.6
8.8
1.17
.291
3.71
75
3.18
73
7.28
554.3
4 Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
10.59
1706.0
282
110
88
.556
282
3.58
2,007
2
1
0
1,394
678
712
217
544
77
0
8
7,009
79
2.87
3.69
1.14
28.6
7.8
1.14
.283
3.76
85
3.53
84
7.35
125.8
5 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
10.37
1954.0
317
153
80
.657
317
3.18
2,251
8
5
0
1,627
690
740
217
500
61
0
8
7,861
58
2.30
4.50
1.00
28.6
6.4
1.09
.292
3.41
79
3.16
77
7.49
213.5
6 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
10.04
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
2.93
3,154
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
7 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
9.88
1649.1
273
104
84
.553
273
3.75
1,810
6
4
0
1,457
687
725
205
432
53
0
16
6,761
18
2.36
4.19
1.12
26.8
6.4
1.15
.294
3.96
89
3.47
81
7.95
148
8 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
9.74
2742.2
432
212
94
.693
429
2.50
2,968
25
15
0
2,091
762
835
227
678
44
1
28
10,816
103
2.22
4.38
0.74
27.4
6.3
1.01
.270
2.74
64
2.82
70
6.86
366.8
9 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.55
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
3.19
5,714
222
61
3
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
10 Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
9.46
1641.2
271
116
77
.601
260
3.44
1,725
18
8
1
1,486
627
684
177
368
65
4
9
6,688
31
2.02
4.69
0.97
25.8
5.5
1.13
.301
3.75
83
3.22
78
8.15
161.7
11 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.33
1616.0
265
105
71
.597
265
3.34
1,675
4
3
0
1,398
600
650
153
465
69
0
14
6,648
39
2.59
3.60
0.85
25.2
7.0
1.15
.290
3.62
84
3.31
80
7.79
148.1
12 Tim Lincecum
T. Lincecum
9.29
1682.0
278
110
89
.553
270
3.74
1,736
10
7
1
1,506
699
746
147
669
44
3
33
7,120
107
3.58
2.59
0.79
24.4
9.4
1.29
.300
3.99
99
3.44
90
8.06
81.5
13 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
9.28
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2.76
2,396
137
40
9
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
14 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.21
1749.1
334
104
104
.500
295
3.83
1,791
3
1
0
1,701
744
799
216
491
35
11
10
7,327
63
2.53
3.65
1.11
24.4
6.7
1.25
.310
4.11
92
3.61
85
8.75
117.9
15 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
9.08
1662.1
329
112
104
.519
281
4.17
1,677
11
4
2
1,635
771
811
216
458
56
22
21
6,951
60
2.48
3.66
1.17
24.1
6.6
1.26
.312
4.39
100
3.73
90
8.85
77.5
16 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
9.04
2006.1
364
142
99
.589
340
3.74
2,015
4
2
1
1,856
834
916
231
704
89
4
21
8,520
61
3.16
2.86
1.04
23.7
8.3
1.28
.296
4.11
91
3.82
93
8.33
67.8
17 Francisco Liriano
F. Liriano
9.01
1813.2
419
112
114
.496
300
4.15
1,815
3
1
1
1,649
837
911
184
816
62
19
15
7,781
100
4.05
2.22
0.91
23.3
10.5
1.36
.299
4.52
101
3.88
95
8.18
39.3
18 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
9.00
3440.1
531
262
148
.639
531
3.31
3,439
26
9
0
2,917
1,267
1,370
359
963
115
0
27
14,055
97
2.52
3.57
0.94
24.5
6.9
1.13
.279
3.58
78
3.42
81
7.63
306.4
19 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
8.93
1766.1
312
113
94
.546
303
3.51
1,753
6
4
0
1,511
688
754
172
587
56
2
5
7,310
105
2.99
2.99
0.88
24.0
8.0
1.19
.282
3.84
85
3.53
85
7.70
122.6
20 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
8.86
2492.1
425
141
134
.513
346
3.17
2,453
103
23
14
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
74
10,587
140
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
90
3.06
84
7.03
160.4
21 Johan Santana
J. Santana
8.83
2025.2
360
139
78
.641
284
3.20
1,988
15
10
1
1,726
721
773
220
567
36
23
13
8,262
68
2.52
3.51
0.98
24.1
6.9
1.13
.276
3.43
74
3.43
81
7.67
187.6
22 Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
8.73
1976.1
323
123
109
.530
318
4.24
1,918
16
9
0
1,768
932
993
251
908
38
2
31
8,462
109
4.13
2.11
1.14
22.7
10.7
1.35
.284
4.52
102
4.22
98
8.05
14.5
23 David Price
D. Price
8.72
2143.2
400
157
82
.657
322
3.32
2,076
17
3
3
1,930
790
865
221
562
63
19
16
8,807
40
2.36
3.69
0.93
23.6
6.4
1.16
.290
3.63
81
3.38
83
8.10
165.9
24 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
8.67
2146.1
388
138
128
.519
387
4.08
2,068
3
2
0
2,022
973
1,070
208
802
187
0
25
9,209
69
3.36
2.58
0.87
22.5
8.7
1.32
.305
4.49
102
3.85
96
8.48
44.5
25 Gio Gonzalez
G. Gonzalez
8.66
1933.0
344
131
101
.565
328
3.70
1,860
4
2
0
1,744
795
857
171
815
50
4
21
8,242
59
3.79
2.28
0.80
22.6
9.9
1.32
.294
3.99
91
3.67
91
8.12
77.3

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.600
Guardians Guardians
14
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.583
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12
14
.462
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9
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.360
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