who has the highest career strikeouts per 9 innings

Chris Sale has the highest career K/9, with 11.09 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
Who has the highest career strikeouts per 9 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
11.09
1958.1
372
138
83
.624
292
3.04
2,414
16
3
12
1,590
661
712
202
455
119
25
15
7,879
45
2.09
5.31
0.93
30.6
5.8
1.04
.296
3.27
71
2.89
69
7.31
283.7
2 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
10.65
2878.0
466
215
112
.657
457
3.16
3,407
12
5
0
2,346
1,010
1,083
335
756
112
2
20
11,629
78
2.36
4.51
1.05
29.3
6.5
1.08
.287
3.39
76
3.17
77
7.34
310.2
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
1621.1
268
104
79
.568
268
3.70
1,779
6
4
0
1,423
667
704
199
421
52
0
16
6,635
17
2.34
4.23
1.10
26.8
6.3
1.14
.293
3.91
88
3.44
80
7.90
150.7
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 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
12 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
13 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
9.26
1578.2
259
103
70
.595
259
3.34
1,625
4
3
0
1,368
585
635
147
457
68
0
14
6,501
39
2.61
3.56
0.84
25.0
7.0
1.16
.290
3.62
84
3.31
80
7.80
144.6
14 Kevin Gausman
K. Gausman
9.25
1718.0
329
102
102
.500
290
3.84
1,765
3
1
0
1,680
733
787
212
485
35
11
9
7,211
63
2.54
3.64
1.11
24.5
6.7
1.26
.311
4.12
92
3.61
85
8.80
116.4
15 Carlos Carrasco
C. Carrasco
9.11
1641.2
324
110
103
.516
277
4.14
1,662
11
4
2
1,612
756
796
211
451
56
21
21
6,861
60
2.47
3.69
1.16
24.2
6.6
1.26
.313
4.36
100
3.71
89
8.84
81
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
68.5
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
3415.2
526
262
147
.641
526
3.30
3,416
26
9
0
2,891
1,252
1,354
355
952
115
0
27
13,945
97
2.51
3.59
0.94
24.5
6.8
1.13
.278
3.57
78
3.41
81
7.62
308.9
19 Sonny Gray
S. Gray
8.93
1737.1
307
110
94
.539
298
3.51
1,724
6
4
0
1,490
677
743
167
583
54
2
5
7,199
104
3.02
2.96
0.87
23.9
8.1
1.19
.283
3.85
85
3.52
85
7.72
122.7
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
2125.2
383
138
123
.529
382
4.01
2,047
3
2
0
1,991
948
1,045
203
787
186
0
25
9,101
69
3.33
2.60
0.86
22.5
8.6
1.31
.304
4.42
100
3.82
95
8.43
50.4
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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Phillies Phillies
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67
.586
Braves Braves
89
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NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
93
69
.574
Cubs Cubs
83
79
.512
10.0
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98
64
.605
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93
69
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94
68
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91
71
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3.0
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92
69
.571
Royals Royals
86
76
.531
6.5
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88
73
.547
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85
77
.525
3.5

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