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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | K9 | YEAR | Open Season Leaderboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christy Mathewson# | 8.68 | 1994-1999 | |
| 2 | Mario Soto | 7.87 | 1980-1987 | |
| 3 | Yu Darvish# | 7.74 | 1994-1999 | |
| 4 | Nolan Ryan | 7.69 | 1980-1988 | |
| 5 | Clayton Kershaw# | 7.58 | 1993-1999 | |
| 6 | Dave Righetti# | 7.46 | 1991-1999 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Dygert# | 7.41 | 1992-1999 | |
| 8 | Bruce Berenyi | 7.28 | 1981-1986 | |
| 9 | Lefty Grove# | 7.18 | 1986-1999 | |
| 10 | Felix Hernandez# | 6.85 | 1994-1999 | |
| 11 | Roger Clemens# | 6.82 | 1982-1999 | |
| 12 | Steve Carlton | 6.78 | 1980-1987 | |
| 13 | J A Happ# | 6.75 | 1991-1999 | |
| 14 | Len Barker | 6.71 | 1980-1985 | |
| 15 | Fernando Valenzuela* | 6.70 | 1980-1996 | |
| 16 | Bill Wise# | 6.64 | 1990-1998 | |
| 17 | Marty Bystrom | 6.63 | 1981-1985 | |
| 18 | Harry C. Harper# | 6.55 | 1993-1999 | |
| 19 | Heinie Berger# | 6.34 | 1992-1999 | |
| 20 | Jake Odorizzi# | 6.27 | 1992-1999 | |
| 21 | Van Mungo# | 6.18 | 1987-1999 | |
| 21 | Mike Krukow | 6.18 | 1980-1988 | |
| 23 | Al Mamaux# | 6.14 | 1994-1999 | |
| 24 | Dan Haren# | 6.06 | 1991-1999 | |
| 24 | Tommy Bond# | 6.06 | 1994-1999 | |
| 26 | Lee Smith | 6.03 | 1980-1996 | |
| 27 | Scott Kazmir# | 5.87 | 1987-1999 | |
| 27 | Curry Foley# | 5.87 | 1993-1999 | |
| 29 | Ernie Broglio# | 5.86 | 1991-1999 | |
| 30 | Britt Burns | 5.79 | 1980-1996 | |
| 31 | Bert Blyleven | 5.77 | 1980-1986 | |
| 32 | Kevin Appier# | 5.72 | 1988-1999 | |
| 33 | Carlos Zambrano# | 5.68 | 1988-1999 | |
| 34 | J R Richard | 5.64 | 1980-1985 | |
| 35 | Jose DeLeon | 5.61 | 1984-1997 | |
| 35 | Ed Brandt# | 5.61 | 1986-1999 | |
| 37 | Dennis Eckersley | 5.56 | 1980-1995 | |
| 38 | Floyd Bannister | 5.55 | 1980-1989 | |
| 39 | Vinegar Bend Mizell# | 5.54 | 1988-1999 | |
| 40 | Ron Guidry | 5.47 | 1980-1990 | |
| 40 | Don Larsen# | 5.47 | 1990-1999 | |
| 42 | Jordan M Zimmermann# | 5.45 | 1989-1999 | |
| 43 | Storm Davis# | 5.37 | 1992-1999 | |
| 44 | Charlie Lea | 5.34 | 1980-1992 | |
| 44 | Oil Can Boyd# | 5.34 | 1987-1999 | |
| 46 | Tim Leary# | 5.29 | 1991-1999 | |
| 46 | John Candelaria | 5.29 | 1980-1991 | |
| 48 | Patrick Corbin | 5.27 | 1982-1997 | |
| 49 | Aaron Harang# | 5.26 | 1989-1998 | |
| 50 | Johnny Cueto# | 5.25 | 1992-1999 | |
| 50 | Arlie Pond# | 5.25 | 1988-1999 | |
| 52 | Al Orth# | 5.22 | 1991-1999 | |
| 52 | Jack Morris | 5.22 | 1980-1992 | |
| 54 | Larry McWilliams | 5.20 | 1981-1989 | |
| 55 | Billy Loes | 5.13 | 1984-1999 | |
| 56 | Bob Welch | 5.11 | 1980-1991 | |
| 57 | Don Sutton | 5.07 | 1980-1987 | |
| 58 | Scott Sanderson | 5.05 | 1980-1993 | |
| 59 | Bob Bruce | 5.02 | 1987-1996 | |
| 60 | Bill Gullickson | 5.01 | 1980-1991 | |
| 61 | Ben Sheets# | 4.97 | 1987-1999 | |
| 62 | Mike Scott | 4.95 | 1980-1991 | |
| 62 | Rick Sutcliffe | 4.95 | 1980-1990 | |
| 64 | Jim Abbott# | 4.94 | 1990-1997 | |
| 65 | Dave Stieb | 4.91 | 1981-1992 | |
| 66 | Danny Cox# | 4.77 | 1993-1998 | |
| 67 | Jack McDowell | 4.76 | 1983-1994 | |
| 68 | Happy Townsend# | 4.75 | 1984-1999 | |
| 68 | Jim Clancy | 4.75 | 1980-1991 | |
| 68 | Don Robinson | 4.75 | 1980-1994 | |
| 68 | Frank Tanana | 4.75 | 1980-1990 | |
| 72 | Bob Ojeda | 4.69 | 1980-1993 | |
| 73 | Mike Boddicker | 4.67 | 1981-1993 | |
| 74 | Bruce Hurst | 4.64 | 1982-1994 | |
| 74 | Ray Kremer# | 4.64 | 1992-1999 | |
| 76 | Frank Browning# | 4.61 | 1989-1999 | |
| 77 | Danny Darwin | 4.60 | 1980-1995 | |
| 78 | Pascual Perez | 4.56 | 1981-1992 | |
| 79 | Rick Rhoden | 4.55 | 1980-1990 | |
| 80 | David Clyde# | 4.50 | 1986-1999 | |
| 80 | Bart Johnson | 4.50 | 1986-1993 | |
| 82 | Steven Matz | 4.49 | 1983-1993 | |
| 83 | Burt Hooton | 4.48 | 1980-1985 | |
| 83 | Kenta Maeda | 4.48 | 1986-1995 | |
| 85 | Dave LaPoint | 4.46 | 1981-1991 | |
| 86 | Bob Knepper | 4.44 | 1980-1989 | |
| 87 | Johnny Lush | 4.38 | 1987-1996 | |
| 88 | David Palmer | 4.31 | 1980-1991 | |
| 88 | Shane Rawley | 4.31 | 1980-1992 | |
| 90 | Jeff Weaver# | 4.26 | 1986-1999 | |
| 91 | Ed Whitson | 4.25 | 1980-1991 | |
| 92 | Joe Lake | 4.22 | 1985-1992 | |
| 93 | John Tudor | 4.19 | 1980-1994 | |
| 94 | Jerry Reuss | 4.14 | 1980-1987 | |
| 95 | Masahiro Tanaka | 4.13 | 1984-1996 | |
| 96 | Richard Dotson | 4.11 | 1981-1989 | |
| 97 | Freddie Fitzsimmons# | 4.03 | 1980-1999 | |
| 98 | Claude Osteen# | 3.95 | 1988-1999 | |
| 99 | Pedro Ramos# | 3.93 | 1955-1996 | |
| 100 | Chuck Stobbs | 3.80 | 1947-1991 |
