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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | K9 | YEAR | Open Career Leaderboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | 14.12 | 1984 | |
| 2 | Fernando Valenzuela* | 13.15 | 1984 | |
| 3 | Roger Clemens# | 13.00 | 1984 | |
| 4 | Mario Soto | 12.82 | 1984 | |
| 5 | Bruce Berenyi | 12.12 | 1984 | |
| 6 | Jose DeLeon | 11.89 | 1984 | |
| 7 | Bill Wise# | 11.49 | 1992 | |
| 8 | Lefty Grove# | 10.88 | 1993 | |
| 9 | Len Barker | 10.81 | 1984 | |
| 10 | Steve Carlton | 10.65 | 1984 | |
| 10 | Jack Morris | 10.65 | 1984 | |
| 12 | Mike Krukow | 10.28 | 1984 | |
| 13 | Dave Stieb | 10.09 | 1984 | |
| 14 | Christy Mathewson# | 10.08 | 1998 | |
| 15 | Britt Burns | 9.95 | 1984 | |
| 16 | Mario Soto | 9.94 | 1982 | |
| 16 | Tim Lollar | 9.94 | 1984 | |
| 18 | Christy Mathewson# | 9.88 | 1996 | |
| 19 | Larry McWilliams | 9.86 | 1984 | |
| 20 | Marty Bystrom | 9.84 | 1984 | |
| 21 | Gus Krock | 9.75 | 1984 | |
| 22 | Lefty Grove# | 9.73 | 1992 | |
| 22 | Dave Righetti# | 9.73 | 1993 | |
| 24 | Herb Score# | 9.70 | 1955 | |
| 25 | J R Richard | 9.62 | 1984 | |
| 26 | Nolan Ryan | 9.60 | 1983 | |
| 26 | Hal Newhouser# | 9.60 | 1998 | |
| 28 | Frank Tanana | 9.57 | 1984 | |
| 28 | Yu Darvish# | 9.57 | 1998 | |
| 30 | Christy Mathewson# | 9.54 | 1999 | |
| 31 | Christy Mathewson# | 9.52 | 1997 | |
| 32 | Charlie Lea | 9.44 | 1984 | |
| 33 | Pascual Perez | 9.42 | 1984 | |
| 34 | Clayton Kershaw# | 9.33 | 1997 | |
| 35 | Don Robinson | 9.31 | 1984 | |
| 36 | Bob Welch | 9.24 | 1984 | |
| 37 | Jim Beattie | 9.20 | 1984 | |
| 38 | Yu Darvish# | 9.15 | 1997 | |
| 39 | Hal Newhouser# | 9.11 | 1999 | |
| 40 | Ron Guidry | 9.08 | 1984 | |
| 41 | Lefty Grove# | 9.05 | 1994 | |
| 42 | Jim Bunning# | 9.03 | 1999 | |
| 43 | Patrick Corbin | 9.02 | 1984 | |
| 44 | Yu Darvish# | 8.93 | 1999 | |
| 45 | Tommy Bond# | 8.91 | 1995 | |
| 46 | Bob Ojeda | 8.90 | 1984 | |
| 47 | Dave Righetti# | 8.86 | 1992 | |
| 48 | Steve Carlton | 8.85 | 1982 | |
| 49 | Ed Whitson | 8.84 | 1984 | |
| 50 | Bert Inks# | 8.79 | 1997 | |
| 51 | Jim Bunning# | 8.78 | 1998 | |
| 52 | Steven Matz | 8.76 | 1984 | |
| 53 | Dave LaPoint | 8.72 | 1984 | |
| 54 | Bob Knepper | 8.71 | 1984 | |
| 55 | John Tudor | 8.63 | 1984 | |
| 56 | Bert Inks# | 8.62 | 1998 | |
| 57 | Clayton Kershaw# | 8.57 | 1998 | |
| 57 | Rick Rhoden | 8.57 | 1984 | |
| 59 | Nolan Ryan | 8.56 | 1982 | |
| 60 | Van Mungo# | 8.55 | 1994 | |
| 60 | Roger Clemens# | 8.55 | 1992 | |
| 62 | Mike Boddicker | 8.52 | 1984 | |
| 63 | Scott Sanderson | 8.51 | 1984 | |
| 63 | Rick Sutcliffe | 8.51 | 1984 | |
| 63 | Clayton Kershaw# | 8.51 | 1999 | |
| 66 | Camilo Pascual# | 8.47 | 1998 | |
| 67 | Vinegar Bend Mizell# | 8.46 | 1992 | |
| 68 | Fernando Valenzuela* | 8.38 | 1981 | |
| 68 | Van Mungo# | 8.38 | 1997 | |
| 70 | Mario Soto | 8.34 | 1981 | |
| 71 | Bill Walker# | 8.30 | 1997 | |
| 72 | Kevin Appier# | 8.29 | 1993 | |
| 73 | Ernie Broglio# | 8.26 | 1992 | |
| 74 | Felix Hernandez# | 8.17 | 1997 | |
| 74 | Mario Soto | 8.17 | 1983 | |
| 76 | Fernando Valenzuela* | 8.11 | 1980 | |
| 76 | Ed Brandt# | 8.11 | 1992 | |
| 78 | Fernando Valenzuela* | 8.10 | 1982 | |
| 79 | Fernando Valenzuela* | 8.09 | 1983 | |
| 80 | Roger Clemens# | 8.08 | 1997 | |
| 81 | Harry C. Harper# | 8.07 | 1998 | |
| 81 | Jack Harper# | 8.07 | 1993 | |
| 83 | Bill Wise# | 8.06 | 1991 | |
| 84 | Shane Rawley | 8.05 | 1984 | |
| 85 | Heinie Berger# | 8.01 | 1997 | |
| 86 | Jimmy Dygert# | 8.00 | 1995 | |
| 87 | Al Orth# | 7.99 | 1997 | |
| 88 | Jerry Reuss | 7.94 | 1984 | |
| 88 | Clayton Kershaw# | 7.94 | 1996 | |
| 90 | Lefty Grove# | 7.84 | 1987 | |
| 91 | J R Richard | 7.81 | 1980 | |
| 92 | Willie Foster# | 7.77 | 1998 | |
| 92 | Felix Hernandez# | 7.77 | 1998 | |
| 92 | Nolan Ryan | 7.77 | 1980 | |
| 95 | Roger Clemens# | 7.76 | 1993 | |
| 95 | John Denny | 7.76 | 1984 | |
| 97 | LaMarr Hoyt | 7.71 | 1984 | |
| 97 | Dave Righetti# | 7.71 | 1994 | |
| 99 | Jimmy Dygert# | 7.70 | 1998 | |
| 100 | Pete Wilson | 7.69 | 1992 |
