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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | K9 | YEAR | Open Season Leaderboard |
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| 1 | Rube Waddell* | 6.32 | 1897-1910 | |
| 2 | Ted Gray# | 5.60 | 1947-1953 | |
| 3 | Joe Wood | 5.56 | 1908-1922 | |
| 4 | Dazzy Vance | 5.52 | 1921-1935 | |
| 5 | Bob Feller# | 5.15 | 1936-1954 | |
| 6 | Billy Pierce# | 5.14 | 1949-1954 | |
| 6 | Ad Lankford | 5.14 | 1913-1920 | |
| 8 | Diomedes Olivo# | 5.13 | 1947-1954 | |
| 9 | Johnny Vander Meer | 5.12 | 1937-1950 | |
| 10 | Cy Seymour* | 5.11 | 1896-1913 | |
| 11 | Harry Krause | 5.07 | 1908-1911 | |
| 11 | Satchel Paige | 5.07 | 1927-1951 | |
| 13 | Wayne LaMaster | 5.06 | 1937-1952 | |
| 14 | Frank Lange | 5.00 | 1910-1913 | |
| 15 | Virgil Trucks# | 4.94 | 1941-1954 | |
| 16 | Van Mungo# | 4.93 | 1931-1954 | |
| 17 | Willie Mitchell | 4.92 | 1909-1919 | |
| 18 | Bill Sayles# | 4.91 | 1942-1954 | |
| 19 | Hal Newhouser# | 4.90 | 1940-1954 | |
| 20 | Lino Donoso# | 4.86 | 1946-1954 | |
| 21 | Walter Johnson* | 4.83 | 1907-1927 | |
| 21 | Charles Bender* | 4.83 | 1903-1924 | |
| 23 | Dan Bankhead# | 4.80 | 1940-1951 | |
| 23 | Orval Overall | 4.80 | 1905-1913 | |
| 23 | Lefty Gomez | 4.80 | 1930-1942 | |
| 26 | Johnny Allen | 4.78 | 1932-1942 | |
| 27 | Ed Walsh* | 4.77 | 1904-1914 | |
| 28 | Jack Coombs | 4.72 | 1906-1916 | |
| 28 | Mickey McDermott# | 4.72 | 1949-1954 | |
| 28 | Heinie Berger | 4.72 | 1907-1910 | |
| 31 | Christy Mathewson* | 4.71 | 1900-1916 | |
| 32 | Ralph Branca# | 4.69 | 1945-1953 | |
| 32 | Roy Henshaw# | 4.69 | 1934-1954 | |
| 32 | Cy Blanton | 4.69 | 1934-1941 | |
| 35 | Jim Scott | 4.67 | 1909-1917 | |
| 36 | Ewell Blackwell# | 4.66 | 1945-1953 | |
| 37 | Warren Spahn# | 4.63 | 1945-1954 | |
| 38 | Curt Simmons# | 4.61 | 1948-1954 | |
| 38 | Amos Rusie | 4.61 | 1889-1901 | |
| 40 | Ken Chase# | 4.59 | 1936-1954 | |
| 41 | Dizzy Dean | 4.56 | 1930-1940 | |
| 41 | Russ Ford | 4.56 | 1909-1913 | |
| 43 | Bob Kuzava# | 4.53 | 1947-1954 | |
| 44 | Cy Falkenberg | 4.52 | 1904-1917 | |
| 44 | Tom Hughes | 4.52 | 1900-1913 | |
| 46 | Jimmy Dygert | 4.51 | 1905-1910 | |
| 47 | Bob Rush# | 4.50 | 1948-1954 | |
| 48 | Tommy Bridges | 4.49 | 1930-1944 | |
| 49 | Lefty Grove* | 4.48 | 1925-1945 | |
| 49 | Tom Hughes | 4.48 | 1906-1917 | |
| 49 | Ferdie Schupp | 4.48 | 1916-1922 | |
| 52 | Walt Masterson# | 4.46 | 1940-1953 | |
| 52 | Vic Raschi# | 4.46 | 1947-1954 | |
| 54 | Red Ames* | 4.43 | 1903-1919 | |
| 55 | Hippo Vaughn | 4.42 | 1909-1921 | |
| 56 | Bill Donovan | 4.41 | 1898-1918 | |
| 57 | Eddie Plank* | 4.37 | 1901-1917 | |
| 58 | Jeff Tesreau | 4.36 | 1912-1918 | |
| 58 | Allie Reynolds# | 4.36 | 1942-1954 | |
| 60 | Guy Morton | 4.33 | 1914-1924 | |
| 61 | Lee Grissom | 4.32 | 1934-1953 | |
| 61 | Preacher Roe# | 4.32 | 1943-1954 | |
| 63 | Jumbo Brown | 4.31 | 1926-1952 | |
| 63 | Vean Gregg | 4.31 | 1911-1925 | |
| 65 | Pat Malone | 4.30 | 1928-1947 | |
| 66 | Fred Glade | 4.28 | 1903-1907 | |
| 66 | Earl Moore | 4.28 | 1901-1913 | |
| 68 | Roy Parmelee | 4.27 | 1930-1937 | |
| 68 | George Earnshaw | 4.27 | 1928-1936 | |
| 70 | Bobo Newsom | 4.26 | 1929-1948 | |
| 70 | Paul Dean | 4.26 | 1934-1941 | |
| 70 | Doc White | 4.26 | 1901-1912 | |
| 73 | Jake Weimer | 4.24 | 1903-1909 | |
| 74 | Harry Brecheen# | 4.22 | 1942-1954 | |
| 75 | Max Lanier | 4.20 | 1938-1951 | |
| 75 | Don Newcombe# | 4.20 | 1944-1954 | |
| 75 | Tex Carleton | 4.20 | 1932-1951 | |
| 78 | Al Mamaux | 4.19 | 1913-1922 | |
| 79 | Robin Roberts# | 4.18 | 1948-1954 | |
| 79 | Bill Hallahan | 4.18 | 1926-1941 | |
| 81 | Rube Marquard | 4.16 | 1908-1925 | |
| 82 | Jose Mendez* | 4.15 | 1907-1926 | |
| 82 | Nap Rucker | 4.15 | 1907-1916 | |
| 84 | Bill Bevens# | 4.14 | 1945-1954 | |
| 84 | Russ Bauers | 4.14 | 1936-1948 | |
| 84 | Bobby Shantz# | 4.14 | 1949-1954 | |
| 87 | Bill Steen | 4.13 | 1912-1915 | |
| 87 | Joe Williams* | 4.13 | 1907-1930 | |
| 87 | Dutch Leonard | 4.13 | 1913-1925 | |
| 90 | Noodles Hahn | 4.12 | 1899-1906 | |
| 91 | Hooks Wiltse | 4.11 | 1904-1914 | |
| 91 | George Pipgras | 4.11 | 1926-1934 | |
| 91 | Frank Smith | 4.11 | 1904-1911 | |
| 91 | Bob Wicker | 4.11 | 1901-1906 | |
| 95 | Russ Meyer# | 4.10 | 1946-1954 | |
| 95 | Jack Pfiester | 4.10 | 1904-1911 | |
| 97 | Whit Wyatt | 4.09 | 1929-1944 | |
| 98 | Monte Kennedy# | 4.07 | 1947-1954 | |
| 98 | Roy Partlow# | 4.07 | 1934-1954 | |
| 100 | Bert Gallia | 4.06 | 1914-1920 |
