What is a good Strikeouts Per 9 in college baseball?

A K/9 above 10 is excellent in D1 baseball; the strikeout-rate leaders often post 12+.

How is Strikeouts Per 9 calculated?

K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings) is a rate stat that normalizes strikeout totals across different innings totals.

When does the 2026 college baseball postseason start?

The NCAA Division I baseball regional round begins in late May, followed by Super Regionals in early June and the College World Series in mid-June in Omaha, Nebraska.

STATS LEADERS · PITCHING · STRIKEOUTS PER 9

Strikeouts Per 9 leaders.

Top 17 NCAA Division I pitchers by Strikeouts Per 9.

ERA SO W SV WHIP K/9 IP L GS

#	Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	SV	WHIP	K/9
1	Owen Graf RHP · FR · Big Ten	0	1	6.75	4	0	5.1	5	4	8	10	0	2.44	16.9
2	Cal Randall RHP · JR · Big Ten	3	0	3.21	31	0	28.0	13	10	18	51	1	1.11	16.4
3	Mason Edwards LHP · JR · Big Ten	8	0	1.43	15	15	88.1	45	14	39	160	0	0.95	16.3
4	Jonah Barkoff LHP · FR · Big Ten	0	0	1.69	5	0	5.1	5	1	5	9	0	1.88	15.2
5	Grant Cleavinger LHP · SR · Big Ten	0	1	10.13	12	0	5.1	2	6	5	9	0	1.31	15.2
6	Kellen English RHP · FR · Big Ten	1	1	10.80	15	0	13.1	13	16	15	22	0	2.10	14.9
7	Tommy Szczepanski RHP · SR · Big Ten	0	3	5.77	23	0	34.1	30	22	27	55	2	1.66	14.4
8	Jack Wade LHP · JR · Big Ten	1	2	6.00	17	1	21.0	11	14	28	33	0	1.86	14.1
9	Cal Scolari RHP · SO · Big Ten	5	0	2.94	12	10	49.0	37	16	24	76	0	1.25	14.0
10	Alexis Jensen LHP/UTL · FR · Big Ten	0	0	2.45	3	0	11.0	7	3	2	17	0	0.82	13.9
11	Tanner Bradley RHP · SO · Big Ten	5	1	1.86	28	0	48.1	23	10	18	74	1	0.85	13.8
12	Chase Olson LHP · FR · Big Ten	1	0	6.75	11	0	9.1	8	7	8	14	0	1.71	13.5
13	Logan Winkelman LHP · SR · Big Ten	1	0	2.53	9	2	10.2	8	3	6	16	0	1.31	13.5
14	Nick Terhaar RHP · FR · Big Ten	2	1	7.59	10	4	10.2	10	9	12	16	0	2.06	13.5
15	Ryan Featherston RHP · JR · Big Ten	3	0	2.45	6	2	14.2	8	4	0	22	1	0.55	13.5
16	Jordy Frahm RHP/UTL · SR · Big Ten	0	0	1.26	6	0	78.1	87	11	11	116	0	1.25	13.3
17	Adam Urban RHP · SO · Big Ten	2	1	5.12	21	1	31.2	33	18	18	46	1	1.61	13.1

Stats sourced from NCAA. Updated daily during the season.

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