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 13 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	Sam Schmidt RHP · JR · CUSA	0	0	5.40	6	0	5.0	5	3	3	10	0	1.60	18.0
2	Fisher Cantrell RHP · SO · CUSA	1	1	5.59	9	1	9.2	6	6	7	19	0	1.34	17.7
3	Dillon Haines LHP · GR · CUSA	1	1	9.28	12	0	10.2	13	11	15	19	0	2.63	16.0
4	Josh Sibley LHP · JR · CUSA	0	0	5.06	15	1	10.2	11	6	7	19	0	1.69	16.0
5	Nate Crider RHP · GR · CUSA	1	0	5.24	29	0	22.1	23	13	20	38	1	1.93	15.3
6	Blake Hooks RHP · GR · CUSA	1	0	7.00	9	1	9.0	9	7	9	15	0	2.00	15.0
7	Faith Aragon LHP/UTL · JR · CUSA	0	0	5.52	5	0	62.0	56	38	20	102	0	1.23	14.8
8	Caleb Short RHP · FR · CUSA	0	0	9.00	5	0	5.0	8	5	1	8	0	1.80	14.4
9	Jonah Richardson RHP · SO · CUSA	1	2	8.31	5	0	8.2	7	8	14	13	0	2.42	13.5
10	Michael Benzor LHP · SR · CUSA	2	0	5.40	19	0	16.2	13	10	19	25	0	1.92	13.5
11	Trent Ash RHP · JR · CUSA	2	0	8.13	20	2	27.2	21	25	24	41	0	1.63	13.3
12	Sam Frizzi RHP · GR · CUSA	0	0	6.97	16	0	10.1	11	8	3	15	1	1.35	13.1
13	Dominic Monaco LHP · SO · CUSA	1	3	7.20	12	6	20.0	14	16	18	29	0	1.60	13.1

Stats sourced from NCAA. Updated daily during the season.

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