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 50 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	Braylen Timmins LHP · SR · Sun Belt	0	1	12.60	8	0	5.0	5	7	11	12	0	3.20	21.6
2	Joseph Bordelon P · JR · Southland	1	1	11.57	9	0	7.0	7	9	13	14	2	2.86	18.0
3	Sam Schmidt RHP · JR · CUSA	0	0	5.40	6	0	5.0	5	3	3	10	0	1.60	18.0
4	Hailey McLean RHP · SR · MWC	0	0	13.50	7	0	21.2	36	33	33	44	0	3.14	18.0
5	Leo Odom RHP · FR · SEC	1	0	7.50	6	0	6.0	6	5	2	12	0	1.33	18.0
6	Maya Johnson P · SR · MVC	0	0	0.77	2	0	35.0	8	3	0	69	0	0.23	17.7
7	Tanner Douglas LHP · SR · DI Independent	0	0	1.88	15	0	14.1	9	3	7	28	0	1.12	17.6
8	Owen Birchard RHP · SO · America East	1	3	8.20	13	1	18.2	23	17	15	36	1	2.04	17.4
9	Fisher Cantrell RHP · SO · CUSA	1	1	5.79	8	1	9.1	6	6	6	18	0	1.29	17.4
10	Brandon Stephens P · JR · Northeast	0	1	14.63	12	0	16.0	14	26	41	31	0	3.44	17.4
11	Kenzie Brown P · SR · Big 12	0	0	2.08	2	0	39.0	18	9	18	75	0	0.92	17.3
12	Chase Van Ameyde RHP · SO · ACC	1	2	15.12	10	1	8.1	16	14	6	16	0	2.64	17.3
13	Hunter Vincent LHP · FR · SEC	0	0	6.48	8	0	8.1	8	6	8	16	0	1.92	17.3
14	Thomas Burns RHP · JR · SEC	0	0	6.52	20	0	19.1	15	14	14	37	4	1.50	17.2
15	Matthew Dallas LHP · JR · ACC	2	0	2.45	2	2	7.1	7	2	3	14	0	1.36	17.2
16	Peyton Fowler RHP · JR · SEC	1	0	2.84	7	0	6.1	2	2	6	12	0	1.26	17.1
17	Owen Graf RHP · FR · Big Ten	0	1	6.75	4	0	5.1	5	4	8	10	0	2.44	16.9
18	Christian Coppola RHP · SR · Atlantic 10	1	1	1.91	12	1	33.0	21	7	11	62	0	0.97	16.9
19	Connor Benge RHP · SR · SEC	2	0	9.00	16	0	7.0	10	7	3	13	0	1.86	16.7
20	Jamie Vicens RHP · FR · ACC	0	0	10.29	9	0	7.0	5	8	9	13	0	2.00	16.7
21	Levent Eldem RHP · SR · ASUN	0	0	18.00	5	0	6.0	8	12	5	11	0	2.17	16.5
22	Finn Edwards RHP · SO · Big 12	1	2	4.61	17	0	13.2	13	7	11	25	0	1.76	16.5
23	Josh Sibley LHP · JR · CUSA	0	0	5.23	13	1	10.1	11	6	6	19	0	1.65	16.5
24	Mason Edwards LHP · JR · Big Ten	8	0	1.49	14	14	84.1	43	14	37	154	0	0.95	16.4
25	Cal Randall RHP · JR · Big Ten	3	0	3.00	30	0	27.0	12	9	18	49	1	1.11	16.3
26	Tim Baird RHP · GR · Sun Belt	1	1	4.97	10	0	12.2	8	7	9	23	2	1.34	16.3
27	Blake Dean RHP · JR · Sun Belt	1	1	17.28	9	1	8.1	15	16	9	15	0	2.88	16.2
28	Collins Black RHP · SO · ACC	3	1	9.26	12	0	11.2	15	12	12	21	2	2.31	16.2
29	Peyton Williams RHP · FR · MAC	2	0	2.37	19	0	19.0	13	5	11	34	6	1.26	16.1
30	Landon White RHP · SR · America East	0	1	3.68	3	0	7.1	6	3	3	13	0	1.23	16.0
31	Mac Stiffler RHP · SO · Big 12	0	0	7.94	7	0	5.2	8	5	6	10	0	2.47	15.9
32	Colton Cross RHP · JR · Southland	0	0	3.18	2	0	5.2	4	2	4	10	0	1.41	15.9
33	Rhys Bowie LHP · SO · ACC	1	2	4.84	21	2	35.1	30	19	26	62	2	1.58	15.8
34	Zach Peters RHP · SR · Atlantic 10	5	1	1.62	21	0	44.1	25	8	22	78	6	1.06	15.8
35	Albert Roblez RHP · SR · DI Independent	2	1	1.67	22	0	27.0	17	5	8	47	14	0.93	15.7
36	Dillon Haines LHP · GR · CUSA	1	1	9.58	11	0	10.1	13	11	15	18	0	2.71	15.7
37	Mike Arndt P/INF · FR · Metro Atlantic Athletic	0	0	5.68	6	0	6.1	5	4	12	11	0	2.68	15.6
38	Rob Dorn RHP · SR · Patriot League	0	0	4.26	8	0	6.1	4	3	8	11	0	1.90	15.6
39	Cooper Lewis LHP · FR · Sun Belt	1	2	11.50	15	2	18.0	21	23	29	31	1	2.78	15.5
40	Alex Yearwood RHP · FR · Sun Belt	1	0	9.45	11	0	13.1	15	14	7	23	0	1.65	15.5
41	Ben Dean RHP · SO · ACC	7	1	4.28	17	3	33.2	28	16	21	58	1	1.46	15.5
42	Nate Crider RHP · GR · CUSA	1	0	4.50	27	0	22.0	22	11	18	38	1	1.82	15.5
43	Peter Dubie RHP · SR · Ivy League	1	1	6.17	2	2	11.2	14	8	4	20	0	1.54	15.4
44	Justin Shadek RHP · ACC	1	0	5.40	16	2	23.1	20	14	16	40	0	1.54	15.4
45	Joey Young RHP · JR · Big East	0	1	10.03	9	2	11.2	20	13	9	20	0	2.49	15.4
46	Carson Olsen RHP · SR · Western Athletic	2	1	7.23	19	0	18.2	20	15	20	32	0	2.14	15.4
47	Sean Fitzpatrick LHP · SR · Big 12	4	1	3.09	27	0	23.1	13	8	11	40	0	1.03	15.4
48	Chase Swift P · SO · ACC	1	1	3.63	15	1	22.1	13	9	8	38	2	0.94	15.3
49	Gavin Johnston RHP · SR · Ohio Valley	0	1	4.30	8	0	14.2	13	7	6	25	3	1.29	15.3
50	Sam Skarich RHP/INF · SR · Sun Belt	0	0	4.70	11	0	7.2	5	4	9	13	0	1.83	15.3

Stats sourced from NCAA. Updated daily during the season.