Cincinnati Reds Strikeouts / 9 Leaders
Career totals with the Cincinnati Reds and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.
Will White holds the Cincinnati Reds career record with 3.04 strikeouts / 9. The single-season record is 5.74, by Bobby Mitchell in 1878.
Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 1.0 inning per team game with the club, a career 1,000+ innings pitched with the club.
All-time Cincinnati Reds leaders
Career totals with the club| # | Player | With the club | K/9 | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Will White
|
1878–1880 | 3.04 | 190 |
Single-season Cincinnati Reds records
Best seasons in club history| # | Player | Season | K/9 | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Mitchell | 1878 | 5.74 | 9 |
| 2 | Bobby Mitchell | 1877 | 3.69 | 12 |
| 3 |
Will White
|
1878 | 3.25 | 52 |
| 4 |
Will White
|
1879 | 3.07 | 76 |
| 5 |
Will White
|
1880 | 2.80 | 62 |
| 6 |
 Blondie Purcell
|
1880 | 2.16 | 25 |
| 7 |
 Amos Booth
|
1877 | 1.88 | 12 |
| 8 |
 Cherokee Fisher
|
1876 | 1.14 | 28 |
| 9 | Dale Williams | 1876 | 0.98 | 9 |
| 10 |
 Dory Dean
|
1876 | 0.75 | 30 |
| 11 |
 Candy Cummings
|
1877 | 0.64 | 19 |
| 12 |
 Bobby Mathews
|
1877 | 0.63 | 15 |