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New York Yankees Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

Career totals with the Yankees and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Masahiro Tanaka holds the Yankees career record with 8.46 strikeouts / 9. The single-season record is 12.06, by Gerrit Cole in 2021.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

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 Yankees leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club K/9 G
1 Masahiro Tanaka Masahiro Tanaka 2014–2020 8.46 174
2 Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 1999–2007 8.27 175
3 Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera 1995–2013 8.22 1,115
4 CC Sabathia CC Sabathia 2009–2019 7.98 307
5 Al Downing Al Downing 1961–1969 7.49 208
6 Dave Righetti Dave Righetti 1979–1990 7.44 522
7 Mike Mussina Mike Mussina 2001–2008 7.41 249
8 Ron Guidry Ron Guidry 1975–1988 6.69 368
9 Andy Pettitte Andy Pettitte 1995–2013 6.50 447
10 Bob Turley Bob Turley 1955–1962 6.45 234
11 Whitey Ford Whitey Ford 1950–1967 5.55 498
12 Lefty Gomez Lefty Gomez 1930–1942 5.29 367
13 Allie Reynolds Allie Reynolds 1947–1954 5.12 295
14 Jim Bouton Jim Bouton 1962–1968 4.98 197
15 Vic Raschi Vic Raschi 1946–1953 4.87 218
16 Ralph Terry Ralph Terry 1956–1964 4.62 210
17 Russ Ford Russ Ford 1909–1913 4.47 143
18 George Pipgras George Pipgras 1923–1933 4.37 247
19 Fritz Peterson Fritz Peterson 1966–1974 4.33 288
19 Red Ruffing Red Ruffing 1930–1946 4.33 426
21 Mel Stottlemyre Mel Stottlemyre 1964–1974 4.25 360
22 Ray Caldwell Ray Caldwell 1910–1918 4.21 248
22 Jack Chesbro Jack Chesbro 1903–1909 4.21 269
22 Bob Shawkey Bob Shawkey 1915–1927 4.21 415
25 Ray Fisher Ray Fisher 1910–1917 3.80 219

Single-season Yankees records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season K/9 G
1 Gerrit Cole Gerrit Cole 2021 12.06 30
2 Gerrit Cole Gerrit Cole 2020 11.59 12
3 Gerrit Cole Gerrit Cole 2022 11.53 33
4 Cam Schlittler 2026 11.11 33
5 Luis Severino Luis Severino 2017 10.71 31
6 Michael Pineda Michael Pineda 2016 10.61 32
7 Luis Severino Luis Severino 2018 10.35 32
8 David Cone David Cone 1997 10.25 29
9 Carlos Rodon Carlos Rodon 2024 10.03 32
10 Masahiro Tanaka Masahiro Tanaka 2017 9.79 30
11 Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 2002 9.60 29
12 Gerrit Cole Gerrit Cole 2023 9.56 33
13 Will Warren Will Warren 2025 9.48 33
14 Carlos Rodon Carlos Rodon 2025 9.35 33
15 David Cone David Cone 1998 9.06 31
16 CC Sabathia CC Sabathia 2012 8.87 28
17 Al Downing Al Downing 1963 8.76 24
18 CC Sabathia CC Sabathia 2011 8.72 33
19 Max Fried Max Fried 2025 8.71 32
20 Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 2001 8.70 33
21 A. J. Burnett A. J. Burnett 2009 8.48 33
22 Randy Johnson Randy Johnson 2005 8.42 34
22 Mike Mussina Mike Mussina 2001 8.42 34
24 Nestor Cortes Nestor Cortes 2024 8.36 31
25 Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 2000 8.28 32