Player stats

Hits per 9 Innings 2018

Hits allowed per nine innings pitched.

Season

Minimum workload: one inning pitched per game. Completed seasons use the league's scheduled regular-season game count; seasons in progress use team games played. This is a general pitching minimum, not a relief-pitcher qualification rule. Data through December 31, 2018. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Hits per 9 Innings / 2018

Blake Snell

5.58

Season leader, lower is better

Hits per 9 Innings2018 season, lower is better
#	Player	Team	IP	BF	H/9
1	B. SnellBlake Snell	TB	180.2	700	5.58
2	M. ScherzerMax Scherzer	WSH	220.2	866	6.12
3	J. TeheranJulio Teheran	ATL	175.2	724	6.25
4	J. deGromJacob deGrom	NYM	217.0	835	6.30
5	A. NolaAaron Nola	PHI	212.1	831	6.32
6	M. FoltynewiczMike Foltynewicz	ATL	183.0	744	6.39
7	G. ColeGerrit Cole	HOU	200.1	799	6.42
8	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	HOU	214.0	833	6.56
9	T. BauerTrevor Bauer	CLE	175.1	717	6.88
10	C. MortonCharlie Morton	HOU	167.0	695	7.01
11	J. ChacínJhoulys Chacín	MIL	192.2	796	7.15
12	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	AZ	200.0	800	7.29
13	M. ClevingerMike Clevinger	CLE	200.0	810	7.38
14	Z. WheelerZack Wheeler	NYM	182.1	744	7.40
15	J. BerríosJosé Berríos	MIN	192.1	797	7.44
16	C. KluberCorey Kluber	CLE	215.0	842	7.49
17	S. NewcombSean Newcomb	ATL	164.0	696	7.52
18	J. HappJ.A. Happ	NYY	177.2	733	7.60
19	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	PIT	170.2	701	7.70
20	M. BoydMatthew Boyd	DET	170.1	709	7.71
21	D. PriceDavid Price	BOS	176.0	722	7.72
22	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	AZ	207.2	839	7.84
23	R. LópezReynaldo López	CWS	188.2	799	7.87
24	J. UreñaJosé Ureña	MIA	174.0	712	8.02
25	D. HollandDerek Holland	SF	171.1	727	8.09
26	K. FreelandKyle Freeland	COL	202.1	844	8.10
27	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	MIN	196.2	826	8.10
28	C. CarrascoCarlos Carrasco	CLE	192.0	784	8.11
29	L. SeverinoLuis Severino	NYY	191.1	780	8.14
30	G. MárquezGermán Márquez	COL	196.0	817	8.22
31	J. OdorizziJake Odorizzi	MIN	164.1	711	8.27
32	C. HamelsCole Hamels	CHC	190.2	806	8.31
33	K. HendricksKyle Hendricks	CHC	199.0	812	8.32
34	R. PorcelloRick Porcello	BOS	191.1	808	8.33
35	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	STL	200.2	808	8.34
36	J. ShieldsJames Shields	CWS	204.2	871	8.36
37	J. QuintanaJose Quintana	CHC	174.1	739	8.36
38	L. CastilloLuis Castillo	CIN	169.2	708	8.38
39	W. LeBlancWade LeBlanc	SEA	162.0	662	8.39
40	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	PIT	191.0	785	8.43
41	T. AndersonTyler Anderson	COL	176.0	737	8.44
42	A. HeaneyAndrew Heaney	LAA	180.0	749	8.55
43	J. ArrietaJake Arrieta	PHI	172.2	724	8.60
44	L. GiolitoLucas Giolito	CWS	173.1	775	8.62
45	J. LesterJon Lester	CHC	181.2	761	8.62
46	M. FiersMike Fiers	OAK	172.0	714	8.69
47	G. GonzalezGio Gonzalez	MIL	171.0	746	8.79
48	Z. GodleyZack Godley	AZ	178.1	791	8.93
49	N. PivettaNick Pivetta	PHI	164.0	694	8.95
50	T. RoarkTanner Roark	WSH	180.1	760	9.03

H/9: Hits allowed per nine innings pitched.

Understanding Hits per 9 Innings

Hits allowed per nine innings pitched.

Formula: 27 × H ÷ outs recorded

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.