Strikeouts Per 9 Innings in D3 Baseball
2026 Season • 2389 Qualifying Players
What is a good K/9 rate in D3 baseball?
In the 2026 D3 season, the median K/9 among qualifying players is 6.9. Here is the full distribution.
Percentile Breakdown
| Top 10% | 9.9+ |
| Top 25% | 8.3+ |
| Median (50th) | 6.9 |
| Bottom 25% | 5.6 or lower |
Based on 2389 players. Min. 20 IP to qualify.
D3 Average
7.1
National Average K/9
How does D3 compare? Division I K/9 rates are generally higher due to advanced pitcher development.
Conference Averages
| Conference | Avg K/9 | Players |
|---|---|---|
| ARC | 8.4 | 60 |
| C2C | 7.9 | 18 |
| WIAC | 7.9 | 65 |
| CNE | 7.7 | 67 |
| CCIW | 7.6 | 62 |
| MIAA | 7.6 | 51 |
| ASC | 7.6 | 29 |
| Empire 8 | 7.5 | 62 |
| UAA | 7.5 | 49 |
| SCIAC | 7.4 | 59 |
| OAC | 7.3 | 62 |
| Little East | 7.3 | 54 |
| NCAC | 7.3 | 73 |
| MIAC | 7.2 | 70 |
| NWC | 7.2 | 64 |
| UMAC | 7.2 | 34 |
| Centennial | 7.2 | 66 |
| NESCAC | 7.2 | 57 |
| Liberty League | 7.1 | 59 |
| SAA | 7.1 | 47 |
D3 K/9 Leaders
| # | Player | School | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Layton Bilderback | Sewanee | 19.7 |
| 2 | Adam Trevino | McMurry | 18.8 |
| 3 | Julian Rondon | Hartford | 16.9 |
| 4 | Jordan Paradis | UMass Dartmouth | 15.8 |
| 5 | Colin Bashor | St. Mary's (Md.) | 15.4 |
| 6 | Andrew Montero | Denison University | 15.4 |
| 7 | Bryan Carney | Olivet | 15.0 |
| 8 | Michael Zalinkanskas | Ramapo | 14.3 |
| 9 | Logan Gannon | Cornell College | 14.3 |
| 10 | Quinn Hocom | Skidmore | 14.1 |