Walks Per 9 Innings in D3 Baseball
2026 Season • 2389 Qualifying Players
What is a good BB/9 rate in D3 baseball?
In the 2026 D3 season, the median BB/9 among qualifying players is 4.1. Here is the full distribution.
Percentile Breakdown
| Top 10% | 2.1 or lower |
| Top 25% | 3.0 or lower |
| Median (50th) | 4.1 |
| Bottom 25% | 5.4+ |
Based on 2389 players. Min. 20 IP to qualify.
D3 Average
4.4
National Average BB/9
How does D3 compare? Lower is better. D1 averages typically range from 3.5-4.5 BB/9.
Conference Averages
| Conference | Avg BB/9 | Players |
|---|---|---|
| CNE | 3.6 | 67 |
| WIAC | 3.6 | 65 |
| MIAA | 3.8 | 51 |
| AMCC | 3.8 | 42 |
| NACC | 4.0 | 78 |
| CCS | 4.0 | 50 |
| OAC | 4.1 | 62 |
| GNAC | 4.1 | 62 |
| ARC | 4.1 | 60 |
| NCAC | 4.1 | 73 |
| MIAC | 4.1 | 70 |
| NEWMAC | 4.2 | 53 |
| ODAC | 4.2 | 75 |
| Liberty League | 4.3 | 59 |
| PAC | 4.3 | 59 |
| C2C | 4.3 | 18 |
| NESCAC | 4.3 | 57 |
| UAA | 4.3 | 49 |
| NWC | 4.3 | 64 |
| MAC Freedom | 4.3 | 56 |
D3 BB/9 Leaders
| # | Player | School | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Campbell | US Merchant Marine | 0.2 |
| 2 | Mikey Hernandez | Lakeland | 0.3 |
| 3 | Jack Ritchie | Wheaton (Mass.) | 0.3 |
| 4 | Niket Barot | NYU | 0.5 |
| 5 | L. Ortiz | Salve Regina | 0.5 |
| 6 | Carter Schuma | Randolph-Macon | 0.6 |
| 7 | T. Carrier | Westminster (PA) | 0.7 |
| 8 | Zane Vitense | Ohio Wesleyan | 0.7 |
| 9 | Colby Dimenna | Western New England | 0.7 |
| 10 | Ryan McCann | Manhattanville | 0.7 |