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Stat of the Day: Karns’ Elite Strikeout Rate

The Royals acquired RHP Nathan Karns from Seattle yesterday. The 29 year old has several “Stat of the Day” worthy accomplishments during his brief Major League career, many of which are listed in the link above.

But here’s another, one that places him on a list with many of baseball’s best young starting pitchers:

Among active pitchers who’ve made at least 45 starts since 2013 (Karns’ debut), there are only 10 pitchers who are younger than Karns AND have a better career SO/9, and it’s an elite list:

  1. Clayton Kershaw (10.