CREATE TABLE table_50938 ("Position" FLOAT, "Team" CLOB, "Played" FLOAT, "Wins" FLOAT, "Draws" FLOAT, "Losses" FLOAT, "Scored" FLOAT, "Conceded" FLOAT, "Points" FLOAT)

The highest draws with smaller than 9 played?
SELECT MAX("Draws") FROM table_50938 WHERE "Played" < '9'
SELECT MAX("Draws") FROM "table_50938" WHERE "Played" < '9'