1871 MLB Strikeouts / 9 Leaders
Strikeouts per nine innings
Al Pratt led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1871 with 1.36, 0.45 ahead of Bobby Mathews (0.91).
Showing pitchers with at least 29.0 innings — the standard 1.0 inning per team game. Show all players
Led all of MLB in 1871
Al Pratt
Cleveland Forest Citys
1.36
Strikeouts / 9
0.45 clear of Bobby Mathews
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Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | K/9 | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Al Pratt
|
CL1 | 1.36 | 10 | 17 | 3.77 | 224.2 |
| 2 |
 Bobby Mathews
|
FW1 | 0.91 | 6 | 11 | 5.17 | 169.0 |
| 3 |
 George Zettlein
|
CH1 | 0.82 | 18 | 9 | 2.73 | 240.2 |
| 4 |
 Al Spalding
|
BS1 | 0.80 | 19 | 10 | 3.36 | 257.1 |
| 5 |
 Rynie Wolters
|
NY2 | 0.70 | 16 | 16 | 3.43 | 283.0 |
| 6 |
 Cherokee Fisher
|
RC1 | 0.63 | 4 | 16 | 4.35 | 213.0 |
| 7 |
 Dick McBride
|
PH1 | 0.61 | 18 | 5 | 4.58 | 222.0 |
| 8 |
 Asa Brainard
|
WS3 | 0.44 | 12 | 15 | 4.50 | 264.0 |
| 9 |
 John McMullin
|
TRO | 0.43 | 12 | 15 | 5.53 | 249.0 |
| 10 | Charlie Pabor | CL1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 29.1 |