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1941 MLB Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

Strikeouts per nine innings

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Eugene Smith led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1941 with 8.23, 0.20 ahead of Johnny Vander Meer (8.03).

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Showing pitchers with at least 43.0 innings — the standard 1.0 inning per team game. Show all players

Eugene Smith Led all of MLB in 1941 Eugene Smith St. Louis-New Orleans Stars
8.23 Strikeouts / 9 0.20 clear of Johnny Vander Meer
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# Player Team K/9 W L ERA IP
1 Eugene Smith Eugene Smith SNS 8.23 2 5 4.12 54.2
2 Johnny Vander Meer Johnny Vander Meer CIN 8.03 16 13 2.82 226.1
3 Dave Barnhill Dave Barnhill NYC 8.02 9 4 3.02 122.1
4 Jonas Gaines Jonas Gaines BEG 7.98 5 3 2.39 67.2
5 Satchel Paige Satchel Paige KCM +1 7.68 8 0 2.06 65.2
6 Leon Day Leon Day NE 7.32 3 3 5.03 39.1
7 Bob Feller Bob Feller CLE 6.82 25 13 3.15 343.0
8 Frank Bradley Frank Bradley KCM 6.71 3 3 3.14 63.0
9 Hilton Smith Hilton Smith KCM 6.53 10 0 1.66 92.1
10 Jimmy Hill Jimmy Hill NE 6.35 6 6 4.23 106.1
11 Max Manning Max Manning NE 6.33 8 5 4.51 113.2
12 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom DET 6.29 12 20 4.60 250.1
13 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper SLN 5.69 13 9 3.91 186.2
14 Frank McAllister Frank McAllister SNS 5.65 2 3 3.77 43.0
15 Terris McDuffie Terris McDuffie HG 5.59 11 5 2.80 132.0
16 Bill Byrd Bill Byrd BEG 5.52 9 3 2.23 101.0
17 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser DET 5.51 9 11 4.79 173.0
18 Whit Wyatt Whit Wyatt BRO 5.49 22 10 2.34 288.1
19 Mickey Harris Mickey Harris BOS 5.15 8 14 3.25 194.0
20 Ernie White Ernie White SLN 5.01 17 7 2.40 210.0
21 Dan Bankhead Dan Bankhead BBB 4.93 7 1 1.95 69.1
22 Ray Brown Ray Brown HG 4.87 8 6 3.41 129.1
23 Johnny Wright Johnny Wright HG 4.69 6 0 2.75 55.2
24 Cliff Melton Cliff Melton NY1 4.63 8 11 3.01 194.1
25 Edsall Walker Edsall Walker PS +1 4.57 3 8 5.31 84.2
26 Roy Partlow Roy Partlow HG 4.56 3 2 5.13 47.1
27 Johnny Rigney Johnny Rigney CHA 4.52 13 13 3.84 237.0
28 Marius Russo Marius Russo NYA 4.51 14 10 3.09 209.2
29 Roy K. Williams BEG 4.50 7 4 4.24 102.0
30 Joe Fillmore PS +1 4.48 1 10 5.30 88.1
31 Si Johnson Si Johnson PHI 4.41 5 12 4.52 163.1
32 Lefty Gomez Lefty Gomez NYA 4.38 15 5 3.74 156.1
33 Ken Chase Ken Chase WS1 4.29 6 18 5.08 205.2
34 Connie Rector Connie Rector NBY 4.21 1 10 5.18 83.1
35 Henry McHenry Henry McHenry PS 4.19 7 12 3.62 144.0
36 James Brown NE 4.15 2 1 8.08 39.0
37 Carl Hubbell Carl Hubbell NY1 4.12 11 9 3.57 164.0
38 Atley Donald Atley Donald NYA 4.02 9 5 3.57 159.0
39 J. C. Hamilton HG 3.98 4 2 5.19 52.0
40 Thornton Lee Thornton Lee CHA 3.90 22 11 2.37 300.1
41 Sid Hudson Sid Hudson WS1 3.89 13 14 3.46 249.2
42 Fred Hobgood NE 3.86 5 4 4.38 86.1
43 Bucky Walters Bucky Walters CIN 3.84 19 15 2.83 302.0
44 Ches Buchanan PS 3.84 1 7 5.82 68.0
45 Eddie Smith Eddie Smith CHA 3.79 13 17 3.18 263.1
46 Bob Evans Bob Evans NBY 3.77 5 2 3.77 59.2
47 Ken Heintzelman Ken Heintzelman PIT 3.72 11 11 3.44 196.0
48 Kirby Higbe Kirby Higbe BRO 3.65 22 9 3.14 298.0
49 Johnny Niggeling Johnny Niggeling SLA 3.64 7 9 3.80 168.1
50 Al Benton Al Benton DET 3.60 15 6 2.97 157.2
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