1963 AL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders
Strikeouts per nine innings
Al Downing led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 1963 with 8.76, 0.52 ahead of Pedro Ramos (8.24).
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Led the AL in 1963
Al Downing
New York Yankees
8.76
Strikeouts / 9
0.52 clear of Pedro Ramos
Showing Strikeouts / 9 and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | K/9 | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
NYA | 8.76 | 13 | 5 | 2.56 | 175.2 |
| 2 |
|
CLE | 8.24 | 9 | 8 | 3.12 | 184.2 |
| 3 |
|
MIN | 7.32 | 21 | 9 | 2.46 | 248.1 |
| 4 |
|
MIN | 7.21 | 15 | 15 | 3.25 | 241.0 |
| 5 |
|
DET | 7.10 | 12 | 13 | 3.88 | 248.1 |
| 6 |
|
BOS | 7.01 | 10 | 13 | 3.81 | 174.2 |
| 7 |
|
CHA | 7.00 | 19 | 8 | 2.33 | 243.0 |
| 8 |
|
CHA | 6.83 | 16 | 8 | 2.39 | 214.2 |
| 9 |
|
NYA | 6.32 | 24 | 7 | 2.74 | 269.1 |
| 10 |
|
BAL | 6.26 | 20 | 13 | 2.75 | 258.2 |
| 11 |
|
KC1 | 6.25 | 9 | 6 | 3.77 | 167.0 |
| 12 |
|
CLE | 6.16 | 13 | 14 | 3.69 | 229.1 |
| 13 |
|
LAA | 6.10 | 13 | 18 | 3.19 | 248.0 |
| 14 |
|
BOS | 5.87 | 20 | 10 | 3.81 | 266.2 |
| 15 |
|
KC1 | 5.63 | 7 | 13 | 3.05 | 174.1 |
| 16 |
|
DET | 5.48 | 15 | 9 | 3.86 | 189.0 |
| 17 | Lee Stange | MIN | 5.47 | 12 | 5 | 2.62 | 164.2 |
| 18 | Ed Rakow | KC1 | 5.37 | 9 | 10 | 3.92 | 174.1 |
| 19 |
|
NYA | 5.34 | 21 | 7 | 2.53 | 249.1 |
| 20 |
|
DET | 5.34 | 14 | 15 | 3.67 | 225.2 |
| 21 |
|
KC1 | 5.31 | 12 | 20 | 3.69 | 217.0 |
| 22 |
|
MIN | 5.30 | 10 | 10 | 4.19 | 178.1 |
| 23 |
|
LAA | 5.27 | 13 | 12 | 3.26 | 251.0 |
| 24 |
|
BOS | 5.25 | 11 | 16 | 3.76 | 210.2 |
| 25 |
|
CLE +1 | 5.21 | 14 | 13 | 3.03 | 223.0 |
| 26 |
|
BAL | 4.98 | 16 | 9 | 3.03 | 216.2 |
| 27 |
|
WS2 | 4.70 | 5 | 10 | 4.38 | 168.2 |
| 28 |
|
WS2 | 4.62 | 9 | 14 | 3.35 | 212.1 |
| 29 |
|
KC1 | 4.47 | 12 | 15 | 4.09 | 237.2 |
| 30 |
|
BAL | 4.44 | 14 | 13 | 3.33 | 251.1 |
| 31 |
|
CHA | 4.21 | 13 | 10 | 3.24 | 224.2 |
| 32 |
|
NYA | 3.83 | 17 | 15 | 3.22 | 268.0 |
| 33 |
|
CLE | 3.67 | 11 | 13 | 4.24 | 206.0 |
| 34 |
|
MIN +1 | 3.63 | 9 | 9 | 3.83 | 178.2 |
| 35 |
|
WS2 | 3.62 | 7 | 19 | 4.55 | 174.0 |