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1972 NL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

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Tom Seaver led the NL in strikeouts / 9 with 8.55 in 1972, 0.39 ahead of Jerry Reuss (8.16). It was one of 6 times Tom Seaver led in strikeouts / 9.

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Showing pitchers with at least 156.0 innings — the standard 1.0 inning per team game. Show all players

Tom Seaver Led the NL in 1972 Tom Seaver New York Mets
8.55 Strikeouts / 9 0.39 clear of Jerry Reuss
Showing Strikeouts / 9 and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team K/9 W L ERA IP
1 Tom Seaver Tom Seaver NYN 8.55 21 12 2.92 262.0
2 Jerry Reuss Jerry Reuss HOU 8.16 9 13 4.17 192.0
3 Jerry Koosman Jerry Koosman NYN 8.12 11 12 4.14 163.0
4 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton PHI 8.06 27 10 1.97 346.1
5 Fred Norman Fred Norman SDN 7.10 9 11 3.44 211.2
6 Don Sutton Don Sutton LAN 6.83 19 9 2.08 272.2
7 Don Wilson Don Wilson HOU 6.78 15 10 2.68 228.1
8 Bob Gibson Bob Gibson SLN 6.73 19 11 2.46 278.0
9 Sam McDowell Sam McDowell SFN 6.68 10 8 4.33 164.1
10 Clay Kirby Clay Kirby SDN 6.60 12 14 3.13 238.2
11 Gary Gentry Gary Gentry NYN 6.59 7 10 4.01 164.0
12 Ken Forsch Ken Forsch HOU 6.51 6 8 3.91 156.1
13 Jon Matlack Jon Matlack NYN 6.23 15 10 2.32 244.0
14 Bill Stoneman Bill Stoneman MON 6.14 12 14 2.98 250.2
15 Reggie Cleveland Reggie Cleveland SLN 5.97 14 15 3.94 230.2
16 Bob Moose Bob Moose PIT 5.73 13 10 2.91 226.0
17 Steve Arlin Steve Arlin SDN 5.72 10 21 3.60 250.0
18 Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins CHN 5.72 20 12 3.20 289.1
19 Jack Billingham Jack Billingham CIN 5.66 12 12 3.18 217.2
20 Tommy John Tommy John LAN 5.64 11 5 2.89 186.2
21 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell SDN 5.61 7 11 4.01 163.2
22 Nelson Briles Nelson Briles PIT 5.52 14 11 3.08 195.2
23 Woodie Fryman Woodie Fryman PHI +1 5.44 14 13 3.24 233.1
24 Burt Hooton Burt Hooton CHN 5.44 11 14 2.80 218.1
25 Ernie McAnally MON 5.40 6 15 3.81 170.0
26 Bill Singer Bill Singer LAN 5.37 6 16 3.67 169.1
27 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis PIT 5.29 15 7 2.70 163.1
28 Phil Niekro Phil Niekro ATL 5.23 16 12 3.06 282.1
29 Dave Roberts Dave Roberts HOU 5.20 12 7 4.50 192.0
30 Al Downing Al Downing LAN 5.20 9 9 2.98 202.2
31 Larry Dierker Larry Dierker HOU 4.82 15 8 3.40 214.2
32 Rick Wise Rick Wise SLN 4.75 16 16 3.11 269.0
33 Ron Reed Ron Reed ATL 4.69 11 15 3.93 213.0
34 Gary Nolan Gary Nolan CIN 4.60 15 5 1.99 176.0
35 Bill Hands Bill Hands CHN 4.57 11 8 3.00 189.0
36 Jim McAndrew Jim McAndrew NYN 4.54 11 8 2.80 160.2
37 Ron Bryant SFN 4.50 14 7 2.90 214.0
38 Jim Barr Jim Barr SFN 4.32 8 10 2.87 179.0
39 Steve Blass Steve Blass PIT 4.22 19 8 2.49 249.2
40 Mike Torrez Mike Torrez MON 4.14 16 12 3.33 243.1
41 Juan Marichal Juan Marichal SFN 3.93 6 16 3.71 165.0
42 Milt Pappas Milt Pappas CHN 3.69 17 7 2.77 195.0
43 Ross Grimsley Ross Grimsley CIN 3.60 14 8 3.05 197.2
44 Claude Osteen Claude Osteen LAN 3.57 20 11 2.64 252.0
45 Carl Morton Carl Morton MON 2.67 7 13 3.92 172.0