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1979 MLB Innings Pitched Leaders

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Phil Niekro led all of MLB in innings pitched in 1979 with 342.0, 49.2 innings ahead of Dennis Martinez (292.1). It was one of 4 times Phil Niekro led in innings pitched.

ERAWSOSVWHIPIPK/9BB/9K/BBSHOCGGSGLBBW-L%
Phil Niekro Led all of MLB in 1979 Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves
342.0 Innings Pitched 49.2 clear of Dennis Martinez
Showing Innings Pitched and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team IP W L ERA
1 Phil Niekro Phil Niekro ATL 342.0 21 20 3.39
2 Dennis Martinez Dennis Martinez BAL 292.1 15 16 3.66
3 J. R. Richard J. R. Richard HOU 292.1 18 13 2.71
4 Tommy John Tommy John NYA 276.1 21 9 2.96
5 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan BAL 265.2 23 9 3.08
6 Joe Niekro Joe Niekro HOU 263.2 21 11 3.00
7 Jerry Koosman Jerry Koosman MIN 263.2 20 13 3.38
8 Randy Jones Randy Jones SDN 263.0 11 12 3.63
9 Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins TEX 259.0 16 14 4.07
10 Mike Torrez Mike Torrez BOS 252.1 16 13 4.49
11 Craig Swan Craig Swan NYN 251.1 14 13 3.29
12 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton PHI 251.0 18 11 3.62
13 Dave Goltz Dave Goltz MIN 250.2 14 13 4.16
14 Ken Kravec CHA 250.0 15 13 3.74
15 Steve Rogers Steve Rogers MON 248.2 13 12 3.00
16 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley BOS 246.2 17 10 2.99
17 Steve Comer Steve Comer TEX 242.1 17 12 3.68
18 Rick Sutcliffe Rick Sutcliffe LAN 242.0 17 10 3.46
19 Paul Splittorff Paul Splittorff KCA 240.0 15 17 4.24
20 Dave Frost Dave Frost CAL 239.1 16 10 3.57
21 Rick Reuschel Rick Reuschel CHN 239.0 18 12 3.62
22 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven PIT 237.1 12 5 3.60
23 Vida Blue Vida Blue SFN 237.0 14 14 5.01
24 Ron Guidry Ron Guidry NYA 236.1 18 8 2.78
25 Dennis Leonard Dennis Leonard KCA 236.0 14 12 4.08
26 Lary Sorensen Lary Sorensen ML4 235.1 15 14 3.98
27 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell ML4 235.0 16 6 3.29
28 Larry Gura KCA 233.2 13 12 4.47
29 Pete Vuckovich Pete Vuckovich SLN 233.0 15 10 3.59
30 Gaylord Perry Gaylord Perry SDN 232.2 12 11 3.06
31 Rick Wise Rick Wise CLE 231.2 15 10 3.73
32 Rick Waits Rick Waits CLE 231.0 16 13 4.44
33 Mike Parrott Mike Parrott SEA 229.1 14 12 3.77
34 Tom Underwood Tom Underwood TOR 227.0 9 16 3.69
35 Don Sutton Don Sutton LAN 226.0 12 15 3.82
36 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan CAL 222.2 16 14 3.60
37 Bill Lee Bill Lee MON 222.0 16 10 3.04
38 Rick Langford Rick Langford OAK 218.2 12 16 4.28
39 Bob Forsch Bob Forsch SLN 218.2 11 11 3.83
40 Bob Stanley Bob Stanley BOS 216.2 16 12 3.99
41 Tom Seaver Tom Seaver CIN 215.0 16 6 3.14
42 Randy Lerch Randy Lerch PHI 214.0 10 13 3.74
43 Jim Slaton Jim Slaton ML4 213.0 15 9 3.63
44 Lynn McGlothen Lynn McGlothen CHN 212.0 13 14 4.12
45 Nino Espinosa Nino Espinosa PHI 212.0 14 12 3.65
46 Burt Hooton Burt Hooton LAN 212.0 11 10 2.97
47 Bob Knepper Bob Knepper SFN 207.1 9 12 4.64
48 John Candelaria John Candelaria PIT 207.0 14 9 3.22
49 Silvio Martinez Silvio Martinez SLN 206.2 15 8 3.27
50 John Denny John Denny SLN 206.0 8 11 4.85
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