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1979 NL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

Strikeouts per nine innings

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J. R. Richard led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1979 with 9.64, 2.00 ahead of Steve Carlton (7.64). It was one of 2 times J. R. Richard led in strikeouts / 9.

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J. R. Richard Led the NL in 1979 J. R. Richard Houston Astros
9.64 Strikeouts / 9 2.00 clear of Steve Carlton
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# Player Team K/9 W L ERA IP
1 J. R. Richard J. R. Richard HOU 9.64 18 13 2.71 292.1
2 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton PHI 7.64 18 11 3.62 251.0
3 Scott Sanderson Scott Sanderson MON 7.39 9 8 3.43 168.0
4 Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven PIT 6.52 12 5 3.60 237.1
5 Mike Krukow Mike Krukow CHN 6.50 9 9 4.21 164.2
6 Lynn McGlothen Lynn McGlothen CHN 6.24 13 14 4.12 212.0
7 Dan Schatzeder Dan Schatzeder MON 5.89 10 5 2.83 162.0
8 Don Sutton Don Sutton LAN 5.81 12 15 3.82 226.0
9 Pete Vuckovich Pete Vuckovich SLN 5.60 15 10 3.59 233.0
10 Pete Falcone Pete Falcone NYN 5.53 6 14 4.16 184.0
11 Bruce Kison PIT 5.48 13 7 3.19 172.1
12 Tom Seaver Tom Seaver CIN 5.48 16 6 3.14 215.0
13 Burt Hooton Burt Hooton LAN 5.48 11 10 2.97 212.0
14 Phil Niekro Phil Niekro ATL 5.47 21 20 3.39 342.0
15 Gaylord Perry Gaylord Perry SDN 5.42 12 11 3.06 232.2
16 Bob Knepper Bob Knepper SFN 5.34 9 12 4.64 207.1
17 Vida Blue Vida Blue SFN 5.24 14 14 5.01 237.0
18 Craig Swan Craig Swan NYN 5.19 14 13 3.29 251.1
19 Steve Rogers Steve Rogers MON 5.18 13 12 3.00 248.2
20 Bob Shirley Bob Shirley SDN 5.14 8 16 3.38 205.0
21 Rick Reuschel Rick Reuschel CHN 4.71 18 12 3.62 239.0
22 Eddie Solomon Eddie Solomon ATL 4.65 7 14 4.21 186.0
23 Silvio Martinez Silvio Martinez SLN 4.44 15 8 3.27 206.2
24 Tom Hume Tom Hume CIN 4.42 10 9 2.76 163.0
25 John Candelaria John Candelaria PIT 4.39 14 9 3.22 207.0
26 Fred Norman Fred Norman CIN 4.38 11 13 3.64 195.1
27 Rick Sutcliffe Rick Sutcliffe LAN 4.35 17 10 3.46 242.0
28 John Denny John Denny SLN 4.33 8 11 4.85 206.0
29 Joe Niekro Joe Niekro HOU 4.06 21 11 3.00 263.2
30 Bill Bonham Bill Bonham CIN 4.00 9 7 3.79 175.2
31 Randy Lerch Randy Lerch PHI 3.87 10 13 3.74 214.0
32 Dennis Lamp Dennis Lamp CHN 3.86 11 10 3.50 200.1
33 Randy Jones Randy Jones SDN 3.83 11 12 3.63 263.0
34 Bob Forsch Bob Forsch SLN 3.79 11 11 3.83 218.2
35 Nino Espinosa Nino Espinosa PHI 3.74 14 12 3.65 212.0
36 Joaquin Andujar Joaquin Andujar HOU 3.57 12 12 3.43 194.0
37 Rick Matula Rick Matula ATL 3.52 8 10 4.15 171.1
38 Mike LaCoss Mike LaCoss CIN 3.19 14 8 3.50 205.2
39 Ken Forsch Ken Forsch HOU 2.94 11 6 3.04 177.2
40 Bill Lee Bill Lee MON 2.39 16 10 3.04 222.0