1980 AL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders
Strikeouts per nine innings
Rudy May and Len Barker shared the lead in the AL in strikeouts / 9 with 6.83 in 1980, 0.03 ahead of Ron Guidry (6.80).
Showing pitchers with at least 162.0 innings — the standard 1.0 inning per team game. Show all players
Led the AL in 1980
Rudy May
New York Yankees
6.83
Strikeouts / 9
Tied with Len Barker
Showing Strikeouts / 9 and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | K/9 | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
NYA | 6.83 | 15 | 5 | 2.46 | 175.1 |
| 2 |
|
CLE | 6.83 | 19 | 12 | 4.17 | 246.1 |
| 3 |
|
NYA | 6.80 | 17 | 10 | 3.56 | 219.2 |
| 4 |
|
SEA | 6.41 | 9 | 13 | 3.47 | 217.2 |
| 5 |
|
TEX +1 | 5.91 | 10 | 13 | 3.68 | 205.2 |
| 6 |
|
TEX | 5.86 | 12 | 12 | 3.77 | 198.0 |
| 7 |
|
OAK | 5.70 | 22 | 9 | 2.53 | 284.1 |
| 8 |
|
NYA | 5.58 | 13 | 9 | 3.66 | 187.0 |
| 9 |
|
MIN | 5.51 | 16 | 13 | 4.03 | 243.1 |
| 10 |
|
BOS | 5.51 | 12 | 14 | 4.28 | 197.2 |
| 11 |
|
TOR | 5.46 | 13 | 16 | 3.30 | 250.2 |
| 12 |
|
TEX | 5.45 | 10 | 10 | 3.68 | 234.2 |
| 13 |
|
BAL | 5.35 | 25 | 7 | 3.23 | 250.2 |
| 14 |
|
ML4 | 5.21 | 16 | 15 | 3.10 | 252.1 |
| 15 |
|
CHA | 5.03 | 15 | 13 | 2.84 | 238.0 |
| 16 |
|
CAL | 4.99 | 11 | 12 | 4.15 | 204.0 |
| 17 |
|
KCA | 4.98 | 20 | 11 | 3.79 | 280.1 |
| 18 |
|
CHA | 4.95 | 12 | 10 | 4.27 | 198.0 |
| 19 |
|
OAK | 4.94 | 8 | 20 | 3.83 | 211.1 |
| 20 |
|
BOS | 4.90 | 9 | 9 | 4.19 | 165.1 |
| 21 |
|
DET | 4.81 | 10 | 9 | 3.94 | 164.2 |
| 22 |
|
MIN | 4.71 | 9 | 9 | 3.87 | 172.0 |
| 23 |
|
CLE | 4.63 | 16 | 11 | 5.28 | 194.1 |
| 24 |
|
OAK | 4.63 | 14 | 14 | 3.86 | 221.2 |
| 25 |
|
BAL | 4.58 | 16 | 13 | 4.12 | 251.1 |
| 26 |
|
KCA | 4.58 | 13 | 9 | 3.92 | 190.2 |
| 27 |
|
MIN | 4.56 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 | 191.1 |
| 28 |
|
DET | 4.39 | 11 | 13 | 4.02 | 192.2 |
| 29 | Milt Wilcox | DET | 4.39 | 13 | 11 | 4.48 | 198.2 |
| 30 |
|
BAL | 4.38 | 16 | 10 | 3.98 | 224.0 |
| 31 |
|
CLE | 4.37 | 13 | 14 | 4.45 | 224.1 |
| 32 |
|
OAK | 4.36 | 16 | 13 | 2.92 | 250.0 |
| 33 |
|
BAL | 4.25 | 20 | 8 | 3.32 | 252.0 |
| 34 |
|
BOS | 4.21 | 9 | 16 | 5.08 | 207.1 |
| 35 |
|
DET | 4.03 | 16 | 15 | 4.18 | 250.0 |
| 36 |
|
TEX | 4.01 | 14 | 11 | 3.92 | 204.1 |
| 37 |
|
TOR | 4.01 | 12 | 15 | 3.71 | 242.2 |
| 38 |
|
CHA | 4.01 | 9 | 16 | 3.70 | 199.2 |
| 39 |
|
CAL | 3.81 | 8 | 13 | 4.06 | 175.0 |
| 40 |
|
MIN | 3.71 | 14 | 18 | 4.41 | 232.2 |
| 41 |
|
BOS | 3.65 | 10 | 8 | 3.39 | 175.0 |
| 42 | Larry Gura | KCA | 3.59 | 18 | 10 | 2.95 | 283.1 |
| 43 | Rick Honeycutt | SEA | 3.50 | 10 | 17 | 3.94 | 203.1 |
| 44 |
|
SEA | 3.27 | 12 | 12 | 4.10 | 215.0 |
| 45 |
|
SEA | 3.22 | 5 | 15 | 4.85 | 187.1 |
| 46 |
|
OAK | 3.17 | 19 | 12 | 3.26 | 290.0 |
| 47 |
|
ML4 | 2.96 | 13 | 11 | 4.03 | 225.1 |
| 48 |
|
NYA | 2.65 | 22 | 9 | 3.43 | 265.1 |
| 49 |
|
ML4 | 2.48 | 12 | 10 | 3.68 | 195.2 |
| 50 |
|
KCA | 2.34 | 14 | 11 | 4.15 | 204.0 |