1986 NL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders
Strikeouts per nine innings
Mike Scott led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1986 with 10.00, 0.19 ahead of Nolan Ryan (9.81).
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Led the NL in 1986
Mike Scott
Houston Astros
10.00
Strikeouts / 9
0.19 clear of Nolan Ryan
Showing Strikeouts / 9 and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | K/9 | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
HOU | 10.00 | 18 | 10 | 2.22 | 275.1 |
| 2 |
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HOU | 9.81 | 12 | 8 | 3.34 | 178.0 |
| 3 |
|
NYN | 8.81 | 16 | 6 | 3.52 | 204.1 |
| 4 | Floyd Youmans | MON | 8.30 | 13 | 12 | 3.53 | 219.0 |
| 5 |
|
LAN | 8.09 | 21 | 11 | 3.14 | 269.1 |
| 6 | David Palmer | ATL | 7.30 | 11 | 10 | 3.65 | 209.2 |
| 7 |
|
NYN | 7.20 | 17 | 6 | 2.84 | 250.0 |
| 8 |
|
NYN | 6.99 | 15 | 6 | 2.81 | 237.0 |
| 9 |
|
LAN | 6.99 | 7 | 13 | 3.28 | 235.2 |
| 10 |
|
CHN | 6.58 | 9 | 11 | 4.19 | 169.2 |
| 11 |
|
SFN | 6.54 | 20 | 9 | 3.05 | 245.0 |
| 12 |
|
SFN | 6.48 | 13 | 9 | 3.11 | 173.2 |
| 13 | Rick Sutcliffe | CHN | 6.22 | 5 | 14 | 4.64 | 176.2 |
| 14 |
|
CHN | 6.13 | 6 | 11 | 4.57 | 201.0 |
| 15 |
|
NYN | 6.13 | 18 | 5 | 2.57 | 217.1 |
| 16 |
|
PHI +2 | 6.12 | 9 | 14 | 5.10 | 176.1 |
| 17 | Zane Smith | ATL | 6.11 | 8 | 16 | 4.05 | 204.2 |
| 18 |
|
CIN | 6.04 | 11 | 10 | 4.20 | 171.1 |
| 19 |
|
LAN | 5.95 | 14 | 14 | 3.85 | 231.1 |
| 20 | Kevin Gross | PHI | 5.74 | 12 | 12 | 4.02 | 241.2 |
| 21 |
|
PIT | 5.64 | 15 | 12 | 2.84 | 253.2 |
| 22 |
|
MON | 5.53 | 7 | 9 | 3.97 | 190.1 |
| 23 |
|
CIN | 5.44 | 14 | 13 | 3.81 | 243.1 |
| 24 | Rick Honeycutt | LAN | 5.26 | 11 | 9 | 3.32 | 171.0 |
| 25 |
|
PIT | 5.22 | 9 | 16 | 3.96 | 215.2 |
| 26 |
|
ATL | 5.19 | 14 | 18 | 4.88 | 237.2 |
| 27 | Bryn Smith | MON | 5.04 | 10 | 8 | 3.94 | 187.1 |
| 28 | Andy Hawkins | SDN | 5.03 | 10 | 8 | 4.30 | 209.1 |
| 29 |
|
HOU | 4.99 | 17 | 12 | 3.14 | 258.0 |
| 30 |
|
ATL +1 | 4.53 | 13 | 9 | 4.42 | 175.0 |
| 31 | Bill Gullickson | CIN | 4.45 | 15 | 12 | 3.38 | 244.2 |
| 32 |
|
SLN | 4.42 | 12 | 13 | 2.90 | 220.0 |
| 33 |
|
SLN | 4.40 | 13 | 7 | 2.92 | 219.0 |
| 34 |
|
SLN | 4.07 | 14 | 10 | 3.25 | 230.0 |
| 35 |
|
CHN | 3.86 | 5 | 7 | 4.75 | 161.0 |
| 36 |
|
SFN | 3.79 | 10 | 13 | 3.57 | 204.1 |