1997 AL Strikeout-to-Walk Leaders

John Burkett led the AL in strikeout-to-walk in 1997 with 4.63, 0.34 ahead of Roger Clemens (4.29).

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Led the AL in 1997 John Burkett Texas Rangers

4.63 Strikeout-to-Walk 0.34 clear of Roger Clemens

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#	Player	Team	K/BB	W	L	ERA	IP
1	John Burkett	TEX	4.63	9	12	4.56	189.1
2	Roger Clemens	TOR	4.29	21	7	2.05	264.0
3	Mike Mussina	BAL	4.04	15	8	3.20	224.2
4	Randy Johnson	SEA	3.78	20	4	2.28	213.0
5	Brad Radke	MIN	3.62	20	10	3.87	239.2
6	David Wells	NYA	3.47	16	10	4.21	218.0
7	Bob Tewksbury	MIN	2.97	8	13	4.22	168.2
8	Kevin Appier	KCA	2.65	9	13	3.40	235.2
9	Jamie Moyer	SEA	2.63	17	5	3.86	188.2
10	David Cone	NYA	2.58	12	6	2.82	195.0
11	Andy Pettitte	NYA	2.55	18	7	2.88	240.1
12	Chuck Finley	ANA	2.38	13	6	4.23	164.0
13	JT Justin Thompson	DET	2.29	15	11	3.02	223.1
14	Jeff Fassero	SEA	2.25	16	9	3.61	234.1
15	Pat Hentgen	TOR	2.25	15	10	3.68	264.0
16	Glendon Rusch	KCA	2.23	6	9	5.50	170.1
17	Scott Erickson	BAL	2.15	16	7	3.69	221.2
18	JD Jason Dickson	ANA	2.05	13	9	4.29	203.2
19	Tom Gordon	BOS	2.04	6	10	3.74	182.2
20	WA Wilson Alvarez	CHA +1	1.97	13	11	3.48	212.0
21	WB Willie Blair	DET	1.96	16	8	4.17	175.0
22	JN Jaime Navarro	CHA	1.95	9	14	5.79	209.2
23	Charles Nagy	CLE	1.94	15	11	4.28	227.0
24	AW Allen Watson	ANA	1.93	12	12	4.93	199.0
25	WW Woody Williams	TOR	1.88	9	14	4.35	194.2
26	SK Scott Karl	ML4	1.78	10	13	4.47	193.1
27	JR Jose Rosado	KCA	1.77	9	12	4.69	203.1
28	Tim Wakefield	BOS	1.74	12	15	4.25	201.1
29	Jimmy Key	BAL	1.72	16	10	3.43	212.1
30	JB James Baldwin	CHA	1.69	12	15	5.26	200.0
31	Bobby Witt	TEX	1.64	12	12	4.82	209.0
32	SK Scott Kamieniecki	BAL	1.63	10	6	4.01	179.1
33	Tim Belcher	KCA	1.61	13	12	5.02	213.1
34	Brian Moehler	DET	1.59	11	12	4.67	175.1
35	Orel Hershiser	CLE	1.55	14	6	4.47	195.1
36	Aaron Sele	BOS	1.52	13	12	5.38	177.1
37	Cal Eldred	ML4	1.37	13	15	4.99	202.0
38	Omar Olivares	DET +1	1.27	6	10	4.97	177.1
39	Darren Oliver	TEX	1.27	13	12	4.20	201.1
40	Doug Drabek	CHA	1.23	12	11	5.74	169.1
41	Ken Hill	TEX +1	1.12	9	12	4.55	190.0
42	Dennis Springer	ANA	1.03	9	9	5.18	194.2