1997 AL Walks / 9 Leaders
Walks per nine innings
John Burkett led the AL in walks / 9 in 1997 with 1.43, 0.22 ahead of Bob Tewksbury (1.65).
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Led the AL in 1997
John Burkett
Texas Rangers
1.43
Walks / 9
0.22 clear of Bob Tewksbury
Showing Walks / 9 and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | BB/9 | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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TEX | 1.43 | 9 | 12 | 4.56 | 189.1 |
| 2 |
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MIN | 1.65 | 8 | 13 | 4.22 | 168.2 |
| 3 |
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MIN | 1.80 | 20 | 10 | 3.87 | 239.2 |
| 4 |
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NYA | 1.86 | 16 | 10 | 4.21 | 218.0 |
| 5 |
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SEA | 2.05 | 17 | 5 | 3.86 | 188.2 |
| 6 |
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BAL | 2.16 | 15 | 8 | 3.20 | 224.2 |
| 7 |
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TOR | 2.32 | 21 | 7 | 2.05 | 264.0 |
| 8 | Willie Blair | DET | 2.37 | 16 | 8 | 4.17 | 175.0 |
| 9 |
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TOR | 2.42 | 15 | 10 | 3.68 | 264.0 |
| 10 |
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NYA | 2.43 | 18 | 7 | 2.88 | 240.1 |
| 11 | Jason Dickson | ANA | 2.47 | 13 | 9 | 4.29 | 203.2 |
| 12 |
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BAL | 2.48 | 16 | 7 | 3.69 | 221.2 |
| 13 | Justin Thompson | DET | 2.66 | 15 | 11 | 3.02 | 223.1 |
| 14 |
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KCA | 2.75 | 6 | 9 | 5.50 | 170.1 |
| 15 |
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KCA | 2.83 | 9 | 13 | 3.40 | 235.2 |
| 16 |
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KCA | 2.95 | 13 | 12 | 5.02 | 213.1 |
| 17 |
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CLE | 3.05 | 15 | 11 | 4.28 | 227.0 |
| 18 | Woody Williams | TOR | 3.05 | 9 | 14 | 4.35 | 194.2 |
| 19 | Scott Karl | ML4 | 3.12 | 10 | 13 | 4.47 | 193.1 |
| 20 | Jaime Navarro | CHA | 3.13 | 9 | 14 | 5.79 | 209.2 |
| 21 |
|
DET | 3.13 | 11 | 12 | 4.67 | 175.1 |
| 22 |
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CLE | 3.18 | 14 | 6 | 4.47 | 195.1 |
| 23 |
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TEX | 3.19 | 12 | 12 | 4.82 | 209.0 |
| 24 |
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SEA | 3.23 | 16 | 9 | 3.61 | 234.1 |
| 25 | Jose Rosado | KCA | 3.23 | 9 | 12 | 4.69 | 203.1 |
| 26 |
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SEA | 3.25 | 20 | 4 | 2.28 | 213.0 |
| 27 | Allen Watson | ANA | 3.30 | 12 | 12 | 4.93 | 199.0 |
| 28 | Scott Kamieniecki | BAL | 3.36 | 10 | 6 | 4.01 | 179.1 |
| 29 |
|
ANA | 3.38 | 9 | 9 | 5.18 | 194.2 |
| 30 |
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BAL | 3.48 | 16 | 10 | 3.43 | 212.1 |
| 31 |
|
ANA | 3.57 | 13 | 6 | 4.23 | 164.0 |
| 32 |
|
TEX | 3.67 | 13 | 12 | 4.20 | 201.1 |
| 33 |
|
CHA | 3.67 | 12 | 11 | 5.74 | 169.1 |
| 34 | James Baldwin | CHA | 3.73 | 12 | 15 | 5.26 | 200.0 |
| 35 |
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BOS | 3.84 | 6 | 10 | 3.74 | 182.2 |
| 36 | Wilson Alvarez | CHA +1 | 3.86 | 13 | 11 | 3.48 | 212.0 |
| 37 |
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BOS | 3.89 | 12 | 15 | 4.25 | 201.1 |
| 38 |
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ML4 | 3.97 | 13 | 15 | 4.99 | 202.0 |
| 39 |
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NYA | 3.97 | 12 | 6 | 2.82 | 195.0 |
| 40 |
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BOS | 4.06 | 13 | 12 | 5.38 | 177.1 |
| 41 |
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DET +1 | 4.11 | 6 | 10 | 4.97 | 177.1 |
| 42 |
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TEX +1 | 4.50 | 9 | 12 | 4.55 | 190.0 |