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AL 1979 Leaders
Strikeouts per 9IP

1
Profile photo of Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

California Angels

9.01

2
Profile photo of Ron Guidry

Ron Guidry

New York Yankees

7.65

3
Profile photo of Mike Flanagan

Mike Flanagan

Baltimore Orioles

6.44

4
Profile photo of Fergie Jenkins

Fergie Jenkins

Texas Rangers

5.70

5
Profile photo of Floyd Bannister

Floyd Bannister

Seattle Mariners

5.68

6
Profile photo of Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley

Boston Red Sox

5.47

7
Profile photo of Jerry Koosman

Jerry Koosman

Minnesota Twins

5.36

8
Profile photo of Rich Wortham

Rich Wortham

Chicago White Sox

5.25

9
Profile photo of Steve Renko

Steve Renko

Boston Red Sox

5.21

10
Profile photo of John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers

5.17

11
Profile photo of Jack Morris

Jack Morris

Detroit Tigers

5.15

12
Profile photo of Rich Gale

Rich Gale

Kansas City Royals

5.10

13
Profile photo of Tom Underwood

Tom Underwood

Toronto Blue Jays

5.04

14
Profile photo of Milt Wilcox

Milt Wilcox

Detroit Tigers

5.00

15
Profile photo of Mike Parrott

Mike Parrott

Seattle Mariners

4.98

16
Profile photo of Matt Keough

Matt Keough

Oakland Athletics

4.84

17
Profile photo of Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard

Kansas City Royals

4.81

18
Profile photo of Luis Tiant

Luis Tiant

New York Yankees

4.78

19
Profile photo of Ken Kravec

Ken Kravec

Chicago White Sox

4.75

20
Profile photo of Dave Goltz

Dave Goltz

Minnesota Twins

4.74

21
Profile photo of Don Aase

Don Aase

California Angels

4.66

22
Profile photo of Steve Stone

Steve Stone

Baltimore Orioles

4.65

23
Profile photo of Moose Haas

Moose Haas

Milwaukee Brewers

4.63

24
Profile photo of Mike Torrez

Mike Torrez

Boston Red Sox

4.46

25
Profile photo of Steve McCatty

Steve McCatty

Oakland Athletics

4.22

26
Profile photo of Rick Wise

Rick Wise

Cleveland Indians

4.20

27
Profile photo of Scott McGregor

Scott McGregor

Baltimore Orioles

4.17

28
Profile photo of Rick Langford

Rick Langford

Oakland Athletics

4.16

29
Profile photo of Dennis Martinez

Dennis Martinez

Baltimore Orioles

4.06

30
Profile photo of Dave Frost

Dave Frost

California Angels

4.02

31
Profile photo of Rick Honeycutt

Rick Honeycutt

Seattle Mariners

3.85

32
Profile photo of Tommy John

Tommy John

New York Yankees

3.62

33
Profile photo of Bill Travers

Bill Travers

Milwaukee Brewers

3.56

34
Profile photo of Rick Waits

Rick Waits

Cleveland Indians

3.55

35
Profile photo of Mike Caldwell

Mike Caldwell

Milwaukee Brewers

3.41

36
Profile photo of Ross Baumgarten

Ross Baumgarten

Chicago White Sox

3.40

37
Profile photo of Jim Slaton

Jim Slaton

Milwaukee Brewers

3.38

38
Profile photo of Larry Gura

Larry Gura

Kansas City Royals

3.27

39
Profile photo of Steve Comer

Steve Comer

Texas Rangers

3.19

40
Profile photo of Jim Barr

Jim Barr

California Angels

3.15

41
Profile photo of Geoff Zahn

Geoff Zahn

Minnesota Twins

3.09

42
Profile photo of Phil Huffman

Phil Huffman

Toronto Blue Jays

2.91

43
Profile photo of Paul Splittorff

Paul Splittorff

Kansas City Royals

2.89

44
Profile photo of Paul Hartzell

Paul Hartzell

Minnesota Twins

2.43

45
Profile photo of Lary Sorensen

Lary Sorensen

Milwaukee Brewers

2.41

46
Profile photo of Bob Stanley

Bob Stanley

Boston Red Sox

2.33

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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