mlb pitcher best k per 9 innings per year in 1940s

Between the 1940 and 1949 seasons, Hal Newhouser had the best K/9 in a season, with 8.46 per nine innings in 1946.

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MLB pitcher best k per 9 innings with a minimum of 1 IP per team game per year in 1940s
NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
8.46
1946
DET DET
37
26
9
.743
34
1.94
275
29
6
1
292.2
215
63
77
10
98
1
2
1,176
8
3.01
2.81
0.31
23.4
8.3
1.07
.259
2.37
54
1.96
56
6.61
49.6
2Bob Feller
B. Feller
8.43
1946
CLE CLE
48
26
15
.634
42
2.18
348
36
10
4
371.1
277
90
101
11
153
3
5
1,512
3
3.71
2.27
0.27
23.0
10.1
1.16
.267
2.45
65
2.16
65
6.71
48.3
3Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
8.03
1941
CIN CIN
33
16
13
.552
32
2.82
202
18
6
0
226.1
172
71
83
8
126
1
0
945
3
5.01
1.60
0.32
21.4
13.3
1.32
.270
3.30
78
3.02
82
6.84
16.9
4Bob Feller
B. Feller
7.33
1940
CLE CLE
43
27
11
.711
37
2.61
261
31
4
4
320.1
245
93
102
13
118
5
5
1,304
8
3.32
2.21
0.37
20.0
9.0
1.13
.256
2.87
65
2.89
73
6.88
39.3
5Johnny Vander Meer
J. Vander Meer
6.86
1942
CIN CIN
33
18
12
.600
33
2.43
186
21
4
0
244.0
188
66
78
6
102
1
0
1,017
4
3.76
1.82
0.22
18.3
10.0
1.19
.252
2.88
76
2.48
74
6.93
23.6
6Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
6.84
1943
CLE CLE
34
11
12
.478
21
2.99
151
11
3
3
198.2
140
66
72
3
109
7
9
819
4
4.94
1.39
0.14
18.4
13.3
1.25
.250
3.26
96
2.84
89
6.34
7.5
7Bob Feller
B. Feller
6.82
1941
CLE CLE
44
25
13
.658
40
3.15
260
28
6
2
343.0
284
120
129
15
194
5
4
1,466
6
5.09
1.34
0.39
17.7
13.2
1.39
.271
3.38
78
3.46
88
7.45
17.8
8Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
6.62
1943
DET DET
37
8
17
.320
25
3.04
144
10
1
1
195.2
163
66
88
3
111
0
9
850
3
5.11
1.30
0.14
16.9
13.1
1.40
.270
4.05
88
2.85
81
7.50
14.8
9Ewell Blackwell
E. Blackwell
6.36
1947
CIN CIN
33
22
8
.733
33
2.47
193
23
6
0
273.0
227
75
91
10
95
4
0
1,086
2
3.13
2.03
0.33
17.8
8.7
1.18
.277
3.00
62
2.64
68
7.48
38.9
10Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
6.29
1941
DET DET
43
12
20
.375
36
4.60
175
12
2
2
250.1
265
128
140
15
118
3
5
1,130
3
4.24
1.48
0.54
15.5
10.4
1.53
.305
5.03
103
3.49
80
9.53
24
11Virgil Trucks
V. Trucks
6.12
1946
DET DET
32
14
9
.609
29
3.23
161
15
2
0
236.2
217
85
94
23
75
3
1
992
5
2.85
2.15
0.87
16.2
7.6
1.23
.266
3.57
90
3.28
93
8.25
6.3
12Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
6.09
1945
DET DET
40
25
9
.735
36
1.81
212
29
8
2
313.1
239
63
73
5
110
0
2
1,261
10
3.16
1.93
0.14
16.8
8.7
1.11
.251
2.10
52
2.45
68
6.86
39.5
13Tommy Bridges
T. Bridges
6.06
1940
DET DET
29
12
9
.571
28
3.37
133
12
2
0
197.2
171
74
89
11
88
0
1
843
5
4.01
1.51
0.50
15.8
10.4
1.31
.262
4.05
73
3.55
78
7.79
21.5
14Fred Hutchinson
F. Hutchinson
6.00
1946
DET DET
28
14
11
.560
26
3.09
138
16
3
2
207.0
184
71
78
14
66
0
2
853
0
2.87
2.09
0.61
16.2
7.7
1.21
.268
3.39
86
2.89
82
8.00
14.3
15Tommy Byrne
T. Byrne
5.92
1949
NYY NYY
32
15
7
.682
30
3.72
129
12
3
0
196.0
125
81
84
11
179
13
2
880
4
8.22
0.72
0.51
14.7
20.3
1.55
.208
3.86
92
4.86
120
5.74
-19
16Bob Feller
B. Feller
5.90
1947
CLE CLE
42
20
11
.645
37
2.68
196
20
5
3
299.0
230
89
97
17
127
4
4
1,218
7
3.82
1.54
0.51
16.1
10.4
1.19
.244
2.92
76
3.24
90
6.92
11.3
17Lou Brissie
L. Brissie
5.89
1948
PHA PHA
39
14
10
.583
25
4.13
127
11
0
5
194.0
202
89
100
6
95
2
13
862
7
4.41
1.34
0.28
14.7
11.0
1.53
.310
4.64
97
3.25
78
9.37
19.5
18Tommy Bridges
T. Bridges
5.82
1943
DET DET
25
12
7
.632
22
2.39
124
11
3
0
191.2
159
51
57
9
61
0
3
774
3
2.86
2.03
0.42
16.0
7.9
1.15
.259
2.68
69
2.69
76
7.47
17.7
19Jack Wilson
J. Wilson
5.82
1940
BSA BSA
41
12
6
.667
16
5.08
102
9
0
5
157.2
170
89
104
17
87
3
15
723
6
4.97
1.17
0.97
14.1
12.0
1.63
.298
5.94
113
4.66
105
9.70
-3.7
20Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
5.75
1948
SLN SLN
33
20
7
.741
30
2.24
149
21
7
1
233.1
193
58
62
6
49
2
1
931
2
1.89
3.04
0.23
16.0
5.3
1.04
.258
2.39
55
2.37
57
7.44
45.6
21Kirby Higbe
K. Higbe
5.72
1946
BKN BKN
42
17
8
.680
29
3.03
134
11
3
1
210.2
178
71
82
6
107
1
5
904
6
4.57
1.25
0.26
14.8
11.8
1.35
.262
3.50
88
3.02
86
7.60
11.5
22Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
5.69
1941
SLN SLN
29
13
9
.591
25
3.91
118
12
0
0
186.2
175
81
88
15
69
3
2
800
7
3.33
1.71
0.72
14.8
8.6
1.31
.269
4.24
104
3.60
94
8.44
5.3
23Preacher Roe
P. Roe
5.67
1945
PIT PIT
33
14
13
.519
31
2.87
148
15
3
1
235.0
228
75
77
11
46
1
1
936
2
1.76
3.22
0.42
15.8
4.9
1.17
.297
2.95
73
2.49
65
8.73
34.8
24Max Lanier
M. Lanier
5.66
1944
SLN SLN
33
17
12
.586
30
2.65
141
16
5
0
224.1
192
66
82
5
71
3
3
908
0
2.85
1.99
0.20
15.5
7.8
1.17
.272
3.29
73
2.56
71
7.70
26.4
25Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
5.66
1947
BSA BSA
29
12
11
.522
26
3.33
119
13
3
0
189.1
173
70
86
17
71
2
3
798
0
3.38
1.68
0.81
14.9
8.9
1.29
.265
4.09
86
3.56
91
8.22
7.8
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