mlb pitcher best k per 9 innings per year in 1950s

Between the 1950 and 1959 seasons, Herb Score had the highest K/9 in a season, with 9.70 per nine innings in his rookie season in 1955.

Interpreted as:
MLB pitcher best k per 9 innings with a minimum of 1 IP per team game per year in 1950s
NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Herb Score
H. Score
9.70
1955
33
16
10
.615
32
2.85
245
11
2
0
227.1
158
72
85
18
154
1
0
1
978
12
6.10
1.59
0.71
25.1
15.7
1.37
.250
3.37
72
3.29
84
6.26
15.6
2Herb Score
H. Score
9.49
1956
35
20
9
.690
33
2.53
263
16
5
0
249.1
162
70
82
18
129
2
1
2
1,022
11
4.66
2.04
0.65
25.7
12.6
1.17
.236
2.96
61
2.77
69
5.85
34.6
3Sam Jones
S. Jones
8.40
1956
33
9
14
.391
28
3.91
176
8
2
0
188.2
155
82
93
21
115
8
3
6
832
2
5.49
1.53
1.00
21.2
13.8
1.43
.262
4.44
103
3.91
99
7.39
0.9
4Herb Score
H. Score
8.23
1959
30
9
11
.450
25
4.71
147
9
1
0
160.2
123
84
93
28
115
1
2
0
712
14
6.44
1.28
1.57
20.6
16.2
1.48
.226
5.21
124
5.14
133
6.89
-23.6
5Sam Jones
S. Jones
8.10
1958
35
14
13
.519
35
2.88
225
14
2
0
250.0
204
80
95
23
107
6
0
5
1,041
7
3.85
2.10
0.83
21.6
10.3
1.24
.266
3.42
71
3.23
80
7.34
22.2
6Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
8.05
1959
44
17
13
.567
36
3.46
242
15
4
2
270.2
237
104
113
26
93
18
7
9
1,142
4
3.09
2.60
0.86
21.2
8.1
1.22
.277
3.76
83
3.23
80
7.88
24.4
7Bob Turley
B. Turley
7.76
1957
32
13
6
.684
23
2.71
152
9
4
3
176.1
120
53
59
17
85
9
7
1
723
2
4.34
1.79
0.87
21.0
11.8
1.16
.224
3.01
74
3.59
97
6.12
1.8
8Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
7.73
1956
39
6
18
.250
27
5.87
162
6
0
2
188.2
194
123
131
33
89
6
9
4
848
7
4.25
1.82
1.57
19.1
10.5
1.50
.289
6.25
141
4.44
110
9.25
-8.7
9Bob Turley
B. Turley
7.66
1955
36
17
13
.567
34
3.06
210
13
6
1
246.2
168
84
92
16
177
7
2
4
1,075
7
6.46
1.19
0.58
19.5
16.5
1.40
.229
3.36
82
3.75
102
6.13
-3.2
10Sam Jones
S. Jones
7.59
1957
28
12
9
.571
27
3.60
154
10
2
0
182.2
164
73
77
17
71
6
1
1
767
3
3.50
2.17
0.84
20.1
9.3
1.29
.283
3.79
91
3.25
83
8.08
13.2
11Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
7.43
1958
40
11
11
.500
26
4.48
131
5
0
1
158.2
132
79
89
19
105
1
7
6
714
17
5.96
1.25
1.08
18.3
14.7
1.49
.247
5.05
108
4.38
107
7.49
-4.1
12Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
7.41
1958
31
8
12
.400
27
3.15
146
6
2
0
177.1
166
62
66
14
60
3
3
2
742
3
3.05
2.43
0.71
19.7
8.1
1.27
.293
3.35
82
2.92
75
8.42
18.7
13Sam Jones
S. Jones
7.37
1955
36
14
20
.412
34
4.10
198
12
4
0
241.2
175
110
118
22
185
14
1
5
1,070
5
6.89
1.07
0.82
18.5
17.3
1.49
.235
4.39
100
4.38
106
6.52
-6.3
14Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
7.25
1958
35
14
12
.538
34
3.52
177
10
3
0
219.2
188
86
96
28
79
10
0
4
923
5
3.24
2.24
1.15
19.2
8.6
1.22
.254
3.93
91
3.74
95
7.70
4.6
15Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
7.25
1959
40
17
13
.567
35
3.89
201
14
1
1
249.2
220
108
111
37
75
11
4
0
1,037
1
2.70
2.68
1.33
19.4
7.2
1.18
.257
4.00
98
3.89
96
7.93
4.9
16Harvey Haddix
H. Haddix
7.17
1957
27
10
13
.435
25
4.06
136
8
1
0
170.2
176
77
84
18
39
1
2
4
720
6
2.06
3.49
0.95
18.9
5.4
1.26
.300
4.43
106
2.94
78
9.28
16.1
17Jack Sanford
J. Sanford
7.15
1957
33
19
8
.704
33
3.08
188
15
3
0
236.2
194
81
94
22
94
3
0
2
989
12
3.57
2.00
0.84
19.0
9.5
1.22
.252
3.57
80
3.31
87
7.38
12.6
18Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
7.06
1954
36
9
10
.474
26
3.48
148
12
4
3
188.2
179
73
86
15
86
3
4
818
3
4.10
1.72
0.72
18.1
10.5
1.40
.290
4.10
94
3.28
88
8.54
9.7
19Camilo Pascual
C. Pascual
6.98
1959
32
17
10
.630
30
2.64
185
17
6
0
238.2
202
70
80
10
69
3
1
7
984
5
2.60
2.68
0.38
18.8
7.0
1.14
.268
3.02
67
2.44
61
7.62
41.3
20Sam Jones
S. Jones
6.95
1959
50
21
15
.583
35
2.83
209
16
4
5
270.2
232
85
99
18
109
8
12
6
1,148
5
3.62
1.92
0.60
18.2
9.5
1.26
.266
3.29
73
3.16
83
7.71
19
21Vinegar Bend Mizell
V. Bend Mizell
6.94
1953
33
13
11
.542
33
3.49
173
10
1
0
224.1
193
87
93
12
114
4
0
980
4
4.57
1.52
0.48
17.7
11.6
1.37
.267
3.73
81
3.32
77
7.74
24.3
22Vinegar Bend Mizell
V. Bend Mizell
6.92
1952
30
10
8
.556
30
3.65
146
7
2
0
190.0
171
77
89
12
103
1
0
834
1
4.88
1.42
0.57
17.5
12.4
1.44
.278
4.22
97
3.32
89
8.10
9
23Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
6.87
1955
33
15
10
.600
26
1.97
157
16
6
3
205.2
162
45
50
16
64
3
5
5
836
4
2.80
2.45
0.70
18.8
7.7
1.10
.245
2.19
50
2.83
72
7.09
24.5
24Dick Drott
D. Drott
6.83
1958
39
7
11
.389
31
5.43
127
4
0
0
167.1
156
101
118
23
99
6
3
6
763
9
5.32
1.28
1.24
16.6
13.0
1.52
.262
6.35
137
4.63
118
8.39
-13.1
25Carl Erskine
C. Erskine
6.82
1953
39
20
6
.769
33
3.54
187
16
4
3
246.2
213
97
106
21
95
3
4
1,030
4
3.47
1.97
0.77
18.2
9.2
1.25
.265
3.87
82
3.38
78
7.77
25.3

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
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3/26
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Fri
3/27
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3/28
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Sun
3/29
@
4:10 PM
Mon
3/30
@
10:10 PM
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NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
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70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
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.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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3/26
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3/26
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3/26
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