mlb pitcher best k per 9 innings per year in 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Nolan Ryan had the best K/9 in a season, with 11.48 per nine innings in 1987.

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MLB pitcher best k per 9 innings with a minimum of 1 IP per team game per year in 1980s
NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
11.48
1987
HOU HOU
34
8
16
.333
34
2.76
270
0
0
0
211.2
154
65
75
14
87
4
0
2
873
10
3.70
3.10
0.60
30.9
10.0
1.14
.281
3.19
70
2.46
63
6.55
34.5
2Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
11.39
1984
NYM NYM
31
17
9
.654
31
2.60
276
7
3
0
218.0
161
63
72
7
73
2
0
2
879
3
3.01
3.78
0.29
31.4
8.3
1.07
.296
2.97
74
1.68
48
6.65
44.6
3Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
11.32
1989
TEX TEX
32
16
10
.615
32
3.20
301
6
2
0
239.1
162
85
96
17
98
9
0
3
988
19
3.69
3.07
0.64
30.5
9.9
1.09
.258
3.61
82
2.50
65
6.09
35.1
4Mike Scott
M. Scott
10.00
1986
HOU HOU
37
18
10
.643
37
2.22
306
7
5
0
275.1
182
68
73
17
72
2
0
6
1,065
3
2.35
4.25
0.56
28.7
6.8
0.92
.247
2.39
63
2.15
61
5.95
43.6
5Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9.92
1988
BOS BOS
35
18
12
.600
35
2.93
291
14
8
0
264.0
217
86
93
17
62
6
0
4
1,063
4
2.11
4.69
0.58
27.4
5.8
1.06
.291
3.17
72
2.17
56
7.40
50.5
6Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.81
1986
HOU HOU
30
12
8
.600
30
3.34
194
1
0
0
178.0
119
66
72
14
82
4
0
5
729
15
4.15
2.37
0.71
26.6
11.2
1.13
.241
3.64
95
3.05
87
6.02
9.2
7Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.65
1984
HOU HOU
30
12
11
.522
30
3.04
197
5
2
0
183.2
143
62
78
12
69
4
0
2
760
6
3.38
2.86
0.59
25.9
9.1
1.15
.274
3.82
88
2.66
79
7.01
15.1
8Mario Soto
M. Soto
9.57
1982
CIN CIN
35
14
13
.519
34
2.79
274
13
2
0
257.2
202
80
88
19
71
4
1
3
1,033
6
2.48
3.86
0.66
26.5
6.9
1.06
.275
3.07
75
2.41
66
7.06
34.7
9Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
9.51
1985
NYM NYM
26
9
9
.500
26
2.80
180
3
0
0
170.1
108
53
56
14
80
2
0
3
685
3
4.23
2.25
0.74
26.3
11.7
1.10
.230
2.96
80
3.08
86
5.71
9.6
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.33
1988
HOU HOU
33
12
11
.522
33
3.52
228
4
1
0
220.0
186
86
98
18
87
7
0
6
930
10
3.56
2.62
0.74
24.5
9.4
1.24
.285
4.01
105
3.03
91
7.61
7.1
11Mark Langston
M. Langston
9.21
1986
SEA SEA
37
12
14
.462
36
4.85
245
9
0
0
239.1
234
129
142
30
123
4
1
1
1,057
10
4.63
1.99
1.13
23.2
11.6
1.49
.311
5.34
113
3.93
90
8.80
11.4
12Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
9.10
1988
NYM NYM
31
12
10
.545
31
3.03
189
1
1
0
187.0
127
63
69
15
70
6
0
1
751
4
3.37
2.70
0.72
25.2
9.3
1.05
.238
3.32
93
3.00
87
6.11
9.1
13Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
8.89
1988
CIN CIN
49
13
8
.619
19
2.39
160
0
0
0
162.0
120
43
47
7
63
3
12
7
653
1
3.50
2.54
0.39
24.5
9.6
1.13
.269
2.61
67
2.57
70
6.67
19
14Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
8.81
1986
NYM NYM
32
16
6
.727
31
3.52
200
2
1
1
204.1
161
80
82
13
91
2
1
1
855
6
4.01
2.20
0.57
23.4
10.6
1.23
.270
3.61
99
3.00
83
7.09
14.5
15Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
8.81
1982
HOU HOU
35
16
12
.571
35
3.16
245
10
3
0
250.1
196
88
100
20
109
8
0
3
1,050
18
3.92
2.25
0.72
23.3
10.4
1.22
.263
3.60
93
3.19
95
7.05
4
16Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
8.73
1983
PHI PHI
37
15
16
.484
37
3.11
275
8
3
0
283.2
277
98
117
20
84
3
0
10
1,183
13
2.67
3.27
0.63
23.2
7.1
1.27
.321
3.71
85
2.64
71
8.79
33.6
17Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
8.72
1985
NYM NYM
35
24
4
.857
35
1.53
268
16
8
0
276.2
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
44
2.12
59
6.44
45.6
18Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
8.71
1982
PHI PHI
38
23
11
.676
38
3.10
286
19
6
0
295.2
253
102
114
17
86
1
0
5
1,193
9
2.62
3.33
0.52
24.0
7.2
1.15
.294
3.47
85
2.40
67
7.70
38.3
19Mark Langston
M. Langston
8.67
1987
SEA SEA
35
19
13
.594
35
3.84
262
14
3
0
272.0
242
116
132
30
114
5
0
0
1,152
9
3.77
2.30
0.99
22.7
9.9
1.31
.286
4.37
84
3.68
79
8.01
29.5
20Bruce Hurst
B. Hurst
8.62
1986
BOS BOS
25
13
8
.619
25
2.99
167
11
4
0
174.1
169
58
63
18
50
3
0
2
721
6
2.58
3.34
0.93
23.2
6.9
1.26
.313
3.25
70
3.10
76
8.72
19
21Mario Soto
M. Soto
8.61
1980
CIN CIN
53
10
8
.556
12
3.07
182
3
1
4
190.1
126
65
72
11
84
2
10
10
777
6
3.97
2.17
0.52
23.4
10.8
1.10
.231
3.40
85
2.94
81
5.96
14.9
22Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
8.48
1981
PHI PHI
24
13
4
.765
24
2.42
179
10
1
0
190.0
152
51
59
9
62
1
0
3
763
9
2.94
2.89
0.43
23.5
8.1
1.13
.279
2.79
69
2.32
67
7.20
23.7
23Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
8.47
1980
PHI PHI
38
24
9
.727
38
2.34
286
13
3
0
304.0
243
79
87
15
90
2
0
12
1,228
17
2.66
3.18
0.44
23.3
7.3
1.10
.273
2.58
64
2.41
66
7.19
42.3
24Mike Scott
M. Scott
8.47
1987
HOU HOU
36
16
13
.552
36
3.23
233
8
3
0
247.2
199
89
94
21
79
4
0
6
1,010
10
2.87
2.95
0.76
23.1
7.8
1.12
.264
3.42
82
3.09
80
7.23
22.1
25Mark Langston
M. Langston
8.46
1989
TOT
34
16
14
.533
34
2.74
235
8
5
0
250.0
198
76
87
16
112
4
0
6
1,037
6
4.03
2.10
0.58
22.7
10.8
1.24
.272
3.13
75
3.10
85
7.13
15.4
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