Karl Spooner had the best K/9 with 10.0+ innings pitched in 1954, with 13.50 per nine innings in his rookie season.
Interpreted as:
most strikeouts per 9 innings by a player in 1954 minimum 10 ip| NAME | K/9 | IP | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | ERA- | FIP | FIP- | H/9 | PRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Spooner | 13.50 | 18.0 | 1954 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0.00 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 39.7 | 8.8 | 0.72 | .200 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.40 | 10 | 3.50 | 7.3 | ||
| 2 | | T. Gorman | 7.61 | 36.2 | 1954 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 154 | 1 | 3.44 | 2.21 | 0.25 | 20.1 | 9.1 | 1.20 | .271 | 3.44 | 62 | 2.29 | 64 | 7.36 | 5.3 | |||
| 3 | | B. Wiesler | 7.42 | 30.1 | 1954 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 4.15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 0 | 8.90 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 1.91 | .337 | 4.45 | 117 | 3.72 | 105 | 8.31 | -0.7 | ||
| 4 | | P. Paine | 7.07 | 14.0 | 1954 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3.86 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 7.71 | 0.92 | 0.64 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 1.86 | .333 | 5.79 | 103 | 4.54 | 122 | 9.00 | -1.4 | ||
| 5 | | B. Pierce | 7.06 | 188.2 | 1954 | 36 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 26 | 3.48 | 148 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 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 | ||
| 6 | | P. Wojey | 6.83 | 27.2 | 1954 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 3.25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 119 | 0 | 4.55 | 1.50 | 0.98 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 1.37 | .266 | 4.23 | 78 | 4.02 | 97 | 7.81 | 0.4 | ||
| 7 | | J. Harshman | 6.81 | 177.0 | 1954 | 35 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 21 | 2.95 | 134 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 157 | 58 | 61 | 7 | 96 | 5 | 5 | 772 | 6 | 4.88 | 1.40 | 0.36 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 1.43 | .283 | 3.10 | 79 | 3.11 | 83 | 7.98 | 12.4 | ||
| 8 | | B. Turley | 6.73 | 247.1 | 1954 | 35 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 35 | 3.46 | 185 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 95 | 106 | 7 | 181 | 7 | 0 | 1,092 | 5 | 6.59 | 1.02 | 0.25 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 1.45 | .240 | 3.86 | 99 | 3.55 | 101 | 6.48 | -1.8 | ||
| 9 | | T. Lown | 6.55 | 22.0 | 1954 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6.14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 5 | 6.14 | 1.07 | 0.41 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 1.73 | .297 | 7.36 | 148 | 3.58 | 87 | 9.41 | 1.4 | ||
| 10 | | J. Jay | 6.50 | 18.0 | 1954 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6.50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 88 | 1 | 8.00 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 2.06 | .339 | 6.50 | 173 | 5.23 | 140 | 10.50 | -3.4 | ||
| 11 | | H. Haddix | 6.38 | 259.2 | 1954 | 43 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 35 | 3.57 | 184 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 247 | 103 | 114 | 26 | 77 | 3 | 7 | 1,087 | 7 | 2.67 | 2.39 | 0.90 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 1.25 | .277 | 3.95 | 88 | 3.21 | 79 | 8.56 | 24.4 | ||
| 12 | | E. Johnson | 6.16 | 99.1 | 1954 | 40 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4 | 2.81 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 392 | 2 | 3.08 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 1.12 | .237 | 3.08 | 75 | 3.53 | 95 | 6.98 | 2 | ||
| 13 | | R. Crone | 6.06 | 49.0 | 1954 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 2.02 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 200 | 1 | 3.49 | 1.74 | 1.10 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 1.29 | .270 | 2.02 | 54 | 3.87 | 104 | 8.08 | -1.1 | ||
| 14 | | J. Hughes | 6.02 | 86.2 | 1954 | 60 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 3.22 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 76 | 31 | 36 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 373 | 4 | 4.57 | 1.32 | 0.73 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 1.38 | .261 | 3.74 | 78 | 3.63 | 88 | 7.89 | 4.8 | ||
| 15 | | B. Loes | 5.91 | 147.2 | 1954 | 28 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 21 | 4.14 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 68 | 73 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 646 | 4 | 3.66 | 1.62 | 0.85 | 15.0 | 9.3 | 1.45 | .295 | 4.45 | 100 | 3.56 | 86 | 9.39 | 9.5 | ||
| 16 | | B. Hoeft | 5.86 | 175.0 | 1954 | 34 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 25 | 4.58 | 114 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 180 | 89 | 93 | 22 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 752 | 3 | 3.03 | 1.93 | 1.13 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 1.37 | .286 | 4.78 | 124 | 3.81 | 103 | 9.26 | -2.1 | ||
| 17 | | B. Wade | 5.82 | 68.0 | 1954 | TOT | 36 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7.28 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 55 | 61 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 323 | 1 | 4.76 | 1.22 | 1.59 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 1.84 | .336 | 8.07 | 176 | 5.07 | 124 | 11.78 | -7.2 | |
| 18 | | C. Erskine | 5.74 | 260.1 | 1954 | 38 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 37 | 4.15 | 166 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 120 | 128 | 31 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 1,098 | 6 | 3.18 | 1.80 | 1.07 | 15.1 | 8.4 | 1.27 | .258 | 4.43 | 100 | 3.78 | 91 | 8.26 | 10.4 | ||
| 19 | | C. Hogue | 5.73 | 11.0 | 1954 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4.91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 9.82 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 13.5 | 23.1 | 2.09 | .313 | 4.91 | 118 | 5.58 | 135 | 9.00 | -1.7 | ||
| 20 | | A. Reynolds | 5.72 | 157.1 | 1954 | 36 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 18 | 3.32 | 100 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 133 | 58 | 65 | 13 | 66 | 3 | 14 | 653 | 6 | 3.78 | 1.52 | 0.74 | 15.3 | 10.1 | 1.26 | .255 | 3.72 | 94 | 3.52 | 99 | 7.61 | 0.3 | ||
| 21 | | T. Clevenger | 5.72 | 67.2 | 1954 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 8 | 4.79 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 298 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.48 | 1.20 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 1.42 | .270 | 5.59 | 120 | 4.23 | 106 | 8.91 | -1.3 | ||
| 22 | | F. Smith | 5.67 | 81.0 | 1954 | 50 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 2.67 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 43 | 328 | 0 | 3.22 | 1.76 | 1.67 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 1.10 | .196 | 3.22 | 64 | 4.73 | 113 | 6.67 | -4.7 | ||
| 23 | | E. Kinder | 5.64 | 107.0 | 1954 | 48 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 3.62 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 106 | 43 | 47 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 34 | 457 | 1 | 3.03 | 1.86 | 0.59 | 14.7 | 7.9 | 1.33 | .285 | 3.95 | 91 | 3.01 | 75 | 8.92 | 11.5 | ||
| 24 | | W. McCall | 5.61 | 61.0 | 1954 | 33 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 3.25 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 264 | 1 | 4.28 | 1.31 | 0.74 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 1.30 | .238 | 3.84 | 81 | 3.79 | 94 | 7.38 | 1.5 | ||
| 25 | | D. Littlefield | 5.42 | 161.0 | 1954 | TOT | 26 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 21 | 3.86 | 97 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 69 | 85 | 10 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 717 | 2 | 5.09 | 1.07 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 1.48 | .267 | 4.75 | 95 | 3.75 | 91 | 8.27 | 6.4 | |
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