best k/bb as a pitcher in the 1970s

Bruce Sutter had the highest K/BB in the 1970s, with 3.63 K/BB.

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NAMEK/BBGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9HR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
3.63
240
27
22
.551
0
2.33
418
0
0
105
390.2
281
101
121
22
115
2
179
27
1,560
26
9.63
2.65
0.51
26.8
7.4
1.01
.258
2.79
58
2.16
56
6.47
72.9
2Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3.55
360
178
130
.578
354
3.38
1,841
184
33
0
2706.2
2,507
1,015
1,128
301
518
51
5
55
11,009
34
6.12
1.72
1.00
16.7
4.7
1.12
.266
3.75
86
3.29
86
8.34
158.8
3Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
3.11
348
178
101
.638
345
2.61
2,304
147
40
0
2652.1
2,105
768
843
190
741
28
2
65
10,607
64
7.82
2.51
0.64
21.7
7.0
1.07
.261
2.86
73
2.64
74
7.14
272
4Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
2.97
193
91
66
.580
187
2.93
1,120
85
24
0
1411.1
1,238
459
507
128
377
47
3
24
5,775
38
7.14
2.40
0.82
19.4
6.5
1.14
.271
3.23
82
3.11
85
7.89
88.7
5Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
2.95
116
59
19
.756
91
2.49
652
40
16
3
752.1
599
208
234
46
221
2
14
3
2,994
23
7.80
2.64
0.55
21.8
7.4
1.09
.267
2.80
64
2.61
66
7.17
112
6Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
2.93
353
148
128
.536
350
2.88
2,082
145
39
0
2624.2
2,335
841
949
186
711
70
2
43
10,722
61
7.14
2.44
0.64
19.4
6.6
1.16
.280
3.25
78
2.80
76
8.01
260.7
7John Fulgham
J. Fulgham
2.88
20
10
6
.625
19
2.53
75
10
2
0
146.0
123
41
47
10
26
3
0
3
576
2
4.62
1.60
0.62
13.0
4.5
1.02
.245
2.90
68
3.18
87
7.58
7.7
8Pat Underwood
P. Underwood
2.86
27
6
4
.600
15
4.59
83
1
0
0
121.2
126
62
64
17
29
2
4
1
508
3
6.14
2.15
1.26
16.3
5.7
1.27
.289
4.73
106
3.94
90
9.32
5.7
9Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
2.76
640
84
85
.497
29
2.89
973
3
1
209
1219.0
1,038
391
438
84
353
32
480
74
4,953
25
7.18
2.61
0.62
19.6
7.1
1.14
.272
3.23
84
2.83
79
7.66
100.9
10Frank Pastore
F. Pastore
2.74
30
6
7
.462
9
4.25
63
2
1
4
95.1
102
45
47
8
23
1
10
5
407
2
5.95
2.17
0.76
15.5
5.7
1.31
.301
4.44
114
3.24
85
9.63
5.9
11Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.68
352
166
110
.601
349
3.07
1,767
117
39
2
2557.1
2,174
871
975
214
660
45
3
45
10,403
63
6.22
2.32
0.75
17.0
6.3
1.11
.254
3.43
87
3.11
88
7.65
121.3
12Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
2.57
319
115
117
.496
277
3.43
1,496
133
20
1
2110.0
2,048
803
897
202
581
32
15
40
8,765
71
6.38
2.48
0.86
17.1
6.6
1.25
.286
3.83
94
3.23
87
8.74
107.8
13Bill Caudill
B. Caudill
2.54
29
1
7
.125
12
4.80
104
0
0
0
90.0
89
48
57
16
41
4
6
5
402
3
10.40
4.10
1.60
25.9
10.2
1.44
.308
5.70
117
4.22
107
8.90
-2.3
14Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.52
369
184
133
.580
368
2.92
1,907
197
36
1
2905.0
2,559
942
1,088
207
758
51
1
75
11,759
68
5.91
2.35
0.64
16.2
6.4
1.14
.266
3.37
80
3.02
83
7.93
199.6
15Scott Sanderson
S. Sanderson
2.51
44
13
10
.565
33
3.18
188
6
4
1
229.0
200
81
89
19
75
4
4
4
947
4
7.39
2.95
0.75
19.9
7.9
1.20
.274
3.50
88
3.15
87
7.86
12.2
16Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.51
251
102
98
.510
245
2.97
1,215
85
28
1
1803.0
1,662
595
693
115
485
20
4
62
7,405
51
6.06
2.42
0.57
16.4
6.5
1.19
.278
3.46
84
2.89
81
8.30
133.8
17Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
2.44
178
79
50
.612
178
3.22
639
31
6
0
1189.1
1,105
425
457
107
262
6
0
35
4,849
17
4.84
1.98
0.81
13.2
5.4
1.15
.260
3.46
90
3.32
95
8.36
19.2
18Doug Bird
D. Bird
2.44
324
51
36
.586
44
3.69
497
4
1
58
775.2
775
318
350
69
204
15
181
42
3,243
18
5.77
2.37
0.80
15.3
6.3
1.26
.287
4.06
97
3.34
90
8.99
32
19Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2.43
171
77
50
.606
155
3.12
855
60
13
3
1148.1
1,008
398
431
119
352
32
8
33
4,760
17
6.70
2.76
0.93
18.0
7.4
1.18
.261
3.38
79
3.51
88
7.90
61.2
20Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
2.38
94
17
29
.370
50
4.25
217
7
0
3
393.2
422
186
204
33
91
13
17
10
1,656
14
4.96
2.08
0.75
13.1
5.5
1.30
.299
4.66
118
3.30
88
9.65
18.9
21John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
2.38
146
70
38
.648
141
2.94
561
32
7
2
967.1
857
316
354
99
236
14
4
28
3,941
7
5.22
2.20
0.92
14.2
6.0
1.13
.250
3.29
80
3.60
97
7.97
12.2
22Bill Hands
B. Hands
2.29
201
60
63
.488
146
3.58
617
40
9
6
1077.1
1,091
428
493
94
270
17
38
24
4,532
29
5.15
2.26
0.79
13.6
6.0
1.26
.282
4.12
90
3.31
86
9.11
63.1
23John Montefusco
J. Montefusco
2.28
163
55
54
.505
158
3.38
784
29
11
0
1069.1
1,023
401
453
75
344
21
2
39
4,519
21
6.60
2.90
0.63
17.3
7.6
1.28
.288
3.81
92
3.10
88
8.61
48.7
24Ron Reed
R. Reed
2.27
412
89
98
.476
168
3.54
912
42
6
52
1585.2
1,547
623
712
120
402
29
147
69
6,604
44
5.18
2.28
0.68
13.8
6.1
1.23
.278
4.04
93
3.21
86
8.78
90.1
25Enrique Romo
E. Romo
2.26
198
29
22
.569
3
3.15
273
0
0
31
351.0
303
123
136
31
121
13
106
22
1,443
11
7.00
3.10
0.79
18.9
8.4
1.21
.271
3.49
81
3.42
85
7.77
24.4

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103
59
.636
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73
.549
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NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
.636
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89
73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
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AL EastWLPCTGB
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98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
19.0

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