highest k/9 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, J.R. Richard had the highest K/9, with 9.42 per nine innings.

Interpreted as:
highest k/9 with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game by a player 1980s
NAMEK/9GWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
9.42
17
10
4
.714
17
1.90
119
4
4
0
113.2
65
24
31
2
40
0
0
1
438
2
3.17
2.98
0.16
27.2
9.1
0.92
.227
2.45
56
1.93
56
5.15
19.9
2Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
9.31
314
122
104
.540
314
3.14
2,167
44
15
0
2094.0
1,603
730
835
128
894
53
0
34
8,704
123
3.84
2.42
0.55
24.9
10.3
1.19
.270
3.59
90
2.82
81
6.89
159.5
3Lee Smith
L. Smith
9.00
586
50
57
.467
6
2.96
836
0
0
234
835.2
716
275
304
51
334
7
449
73
3,481
37
3.60
2.50
0.55
24.0
9.6
1.26
.295
3.27
75
2.75
72
7.71
100.2
4Mitch Williams
M. Williams
8.76
308
22
23
.489
1
3.49
347
0
0
68
356.1
251
138
151
27
272
32
182
22
1,565
20
6.87
1.28
0.68
22.2
17.4
1.47
.253
3.81
84
4.39
107
6.34
-10.6
5Bobby Witt
B. Witt
8.71
110
39
42
.481
109
4.85
648
19
3
0
669.1
560
361
392
55
498
9
0
8
3,019
52
6.70
1.30
0.74
21.5
16.5
1.58
.279
5.27
117
4.18
103
7.53
-8.1
6Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
8.61
54
17
11
.607
18
3.78
171
1
1
1
178.2
138
75
76
11
93
1
16
4
744
12
4.68
1.84
0.55
23.0
12.5
1.29
.271
3.83
97
3.22
87
6.95
9.4
7Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
8.51
175
95
45
.679
174
3.06
1,215
58
21
0
1284.2
1,088
437
476
95
371
32
0
16
5,243
31
2.60
3.27
0.67
23.2
7.1
1.14
.281
3.33
73
2.79
69
7.62
178.3
8Ken Howell
K. Howell
8.51
227
30
41
.423
36
3.80
479
1
1
31
506.2
428
214
236
34
226
6
105
25
2,121
34
4.01
2.12
0.60
22.6
10.7
1.29
.286
4.19
106
3.11
85
7.60
28.9
9Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
8.47
169
69
45
.605
163
3.22
972
15
5
1
1033.0
764
370
399
87
424
25
1
19
4,243
17
3.69
2.29
0.76
22.9
10.0
1.15
.248
3.48
92
3.28
91
6.66
36.8
10John Wetteland
J. Wetteland
8.42
31
5
8
.385
12
3.77
96
0
0
1
102.2
81
43
46
8
34
0
7
4
411
16
2.98
2.82
0.70
23.4
8.3
1.12
.267
4.03
111
2.89
82
7.10
7.3
11Ed Correa
E. Correa
8.28
52
16
19
.457
48
5.16
260
4
2
0
282.2
261
162
174
34
189
7
3
4
1,276
29
6.02
1.38
1.08
20.4
14.8
1.59
.289
5.54
118
4.59
107
8.31
-10.7
12Mark Langston
M. Langston
8.21
200
86
76
.531
197
3.80
1,253
47
13
0
1374.1
1,206
580
653
146
668
26
1
16
5,866
39
4.37
1.88
0.96
21.4
11.4
1.36
.281
4.28
91
3.84
92
7.90
56
13Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
8.14
177
100
39
.719
175
2.64
1,168
52
19
1
1291.0
1,053
379
423
65
379
18
1
17
5,215
26
2.64
3.08
0.45
22.4
7.3
1.11
.276
2.95
75
2.52
70
7.34
155.6
14Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
8.01
164
39
44
.470
92
3.87
601
6
1
3
675.0
630
290
335
58
321
13
33
21
2,928
18
4.28
1.87
0.77
20.5
11.0
1.41
.296
4.47
100
3.58
91
8.40
24.3
15Eric Plunk
E. Plunk
7.97
157
23
21
.523
33
4.19
352
0
0
8
397.2
326
185
198
38
267
9
52
11
1,745
28
6.04
1.32
0.86
20.2
15.3
1.49
.267
4.48
106
4.34
109
7.38
-16.3
16Mark Davis
M. Davis
7.91
416
40
65
.381
71
3.76
754
4
2
85
858.1
758
359
394
87
340
20
199
50
3,604
49
3.57
2.22
0.91
20.9
9.4
1.28
.279
4.13
106
3.57
97
7.95
9.7
17Jose DeLeon
J. DeLeon
7.74
201
61
77
.442
183
3.70
1,061
20
7
4
1234.1
974
507
558
92
550
30
10
29
5,142
43
4.01
1.93
0.67
20.6
10.7
1.23
.259
4.07
99
3.42
91
7.10
45.7
18David Cone
D. Cone
7.73
101
39
17
.696
74
3.11
492
16
6
1
573.0
477
198
219
43
211
14
8
15
2,374
29
3.31
2.33
0.68
20.7
8.9
1.20
.269
3.44
89
3.21
89
7.49
23.6
19Lance McCullers
L. McCullers
7.70
281
25
31
.446
8
3.25
408
0
0
39
476.2
394
172
196
43
225
10
140
39
2,012
16
4.25
1.81
0.81
20.3
11.2
1.30
.265
3.70
87
3.72
98
7.44
6.2
20Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
7.61
81
31
20
.608
62
2.82
375
14
9
5
443.2
355
139
157
30
138
9
12
12
1,791
11
2.80
2.72
0.61
20.9
7.7
1.11
.262
3.18
83
2.95
84
7.20
27.7
21Mario Soto
M. Soto
7.58
255
94
84
.528
213
3.37
1,360
70
12
4
1614.1
1,289
604
664
157
588
24
11
41
6,633
33
3.28
2.31
0.88
20.5
8.9
1.16
.251
3.70
91
3.44
93
7.19
44.2
22Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
7.55
254
104
84
.553
240
3.48
1,453
54
13
1
1732.1
1,604
670
774
135
631
12
6
50
7,271
76
3.28
2.30
0.70
20.0
8.7
1.29
.291
4.02
92
3.18
85
8.33
100.4
23Steve Farr
S. Farr
7.52
263
24
28
.462
22
3.67
418
0
0
49
500.0
476
204
222
45
201
16
150
30
2,126
16
3.62
2.08
0.81
19.7
9.5
1.35
.298
4.00
89
3.57
89
8.57
25
24Juan Berenguer
J. Berenguer
7.51
333
54
46
.540
85
3.91
767
5
2
14
919.0
784
399
438
89
467
22
98
29
3,946
34
4.57
1.64
0.87
19.4
11.8
1.36
.267
4.29
97
3.93
98
7.68
10.7
25Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
7.47
33
10
13
.435
32
4.48
155
3
0
0
186.2
170
93
108
16
103
3
1
2
824
10
4.97
1.50
0.77
18.8
12.5
1.46
.282
5.21
117
3.91
103
8.20
-2.3

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Walker

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RBI

88

Walker

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AVG

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Peña

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

13

Valdez

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K

206

Brown

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ERA

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Brown

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182

16th

R

686

21st

SO

1,504

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ERA

3.86

11th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:10 PM
Fri
3/27
@
8:10 PM
Sat
3/28
@
7:10 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:10 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:10 PM
Last Game
HOU Astros

87 - 75

6

Final

2

LAA Angels

72 - 90

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Standings

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
92
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
69
.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
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM