top k/9 pitchers 1997

Randy Johnson had the highest K/9 in a season in 1997, with 12.30 per nine innings.

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NAMEK/9SEASONTMGWLW%GSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPBB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
12.30
1997
SEA SEA
30
20
4
.833
29
2.28
291
5
2
0
213.0
147
54
60
20
77
10
0
2
850
4
3.25
3.78
0.85
34.2
9.1
1.05
.281
2.54
50
2.82
62
6.21
41.3
2Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
11.37
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
1.90
305
13
4
0
241.1
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
3Curt Schilling
C. Schilling
11.29
1997
PHI PHI
35
17
11
.607
35
2.97
319
7
2
0
254.1
208
84
96
25
58
5
0
3
1,009
5
2.05
5.50
0.88
31.6
5.7
1.05
.304
3.40
69
2.61
62
7.36
45.8
4David Cone
D. Cone
10.25
1997
NYY NYY
29
12
6
.667
29
2.82
222
1
0
0
195.0
155
61
67
17
86
4
0
2
805
14
3.97
2.58
0.78
27.6
10.7
1.24
.290
3.09
64
3.34
75
7.15
24.9
5Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
10.11
1997
LAD LAD
33
14
12
.538
33
4.25
233
1
0
0
207.1
193
98
104
23
92
9
0
2
904
10
3.99
2.53
1.00
25.8
10.2
1.37
.311
4.51
109
3.76
91
8.38
9
6Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
9.95
1997
TOR TOR
34
21
7
.750
34
2.05
292
9
3
0
264.0
204
60
65
9
68
12
0
1
1,044
4
2.32
4.29
0.31
28.0
6.5
1.03
.294
2.22
45
2.24
50
6.95
66.3
7Andy Benes
A. Benes
8.90
1997
STL STL
26
10
7
.588
26
3.10
175
0
0
0
177.0
149
61
64
9
61
5
0
4
727
7
3.10
2.87
0.46
24.1
8.4
1.19
.294
3.25
75
2.90
68
7.58
26.8
8Mike Mussina
M. Mussina
8.73
1997
BAL BAL
33
15
8
.652
33
3.20
218
4
1
0
224.2
197
80
87
27
54
3
0
3
905
5
2.16
4.04
1.08
24.1
6.0
1.12
.282
3.49
72
3.48
77
7.89
26.1
9Chuck Finley
C. Finley
8.51
1997
ANA ANA
25
13
6
.684
25
4.23
155
3
1
0
164.0
152
77
79
20
65
5
0
0
690
10
3.57
2.38
1.10
22.5
9.4
1.32
.297
4.34
94
4.08
89
8.34
9
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
8.47
1997
ATL ATL
35
15
12
.556
35
3.02
241
7
2
0
256.0
234
86
97
21
63
1
0
9
1,043
10
2.21
3.83
0.74
23.1
6.0
1.16
.297
3.41
73
3.03
72
8.23
33.2
11Shawn Estes
S. Estes
8.10
1997
SFG SFG
32
19
5
.792
32
3.18
181
3
2
0
201.0
162
71
80
12
100
8
0
2
849
10
4.48
1.81
0.54
21.3
11.8
1.30
.274
3.58
79
3.69
88
7.25
11.3
12Todd Stottlemyre
T. Stottlemyre
7.96
1997
STL STL
28
12
9
.571
28
3.88
160
0
0
0
181.0
155
78
86
16
65
12
0
3
761
6
3.23
2.46
0.80
21.0
8.5
1.22
.274
4.28
93
3.76
88
7.71
10.4
13Tom Gordon
T. Gordon
7.83
1997
BOS BOS
42
6
10
.375
25
3.74
159
2
1
11
182.2
155
76
85
10
78
3
16
1
774
5
3.84
2.04
0.49
20.5
10.1
1.28
.277
4.19
80
3.40
77
7.64
21.3
14Chan Ho Park
C. Ho Park
7.78
1997
LAD LAD
32
14
8
.636
29
3.38
166
2
0
0
192.0
149
72
80
24
70
8
1
1
792
4
3.28
2.37
1.13
21.0
8.8
1.14
.239
3.75
86
4.22
102
6.98
-1.6
15Kevin Brown
K. Brown
7.77
1997
FLA FLA
33
16
8
.667
33
2.69
205
6
2
0
237.1
214
71
77
10
66
14
0
7
976
7
2.50
3.11
0.38
21.0
6.8
1.18
.300
2.92
67
2.93
71
8.12
32.5
16Jon Lieber
J. Lieber
7.65
1997
PIT PIT
33
11
14
.440
32
4.49
160
1
0
0
188.1
193
94
102
23
51
1
0
8
799
3
2.44
3.14
1.10
20.0
6.4
1.30
.301
4.87
105
3.82
90
9.22
8.7
17Wilson Alvarez
W. Alvarez
7.60
1997
TOT
33
13
11
.542
33
3.48
179
2
1
0
212.0
180
82
97
18
91
4
0
4
896
5
3.86
1.97
0.76
20.0
10.2
1.28
.268
4.12
82
3.86
89
7.64
11.9
18Shane Reynolds
S. Reynolds
7.56
1997
HOU HOU
30
9
10
.474
30
4.23
152
2
0
0
181.0
189
85
92
19
47
3
0
5
773
5
2.34
3.23
0.94
19.7
6.1
1.30
.308
4.57
107
3.62
91
9.40
7.3
19Kevin Appier
K. Appier
7.49
1997
KCR KCR
34
9
13
.409
34
3.40
196
4
1
0
235.2
215
89
96
24
74
4
0
2
972
14
2.83
2.65
0.92
20.2
7.6
1.23
.283
3.67
74
3.75
81
8.21
22.4
20Alex Fernandez
A. Fernandez
7.46
1997
FLA FLA
32
17
12
.586
32
3.59
183
5
1
0
220.2
193
88
93
25
69
4
0
2
904
9
2.81
2.65
1.02
20.2
7.6
1.19
.270
3.79
89
3.91
94
7.87
5.9
21Pedro Astacio
P. Astacio
7.38
1997
TOT
33
12
10
.545
31
4.14
166
2
1
0
202.1
200
93
98
24
61
9
2
0
862
6
2.71
2.72
1.07
19.3
7.1
1.29
.292
4.36
100
4.04
94
8.90
5.6
22Dave Mlicki
D. Mlicki
7.30
1997
NYM NYM
32
8
12
.400
32
4.00
157
1
1
0
193.2
194
86
89
21
76
5
0
7
838
5
3.53
2.07
0.98
18.7
9.1
1.39
.299
4.14
99
4.14
100
9.02
0
23Mark Leiter
M. Leiter
7.29
1997
PHI PHI
31
10
17
.370
31
5.67
148
3
0
0
182.2
216
115
132
25
64
9
0
4
832
11
3.15
2.31
1.23
17.8
7.7
1.53
.326
6.50
132
4.46
105
10.64
-4.5
24Jeff Fassero
J. Fassero
7.26
1997
SEA SEA
35
16
9
.640
35
3.61
189
2
1
0
234.1
226
94
108
21
84
3
0
6
1,010
13
3.23
2.25
0.81
18.7
8.3
1.32
.288
4.15
79
3.77
82
8.68
20.9
25Darryl Kile
D. Kile
7.22
1997
HOU HOU
34
19
7
.731
34
2.57
205
6
4
0
255.2
208
73
87
19
94
10
0
2
1,056
7
3.31
2.18
0.67
19.4
8.9
1.18
.260
3.06
65
3.68
93
7.32
8.2
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81
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Rangers Rangers
80
82
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86
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5.0
Athletics Athletics
64
98
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Angels Angels
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19

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Phillies Phillies - w
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80
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77
85
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75
87
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100
62
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Padres Padres - w
91
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76
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64
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76
86
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81
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Rangers Rangers
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82
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86
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/14
SDP SDP
@
COL COL
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Tue
9/15
LAD LAD
@
CIN CIN
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Tue
9/15
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
6-7
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
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Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
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10/11
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
10/12
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:00 PM
Mon
10/12
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/13
CLE CLE
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Wed
10/14
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM