which nl pitcher had the best k/bb in 1974 with at least 20 games started

Tom Seaver had the highest K/BB in the NL with 20+ starts in 1974, with 2.68 K/BB.

NAME K/BB GS SEASON TM G W L W% ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.68
32
1974
NYM NYM
32
11
11
.500
3.20
201
12
5
0
236.0
199
84
89
19
75
3
0
10
956
4
7.67
2.86
0.72
21.0
7.8
1.16
.274
3.39
92
2.90
82
7.59
16.8
2 Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.57
34
1974
NYM NYM
34
13
15
.464
2.41
195
14
7
0
265.1
221
71
82
8
76
5
0
11
1,076
4
6.61
2.58
0.27
18.1
7.1
1.12
.269
2.78
69
2.41
68
7.50
33.8
3 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.35
39
1974
LAD LAD
39
20
6
.769
2.59
221
13
3
0
292.1
227
84
93
24
94
3
0
0
1,179
6
6.80
2.89
0.74
18.7
8.0
1.10
.243
2.86
75
3.12
86
6.99
16
4 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.24
40
1974
LAD LAD
40
19
9
.679
3.23
179
10
5
0
276.0
241
99
111
23
80
6
0
2
1,148
4
5.84
2.61
0.75
15.6
7.0
1.16
.253
3.62
94
3.29
91
7.86
9.9
5 Dock Ellis
D. Ellis
2.22
26
1974
PIT PIT
26
12
9
.571
3.16
91
9
0
0
176.2
163
62
71
13
41
7
0
5
731
5
4.64
2.09
0.66
12.4
5.6
1.15
.259
3.62
90
3.31
92
8.30
5.9
6 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
2.22
39
1974
ATL ATL
41
20
13
.606
2.38
195
18
6
1
302.1
249
80
91
19
88
6
1
3
1,219
6
5.80
2.62
0.57
16.0
7.2
1.11
.252
2.71
62
3.03
78
7.41
27.4
7 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
2.21
35
1974
NYM NYM
35
15
11
.577
3.36
188
13
0
0
265.0
258
99
113
16
85
7
0
7
1,118
8
6.38
2.89
0.54
16.8
7.6
1.29
.294
3.84
97
2.98
84
8.76
16.6
8 Don Gullett
D. Gullett
2.08
35
1974
CIN CIN
36
17
11
.607
3.04
183
10
3
0
243.0
201
82
93
22
88
2
1
8
1,010
8
6.78
3.26
0.81
18.1
8.7
1.19
.250
3.44
87
3.35
93
7.44
7.1
9 Fred Norman
F. Norman
2.07
26
1974
CIN CIN
35
13
12
.520
3.14
141
8
2
0
186.1
170
65
69
15
68
2
6
9
791
4
6.81
3.28
0.72
17.8
8.6
1.28
.274
3.33
89
3.23
89
8.21
7.9
10 Rick Reuschel
R. Reuschel
1.93
38
1974
CHC CHC
41
13
12
.520
4.30
160
8
2
0
240.2
262
115
130
18
83
6
2
12
1,061
7
5.98
3.10
0.67
15.1
7.8
1.43
.307
4.86
111
3.32
87
9.80
13.6
11 Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
1.93
38
1974
MON MON
38
15
22
.405
4.47
154
11
1
0
253.2
255
126
139
19
80
5
0
7
1,064
7
5.46
2.84
0.67
14.5
7.5
1.32
.293
4.93
119
3.33
91
9.05
8.9
12 Ron Reed
R. Reed
1.90
28
1974
ATL ATL
28
10
11
.476
3.39
78
6
2
0
186.0
171
70
76
16
41
2
0
6
757
5
3.77
1.98
0.77
10.3
5.4
1.14
.250
3.68
88
3.54
92
8.27
6.9
13 Tommy John
T. John
1.86
22
1974
LAD LAD
22
13
3
.813
2.59
78
5
3
0
153.0
133
44
51
4
42
1
0
0
616
5
4.59
2.47
0.24
12.7
6.8
1.14
.263
3.00
75
2.73
76
7.82
15
14 Ken Brett
K. Brett
1.85
27
1974
PIT PIT
27
13
9
.591
3.30
96
10
3
0
191.0
192
70
81
9
52
2
0
9
807
4
4.52
2.45
0.42
11.9
6.4
1.28
.282
3.82
94
3.02
84
9.05
12.5
15 Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
1.84
21
1974
CHC CHC
48
7
11
.389
4.80
94
3
1
1
176.1
214
94
112
16
51
3
9
6
791
7
4.80
2.60
0.82
11.9
6.4
1.50
.316
5.72
124
3.60
94
10.92
4.8
16 Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
1.83
33
1974
HOU HOU
33
11
10
.524
2.90
150
7
3
0
223.2
189
72
76
18
82
6
0
4
913
8
6.04
3.30
0.72
16.4
9.0
1.21
.260
3.06
83
3.45
100
7.61
-0.2
17 Doug Rau
D. Rau
1.80
35
1974
LAD LAD
36
13
11
.542
3.72
126
3
1
0
198.1
191
82
90
20
70
4
0
1
848
3
5.72
3.18
0.91
14.9
8.3
1.32
.272
4.08
108
3.73
103
8.67
-2.6
18 Jim Barr
J. Barr
1.79
27
1974
SFG SFG
44
13
9
.591
2.74
84
11
5
2
239.2
223
73
81
17
47
2
5
10
959
3
3.15
1.76
0.64
8.8
4.9
1.13
.255
3.04
73
3.40
96
8.37
3.4
19 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1.76
39
1974
PHI PHI
39
16
13
.552
3.22
240
17
1
0
291.0
249
104
118
21
136
5
0
8
1,227
11
7.42
4.21
0.65
19.6
11.1
1.32
.276
3.65
86
3.31
90
7.70
12.2
20 Clay Kirby
C. Kirby
1.76
35
1974
CIN CIN
36
12
9
.571
3.28
160
7
1
0
230.2
210
84
97
15
91
2
0
3
981
15
6.24
3.55
0.59
16.3
9.3
1.30
.273
3.78
93
3.24
90
8.19
9.6
21 Bill Bonham
B. Bonham
1.75
36
1974
CHC CHC
44
11
22
.333
3.86
191
10
2
1
242.2
246
104
133
13
109
6
6
8
1,079
13
7.08
4.04
0.48
17.7
10.1
1.46
.307
4.93
100
3.11
81
9.12
19
22 Jim Lonborg
J. Lonborg
1.73
39
1974
PHI PHI
39
17
13
.567
3.21
121
16
3
0
283.0
280
101
113
22
70
6
0
11
1,168
5
3.85
2.23
0.70
10.4
6.0
1.24
.272
3.59
86
3.53
96
8.90
5.1
23 Steve Renko
S. Renko
1.70
35
1974
MON MON
37
12
16
.429
4.03
138
8
1
0
227.2
222
102
115
17
81
0
1
8
960
19
5.46
3.20
0.67
14.4
8.4
1.33
.283
4.55
107
3.39
93
8.78
6.5
24 Jim Rooker
J. Rooker
1.67
33
1974
PIT PIT
33
15
11
.577
2.78
139
15
1
0
262.2
228
81
93
11
83
4
0
6
1,068
9
4.76
2.84
0.38
13.0
7.8
1.18
.261
3.19
79
3.05
84
7.81
16.5
25 Buzz Capra
B. Capra
1.63
27
1974
ATL ATL
39
16
8
.667
2.28
137
11
5
1
217.0
163
55
67
13
84
3
6
6
886
7
5.68
3.48
0.54
15.5
9.5
1.14
.231
2.78
59
3.29
85
6.76
13.8

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
56
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.571
Mets Mets
55
44
.556
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Marlins Marlins
46
51
.474
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Braves Braves
43
53
.448
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38
59
.392
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7/20
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NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Mon
7/21
LAA LAA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
7/22
LAA LAA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
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7/23
LAA LAA
@
NYM NYM
1:10 PM
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7/25
NYM NYM
@
SFG SFG
10:15 PM
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.571
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.556
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.602
Brewers Brewers
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.588
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7/19
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7:15 PM
Sun
7/20
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@
TOR TOR
12:05 PM
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