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1885 MLB Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

Strikeouts per nine innings

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Lady Baldwin led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1885 with 6.78, 0.69 ahead of Bobby Mathews (6.09).

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Lady Baldwin Led all of MLB in 1885 Lady Baldwin Detroit Wolverines
6.78 Strikeouts / 9 0.69 clear of Bobby Mathews
Showing Strikeouts / 9 and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team K/9 W L ERA IP
1 Lady Baldwin Lady Baldwin DTN 6.78 11 9 1.86 179.1
2 Bobby Mathews Bobby Mathews PH4 6.09 30 17 2.43 422.1
3 Ed Cushman Ed Cushman NY4 +1 5.50 11 21 3.01 278.0
4 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe NY1 5.11 32 13 1.57 400.0
5 Charlie Buffinton Charlie Buffinton BSN 5.01 22 27 2.88 434.1
6 Mickey Welch Mickey Welch NY1 4.72 44 11 1.66 492.0
7 Ed Morris Ed Morris PT1 4.62 39 24 2.35 581.0
8 John Clarkson John Clarkson CHN 4.45 53 16 1.85 623.0
9 Hardie Henderson Hardie Henderson BL2 4.39 25 35 3.19 539.1
10 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson PHI 4.38 26 20 2.22 405.0
11 Dupee Shaw PRO 4.37 23 26 2.57 399.2
12 John Harkins John Harkins BR3 4.33 14 20 3.75 293.0
13 Jack Lynch Jack Lynch NY4 4.20 23 21 3.61 379.0
14 Adonis Terry Adonis Terry BR3 4.13 6 17 4.26 209.0
15 Jim Whitney Jim Whitney BSN 4.08 18 32 2.98 441.1
16 George Weidman George Weidman DTN 4.06 14 24 3.14 330.0
17 Pete Conway Pete Conway BFN 4.03 10 17 4.67 210.0
18 Guy Hecker Guy Hecker LS2 3.92 30 23 2.17 480.0
19 Bill Vinton Bill Vinton PHI +1 3.75 7 9 2.80 132.0
20 Henry Porter Henry Porter BR3 3.68 33 21 2.78 481.2
21 Al Mays LS2 3.66 6 11 2.76 150.0
22 Larry McKeon CN2 3.63 20 13 2.86 290.0
23 Tom Lovett Tom Lovett PH4 3.63 7 8 3.70 138.2
24 Pete Meegan PT1 3.58 7 8 3.39 146.0
25 Bob Caruthers Bob Caruthers SL4 3.55 40 13 2.07 482.1
26 Ed Bagley NY4 3.44 4 9 4.93 115.0
27 Jim McCormick Jim McCormick CHN +1 3.43 21 7 2.43 252.0
28 Billy Serad Billy Serad BFN 3.36 7 21 4.10 241.1
29 Jumbo McGinnis Jumbo McGinnis SL4 3.29 6 6 3.38 112.0
30 Norm Baker LS2 3.28 13 12 3.40 217.0
31 Henry Boyle Henry Boyle SL5 3.26 16 24 2.75 366.2
32 Dave Foutz Dave Foutz SL4 3.25 33 14 2.63 407.2
33 John Kirby John Kirby SL5 3.20 5 8 3.55 129.1
34 Old Hoss Radbourn Old Hoss Radbourn PRO 3.11 28 21 2.20 445.2
35 Pretzels Getzien Pretzels Getzien DTN 3.00 12 25 3.03 330.0
36 Pud Galvin Pud Galvin BFN +1 2.90 16 26 3.99 372.1
37 Ed Daily Ed Daily PHI 2.86 26 23 2.21 440.0
38 Bill Mountjoy CN2 +1 2.83 12 11 3.75 206.2
39 Charlie Sweeney Charlie Sweeney SL5 2.75 11 21 3.93 275.0
40 Will White Will White CN2 2.45 18 15 3.53 293.1
41 Bob Emslie Bob Emslie BL2 +1 2.39 3 14 4.71 135.2
42 Doug Crothers NY4 2.34 7 11 5.08 154.0
43 Pete Wood Pete Wood BFN 1.72 8 15 4.44 198.2