1956 MLB Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

Herb Score led all of MLB in strikeouts / 9 in 1956 with 9.49, 1.09 ahead of Sam Jones (8.40). It was one of 3 times Herb Score led in strikeouts / 9.

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Led all of MLB in 1956 Herb Score Cleveland Indians

9.49 Strikeouts / 9 1.09 clear of Sam Jones

Showing Strikeouts / 9 and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	K/9	W	L	ERA	IP
1	Herb Score	CLE	9.49	20	9	2.53	249.1
2	Sam Jones	CHN	8.40	9	14	3.91	188.2
3	Camilo Pascual	WS1	7.73	6	18	5.87	188.2
4	Harvey Haddix	PHI +1	6.64	13	8	3.67	230.1
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	SLN	6.60	14	14	3.62	208.2
6	Paul Foytack	DET	6.47	15	13	3.59	256.0
7	Billy Pierce	CHA	6.25	20	9	3.32	276.1
8	Tom Sturdivant	NYA	6.25	16	8	3.30	158.1
9	Billy Hoeft	DET	6.24	20	14	4.06	248.0
10	Connie Johnson	BAL +1	6.24	9	11	3.44	196.0
11	Jack Harshman	CHA	5.68	15	11	3.10	226.2
12	Whitey Ford	NYA	5.62	19	6	2.47	225.2
13	Mike Garcia	CLE	5.42	11	12	3.78	197.2
14	Joe Nuxhall	CIN	5.38	13	11	3.72	200.2
15	Don Larsen	NYA	5.36	11	5	3.26	179.2
16	Al Worthington	NY1	5.16	7	14	3.97	165.2
17	Early Wynn	CLE	5.12	20	9	2.72	277.2
18	Ray Moore	BAL	5.11	12	7	4.18	185.0
19	Johnny Antonelli	NY1	5.05	20	13	2.86	258.1
20	Frank Lary	DET	5.05	21	13	3.15	294.0
21	Sal Maglie	BRO +1	5.05	13	5	2.89	196.0
22	Roger Craig	BRO	4.93	12	11	3.71	199.0
23	Jim Wilson	CHA +1	4.89	13	14	4.28	208.0
24	Bob Friend	PIT	4.75	17	17	3.46	314.1
25	Robin Roberts	PHI	4.75	19	18	4.45	297.1
26	Tom Brewer	BOS	4.68	19	9	3.50	244.1
27	Don Newcombe	BRO	4.67	27	7	3.06	268.0
28	Dick Donovan	CHA	4.60	12	10	3.64	234.2
29	Carl Erskine	BRO	4.59	13	11	4.25	186.1
30	Murry Dickson	SLN +1	4.51	13	11	3.28	219.1
31	Art Ditmar	KC1	4.46	12	22	4.42	254.1
32	Art Fowler	CIN	4.36	11	11	4.05	177.2
33	Bill Wight	BAL	4.33	9	12	4.02	174.2
34	Frank Sullivan	BOS	4.31	14	7	3.42	242.0
35	Ron Kline	PIT	4.26	14	18	3.38	264.0
36	Tom Poholsky	SLN	4.21	9	14	3.59	203.0
37	Warren Spahn	ML1	4.09	20	11	2.78	281.1
38	Curt Simmons	PHI	4.00	15	10	3.36	198.0
39	Brooks Lawrence	CIN	3.95	19	10	3.99	218.2
40	Bob Rush	CHN	3.91	13	10	3.19	239.2
41	RC Ray Crone	ML1	3.87	11	10	3.87	169.2
42	Gene Conley	ML1	3.87	8	9	3.13	158.1
43	Lew Burdette	ML1	3.86	19	10	2.70	256.1
44	Johnny Klippstein	CIN	3.67	12	11	4.09	211.0
45	Chuck Stobbs	WS1	3.64	15	15	3.60	240.0
46	Herm Wehmeier	SLN +1	3.59	12	11	3.73	190.2
47	Bob Buhl	ML1	3.57	18	8	3.32	216.2
48	Ruben Gomez	NY1	3.48	7	17	4.58	196.1
49	Warren Hacker	CHN	3.48	3	13	4.66	168.0
50	Bob Lemon	CLE	3.31	20	14	3.03	255.1

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