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1979 AL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders

Strikeouts per nine innings

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Nolan Ryan led the AL in strikeouts / 9 in 1979 with 9.01, 1.36 ahead of Ron Guidry (7.65). It was one of 12 times Nolan Ryan led in strikeouts / 9.

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Nolan Ryan Led the AL in 1979 Nolan Ryan California Angels
9.01 Strikeouts / 9 1.36 clear of Ron Guidry
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# Player Team K/9 W L ERA IP
1 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan CAL 9.01 16 14 3.60 222.2
2 Ron Guidry Ron Guidry NYA 7.65 18 8 2.78 236.1
3 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan BAL 6.44 23 9 3.08 265.2
4 Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins TEX 5.70 16 14 4.07 259.0
5 Floyd Bannister Floyd Bannister SEA 5.68 10 15 4.05 182.1
6 Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley BOS 5.47 17 10 2.99 246.2
7 Jerry Koosman Jerry Koosman MIN 5.36 20 13 3.38 263.2
8 Rich Wortham CHA 5.25 14 14 4.90 204.0
9 Steve Renko Steve Renko BOS 5.21 11 9 4.11 171.0
10 John Henry Johnson John Henry Johnson TEX +1 5.17 4 14 4.63 167.0
11 Jack Morris Jack Morris DET 5.15 17 7 3.28 197.2
12 Rich Gale Rich Gale KCA 5.10 9 10 5.65 181.2
13 Tom Underwood Tom Underwood TOR 5.04 9 16 3.69 227.0
14 Milt Wilcox DET 5.00 12 10 4.35 196.1
15 Mike Parrott Mike Parrott SEA 4.98 14 12 3.77 229.1
16 Matt Keough Matt Keough OAK 4.84 2 17 5.04 176.2
17 Dennis Leonard Dennis Leonard KCA 4.81 14 12 4.08 236.0
18 Luis Tiant Luis Tiant NYA 4.78 13 8 3.91 195.2
19 Ken Kravec CHA 4.75 15 13 3.74 250.0
20 Dave Goltz Dave Goltz MIN 4.74 14 13 4.16 250.2
21 Don Aase Don Aase CAL 4.66 9 10 4.81 185.1
22 Steve Stone Steve Stone BAL 4.65 11 7 3.77 186.0
23 Moose Haas Moose Haas ML4 4.63 11 11 4.78 184.2
24 Mike Torrez Mike Torrez BOS 4.46 16 13 4.49 252.1
25 Steve McCatty Steve McCatty OAK 4.22 11 12 4.22 185.2
26 Rick Wise Rick Wise CLE 4.20 15 10 3.73 231.2
27 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor BAL 4.17 13 6 3.35 174.2
28 Rick Langford Rick Langford OAK 4.16 12 16 4.28 218.2
29 Dennis Martinez Dennis Martinez BAL 4.06 15 16 3.66 292.1
30 Dave Frost Dave Frost CAL 4.02 16 10 3.57 239.1
31 Rick Honeycutt SEA 3.85 11 12 4.04 194.0
32 Tommy John Tommy John NYA 3.62 21 9 2.96 276.1
33 Bill Travers Bill Travers ML4 3.56 14 8 3.89 187.1
34 Rick Waits Rick Waits CLE 3.55 16 13 4.44 231.0
35 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell ML4 3.41 16 6 3.29 235.0
36 Ross Baumgarten Ross Baumgarten CHA 3.40 13 8 3.54 190.2
37 Jim Slaton Jim Slaton ML4 3.38 15 9 3.63 213.0
38 Larry Gura KCA 3.27 13 12 4.47 233.2
39 Steve Comer Steve Comer TEX 3.19 17 12 3.68 242.1
40 Jim Barr Jim Barr CAL 3.15 10 12 4.20 197.0
41 Geoff Zahn Geoff Zahn MIN 3.09 13 7 3.57 169.0
42 Phil Huffman TOR 2.91 6 18 5.77 173.0
43 Paul Splittorff Paul Splittorff KCA 2.89 15 17 4.24 240.0
44 Paul Hartzell Paul Hartzell MIN 2.43 6 10 5.36 163.0
45 Lary Sorensen Lary Sorensen ML4 2.41 15 14 3.98 235.1
46 Bob Stanley Bob Stanley BOS 2.33 16 12 3.99 216.2