1996 NL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders
Strikeouts per nine innings
John Smoltz led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 1996 with 9.79, 0.57 ahead of Pedro Martinez (9.22).
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Led the NL in 1996
John Smoltz
Atlanta Braves
9.79
Strikeouts / 9
0.57 clear of Pedro Martinez
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| # | Player | Team | K/9 | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 John Smoltz
|
ATL | 9.79 | 24 | 8 | 2.94 | 253.2 |
| 2 |
 Pedro Martinez
|
MON | 9.22 | 13 | 10 | 3.70 | 216.2 |
| 3 |
 Hideo Nomo
|
LAN | 9.22 | 16 | 11 | 3.19 | 228.1 |
| 4 |
 Darryl Kile
|
HOU | 9.00 | 12 | 11 | 4.19 | 219.0 |
| 5 |
 Curt Schilling
|
PHI | 8.93 | 9 | 10 | 3.19 | 183.1 |
| 6 |
 Jeff Fassero
|
MON | 8.62 | 15 | 11 | 3.30 | 231.2 |
| 7 |
 Al Leiter
|
FLO | 8.36 | 16 | 12 | 2.93 | 215.1 |
| 8 |
 Joey Hamilton
|
SDN | 7.82 | 15 | 9 | 4.17 | 211.2 |
| 9 |
 Todd Stottlemyre
|
SLN | 7.82 | 14 | 11 | 3.87 | 223.1 |
| 10 |
 Shane Reynolds
|
HOU | 7.68 | 16 | 10 | 3.65 | 239.0 |
| 11 |
 Mark Gardner
|
SFN | 7.28 | 12 | 7 | 4.42 | 179.1 |
| 12 |
 Mark Leiter
|
SFN +1 | 7.20 | 8 | 12 | 4.92 | 205.0 |
| 13 |
 Ramon Martinez
|
LAN | 7.10 | 15 | 6 | 3.42 | 168.2 |
| 14 | John Smiley | CIN | 7.08 | 13 | 14 | 3.64 | 217.1 |
| 15 |
 Doug Drabek
|
HOU | 7.03 | 7 | 9 | 4.57 | 175.1 |
| 16 |
 Tom Glavine
|
ATL | 6.92 | 15 | 10 | 2.98 | 235.1 |
| 17 |
 Ismael Valdez
|
LAN | 6.92 | 15 | 7 | 3.32 | 225.0 |
| 18 | Frank Castillo | CHN | 6.86 | 7 | 16 | 5.28 | 182.1 |
| 19 |
 Dave Burba
|
CIN | 6.83 | 11 | 13 | 3.83 | 195.0 |
| 20 |
 Greg Maddux
|
ATL | 6.32 | 15 | 11 | 2.72 | 245.0 |
| 21 |
 John Burkett
|
FLO +1 | 6.26 | 11 | 12 | 4.24 | 222.2 |
| 22 |
 Andy Benes
|
SLN | 6.25 | 18 | 10 | 3.83 | 230.1 |
| 23 | Allen Watson | SFN | 6.20 | 8 | 12 | 4.61 | 185.2 |
| 24 | Alan Benes | SLN | 6.17 | 13 | 10 | 4.90 | 191.0 |
| 25 |
 Kevin Brown
|
FLO | 6.14 | 17 | 11 | 1.89 | 233.0 |
| 26 |
 Donovan Osborne
|
SLN | 6.07 | 13 | 9 | 3.53 | 198.2 |
| 27 |
 Denny Neagle
|
PIT +1 | 6.06 | 16 | 9 | 3.50 | 221.1 |
| 28 | Mark Clark | NYN | 6.02 | 14 | 11 | 3.43 | 212.1 |
| 29 | Jaime Navarro | CHN | 6.01 | 15 | 12 | 3.92 | 236.2 |
| 30 |
 Jason Isringhausen
|
NYN | 5.98 | 6 | 14 | 4.77 | 171.2 |
| 31 |
 Steve Trachsel
|
CHN | 5.80 | 13 | 9 | 3.03 | 205.0 |
| 32 | Osvaldo Fernandez | SFN | 5.56 | 7 | 13 | 4.61 | 171.2 |
| 33 | Mike Williams | PHI | 5.55 | 6 | 14 | 5.44 | 167.0 |
| 34 |
 Pedro Astacio
|
LAN | 5.53 | 9 | 8 | 3.44 | 211.2 |
| 35 |
 Bob Tewksbury
|
SDN | 5.49 | 10 | 10 | 4.31 | 206.2 |
| 36 |
 Bobby Jones
|
NYN | 5.34 | 12 | 8 | 4.42 | 195.2 |
| 37 |
 Pete Harnisch
|
NYN | 5.27 | 8 | 12 | 4.21 | 194.2 |
| 38 | Danny Darwin | PIT +1 | 5.25 | 10 | 11 | 3.77 | 164.2 |
| 39 | Mark Thompson | COL | 5.25 | 9 | 11 | 5.30 | 169.2 |
| 40 |
 Fernando Valenzuela
|
SDN | 4.98 | 13 | 8 | 3.62 | 171.2 |
| 41 | William VanLandingham | SFN | 4.81 | 9 | 14 | 5.40 | 181.2 |
| 42 |
 Pat Rapp
|
FLO | 4.77 | 8 | 16 | 5.10 | 162.1 |
| 43 | Armando Reynoso | COL | 4.70 | 8 | 9 | 4.96 | 168.2 |
| 44 |
 Kevin Ritz
|
COL | 4.44 | 17 | 11 | 5.28 | 213.0 |
| 45 | Terry Mulholland | PHI +1 | 3.82 | 13 | 11 | 4.66 | 202.2 |