2000 NL Strikeouts / 9 Leaders
Strikeouts per nine innings
Randy Johnson led the NL in strikeouts / 9 in 2000 with 12.56, 2.58 ahead of Rick Ankiel (9.98). It was one of 10 times Randy Johnson led in strikeouts / 9.
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Led the NL in 2000
Randy Johnson
Arizona Diamondbacks
12.56
Strikeouts / 9
2.58 clear of Rick Ankiel
Showing Strikeouts / 9 and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | K/9 | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Randy Johnson
|
ARI | 12.56 | 19 | 7 | 2.64 | 248.2 |
| 2 |
 Rick Ankiel
|
SLN | 9.98 | 11 | 7 | 3.50 | 175.0 |
| 3 |
 Pedro Astacio
|
COL | 8.85 | 12 | 9 | 5.27 | 196.1 |
| 4 |
 Al Leiter
|
NYN | 8.65 | 16 | 8 | 3.20 | 208.0 |
| 5 |
 Chan Ho Park
|
LAN | 8.64 | 18 | 10 | 3.27 | 226.0 |
| 6 | Robert Person | PHI | 8.52 | 9 | 7 | 3.63 | 173.1 |
| 7 |
 Kevin Brown
|
LAN | 8.45 | 13 | 6 | 2.58 | 230.0 |
| 8 |
 Ryan Dempster
|
FLO | 8.31 | 14 | 10 | 3.66 | 226.1 |
| 9 |
 Javier Vazquez
|
MON | 8.10 | 11 | 9 | 4.05 | 217.2 |
| 10 |
 Russ Ortiz
|
SFN | 7.68 | 14 | 12 | 5.01 | 195.2 |
| 11 | Darren Dreifort | LAN | 7.66 | 12 | 9 | 4.16 | 192.2 |
| 12 |
 Kris Benson
|
PIT | 7.61 | 10 | 12 | 3.85 | 217.2 |
| 13 | Jason Bere | MIL +1 | 7.55 | 12 | 10 | 5.47 | 169.1 |
| 14 |
 Matt Clement
|
SDN | 7.46 | 13 | 17 | 5.14 | 205.0 |
| 15 |
 Darryl Kile
|
SLN | 7.44 | 20 | 9 | 3.91 | 232.1 |
| 16 |
 Andy Benes
|
SLN | 7.43 | 12 | 9 | 4.88 | 166.0 |
| 17 |
 Glendon Rusch
|
NYN | 7.41 | 11 | 11 | 4.01 | 190.2 |
| 18 |
 Curt Schilling
|
PHI +1 | 7.19 | 11 | 12 | 3.81 | 210.1 |
| 19 |
 Kevin Millwood
|
ATL | 7.11 | 10 | 13 | 4.66 | 212.2 |
| 20 |
 Randy Wolf
|
PHI | 6.98 | 11 | 9 | 4.36 | 206.1 |
| 21 |
 Kevin Tapani
|
CHN | 6.90 | 8 | 12 | 5.01 | 195.2 |
| 22 |
 Jon Lieber
|
CHN | 6.88 | 12 | 11 | 4.41 | 251.0 |
| 23 |
 Greg Maddux
|
ATL | 6.86 | 19 | 9 | 3.00 | 249.1 |
| 24 | Rolando Arrojo | COL +1 | 6.46 | 10 | 11 | 5.63 | 172.2 |
| 25 |
 Shawn Estes
|
SFN | 6.43 | 15 | 6 | 4.26 | 190.1 |
| 26 |
 Denny Neagle
|
CIN +1 | 6.29 | 15 | 9 | 4.52 | 209.0 |
| 27 |
 Mike Hampton
|
NYN | 6.24 | 15 | 10 | 3.14 | 217.2 |
| 28 |
 Livan Hernandez
|
SFN | 6.19 | 17 | 11 | 3.75 | 240.0 |
| 29 | Scott Elarton | HOU | 6.12 | 17 | 7 | 4.81 | 192.2 |
| 30 | Jesus Sanchez | FLO | 6.08 | 9 | 12 | 5.34 | 182.0 |
| 31 | Todd Ritchie | PIT | 5.97 | 9 | 8 | 4.81 | 187.0 |
| 32 | Woody Williams | SDN | 5.95 | 10 | 8 | 3.75 | 168.0 |
| 33 |
 Rick Reed
|
NYN | 5.92 | 11 | 5 | 4.11 | 184.0 |
| 34 | Chris Holt | HOU | 5.91 | 8 | 16 | 5.35 | 207.0 |
| 35 |
 Tom Glavine
|
ATL | 5.68 | 21 | 9 | 3.40 | 241.0 |
| 36 |
 Jose Lima
|
HOU | 5.68 | 7 | 16 | 6.65 | 196.1 |
| 37 | Garrett Stephenson | SLN | 5.53 | 16 | 9 | 4.49 | 200.1 |
| 38 |
 Steve Parris
|
CIN | 5.47 | 12 | 17 | 4.81 | 192.2 |
| 39 |
 Pat Hentgen
|
SLN | 5.46 | 15 | 12 | 4.72 | 194.1 |
| 40 |
 Jamey Wright
|
MIL | 5.25 | 7 | 9 | 4.10 | 164.2 |
| 41 | Omar Daal | ARI +1 | 5.17 | 4 | 19 | 6.14 | 167.0 |
| 42 | Brian Bohanon | COL | 4.98 | 12 | 10 | 4.68 | 177.0 |
| 43 |
 Andy Ashby
|
PHI +1 | 4.79 | 12 | 13 | 4.92 | 199.1 |
| 44 | Masato Yoshii | COL | 4.73 | 6 | 15 | 5.86 | 167.1 |
| 45 | Armando Reynoso | ARI | 4.69 | 11 | 12 | 5.27 | 170.2 |
| 46 |
 Brian Anderson
|
ARI | 4.39 | 11 | 7 | 4.05 | 213.1 |
| 47 | Dustin Hermanson | MON | 4.27 | 12 | 14 | 4.77 | 198.0 |
| 48 |
 Jimmy Haynes
|
MIL | 3.97 | 12 | 13 | 5.33 | 199.1 |
| 49 | Brian Meadows | SDN +1 | 3.62 | 13 | 10 | 5.13 | 196.1 |
| 50 |
 Kirk Rueter
|
SFN | 3.47 | 11 | 9 | 3.96 | 184.0 |