Offseason stat package--SO/9 IP

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CAREER SO/9 IP LEADERS

1 Randy Johnson 11.17
2 Nolan Ryan 9.55
3 Sandy Koufax 9.27
4 Sam McDowell 8.86
5 Roger Clemens 8.61
6 Curt Schilling 8.47
7 David Cone 8.30
8 John Smoltz 7.84
9 Mark Langston 7.49
10 Dwight Gooden 7.37
11 Chuck Finley 7.29
12 Andy Benes 7.24
13 Bob Gibson 7.22
14 Bobby Witt 7.14
15 Steve Carlton 7.13
16 Kevin Appier 7.09
17 Rube Waddell 7.04
18 Mike Mussina 7.03
19 Mickey Lolich 7.00
20 Darryl Kile 7.00
21 Tom Seaver 6.85
22 Jim Bunning 6.83
23 Juan Pizarro 6.73
24 Bert Blyleven 6.70
25 Ron Guidry 6.69
26 Camilo Pascual 6.66
27 Dennis Eckersley 6.58
28 Andy Messersmith 6.56
29 Kevin Brown 6.55
30 Todd Stottlemyre 6.53
31 Don Drysdale 6.52
32 Al Downing 6.50
33 Floyd Bannister 6.49
34 Toad Ramsey 6.49
35 Hoyt Wilhelm 6.43
36 Dean Chance 6.43
37 Greg Maddux 6.40
38 Mike Scott 6.39
39 Ferguson Jenkins 6.38
40 Fernando Valenzuela 6.37
41 Earl Wilson 6.37
42 Harvey Haddix 6.34
43 Sonny Siebert 6.32
44 Chris Short 6.31
45 Bruce Hurst 6.29
46 Bill Singer 6.27
47 Kevin Gross 6.25
48 Luis Tiant 6.24
49 Greg Swindell 6.21
50 Dazzy Vance 6.20
51 Gary Bell 6.15
52 Gary Peters 6.14
53 David Wells 6.11
54 Don Sutton 6.09
55 Mike Krukow 6.07
56 Bob Feller 6.07
57 Ron Darling 6.06
58 Joe Coleman 6.05
59 Rudy May 6.04
60 John Burkett 6.02
61 Bret Saberhagen 6.02
62 Jerry Koosman 5.99
63 John Candelaria 5.96
64 Frank Tanana 5.96
65 Dave Stewart 5.96
66 Gaylord Perry 5.94
67 Woodie Fryman 5.92
68 Juan Marichal 5.91
69 Kevin Tapani 5.89
70 Mike Witt 5.86
71 Vida Blue 5.85
72 Frank Viola 5.85
73 Jack Morris 5.83
74 Ray Sadecki 5.81
75 Danny Darwin 5.79
76 Orel Hershiser 5.79
77 Kenny Rogers 5.78
78 Jon Matlack 5.77
79 Larry Dierker 5.75
80 Tom Candiotti 5.73
81 Bob Welch 5.73
82 Lindy McDaniel 5.72
83 Johnny Podres 5.70
84 Scott Sanderson 5.66
85 Doug Drabek 5.66
86 Mike Boddicker 5.64
87 Rick Sutcliffe 5.60
88 Tim Belcher 5.60
89 Charlie Hough 5.59
90 Phil Niekro 5.57
91 Tom Glavine 5.56
92 Whitey Ford 5.55
93 Mark Gubicza 5.55
94 Johnny Vander Meer 5.54
95 Pat Dobson 5.53
96 Dennis Leonard 5.44
97 Billy Pierce 5.44
98 Jamie Moyer 5.42
99 Hal Newhouser 5.40
100 Jim Lonborg 5.39

Honorable mention--I've gotten a few questions asking where's Pedro Martinez on some the leader lists. For pitching ratio stats, I'm using a 2000 IP minimum. Since Martinez has 1692 2/3 IP, he doesn't qualify yet.

I've decided to start listing him as an honorable mention, for charts he doesn't currently qualify for.

Martinez's 10.53 SO/9 IP would rank him 2nd all time to Johnson.

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ACTIVE SO/9 IP LEADERS

1 Randy Johnson 11.17
2 Roger Clemens 8.61
3 Curt Schilling 8.47
4 David Cone 8.30
5 John Smoltz 7.84
6 Chuck Finley 7.29
7 Andy Benes 7.24
8 Bobby Witt 7.14
9 Kevin Appier 7.09
10 Mike Mussina 7.03
11 Darryl Kile 7.00
12 Kevin Brown 6.55
13 Todd Stottlemyre 6.53
14 Greg Maddux 6.40
15 Greg Swindell 6.21
16 David Wells 6.11
17 John Burkett 6.02
18 Kevin Tapani 5.89
19 Kenny Rogers 5.78
20 Tom Glavine 5.56

Honorable mention--Pedro Martinez's 10.53 SO/9 IP would rank 2nd.

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SINGLE SEASON S0/9 IP LEADERS

1 Randy Johnson 2001 13.41
2 Pedro Martinez 1999 13.23
3 Kerry Wood 1998 12.58
4 Randy Johnson 2000 12.56
5 Randy Johnson 1995 12.35
6 Randy Johnson 1997 12.30
7 Randy Johnson 1998 12.12
8 Randy Johnson 1999 12.07
9 Pedro Martinez 2000 11.78
10 Nolan Ryan 1987 11.48
11 Dwight Gooden 1984 11.39
12 Pedro Martinez 1997 11.37
13 Nolan Ryan 1989 11.32
14 Curt Schilling 1997 11.29
15 Kerry Wood 2001 11.20
16 Hideo Nomo 1995 11.10
17 Randy Johnson 1993 10.86
18 Sam McDowell 1965 10.71
19 Randy Johnson 1994 10.67
20 Nolan Ryan 1973 10.57
21 Sandy Koufax 1962 10.57
22 Nolan Ryan 1991 10.56
23 Sam McDowell 1966 10.44
24 Nolan Ryan 1972 10.43
25 Roger Clemens 1998 10.39
26 Nolan Ryan 1976 10.35
27 Randy Johnson 1992 10.31
28 Curt Schilling 2001 10.27
29 Nolan Ryan 1977 10.26
30 David Cone 1997 10.25
31 Nolan Ryan 1990 10.24
32 Sandy Koufax 1965 10.23
33 Randy Johnson 1991 10.19
34 Bartolo Colon 2000 10.15
35 Sandy Koufax 1960 10.13
36 Hideo Nomo 1997 10.11
37 Curt Schilling 1998 10.05
38 Mike Scott 1986 10.00
39 Hideo Nomo 2001 10.00
40 Rick Ankiel 2000 9.98
41 Nolan Ryan 1978 9.97
42 Roger Clemens 1997 9.95
43 Nolan Ryan 1974 9.93
44 Roger Clemens 1988 9.92
45 David Cone 1990 9.91
46 J.R. Richard 1978 9.90
47 Andy Benes 1994 9.87
48 Nolan Ryan 1986 9.81
49 John Smoltz 1996 9.79
50 Herb Score 1955 9.71
51 Pedro Martinez 1998 9.67
52 Nolan Ryan 1984 9.65
53 J.R. Richard 1979 9.64
54 Mario Soto 1982 9.57
55 Tom Griffin 1969 9.56
56 Jim Maloney 1963 9.54
57 Roger Clemens 1996 9.53
58 Sid Fernandez 1985 9.51
59 Herb Score 1956 9.51
60 Sam McDowell 1968 9.47
61 Sandy Koufax 1961 9.46
62 David Cone 1992 9.41
63 Frank Tanana 1975 9.41
64 Don Wilson 1969 9.40
65 Bob Veale 1965 9.34
66 Nolan Ryan 1988 9.33
67 David Cone 1991 9.32
68 John Smoltz 1998 9.29
69 Luis Tiant 1967 9.22
70 Hideo Nomo 1996 9.22
71 Pedro Martinez 1996 9.22
72 Mark Langston 1986 9.21
73 Dave Boswell 1966 9.21
74 Sam McDowell 1964 9.21
75 Luis Tiant 1968 9.20
76 Sid Fernandez 1988 9.10
77 Sonny Siebert 1965 9.10
78 Tom Seaver 1971 9.08
79 Sid Fernandez 1990 9.08
80 David Cone 1998 9.06
81 Dennis Eckersley 1976 9.03
82 John Smoltz 1995 9.02
83 Nolan Ryan 1979 9.01
T84 Darryl Kile 1996 9.00
T84 Kevin Brown 1998 9.00
T84 Sandy Koufax 1964 9.00
T84 Sam McDowell 1967 9.00
88 Sam McDowell 1970 8.97
89 Bobby Witt 1990 8.96
90 Curt Schilling 1996 8.93
91 Jose Rijo 1994 8.93
92 Jim Maloney 1964 8.92
93 Andy Benes 1997 8.90
94 Jose Rijo 1988 8.89
95 Roger Clemens 1994 8.86
96 Sandy Koufax 1963 8.86
97 Pedro Astacio 2000 8.85
98 Pedro Martinez 1994 8.83
99 Sandy Koufax 1966 8.83
100 Kevin Appier 1996 8.82

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MOST SO/9 IP ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE

CAREER DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Randy Johnson 5.00 11.17 6.18
2 Nolan Ryan 4.24 9.55 5.31
3 Sandy Koufax 3.71 9.27 5.57
4 Rube Waddell 3.39 7.04 3.65
5 Dazzy Vance 3.29 6.20 2.91
6 Sam McDowell 3.13 8.86 5.73
7 Roger Clemens 2.70 8.61 5.91
8 Toad Ramsey 2.70 6.49 3.79
9 David Cone 2.27 8.30 6.02
10 Bob Feller 2.26 6.07 3.80

Honorable mention--Pedro Martinez (4.06 diff, 10.53 player, 6.47 league) would rank 3rd.

SINGLE SEASON YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Pedro Martinez 1999 6.98 13.23 6.25
2 Randy Johnson 2001 6.42 13.41 6.99
3 Randy Johnson 1995 6.28 12.35 6.07
4 Randy Johnson 1997 5.86 12.30 6.43
5 Nolan Ryan 1989 5.84 11.32 5.48
6 Randy Johnson 2000 5.81 12.56 6.75
7 Kerry Wood 1998 5.79 12.58 6.79
8 Dwight Gooden 1984 5.75 11.39 5.64
9 Nolan Ryan 1976 5.64 10.35 4.71
10 Randy Johnson 1998 5.59 12.12 6.53

2001 DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Randy Johnson 6.42 13.41 6.99
2 Kerry Wood 4.21 11.20 6.99
3 Hideo Nomo 3.56 10.00 6.44
4 Curt Schilling 3.28 10.27 6.99
5 Roger Clemens 2.26 8.70 6.44
6 Barry Zito 2.16 8.61 6.44
7 C.C. Sabathia 2.09 8.53 6.44
8 Mike Mussina 1.98 8.42 6.44
9 Bartolo Colon 1.69 8.14 6.44
10 Tim Wakefield 1.45 7.90 6.44

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MOST SO/9 IP BELOW THE LEAGUE AVERAGE

CAREER DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Bob Purkey -1.97 3.37 5.34
2 Jim Barr -1.93 3.23 5.16
3 Lew Burdette -1.93 3.15 5.08
4 Ross Grimsley -1.81 3.31 5.12
5 Bob Forsch -1.72 3.65 5.37
6 Terry Mulholland -1.54 4.74 6.29
7 Claude Osteen -1.49 4.19 5.68
8 Vern Law -1.47 3.68 5.15
9 Mike Morgan -1.42 4.57 5.99
10 Mel Stottlemyre -1.42 4.25 5.67

SINGLE SEASON YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Joe Niekro 1969 -3.50 2.52 6.02
2 Scott Karl 1999 -3.33 3.38 6.71
3 Steve Kline 1972 -3.29 2.21 5.50
4 Kirk Rueter 2000 -3.28 3.47 6.75
5 Ed Lynch 1983 -3.27 2.27 5.54
6 Kirk Rueter 2001 -3.17 3.82 6.99
7 Jimmy Anderson 2001 -3.11 3.88 6.99
8 Zane Smith 1994 -3.09 3.27 6.36
9 Ricky Bones 1994 -3.08 3.01 6.08
10 Bill Swift 1988 -3.07 2.42 5.49

2001 DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Kirk Rueter -3.17 3.82 6.99
2 Jimmy Anderson -3.11 3.88 6.99
3 Chris Reitsma -2.25 4.75 6.99
4 Tom Glavine -2.23 4.76 6.99
5 Pat Rapp -2.10 4.34 6.44
6 Jose Lima -2.06 4.56 6.62
7 Shane Reynolds -1.97 5.03 6.99
8 Steve Sparks -1.94 4.50 6.44
9 Scott Schoeneweis -1.89 4.56 6.44
10 James Baldwin -1.81 4.89 6.69

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2001 SO/9 IP LEADERS

AL
1 Hideo Nomo 10.00
2 Roger Clemens 8.70
3 Barry Zito 8.61
4 C.C. Sabathia 8.53
5 Mike Mussina 8.42
6 Bartolo Colon 8.14
7 Tim Wakefield 7.90
8 Andy Pettitte 7.36
9 Tim Hudson 6.93
10 Chris Carpenter 6.55
11 Paul Abbott 6.52
12 Rick Helling 6.43
13 Eric Milton 6.40
14 Freddy Garcia 6.15
15 Jose Mercedes 6.02
16 Mark Mulder 6.00
17 Jeff Weaver 5.97
18 Jarrod Washburn 5.87
19 Ramon Ortiz 5.82
20 Cory Lidle 5.65
21 Doug Davis 5.56
22 Ismael Valdes 5.50
23 Brad Radke 5.46
24 Jason Johnson 5.23
25 Esteban Loaiza 5.21
26 Mark Buehrle 5.12
27 Jamie Moyer 5.11
28 Tanyon Sturtze 5.07
29 Jeff Suppan 4.95
30 Chad Durbin 4.78
31 Aaron Sele 4.77
32 Joe Mays 4.74
33 Scott Schoeneweis 4.56
34 Steve Sparks 4.50
35 Pat Rapp 4.34

NL
1 Randy Johnson 13.41
2 Kerry Wood 11.20
3 Curt Schilling 10.27
4 Randy Wolf 8.39
5 Chan Ho Park 8.38
6 Jason Bere 8.38
7 Javier Vazquez 8.37
8 Tony Armas Jr. 8.05
9 Kevin Tapani 7.97
10 Robert Person 7.91
11 Glendon Rusch 7.84
12 Wade Miller 7.77
13 Matt Morris 7.70
14 John Burkett 7.67
15 Pedro Astacio 7.64
16 Terry Adams 7.63
17 Kevin Appier 7.49
18 Steve Trachsel 7.46
19 Denny Neagle 7.33
20 Ryan Dempster 7.28
21 Matt Clement 7.12
22 Darryl Kile 7.09
23 Russ Ortiz 6.96
24 Al Leiter 6.82
25 Brad Penny 6.76
26 Greg Maddux 6.68
27 A.J. Burnett 6.65
28 Woody Williams 6.30
29 Kevin Jarvis 6.19
30 Jamey Wright 5.96
31 Jimmy Haynes 5.84
32 Dustin Hermanson 5.76
33 Jon Lieber 5.73
34 Elmer Dessens 5.62
35 Livan Hernandez 5.48
36 Mike Hampton 5.41
37 Todd Ritchie 5.38
38 Bobby Jones 5.22
39 Omar Daal 5.19
40 Shane Reynolds 5.03
41 Tom Glavine 4.76
42 Chris Reitsma 4.75
43 Jimmy Anderson 3.88
44 Kirk Rueter 3.82

It was the 8th time Johnson led the league. He also led the AL in 1992-95 and 1997 and the NL in 1999-2000.

It was the 2nd time Nomo led the league. He also led the NL in 1995.

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SO/9 IP LEADERS--LAST 3-10 YEARS

LAST 3 YEARS (SINCE 1999)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 12.66
AL--Pedro Martinez, 12.51
NL--Randy Johnson, 12.66

It was the 5th consecutive time and the 8th time Johnson led the majors, the 2nd consecutive time he led the NL and he also led the AL 4 times. It was the 2nd consecutive time Martinez led the AL and he also led the NL once.

LAST 4 YEARS (SINCE 1998)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 12.53
AL--Pedro Martinez, 11.66
NL--Randy Johnson, 12.64

It was the 9th consecutive time Johnson led the majors, the 2nd consecutive time he led the NL and he also led the AL 6 times. It was the 2nd consecutive time Martinez led the AL and he also led the NL once.

LAST 5 YEARS (SINCE 1997)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 12.49
AL--Pedro Martinez, 11.66
NL--Randy Johnson, 12.64

It was the 8th consecutive time Johnson led the majors, the 1st time he led the NL and he also led the AL 5 times. It was the 1st time Martinez led the AL, while he also led the NL once.

LAST 6 YEARS (SINCE 1996)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 12.49
AL--Roger Clemens, 9.20
NL--Curt Schilling, 9.40

It was the 8th consecutive time Johnson led the majors. It was the 3rd consecutive time and the 7th time Clemens led the AL.

LAST 7 YEARS (SINCE 1995)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 12.47
AL--Roger Clemens, 9.14
NL--Curt Schilling, 9.36

It was the 7th consecutive time Johnson led the majors. It was the 2nd consecutive time and the 7th time Clemens led the AL. It was the 5th consecutive time Schilling led the NL.

LAST 8 YEARS (SINCE 1994)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 12.29
AL--Roger Clemens, 9.11
NL--Curt Schilling, 9.20

It was the 7th consecutive time Johnson led the majors. It was the 2nd consecutive time and the 8th time Clemens led the AL. It was the 4th consecutive time Schilling led the NL.

LAST 9 YEARS (SINCE 1993)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 12.10
AL--Roger Clemens, 8.94
NL--Curt Schilling, 8.92

It was the 7th consecutive time Johnson led the majors. It was the 2nd consecutive time and the 7th time Clemens led the AL. It was the 3rd time Schilling led the NL.

LAST 10 YEARS (SINCE 1992)
MAJORS--Randy Johnson, 11.92
AL--Roger Clemens, 8.78
NL--Curt Schilling, 8.58

It was the 6th consecutive time Johnson led the majors. It was the 2nd consecutive time and the 9th time Clemens led the AL. It was the 3rd consecutive time Schilling led the NL.