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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | H9 | YEAR | Open Season Leaderboard |
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| 1 | Sam McDowell | 6.65 | 1961-1979 | |
| 2 | Marcos Ortega# | 6.68 | 1976-1981 | |
| 3 | Lowell Palmer | 6.79 | 1968-1979 | |
| 3 | Sandy Koufax* | 6.79 | 1955-1966 | |
| 5 | Tom M Carroll# | 6.85 | 1974-1981 | |
| 6 | Rudy May | 6.86 | 1965-1976 | |
| 7 | Frank Tanana# | 6.89 | 1974-1981 | |
| 8 | Rafael Jimenez# | 6.93 | 1971-1981 | |
| 9 | Nolan Ryan# | 6.96 | 1966-1981 | |
| 10 | Burt Hooton | 6.97 | 1971-1978 | |
| 11 | Ron Guidry# | 7.08 | 1972-1981 | |
| 12 | Ed Walsh* | 7.12 | 1904-1917 | |
| 13 | John D'Acquisto# | 7.13 | 1972-1981 | |
| 13 | Smoky Joe Wood | 7.13 | 1908-1920 | |
| 15 | Babe Ruth* | 7.18 | 1914-1935 | |
| 15 | Ed Reulbach | 7.18 | 1905-1917 | |
| 15 | Bob Turley | 7.18 | 1951-1963 | |
| 18 | Frank Riccelli# | 7.22 | 1975-1981 | |
| 18 | Orval Overall | 7.22 | 1905-1913 | |
| 20 | Jeff Tesreau | 7.24 | 1912-1918 | |
| 21 | Dave Boswell | 7.28 | 1964-1975 | |
| 22 | Addie Joss | 7.30 | 1902-1910 | |
| 23 | Pete Richert | 7.32 | 1962-1975 | |
| 24 | Jack Pfiester | 7.33 | 1903-1911 | |
| 24 | Blake Green# | 7.33 | 1973-1981 | |
| 26 | Tom Hall# | 7.35 | 1968-1981 | |
| 26 | Cy Morgan | 7.35 | 1903-1913 | |
| 26 | Andy Messersmith# | 7.35 | 1968-1981 | |
| 29 | Bob Veale | 7.40 | 1962-1974 | |
| 30 | Edwin Ramirez# | 7.41 | 1976-1981 | |
| 31 | Victor Sanchez# | 7.42 | 1976-1981 | |
| 32 | Luis Albo# | 7.43 | 1974-1981 | |
| 33 | Luis Tiant | 7.45 | 1964-1974 | |
| 33 | Sam Jones | 7.45 | 1951-1964 | |
| 35 | Walter Johnson* | 7.48 | 1907-1927 | |
| 35 | Rube Waddell* | 7.48 | 1897-1910 | |
| 35 | Frank E Smith | 7.48 | 1904-1912 | |
| 38 | Jake Weimer | 7.50 | 1903-1909 | |
| 39 | J R Richard# | 7.52 | 1971-1981 | |
| 39 | Tommy Byrne | 7.52 | 1943-1957 | |
| 39 | Tom Seaver | 7.52 | 1967-1979 | |
| 42 | Don McMahon | 7.56 | 1957-1971 | |
| 42 | Bob Gibson | 7.56 | 1959-1979 | |
| 42 | Dennis Leonard# | 7.56 | 1971-1981 | |
| 45 | Vida Blue | 7.57 | 1969-1979 | |
| 46 | Fred Beebe | 7.58 | 1906-1916 | |
| 47 | Sonny Siebert | 7.60 | 1964-1973 | |
| 47 | Mordecai Brown* | 7.60 | 1903-1916 | |
| 49 | Steve Carlton# | 7.62 | 1965-1981 | |
| 50 | Doc Scanlan | 7.63 | 1903-1911 | |
| 50 | Rich Gossage | 7.63 | 1972-1979 | |
| 52 | Mickey Lolich | 7.65 | 1963-1978 | |
| 53 | Gary Nolan# | 7.66 | 1967-1981 | |
| 54 | Larry Cheney | 7.68 | 1911-1919 | |
| 54 | Al Downing | 7.68 | 1961-1975 | |
| 56 | Carl Lundgren | 7.69 | 1902-1909 | |
| 56 | Theodore Gilje | 7.69 | 1970-1980 | |
| 56 | Mario Soto# | 7.69 | 1977-1981 | |
| 56 | Bob D Johnson | 7.69 | 1969-1978 | |
| 56 | Bob Feller* | 7.69 | 1936-1956 | |
| 56 | Johnny Vander Meer | 7.69 | 1937-1951 | |
| 56 | Bill Singer# | 7.69 | 1964-1981 | |
| 63 | Phil Niekro# | 7.71 | 1964-1981 | |
| 63 | Clay Kirby# | 7.71 | 1969-1981 | |
| 65 | Harry Coveleski | 7.72 | 1907-1918 | |
| 66 | Jim Scott | 7.73 | 1909-1917 | |
| 66 | Bobby Bolin | 7.73 | 1961-1974 | |
| 68 | Ed Halicki# | 7.74 | 1972-1981 | |
| 68 | Marco Sarabia# | 7.74 | 1977-1981 | |
| 70 | Ray Culp | 7.75 | 1963-1979 | |
| 70 | Bart Johnson# | 7.75 | 1969-1981 | |
| 70 | Jim Maloney | 7.75 | 1960-1974 | |
| 73 | Charles Bender* | 7.76 | 1903-1925 | |
| 74 | Tom Phoebus | 7.77 | 1966-1976 | |
| 75 | Dean Chance | 7.78 | 1961-1976 | |
| 76 | John Montefusco | 7.81 | 1973-1980 | |
| 77 | Stan Williams | 7.82 | 1958-1974 | |
| 77 | Moe Drabowsky | 7.82 | 1956-1972 | |
| 79 | Ewell Blackwell | 7.83 | 1942-1955 | |
| 80 | Bernie Boland | 7.84 | 1915-1921 | |
| 80 | Barney Pelty | 7.84 | 1903-1912 | |
| 80 | Ray Moore | 7.84 | 1952-1963 | |
| 83 | Whitey Ford* | 7.85 | 1950-1967 | |
| 84 | Reb Russell | 7.86 | 1913-1919 | |
| 85 | Howie Camnitz | 7.87 | 1904-1913 | |
| 85 | Joe H Coleman | 7.87 | 1965-1978 | |
| 87 | Luke Walker | 7.88 | 1965-1981 | |
| 87 | Lew Richie | 7.88 | 1906-1913 | |
| 87 | Harry Harper | 7.88 | 1913-1923 | |
| 90 | George McQuillan | 7.89 | 1907-1918 | |
| 90 | Jack Coombs | 7.89 | 1906-1920 | |
| 92 | Tom Underwood# | 7.90 | 1974-1981 | |
| 92 | Juan Marichal | 7.90 | 1960-1974 | |
| 94 | Tim Keefe* | 7.91 | 1880-1893 | |
| 95 | Nap Rucker | 7.92 | 1907-1916 | |
| 95 | Rick Jones# | 7.92 | 1976-1981 | |
| 95 | Allie Reynolds | 7.92 | 1942-1954 | |
| 95 | Al Mamaux | 7.92 | 1913-1924 | |
| 99 | Fergie Jenkins# | 7.93 | 1965-1981 | |
| 99 | Rick Rhoden# | 7.93 | 1972-1981 |
