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Originally Posted by jayshum
The last pitcher to face more than 1000 batters in a season was David Price who faced 1009 in 2014 so 1000 strikeouts in a season is unlikely. The most batters Ryan ever faced in a season was 1392 so he would have needed to strikeout almost 72% of the batters he faced to get to 1000.
Maybe he could throw enough innings still to face 1000 batters but I don't think he would be able to get to anywhere near 1000 strikeouts. Maybe 400-500 would be possible.
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Sorry Jay, but in the 1880s 11 pitchers pitched more than 600 innings in a single season. For example Carlson in 1885 and pitched 623 innings and faced 2487 batters. You really think that Nolan Ryan would not be able to strike out 1000 hitters in 70 games in 1885. Granted that's 14.3 strikeout outs per game, but I would make that bet. 
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Last edited by frankbmd; 07-15-2023 at 11:02 AM.
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