How the Dodgers Quietly Harnessed Baseball’s Strikeout King to Dominate the Game
Advertisement
Read more: Is this season going off the rails soon? | Dodgers Debate
Ryan’s longevity was even more impressive than Johnson’s: 27 seasons from 1966-93, 5,386 innings and 324 wins. No current pitcher will come close to those numbers.
On the other end of the strikeout spectrum are Hall of Fame pitchers from more than 100 years ago who logged vast numbers of innings while striking out far fewer batters per inning. Velocity wasn’t nearly as high or as prized as it is today and pitchers were expected to complete games they started.
Post Comment