today's trivia
This is a question has four correct answers. Please restrict yourselves to one guess per patron in the morning. If any of the correct answers go unnamed by noon, I will open it up to everyone in the afternoon. Nolan Ryan is #5 all time strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (9.55). Name one of the four pitchers who has a higher strikeout to innings pitched ratio than does NR (minimum 1000 innings pitched).
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1mo
At 1,000 career innings, Nolan Ryan is 21st in K/9. No fewer than 12 active pitchers rank higher (#1 Blake Snell at 11.2 K/9 over 1,161 INN)
At 2,000 career innings, Ryan is #6. Two active pitchers have 2,000+ innings and a higher K/9 and that's Chris Sale and MAx Scherzer
To get Ryan to #5 you have to bump the innings total above 2,500
** Edited by Beerman at 6/11/2026, 9:59:28 AM
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1mo
** Edited by Freddyburg Hokie at 6/11/2026, 2:14:05 PM
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1mo
** Edited by MP4VT2004 at 6/11/2026, 9:54:57 AM
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1mo
The unnamed pitcher pitched in the 21st century.
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1mo
** Edited by AlaHokie83 at 6/11/2026, 8:57:47 AM
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1mo
pitched a lot of innings.
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1mo
Max Scherzer (10.65) is the all time leader and currently plays for the Blue Jays.
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1mo
Pedro Martinez (10.04) played for several teams finishing his career with the Phillies in 2009.
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1mo
** Edited by vt90 at 6/11/2026, 8:13:56 AM
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1mo
Baseball Reference dot com has Ryan at 21st, with a bunch of guys over 11 strikes per 9 innings pitched....
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1mo
back into the 1800's.
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1mo
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1mo
** Edited by Chesapeake_Hokie at 6/11/2026, 7:31:32 AM
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1mo
If we make this long enough, @lilhokie525 will see it, right?
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1mo
Well, after checking to see if Spencer Strider has pitched 1000 career innings.
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1mo
Randy Johnson (10.61) played for several teams, finishing his career with the Giants in 2009.
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