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Which Major League Baseball pitcher has the highest career average* for strikeouts per nine innings, (11.2)?
*Minimum 1,000 innings pitched.
There's a clue in my reply to downbound123 which would rule out Chris Sale. Chris could ultimately lead this list, as he currently sits with 11.1 K/9.
*Minimum 1,000 innings pitched.
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There's a clue in my reply to downbound123 which would rule out Chris Sale. Chris could ultimately lead this list, as he currently sits with 11.1 K/9.
This was my other choice and it makes sense given your clue you mention
Blake Snell
Who am I?
I am a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected on my first ballot appearance.
I spent my entire Major League career with the team which signed me as an amateur. I played my first professional game one week after my high school graduation.
I won a Most Valuable Player Award, and two World Series rings. One of my teammates on the World Championship teams was also an MVP winner, but no one thought that we were related.
I am the only man in Major League Baseball history to have hit into a Triple Play four times during my career.
I am a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected on my first ballot appearance.
I spent my entire Major League career with the team which signed me as an amateur. I played my first professional game one week after my high school graduation.
I won a Most Valuable Player Award, and two World Series rings. One of my teammates on the World Championship teams was also an MVP winner, but no one thought that we were related.
I am the only man in Major League Baseball history to have hit into a Triple Play four times during my career.
Correct!
Which Major League Baseball pitcher has the highest career average* for strikeouts per nine innings, (11.2)?
Minimum 1,000 innings pitched.
Minimum 1,000 innings pitched.
Correct!
Two pitchers, (each of whom has never started a game), have more than 14 strikeouts per nine innings pitched for their careers, (minimum 800 inning pitched). Through games of September 1, 2025, one has pitched 1/3 of an inning more than the other, and the difference between their career ERAs is 0.06.
Name both.
Answered correctly by The Oracle.
Name both.
Answered correctly by The Oracle.
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Lew Alcindor(later Kareem Abdul Jabbar) played for UCLA and Elvin Hayes played for Houston. The Cougars beat UCLA in what would be one of only 2 losses in Alcindor's time with UCLA. Alcindor was nursing an eye injury which limited his productivity, but still played the game.
Two pitchers, (each of whom has never started a game), have more than 14 strikeouts per nine innings pitched for their careers, (minimum 800 inning pitched). Through games of September 1, 2025, one has pitched 1/3 of an inning more than the other, and the difference between their career ERAs is 0.06.
Name both.
Name both.
Correct!
Correct.
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