nolan ryan struck out the most batters in a season in mlb live-ball era.
nolan ryan struck out the most batters in a season in mlb live-ball era.
who struck out the most batters in a season in mlb live-ball era?
nolan ryan
at the time of his retirement, seaver was third on the all-time strikeout list (3,640), trailing only his former teammate nolan ryan and steve carlton. no major league pitcher has matched his feat of striking out ten consecutive batters. his career average of 6.85 strikeouts per nine innings is fourth to steve carlton (7.1), nolan ryan (9.55), and randy johnson (10.6) of any hall of famer with at least 300 wins. seaver's lifetime earned run average of 2.86 was tied for third among starting pitchers in the live-ball era, behind only whitey ford (2.73) and sandy koufax (2.76). he also holds the record for consecutive 200-strike-out seasons with nine (1968–1976). seaver's 61 career shutouts are second only to warren spahn (63) in the live-ball era. his career win-loss record percentage of .603 is one of the highest of any hall of fame pitcher with 300 wins in the live-ball era, and his record of 7.84 hits per nine innings is second only to nolan ryan (6.56) for all hall of fame pitchers with at least three hundred wins, and first among all hall of fame pitchers in any era with 300 wins, 3000 strikeouts, and a winning percentage of .600 or better.
tom seaver
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the live-ball era, also referred to as the lively ball era, is the period in major league baseball beginning in (and continuing to the present day), contrasting with the pre-1920 period known as the "dead-ball era". the name "live-ball era" comes from the dramatic rise in offensive statistics, a direct result of a series of rule changes (introduced in 1920) that were colloquially said to have made the ball more "lively". the live-ball era was the era in which baseball regained relevance and exploded in popularity.









































section::::dead-ball era (pre-1920).
live-ball era