Javier Vazquez has how many career K's??

[daveyou]

2500

Had absolutely no idea he had this many...and he's good and young enough to hit 3000ks before he retires...

I'm no baseball historian but did all pitchers with 3000k+ make the HOF?

I know he won't sniff anywhere close IMO but 3000k is no joke of a pitching career...

Dave

 

[mredsox89]

He'll need at least 3 more seasons, and at 35, sporting 4.5+ ERA's in 3 of the last 4 years I don't see how he will get there

 

[DeliciousBacon]

He'll be one of those statistical freaks, a guy who puts up some numbers that are technically HOF worthy, but has no shot of ever being elected. Jamie Moyer and his 260+ wins come to mind, that's a great number but he'll never make the HOF.

 

[wolfmanalfredo]

2500

Had absolutely no idea he had this many...and he's good and young enough to hit 3000ks before he retires...

I'm no baseball historian but did all pitchers with 3000k+ make the HOF?

I know he won't sniff anywhere close IMO but 3000k is no joke of a pitching career...

Dave

Pretty Sure Blyleven was the only person not in the HOF with 3,000K's until this last year. If it took him 13 or 14 years to get in with 3,701k's, 287Wins, 2WS rings, 60 shutouts, 242 CG, and a 3.31 career ERA, it'll take Vazquez a bit if at all.

 

[blitzerlover]

One of my favorite baseball related articles ever:

http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/05/21/the-art-of-the-k/

 

[Gwynn545]

One of my favorite baseball related articles ever:

http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/05/21/the-art-of-the-k/

Thanks for posting that! Very interesting!
I was blown away by this part:
On June 1, (1983) Carlton struck out his 3,520th batter — that put him one strikeout shy of Ryan. And that’s when Ryan returned fo pitch. They both started on June 7 — and Carlton struck out six while Ryan only struck out three. That moved Carlton ahead by two strikeouts. He had the record!

And that started a fun back-and-forth between the two titans:

June 7: Carlton plus 2.
June 12: Tied.
June 17: Carlton plus 1.
June 22: Ryan plus 2
June 24: Carlton plus 3
June 28: Ryan plus 2
June 29: Carlton plus 7
July 2: Ryan plus 1
July 4: Carlton plus 8
July 8: Ryan plus 4
July 9: Carlton plus 2
July 12: Ryan plus 1
July 13: Carlton plus 3
July 17: Ryan plus 2
July 18: Carlton plus 3
July 26: Ryan plus 4
July 28: Carlton plus 6

Yes after 60 years of Walter Johnson, the all-time strikeout record changed hands, what, 15 times in less than two months.