Table of Contents
- 1 Which pitcher and batter have faced each other the most?
- 2 Has any pitcher thrown two no hitters in the same season?
- 3 How many batters did Nolan Ryan face in his career?
- 4 What is TBF baseball?
- 5 Who has the most 10 strikeout games?
- 6 How many pitchers have thrown a no-hitter on their birthday?
- 7 What is the MLB record for pinch-hit home runs in a game?
- 8 How many MLB players have hit four home runs in one game?
Which pitcher and batter have faced each other the most?
List
| Rank | Player (2019 BF) | BF |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cy Young * | 29,565 |
| 2 | Pud Galvin * | 25,415 |
| 3 | Walter Johnson * | 23,405 |
| 4 | Phil Niekro * | 22,677 |
Has any pitcher thrown two no hitters in the same season?
Besides Vander Meer, Allie Reynolds (in 1951), Virgil Trucks (in 1952), Ryan (in 1973), and Max Scherzer (in 2015) were the only major leaguers to throw two no-hitters during the same regular season.
How many pitchers have struck out 9 in a row?
Ninety-five pitchers have struck out three batters on nine consecutive pitches in a half-inning of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game as of September 2021. There have been 105 immaculate innings, with the most recent being Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 12, 2021.
How many batters did Nolan Ryan face in his career?
Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award. Ryan is one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in Major League baseball games in four different decades….
| Nolan Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Vote | 98.79\% (first ballot) |
What is TBF baseball?
TBF. Total batters faced. WHIP. Walks plus hits divided by Innings Pitched.
Who has the most perfect games in baseball?
Cy Young
During baseball’s modern era, 21 pitchers have thrown perfect games. Most were accomplished major leaguers. Seven have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Cy Young, Addie Joss, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Randy Johnson, and Roy Halladay.
Who has the most 10 strikeout games?
Interpreted as:
| NAME | G | K/9 |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 215 | 12.69 |
| Randy Johnson | 212 | 13.91 |
| Roger Clemens | 110 | 12.71 |
| Pedro Martinez | 108 | 13.49 |
How many pitchers have thrown a no-hitter on their birthday?
But no pitcher has ever celebrated his birthday by throwing a no-hitter. Four pitchers have thrown a complete game one-hitter on their birthday — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Vicente Palacios the most recent to do it, on July 19, 1994 — but the birthday no-no remains elusive.
How many MLB players have hit four extra-base hits in one game?
But never has a player hit four. In fact, only three players have recorded four extra-base hits in a game that included three triples: Yasiel Puig was the most recent to do it, logging a double and three triples in a 2014 Los Angeles Dodgers win over the Giants.
What is the MLB record for pinch-hit home runs in a game?
And the Toronto Blue Jays hold the MLB record with 10 total home runs in an 18-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles in 1987, but those were hit by only six different players. The Cardinals set a major league record last season as Aledmys Diaz, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Greg Garcia each smacked pinch-hit home runs in a 7-4 win over the Atlanta Braves.
How many MLB players have hit four home runs in one game?
We’ll lead off with something obvious: Since the start of the 1913 season, 14 players have hit four home runs in a game, with Josh Hamilton being the most recent to accomplish the feat, with the Texas Rangers in 2012. (He also hit a double in the game.)