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Will Sale get to 300 strikeouts?


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Will we ever see a 300-strikeout pitcher again? It's been a while, with the last two 300-strikeout seasons coming in 2002, from teammates Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson, who struck out a combined 650 batters, or five more than all 12 Twins starting pitchers combined for last year. After two pitchers did it in the same season, it's been 13 years since the last 300-strikeout pitcher.

 

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Can Chris Sale do it? He's currently on pace for 299 strikeouts.

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119.33 IP / 157 K = X IP / 300 K

 

X = 119.33 x 300 / 157 = 228 IP

 

If Chris Sale is able to pitch 109 healthy innings at his current rate of striking out batters, he should strike out 300 batters. That would be the equivalent of 15 starts between now and the end of the season (figuring 7 innings per start). The Sox have 77 games left, which means Sale has a chance to start 15 games (maybe a 16th depending on the schedule). The numbers say Chris Sale is right on target for 300 strikeouts.

 

 

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QUOTE (BigFinn @ Jul 16, 2015 -> 05:42 PM)
119.33 IP / 157 K = X IP / 300 K

 

X = 119.33 x 300 / 157 = 228 IP

 

If Chris Sale is able to pitch 109 healthy innings at his current rate of striking out batters, he should strike out 300 batters. That would be the equivalent of 15 starts between now and the end of the season (figuring 7 innings per start). The Sox have 77 games left, which means Sale has a chance to start 15 games (maybe a 16th depending on the schedule). The numbers say Chris Sale is right on target for 300 strikeouts.

 

FWIW, that would be 54 more IP then last year, and 15 more then his career high. In 3 full years as a starter, he has been over 200 IP once.

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  • 1 month later...

Sale has 9 starts left in the season so he would have to go on another run to get the 92 K's to put him at 300. That's just a tick over 10 K's per start which he is capable of so who knows. At least Sale gives us fans something interesting to watch while the rest of the season unwinds.

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At his current season rates with 9 starts left he would be on pace for 289.39 K's. He averages 6.84057 IP per start this season. He also averages 1.32204 K per IP.

 

9 starts x 6.84057 IP/Start x 1.32204 K/IP = 81.39156. He is at 208 K's currently.

 

I'm thinking that EJ gets some starts in September, so it's likely Sale doesn't even have 9 more starts.

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QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 2, 2015 -> 06:13 AM)
He is up to 239 with 6 starts left (according to my math)

 

He could do it.

 

If he gets 6 he has a legit shot. If they plug EJ in for a few starts and he only gets 5 more it will be real tough. Highest 6 straight start total this year is 75, highest 5 start is 65 so it is possible.

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Of the remaining teams he would face, who does he have the best shot to K 21 in a game? Grab that record real quick, blast 300ks and snag the CY.

 

Sale's only chance to get to 300Ks is to get traded to a division rival and face the Sox twice before the end of the season.

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