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Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger
Might try HOF Ted Lyons just to see, I know he only had like 2.2 or 2.3 Ks per 9 IP for a career. Though I have no idea how he did hitting.
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He struck out 1,073 hitters in his career, while striking out 201 times himself. 1931, he only struck out 16 batters in 101 innings. Unfortunately, he only struck out once himself that year. The guy put up a respectable .757 OPS the year before batting, in over a hundred ABs, so for a pitcher, he wasn't the worst with the stick.
Lyons did have a ridiculously low K rate, but when you are tossing almost 300 IPs every year, you still get enough Ks to go over 50 every year.