Has 1908 K's career and is 31 years old.
that would put him in some elite company, only Bert has not been shown love from the hall (of those eligible). Javier is pretty unsung but pretty consistant, this will be his tenth year of 30 + starts, pretty durable guy.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vazquja01.shtml
Remember many pitchers get better with age.
<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=right>Rank</TD><TD>Player (age)</TD><TD align=right>Strikeouts</TD><TD>Throws</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>1.</TD><TD>Nolan Ryan+ </TD><TD align=right>5714</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>2.</TD><TD>Randy Johnson* (44)</TD><TD align=right>4686</TD><TD align=right>L</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>3.</TD><TD>Roger Clemens </TD><TD align=right>4672</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>4.</TD><TD>Steve Carlton+* </TD><TD align=right>4136</TD><TD align=right>L</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>5.</TD><TD>Bert Blyleven </TD><TD align=right>3701</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>6.</TD><TD>Tom Seaver+ </TD><TD align=right>3640</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>7.</TD><TD>Don Sutton+ </TD><TD align=right>3574</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>8.</TD><TD>Gaylord Perry+ </TD><TD align=right>3534</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>9.</TD><TD>Walter Johnson+ </TD><TD align=right>3509</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>10.</TD><TD>Phil Niekro+ </TD><TD align=right>3342</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>11.</TD><TD>Greg Maddux (42)</TD><TD align=right>3318</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>12.</TD><TD>Fergie Jenkins+ </TD><TD align=right>3192</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>13.</TD><TD>Bob Gibson+ </TD><TD align=right>3117</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>14.</TD><TD>Curt Schilling (41)</TD><TD align=right>3116</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>15.</TD><TD>Pedro Martinez (36)</TD><TD align=right>3042</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>16.</TD><TD>John Smoltz (41)</TD><TD align=right>3011</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>17.</TD><TD>Jim Bunning+ </TD><TD align=right>2855</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=right>76.</TD><TD>Javier Vazquez (31)</TD><TD align=right>1908</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
A very attainable milestone.
that would put him in some elite company, only Bert has not been shown love from the hall (of those eligible). Javier is pretty unsung but pretty consistant, this will be his tenth year of 30 + starts, pretty durable guy.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vazquja01.shtml
Remember many pitchers get better with age.
<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=right>Rank</TD><TD>Player (age)</TD><TD align=right>Strikeouts</TD><TD>Throws</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>1.</TD><TD>Nolan Ryan+ </TD><TD align=right>5714</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>2.</TD><TD>Randy Johnson* (44)</TD><TD align=right>4686</TD><TD align=right>L</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>3.</TD><TD>Roger Clemens </TD><TD align=right>4672</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>4.</TD><TD>Steve Carlton+* </TD><TD align=right>4136</TD><TD align=right>L</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>5.</TD><TD>Bert Blyleven </TD><TD align=right>3701</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>6.</TD><TD>Tom Seaver+ </TD><TD align=right>3640</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>7.</TD><TD>Don Sutton+ </TD><TD align=right>3574</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>8.</TD><TD>Gaylord Perry+ </TD><TD align=right>3534</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>9.</TD><TD>Walter Johnson+ </TD><TD align=right>3509</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>10.</TD><TD>Phil Niekro+ </TD><TD align=right>3342</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>11.</TD><TD>Greg Maddux (42)</TD><TD align=right>3318</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>12.</TD><TD>Fergie Jenkins+ </TD><TD align=right>3192</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>13.</TD><TD>Bob Gibson+ </TD><TD align=right>3117</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>14.</TD><TD>Curt Schilling (41)</TD><TD align=right>3116</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>15.</TD><TD>Pedro Martinez (36)</TD><TD align=right>3042</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>16.</TD><TD>John Smoltz (41)</TD><TD align=right>3011</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>17.</TD><TD>Jim Bunning+ </TD><TD align=right>2855</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=4 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=right>76.</TD><TD>Javier Vazquez (31)</TD><TD align=right>1908</TD><TD align=right>R</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
A very attainable milestone.