most saves strikeouts pitcher 1980s

Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, Lee Smith had the most saves when striking out >0 batters, with 193 saves.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season saves strikeouts pitcher 1980s
NAMESVSOGWLW%GSERACGSHOIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Lee Smith
L. Smith
193
836
449
39
44
.470
6
2.68
0
0
707.1
571
211
222
42
261
7
360
58
2,899
32
10.64
3.32
3.20
0.53
28.8
9.0
1.18
.302
2.82
7.27
2Jeff Reardon
J. Reardon
180
712
426
42
37
.532
0
2.53
0
0
674.2
529
190
201
49
202
9
347
34
2,741
12
9.50
2.69
3.52
0.65
26.0
7.4
1.08
.271
2.68
7.06
3Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
162
646
350
39
28
.582
0
2.20
0
0
580.1
422
142
163
28
187
7
287
25
2,317
14
10.02
2.90
3.45
0.43
27.9
8.1
1.05
.272
2.53
6.54
4Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
134
884
346
65
46
.586
73
2.98
13
2
944.0
798
313
355
46
383
13
231
30
3,965
31
8.43
3.65
2.31
0.44
22.3
9.7
1.25
.285
3.38
7.61
5Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
131
443
267
23
29
.442
0
2.60
0
0
463.0
395
134
148
34
127
6
205
34
1,870
6
8.61
2.47
3.49
0.66
23.7
6.8
1.13
.287
2.88
7.68
6Steve Bedrosian
S. Bedrosian
113
736
337
48
40
.545
43
2.78
0
0
758.2
602
234
260
65
316
15
233
34
3,154
17
8.73
3.75
2.33
0.77
23.3
10.0
1.21
.266
3.08
7.14
7Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
110
364
275
26
17
.605
0
2.18
0
0
529.1
469
128
140
26
69
5
228
33
2,093
3
6.19
1.17
5.28
0.44
17.4
3.3
1.02
.272
2.38
7.97
8Dave Smith
D. Smith
107
479
290
29
19
.604
0
1.81
0
0
463.2
350
93
117
11
139
5
204
32
1,875
13
9.30
2.70
3.45
0.21
25.5
7.4
1.05
.273
2.27
6.79
9Tom Henke
T. Henke
102
521
248
25
19
.568
0
2.38
0
0
382.1
259
101
107
26
111
6
208
16
1,503
7
12.26
2.61
4.69
0.61
34.7
7.4
0.97
.278
2.52
6.10
10Willie Hernandez
W. Hernandez
96
619
349
37
25
.597
8
2.65
0
0
607.0
475
179
190
51
175
16
227
30
2,451
17
9.18
2.59
3.54
0.76
25.3
7.1
1.07
.267
2.82
7.04
11Ron Davis
R. Davis
92
554
306
27
38
.415
0
3.75
0
0
510.2
457
213
230
62
187
15
233
30
2,156
31
9.76
3.30
2.96
1.09
25.7
8.7
1.26
.295
4.05
8.05
12Jesse Orosco
J. Orosco
86
606
328
42
36
.538
1
2.16
0
0
551.0
401
132
149
35
203
11
210
32
2,232
12
9.90
3.32
2.99
0.57
27.2
9.1
1.10
.266
2.43
6.55
13Jay Howell
J. Howell
86
472
239
32
23
.582
20
3.03
2
0
476.0
405
160
169
24
154
8
159
12
1,969
17
8.92
2.91
3.06
0.45
24.0
7.8
1.17
.291
3.20
7.66
14John Franco
J. Franco
84
367
243
28
20
.583
0
2.59
0
0
368.1
327
106
131
18
153
4
171
27
1,556
15
8.97
3.74
2.40
0.44
23.6
9.8
1.30
.305
3.20
7.99
15Todd Worrell
T. Worrell
78
301
176
24
16
.600
0
2.10
0
0
262.0
198
61
66
15
91
1
139
33
1,057
7
10.34
3.13
3.31
0.52
28.5
8.6
1.10
.282
2.27
6.80
16Bill Caudill
B. Caudill
78
516
277
30
27
.526
9
2.72
0
0
460.0
349
139
148
44
178
7
205
23
1,884
6
10.10
3.48
2.90
0.86
27.4
9.4
1.15
.268
2.90
6.83
17Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
77
265
148
17
8
.680
0
1.53
0
0
271.1
197
46
52
11
57
2
122
17
1,057
11
8.79
1.89
4.65
0.36
25.1
5.4
0.94
.258
1.72
6.53
18Greg Minton
G. Minton
72
418
299
32
27
.542
1
2.49
0
0
560.0
498
155
179
21
215
5
194
69
2,332
21
6.72
3.46
1.94
0.34
17.9
9.2
1.27
.285
2.88
8.00
19Dan Plesac
D. Plesac
71
268
150
19
12
.613
0
2.08
0
0
234.0
184
54
64
17
57
3
129
3
938
11
10.31
2.19
4.70
0.65
28.6
6.1
1.03
.282
2.46
7.08
20Mark Davis
M. Davis
69
754
321
36
52
.409
68
3.60
4
2
771.0
659
308
333
77
277
16
151
35
3,195
44
8.80
3.23
2.72
0.90
23.6
8.7
1.21
.281
3.89
7.69
21Bob Stanley
B. Stanley
69
555
291
56
46
.549
36
3.42
9
2
881.1
892
335
382
63
238
17
179
38
3,669
16
5.67
2.43
2.33
0.64
15.1
6.5
1.28
.296
3.90
9.11
22Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
69
1,010
317
88
82
.518
194
3.79
40
7
1512.0
1,469
636
684
159
283
28
98
36
6,221
7
6.01
1.68
3.57
0.95
16.2
4.5
1.16
.276
4.07
8.74
23Tom Niedenfuer
T. Niedenfuer
66
442
265
29
23
.558
0
2.76
0
0
411.0
337
126
133
34
136
8
166
38
1,679
6
9.68
2.98
3.25
0.74
26.3
8.1
1.15
.286
2.91
7.38
24Bobby Thigpen
B. Thigpen
62
181
114
6
6
.500
0
1.78
0
0
197.0
145
39
41
12
58
6
93
5
792
5
8.27
2.65
3.12
0.55
22.9
7.3
1.03
.249
1.87
6.62
25Gene Garber
G. Garber
61
446
287
30
30
.500
0
2.74
0
0
499.2
464
152
177
33
125
7
196
41
2,071
12
8.03
2.25
3.57
0.59
21.5
6.0
1.18
.295
3.19
8.36
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