Pitching Prowess

Back By Popular Demand - Come and See Those Amazing Baseball Stats For some people this is Baseball Fantasy - For some people this is Baseball Memorabilia For me it is joy and amazement. I love perusing the baseball stats. This article was written after the Baseball Season Walter Johnson - One of the first to enter the Hall of Fame in - From to He won games. He started games and completed games - Do you think the Senators had a strong bullpen? He pitched in games Walter had years with an era of under and a lifetime era . Pedro Martinez - Third highest lifetime winning % all time. strike outs in innings - an average of . strike outs per game During one period - innings without allowing a home run with a man on base. - starts - complete games Christy Mathewson - In his initial three years he had a record of -. Not what I would call a stellar performance. His next three years - - - He discovered spinach? Lifetime era - . He pitched in a total of World Series games. His era was . yes . - And had career shutouts Babe Ruth - Won games in two year period of - Has th best era lifetime. - winning % is th highest. Sandy Koufax - Last two years- He won and lost When most players careers lose steam at the end he had his best years. In a two year period he struck out batters. - Greatest pitcher I ever saw. Grover Cleveland Alexander - From - He pitched at least innings per year. and he won games From - he had shutouts. In his career he Completed of games started - He didnt trust many people, most of all his bullpen. I am kidding. Had six straight years of era under Nolan Ryan - Won games from the ages of to From - Struck out batters and had seasons of or more strikeouts Randy Johnson - Six years over strikeouts + three years with between - strikeouts. First six years in the majors his won loss statistics were -. From ages - - record I love this stuff. Feel free to pass this on to anyone you think would enjoy reading about baseball.