Editor’s Note: Just saw this got left in my “Drafts” section. It’s a bit dated now, but still worth the mention.
Thought I’d post a little bit more on the previous blog post regarding Cliff Lee and his off the charts innings averages this year, over 8 innings per start. He’s actually had quite the streak of consecutive starts recently where he has pitched at least eight innings, and it’s the longest such streak in more than a decade.
| Rk |
|
Strk Start |
End |
Games |
W |
L |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
IP |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
Tm |
| 1 |
Pat Hentgen |
1996-07-28 |
1996-09-24 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
103.0 |
19 |
78 |
6 |
2.53 |
TOR |
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| 2 |
Doug Drabek |
1992-06-30 |
1992-08-22 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
91.0 |
19 |
59 |
4 |
1.58 |
PIT |
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| 3 |
Cliff Lee |
2010-06-18 |
2010-08-01 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
78.1 |
5 |
58 |
7 |
2.18 |
SEA-TEX |
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| 4 |
Mike Mussina |
1992-08-31 |
1993-04-07 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
68.0 |
18 |
46 |
2 |
1.32 |
BAL |
| 5 |
Melido Perez |
1992-08-01 |
1992-09-07 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
66.0 |
13 |
54 |
5 |
2.18 |
NYY |
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| 6 |
Greg Maddux |
1994-07-08 |
1994-08-11 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
61.0 |
3 |
45 |
1 |
1.03 |
ATL |
| 7 |
Jack McDowell |
1994-07-10 |
1994-08-08 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
60.2 |
9 |
50 |
2 |
2.08 |
CHW |
| 8 |
Randy Johnson |
1994-05-25 |
1994-06-25 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
62.0 |
18 |
77 |
2 |
0.87 |
SEA |
| 9 |
Curt Schilling |
1992-09-09 |
1993-04-11 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
60.0 |
9 |
32 |
1 |
1.65 |
PHI |
| 10 |
Terry Mulholland |
1992-06-29 |
1992-07-31 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
59.2 |
4 |
31 |
5 |
2.72 |
PHI |
| 11 |
Roger Clemens |
1992-05-04 |
1992-06-06 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
59.0 |
10 |
42 |
2 |
1.68 |
BOS |
| 12 |
Chuck Finley |
1990-07-02 |
1990-08-05 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
61.1 |
17 |
43 |
5 |
2.05 |
CAL |
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| 13 |
Roy Halladay |
2007-08-14 |
2007-09-10 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
51.2 |
13 |
26 |
2 |
3.14 |
TOR |
| 14 |
Mark Mulder |
2003-04-24 |
2003-05-23 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
52.0 |
9 |
33 |
2 |
1.21 |
OAK |
The longest streak this season outside of Lee’s is a mere four, done by Felix Hernandez (who has a 7-of-8 streak) and Matt Cain. As you can see, I had to go back to the 90′s to find streaks that were longer.
While this may not tell you anything you didn’t already know, it illustrates just how rare this level of full game pitching really has become, not just in the current realm of super-specialized baseball pitching, but over the past 20 years when this stuff at least seemed like it was a bit more prevalent.
Cliff Lee “Throwback Pitcher” Follow-up: 8 Inning Streaks
Editor’s Note: Just saw this got left in my “Drafts” section. It’s a bit dated now, but still worth the mention.
Thought I’d post a little bit more on the previous blog post regarding Cliff Lee and his off the charts innings averages this year, over 8 innings per start. He’s actually had quite the streak of consecutive starts recently where he has pitched at least eight innings, and it’s the longest such streak in more than a decade.
Generated 8/3/2010.
The longest streak this season outside of Lee’s is a mere four, done by Felix Hernandez (who has a 7-of-8 streak) and Matt Cain. As you can see, I had to go back to the 90′s to find streaks that were longer.
While this may not tell you anything you didn’t already know, it illustrates just how rare this level of full game pitching really has become, not just in the current realm of super-specialized baseball pitching, but over the past 20 years when this stuff at least seemed like it was a bit more prevalent.