There’s no such game-by-game breakdown for Connie Rector, who has statistics listed for 13 seasons at Baseball-Reference, including that 18-1 season in 1929, when he was 37 years old. In fact, four of his wins were of the “blown save and win” variety. As you’d expect during an 18-1 season for a team that went 78-76-1, there was some luck involved with Roy Face that season. He also earned four other extra-inning wins. According to this detailed breakdown at SABR, he earned nine of his 18 wins when he came into a tied game, six of which were in extra-innings. In baseball history, the only other pitchers with at least 16 wins and a single loss are Roy Face, who was 18-1 for the 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates, and Connie Rector, who was 18-1 for the 1929 New York Lincoln Giants of the American Negro league, according to .įace went 18-1 while pitching exclusively in relief. In a different era, Gonsolin’s 16-1 record would be much bigger news. He recently threw a bullpen session as he attempts to make his way back to the Dodgers while they gear up for the postseason. Unfortunately, he last pitched on August 23 because he was placed on the IL six days after running his record to 16-1. He started the year 11-0, lost his first game on July 25, then won five straight. Gonsolin’s 16-1 record, in particular, is historically good. So good, in fact, that we can be confident that Gonsolin and Anderson would NOT be a combined 31-4 if they pitched for the Nationals, for example. 690 winning percentage through September 15 equates to about 112 wins in a 162-game season. This season, Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson have a combined record of 31-4 because they’ve pitched well and because they’ve pitched for the best team in baseball. I remember Pedro Martinez going 23-4 in 1999, which looked like his peak season until he was arguably even better in 2000 despite a worse win-loss record (18-6). Greg Maddux was 19-2 in 1995 and 19-4 two years later (when Johnson was 20-4). I was in the crowd at the Kingdome in 1995 for some incredible starts when Randy Johnson went 18-2, with that 18 th victory coming in a one-game playoff against the Angels to put the Mariners in the postseason for the first time in franchise history. I was at the right age to be in awe of Dwight Gooden going 24-4 and Orel Hershiser finishing 19-3 in 1985 and Roger Clemens matching Gooden’s 24-4 record in 1986. I was too young to experience Ron Guidry going 25-3 in 1978, but I read about it later and loved how it looked in the Baseball Encyclopedia. While I embrace the modern analysis of the game, as a longtime baseball fan I have some nostalgia for the impressive win-loss records of great pitchers in the past. We also value innings and strikeouts and the alternatives to ERA-FIP/xFIP/SIERA-which were created to isolate what a pitcher has the most control over, namely, strikeouts, walks, and home runs allowed. Nowadays, we are more aware of the shortcomings of a pitcher’s win-loss record and how team-dependent, lineup-dependent, and luck-dependent it can be. This is the world we live in now, where a pitcher’s win-loss record and ERA are not as important as their innings pitched, strikeouts, and-choose one or more-FIP/xFIP/SIERA. Meanwhile, Aaron Nola (9-11, 3.31 ERA), has better odds than Tyler Anderson and Kyle Wright and also Yu Darvish (14-7, 3.16) and Zack Wheeler (11-7, 3.07) despite Nola having fewer wins, a losing record, and a higher ERA than all four.Ģ022 NL CY YOUNG ODDS (as of September 15): Tied for 12 th is Atlanta’s Kyle Wright, who leads the NL in wins at 18-5 and has a 3.18 ERA. Gonsolin’s teammate on the Dodgers, Tyler Anderson, is 15-3 with a 2.62 ERA. Tony Gonsolin has a record of 16-1 and a 2.10 ERA. There are 17 National League pitchers listed with NL Cy Young Award Odds at Vegas Insider.
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