Top 50 Greatest Pitching Performances (Back to Back Starts)

scotty216brs · Jan 20, 2014

Dazzy Vance 35.5 Points in 1924

7/27-8/1: 18IP 8H 1ER 2BB 23K

....41.5 Score in 1925

9/8-9/13: 18IP 1H 0ER 1BB 15K

....36 Score in 1928

9/16-9/21: 18IP 6H 0ER 3BB 18K

Lefty Gomez 36 Score in 1937

9/16-9/20: 18IP 7H 0ER 1BB 16K

Teddy Higuera 39.5 Points in 1987

8/26-9/1: 19IP 4H 0ER 4BB 19K

scotty216brs · Jan 20, 2014

Once again tp, I apologize if I've already posted any of these....I have absolutely no rhyme or reason as to how I'm looking these guys up, lol.

Jim Maloney Cracks the Top 5 with a 42.5 Score in 1964

9/25-9/30: 20IP 4H 0ER 4BB 21K

....37 Score in 1968

9/25-9/29: 18IP 4H 0ER 5BB 20K (He had a ton of 90+ single game scores)

Fernando Valenzuela 36.5 Score in 1986

5/20-5/24: 18IP 4H 0ER 4BB 17K

Van Mungo 38.5 Score in 1935

9/25-9/29: 18IP 6H 0ER 2BB 21K

Steve Blass 37 Score in 1968

9/15-9/20: 18IP 4H 0ER 4BB 18K

Hod Eller 40.5 Score in 1919

5/11-5/15: 22IP 5H 0ER 4BB 11K

Jerry Koosman 36 Score in 1972

7/1-7/6: 19IP 9H 0ER 2BB 18K

Andy Messersmith 36.5 Score in 1976

6/4-6/9: 18IP 4H 0ER 2BB 13K

Milton Stephen Pappastediodis (Milt Pappas, for short) 36.5 Score in 1964

8/29-9/2: 18IP 7H 0ER 1BB 17K

Johnny Antonelli Joins the '40' Club in 1955

4/26-5/1: 25IP 9H 2ER 7BB 20K

tpeichel · Jan 20, 2014

scotty216brs said:
Once again tp, I apologize if I've already posted any of these....I have absolutely no rhyme or reason as to how I'm looking these guys up, lol.

Jim Maloney Cracks the Top 5 with a 42.5 Score in 1964

9/25-9/30: 20IP 4H 0ER 4BB 21K

....37 Score in 1968

9/25-9/29: 18IP 4H 0ER 5BB 20K (He had a ton of 90+ single game scores)

Fernando Valenzuela 36.5 Score in 1986

5/20-5/24: 18IP 4H 0ER 4BB 17K

Van Mungo 38.5 Score in 1935

9/25-9/29: 18IP 6H 0ER 2BB 21K

Steve Blass 37 Score in 1968

9/15-9/20: 18IP 4H 0ER 4BB 18K

Hod Eller 40.5 Score in 1919

5/11-5/15: 22IP 5H 0ER 4BB 11K

Jerry Koosman 36 Score in 1972

7/1-7/6: 19IP 9H 0ER 2BB 18K

Andy Messersmith 36.5 Score in 1976

6/4-6/9: 18IP 4H 0ER 2BB 13K

Milton Stephen Pappastediodis (Milt Pappas, for short) 36.5 Score in 1964

8/29-9/2: 18IP 7H 0ER 1BB 17K

Johnny Antonelli Joins the '40' Club in 1955

4/26-5/1: 25IP 9H 2ER 7BB 20K

I check against the master spreadsheet so no big deal if there happens to be a dupe. Some great pitching performances keep getting knocked out of the top 50.

tpeichel · Jan 20, 2014

scotty216brs said:
My last batch of the night, I'm not making this easy for you, am I tp??? What score makes the top 50 now, a 33 or more?

Chooo Choooo here comes the Big Train:

Walter Johnson scores a 33 in 1916

9/1-9/5: 18IP 6H 1ER 3BB 16K

32 Points in 1917

8/6-8/10: 20IP 6H 0ER 4BB 4K

43 Points in 1918

5/15-5/26: 27IP 14H 0ER 3BB 12K

37.5 Points in 1918

6/21-6/27: 22IP 11H 0ER 2BB 13K

36 Points in 1918

7/20-7/25: 24IP 12H 1ER 2BB 8K

35 Points in 1919

5/11-5/18: 21IP 10H 1ER 1BB 12K

39 Points in 1920

6/27-7/1: 18IP 3H 0ER 0BB 12K

The 43 Score was also the third highest combined Bill James Game Score.

PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	DATE	TEAM	GAME SCORE
Joe Oeschger	50.5	35	105	16	2	6	13	Apr 26 & May 1, 1920	BSN	222
Dean Chance	48.5	23	69	5	0	6	27	June 2 & 6, 1964	LAA	210
Walter Johnson	43.0	27	81	14	0	3	12	May 15 & 26, 1918	WSH	208

tpeichel · Jan 20, 2014

scotty216brs said:
My last batch of the night, I'm not making this easy for you, am I tp??? What score makes the top 50 now, a 33 or more?

Chooo Choooo here comes the Big Train:

Walter Johnson scores a 33 in 1916

9/1-9/5: 18IP 6H 1ER 3BB 16K

32 Points in 1917

8/6-8/10: 20IP 6H 0ER 4BB 4K

43 Points in 1918

5/15-5/26: 27IP 14H 0ER 3BB 12K

37.5 Points in 1918

6/21-6/27: 22IP 11H 0ER 2BB 13K

36 Points in 1918

7/20-7/25: 24IP 12H 1ER 2BB 8K

35 Points in 1919

5/11-5/18: 21IP 10H 1ER 1BB 12K

39 Points in 1920

6/27-7/1: 18IP 3H 0ER 0BB 12K

That 1918 season was MVP worthy.

scotty216brs · Jan 20, 2014

If only we could see his 1910'-15' games.

tpeichel · Jan 20, 2014

All caught up. These guys all were knocked out of the top 50 after your latest finds.

32. 36.5 Juan Marichal (Sep 12 & 16, 1969) 18 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 15 K
33. 36.5 Mort Cooper (Sep 20 & 24, 1942) 18 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 15 K
34. 36.0 Nolan Ryan (Aug 27 & 31, 1972) 21 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 20 K
35. 36.0 Carl Hubbell (Aug 29 & Sep 1, 1933) 19 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 18 K
36. 36.0 Vida Blue (Aug 29 & Sep 2, 1980) 19 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
37. 36.0 Pedro Martinez (July 25 & 30, 2002) 16 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 20 K
38. 36.0 Roger Clemens (July 7 & 12, 1997) 17 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 26 K
39. 35.9 Carl Hubbell (July 2 & 9, 1933) 22.2 IP, 12 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 13 K
40. 35.7 Warren Spahn (June 28 & July 2, 1963) 24.1 IP, 12 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
41. 35.5 Pedro Martinez (May 28 & June 8, 2000) 17 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 19 K
42. 35.5 Steve Carlton (Aug 5 & 9, 1972) 18 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 19 K
43. 35.5 Don Sutton (Apr 11 & 15, 1975) 18 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 17 K
44. 35.5 Justin Verlander (June 14 & 19, 2011) 18 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 17 K
45. 35.5 Bob Gibson (June 15 & 18, 1968) 18 IP, 9 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 19 K
46. 35.0 Bob Gibson (May 1 & 6, 1968) 23 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 18 K
47. 35.0 Don Drysdale (May 22 & 27, 1959) 22 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 22 K
48. 35.0 Bob Gibson (Aug 28 & Sep 2, 1968) 19 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 22 K
49. 35.0 Randy Johnson (May 5 & 8, 2001) 17 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 32 K
50. 35.0 Luis Tiant (Apr 28 & May 3, 1968) 18 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 16 K

scotty216brs · Jan 21, 2014

Yeah always hate to knock off Gibson and Pedro, but we can't cherry pick the results..

Here's a couple more:

Harvey Haddix 38.33 Points in 1959

5/26-6/2: 21.2IP 9H 0ER 3BB 14K

Mr. Jeff 'Most F's in a Name Ever' Pfeffer 43 Score in 1917

8/31-9/4: 25IP 9H 1ER 1BB 10K

tpeichel · Jan 21, 2014

scotty216brs said:
Yeah always hate to knock off Gibson and Pedro, but we can't cherry pick the results.. Here's a couple more:

Harvey Haddix 38.33 Points in 1959

5/26-6/2: 21.2IP 9H 0ER 3BB 14K

Mr. Jeff 'Most F's in a Name Ever' Pfeffer 43 Score in 1917

8/31-9/4: 25IP 9H 1ER 1BB 10K

A couple good ones drop off the list.

49. 36.5 Sandy Koufax (July 7 & 12, 1963) 18 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 17 K
50. 36.5 Steve Carlton (Aug 29 & Sep 3, 1982) 18 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 23 K

And Pfeffer (who?) breaks into the Top 5.

Hendersonfan · Jan 21, 2014

tpeichel said:
In that 18 Inning game, Hubbell had a 132 game score! Very, very rare.

What about the start before 7/2 for Hubbell? Has to be better than the one after right?

tpeichel · Jan 21, 2014

Hendersonfan said:
What about the start before 7/2 for Hubbell? Has to be better than the one after right?

The game before his line was:

7.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Game after was:

4.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Both games were below average.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=hubbeca01&t=p&year=1933

tpeichel · Jan 21, 2014

Bedard just misses making the cut.

PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	DATE
Erik Bedard	36.0	16	48	5	0	2	22	July 7 & 13, 2007

tpeichel · Jan 21, 2014

Wow, look at these four consecutive games from Gaylor Perry in 1967:

PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	GAME SCORE
Gaylord Perry	16.5	9	27	3	0	3	9	87
Gaylord Perry	26.0	16	48	10	0	2	12	112
Gaylord Perry	16.5	9	27	3	0	3	9	87
Gaylord Perry	17.0	9	27	3	0	2	8	85

tpeichel · Jan 21, 2014

That puts Gaylord Perry in the Top 10.

	PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	GAME SCORE
1	Joe Oeschger	50.5	35	105	16	2	6	13	222
2	Dean Chance	48.5	23	69	5	0	6	27	210
3	R.A. Dickey	44.5	18	54	2	0	2	25	191
4	Walter Johnson	43.0	27	81	14	0	3	12	208
5	Jeff Pfeffer	43.0	25	75	9	1	1	10	196
6	Gaylord Perry	42.5	25	75	13	0	5	21	199
7	Tom Seaver	42.5	21	63	7	1	2	23	192
8	Jim Maloney	42.5	20	60	4	0	4	21	193
9	Vida Blue	42.0	20	60	8	0	3	26	191
10	Pedro Martinez	42.0	17	51	3	1	3	32	188

scotty216brs · Jan 21, 2014

tpeichel said:
And Pfeffer (who?) breaks into the Top 5.

LOL I told you I had no rhyme or reason as to how I'm looking these guys up! :lol: He had 2 consecutive seasons with 6 SHO, figured that would give him a good chance to make the top 50.

tpeichel said:
Wow, look at these four consecutive games from Gaylor Perry in 1967:

PLAYER FCB SCORE IP OUTS H ER BB SO GAME SCORE
Gaylord Perry 16.5 9 27 3 0 3 9 87
Gaylord Perry 26.0 16 48 10 0 2 12 112
Gaylord Perry 16.5 9 27 3 0 3 9 87
Gaylord Perry 17.0 9 27 3 0 2 8 85

Impressive. Did I miss Perry? I skipped over him because I thought we already went through his scores. Ah well =P

tpeichel · Jan 21, 2014

scotty216brs said:
LOL I told you I had no rhyme or reason as to how I'm looking these guys up! :lol: He had 2 consecutive seasons with 6 SHO, figured that would give him a good chance to make the top 50.

Impressive. Did I miss Perry? I skipped over him because I thought we already went through his scores. Ah well =P

He wasn't in the master, so I missed it if it was posted.

I don't think we'd be able to find anyone that could beat the four game stretch that Perry put together.

tpeichel · Jan 23, 2014

Jack Morris and Woody Fryman break into the Top 50.

PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	DATE	TEAM	GAME SCORE
Woody Fryman	37.5	18	54	4	0	1	13	July 1 & 5, 1966	PIT	178
Jack Morris	37.5	18	54	6	0	4	23	July 13 & 18, 1986	DET	181

tpeichel · Jan 23, 2014

Dennis Eckersley just misses breaking into the Top 10.

	PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	DATE	TEAM	GAME SCORE
1	Joe Oeschger	50.5	35	105	16	2	6	13	Apr 26 & May 1, 1920	BSN	222
2	Dean Chance	48.5	23	69	5	0	6	27	June 2 & 6, 1964	LAA	210
3	R.A. Dickey	44.5	18	54	2	0	2	25	June 13 & 18, 2012	NYM	191
4	Walter Johnson	43.0	27	81	14	0	3	12	May 15 & 26, 1918	WSH	208
5	Jeff Pfeffer	43.0	25	75	9	1	1	10	Aug 31 & Sep 4, 1917	BRO	196
6	Gaylord Perry	42.5	25	75	13	0	5	21	Sep 1 & 6, 1967	SF	199
7	Tom Seaver	42.5	21	63	7	1	2	23	Apr 26 & May 1, 1974	NYM	192
8	Jim Maloney	42.5	20	60	4	0	4	21	Sep 9 & 25, 1964	CIN	193
9	Vida Blue	42.0	20	60	8	0	3	26	Jul 9 & 16, 1971	OAK	191
10	Pedro Martinez	42.0	17	51	3	1	3	32	Sept 4 & 10, 1999	BOS	188
11	Dennis Eckersley	41.5	21	63	5	1	2	17	May 25 & 30, 1977	CLE	190

tpeichel · Jan 23, 2014

Clay Kirby does break into the Top 10!

	PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	DATE	TEAM	GAME SCORE
1	Joe Oeschger	50.5	35	105	16	2	6	13	Apr 26 & May 1, 1920	BSN	222
2	Dean Chance	48.5	23	69	5	0	6	27	June 2 & 6, 1964	LAA	210
3	R.A. Dickey	44.5	18	54	2	0	2	25	June 13 & 18, 2012	NYM	191
4	Clay Kirby	43.5	24	72	9	2	4	25	Sep 18 & 24, 1971	SD	199
5	Walter Johnson	43.0	27	81	14	0	3	12	May 15 & 26, 1918	WSH	208
6	Jeff Pfeffer	43.0	25	75	9	1	1	10	Aug 31 & Sep 4, 1917	BRO	196
7	Gaylord Perry	42.5	25	75	13	0	5	21	Sep 1 & 6, 1967	SF	199
8	Tom Seaver	42.5	21	63	7	1	2	23	Apr 26 & May 1, 1974	NYM	192
9	Jim Maloney	42.5	20	60	4	0	4	21	Sep 9 & 25, 1964	CIN	193
10	Vida Blue	42.0	20	60	8	0	3	26	Jul 9 & 16, 1971	OAK	191

metallicalex777 · Jan 23, 2014

metallicalex777 said:
Felix Hernandez:

April 15th, 2012: 9 IP, 27 Outs, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K
April 21st, 2012: 7.2 IP, 23 Outs, 1 Hit, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

If my math is correct that equals 36.7 points

Would Felix make it in for the last spot, or was the math incorrect?

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