Top 50 Greatest Pitching Performances (Back to Back Starts)

scotty216brs · Jan 13, 2014

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

scotty216brs · Jan 14, 2014

Tom 'Terrific' Seaver 34.5 Points in 1970

4/17-4/22: 18IP 10H 1ER 3BB 27K

37 Points in 1971

4/11-4/16: 18IP 8H 0ER 3BB 24K

35 Points in 1971

6/24-6/29: 18IP 9H 1ER 1BB 22K

34 Points in 1971

8/11-8/16: 19IP 10H 0ER 6BB 24K

33.5 Points in 1971

9/6-9/11: 18IP 8H 0ER 4BB 19K

36.5 Points in 1973

8/15-8/20: 21IP 9H 2ER 2BB 19K

42.5 Points in 1974

4/26-5/1: 21IP 7H 1ER 2BB 23K

34 Points in 1975

8/27-9/1: 18IP 10H 0ER 2BB 20K

scotty216brs · Jan 14, 2014

Warren Spahn 33.5 Points in 1953

7/27-8/1: 18IP 8H 0ER 2BB 15K

34.5 Points in 1960

9/16-9/21: 18IP 7H 1ER 2BB 19K

37 Points in 1963

6/28-7/2: 24.1IP 12H 1ER 1BB 4K

Hm, I would have thought he would have more 33+ scores. He had an absolute ton of CGs though, it's amazing he still had an arm left by the end of his career.

scotty216brs · Jan 14, 2014

Last batch for the night...

Billy Pierce score of 36.5 In 1957

6/4-6/8: 19IP 5H 0ER 3BB 13K

Score of 39 in 1958

6/21-6/27: 18IP 3H 0ER 0BB 12K

Champion · Jan 14, 2014

Johnny Vander Meer hands down.

Hendersonfan · Jan 14, 2014

Champion said:
Johnny Vander Meer hands down.

That's what I thought too. For achievement factor, yes, but not statwise.

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Champion · Jan 15, 2014

Hendersonfan said:
That's what I thought too. For achievement factor, yes, but not statwise.

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By law?

Hendersonfan · Jan 15, 2014

Champion said:
By law?

It's my new sig from phone. Someone said it was needed. Thought this was funny.

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tpeichel · Jan 15, 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

I have a lot of catching up to do. Will update over the next few days. 35 points might be the eventual cut off. It seems it's a little easier to have great back to back starts than big games back to back hitting.

scotty216brs · Jan 17, 2014

tpeichel said:
I have a lot of catching up to do. Will update over the next few days. 35 points might be the eventual cut off. It seems it's a little easier to have great back to back starts than big games back to back hitting.

Cool, I'll try to find only 35+ games from here on out. Seems like it might be a little more difficult to string together a couple amazing games for hitters because they will face a handful of different pitchers in those 2 games and they will be pitched around and pitchers might try a bit harder not to make mistakes against the hot hitter. It can be a little more luck based with hitters than it is pitchers. I've also noticed how it's more likely for pitchers to have a great 2 game span early in the season (April/May) and you see more great two game spans for hitters mid-season (July/August). The weather does play a huge role in baseball. Although pitchers can be at their best mid season because their pitches will have a lot of movement, just hope the opposing team isn't on their A-game.

King Carl Hubbell 36 Score in 1933

8/28-9/1: 19IP 9H 0ER 2BB 18K

Prince Hal Newhouser 40 Score in 1946

9/18-9/22: 19IP 5H 1ER 1BB 20K

scotty216brs · Jan 17, 2014

Last batch for the night:

Phil Niekro 35.5 Points in 1982

9/27-10/1: 18IP 5H 0ER 2BB 13K

Curt Schilling 37.5 Points in 1998

4/5-4/10: 18IP 7H 1ER 2BB 25K

....36 Points in 2002

4/2-4/7: 16IP 7H 0ER 2BB 26K

....41 Points in 2003

5/9-5/14: 18IP 6H 0ER 1BB 24K

JR Richard 35 Score in 1976

9/28-10/2: 18IP 7H 1ER 1BB 18K

....37.5 Score in 1980

5/31-6/6: 18IP 6H 0ER 2BB 19K

tpeichel · Jan 19, 2014

scotty216brs said:
Yeah I wasn't sure if that would count as I did see the game was suspended and resumed the next day....great #'s though. I have only been posting 35+ scores so if 30-34 scores will make the list then Koufax and Pedro have some other 30+ 2 start scores.

Dean Chance 1964 Score of 48.5

6/2-6/6: 23IP 5H 0ER 6BB 27K

Score of 32.5 also in 1964

7/15-7/19: 18IP 9H 0ER 3BB 17K

...and a Score of 31 in 1964

8/14-8/18: 18IP 4H 0ER 9BB 16K

Most underrated pitcher of all time?

Dean Chance was amazing those two games.

tpeichel · Jan 19, 2014

scotty216brs said:
Bob Feller 32.5 in 1946

6/29-7/3: 18IP 14H 0ER 9BB 19K

Another 32.5 in 1946

7/24-7/28: 18IP 7H 0ER 6BB 19K

31 Points in 1940

9/15-9/18: 18IP 7H 1ER 3BB 14K

33.5 Points in 1941

5/21-5/25: 20IP 11H 0ER 5BB 19K

31.5 Points in 1941

6/6-6/10: 18IP 8H 1ER 3BB 17K

I'm a little surprised he didn't put up any bigger numbers.

tpeichel · Jan 19, 2014

scotty216brs said:
Carl Hubbell Not Your Typical 35.83 Score in 1933

7/2-7/9: 22.2IP 12H 1ER 2BB 13K

His first start was an 18 inning SHO, while his second a 4.2 inning so-so start. 36 points alone in his 18 inning gem.

36 Points in 1933 on just a couple days rest

8/29-9/1: 19IP 9H 0ER 2BB 18K

32 Points in 1931

6/18-6/24: 18IP 8H 0ER 3BB 14K

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

scotty216brs · Jan 19, 2014

tpeichel said:
I'm a little surprised he didn't put up any bigger numbers.

Same here! Especially when you consider that it's much easier to make the list when you get a lot of strikeouts, which he did. His walks were did downfall, career BB/9 of 4.1 is not going to get you very high on this list.

tpeichel · Jan 19, 2014

scotty216brs said:
Juan Marichal 33 Points in 1960 (Best score to start a career??)

7/19-7/23: 18IP 5H 1ER 5BB 18K

34.5 Points in 1961

7/27-8/2: 18IP 6H 0ER 5BB 19K

Juan Marichal 31.5 Points in 1963

6/11-6/15: 18IP 7H 0ER 2BB 9K

...38.83 Points also in 1963

6/28-7/2: 23.2IP 10H 0ER 10BB 23K

He let up a HR in the first start but for whatever reason it was unearned. Can't beat a 16 inning SHO in his second start, though.

31.5 Points in 1965

6/5-6/10: 18IP 12H 0ER 0BB 15K

31 Points in 1965

6/28-7/2: 18IP 11H 0ER 1BB 14K

34 Points in 1965

7/10-7/17: 18IP 7H 0ER 1BB 12K

31 Points in 1966

4/21-4/28: 18IP 10H 1ER 1BB 16K

42.5 Points in 1966!

5/22-5/26: 23IP 9H 0ER 2BB 15K

31.5 Points In 1966

7/8-7/15: 18IP 8H 1ER 3BB 17K

35 Points in 1967

4/29-5/3: 18IP 9H 0ER 2BB 20K

39.66 Points in 1969

8/15-8/19: 22.1IP 10H 1ER 4BB 22K

36.5 Points in 1969

9/12-9/16: 18IP 5H 0ER 2BB 15K

I think I linked those all correctly. Yeah, the Dominican Dandy was a damn good pitcher.

Marichal may best Nolan Ryan for the most dominant back to back outings.

PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO	DATE
Juan Marichal	39.7	22.1	67	10	1	4	22	Aug 15 & 19, 1969
Juan Marichal	38.9	23.2	71	10	0	10	23	June 28 & July 2, 1963
Nolan Ryan	38.0	18	54	5	0	5	24	July 5 & 9, 1972
Nolan Ryan	37.7	19.1	58	3	2	9	30	July 15 & 19, 1973
Juan Marichal	36.5	18	54	5	0	2	15	Spe 12 & 16, 1969
Nolan Ryan	36.0	21	63	9	0	7	20	Aug 27 & 31, 1972
Nolan Ryan	35.0	18	54	9	1	0	20	Sept 8 & 14, 1988
Juan Marichal	35.0	18	54	9	0	2	20	Apr 29 & May 3, 1967
Juan Marichal	34.5	18	54	6	0	5	19	Jul 27 & Aug 2, 1961
Nolan Ryan	34.0	18	54	4	1	8	24	May 15 & 19, 1973
Juan Marichal	34.0	18	54	7	0	1	12	Jul 10 & 17, 1965

tpeichel · Jan 19, 2014

tkd7 said:
Joe Oeschger
4/26/20 - 9 IP, 6 K, 1 ER, 7 H, 2 BB
5/1/20 - 26 IP, 7 K, 1 ER, 9 H, 4 BB

I calculate 50.5

40.5 in just the 26 inning game by itself! I don't think this one will be beaten.

tpeichel · Jan 19, 2014

Caught up through Page 3 and 35 scores are falling off the Top 50 list.

scotty216brs · Jan 19, 2014

tpeichel said:
Caught up through Page 3 and 35 scores are falling off the Top 50 list.

Wow! And thanks for updating the thread. I'll try to find some more 35+ scores later on tonight. Some damn good names on the list.

tpeichel · Jan 19, 2014

I added Dave Stieb. He had back to back games where he lost a no-hitter in the 9th inning.

PLAYER	FCB SCORE	IP	OUTS	H	ER	BB	SO
Dave Stieb	37.0	18	54	2	0	3	12

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