Top 50 Greatest Pitching Performances (Back to Back Starts)

[tpeichel]

Not a fan of the scoring system this time around. Partial points makes for not so easy math, but I imagine you are scoring it that way so the scores will be similar to that of the hitting performances. IMO it should be 1 point for every out (aka 3 points for every full inning), 1 point for every strikeout, -1 point for every walk, -1 point for every hit, and -2 points for every earned run.

With that said using your scoring system I got 42 points for Pedro Martinez in 1999

9/4-9/10: 17IP 3H 1ER 3BB 32K

...and 41 points in 2000

5/6-5/12: 18IP 8H 1ER 1BB 32K


EDIT: ...and 35 points in 2002

4/19-4/25: 15IP 2H 0ER 1BB 16K


EDIT #2 : ....and 36 points in 2002

7/25-7/30: 16IP, 4H, 0ER, 2BB, 20K

You are correct, in that I tweaked them a little bit to make them similar to the hitting scores so they can be combined into a master. I put everything into my master spreadsheet so I'll verify all the numbers. I'm also capturing the Bill James Games Score for the pitchers. There calculation uses straight outs as you suggested, while this will gives a little extra emphasis to strikeouts. We'll see how the two methods compare at the end.

 

[scotty216brs]

Roger Clemens 37 Points In 1986

4/29-5/4: 17IP, 6H, 2ER, 2BB, 30K


EDIT: 36 Points In 1997

7/6-7/12: 17IP, 8H, 1ER, 1BB, 26K

 

[tpeichel]

Nolan Ryan
7-5-72
9 IP = 18
8 K = 4
4 H = -4
4 BB = -4
0 ER = 0

7-9-72
9 IP = 18
16 K = 8
1 H = -1
1 BB = -1
0 ER = 0

40 by my counting
(38 by Henderson fan...my goof)

There may be other Ryan's out there (as well as Koufax') that beat this.

FYI - Ed Ruelbach (who should be in the HOF) threw back to back complete game shutouts on the same day back in 1907 or 1908.

Amazing couple of games, I'll see if he has any other as good.

 

[tpeichel]

Nolan Ryan
7-5-72
9 IP = 18
8 K = 4
4 H = -4
4 BB = -4
0 ER = 0

7-9-72
9 IP = 18
16 K = 8
1 H = -1
1 BB = -1
0 ER = 0

40 by my counting
(38 by Henderson fan...my goof)

There may be other Ryan's out there (as well as Koufax') that beat this.

FYI - Ed Ruelbach (who should be in the HOF) threw back to back complete game shutouts on the same day back in 1907 or 1908.

I thought this might beat it, when Nolan Ryan followed up his 17k no hitter by taking another no-hitter into the 8th inning of the following game.

Game Score of 37.3 just falls short of the 38 though.

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[TD]PLAYER[/TD]
[TD]FCB SCORE[/TD]
[TD]IP[/TD]
[TD]H[/TD]
[TD]ER[/TD]
[TD]BB[/TD]
[TD]SO[/TD]
[TD]DATE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]22.5[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]July 15, 1973[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]15.2[/TD]
[TD]10.1[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]July 19, 1973[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[tpeichel]

I think we could have a list for just Nolan Ryan.

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[TR]
[TD]PLAYER[/TD]
[TD]FCB SCORE[/TD]
[TD]IP[/TD]
[TD]H[/TD]
[TD]ER[/TD]
[TD]BB[/TD]
[TD]SO[/TD]
[TD]DATE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]38.0[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]July 5 & 9, 1972[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]37.7[/TD]
[TD]19.1[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]July 15 & 19, 1973[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]36.0[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Aug 27 & 31, 1972[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]35.0[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Sept 8 & 14, 1988[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]34.0[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]May 15 & 19, 1973[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]33.5[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Sept 29 & Oct 3, 1976[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]31.5[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Apr 20 & 26, 1990[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]31.0[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Aug 3 & 7, 1982[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]30.5[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Apr 8 and 13, 1978[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nolan Ryan[/TD]
[TD]26.0[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]May 1 & 8, 1991[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[tpeichel]

Ron Guidry
6/12/78: 9 IP, 0 ER, 11 K, 3 H, 2 BB
6/17/78: 9 IP, 0 ER, 18 K, 4 H, 2 BB

I calculate 39.5. Best Season Ever.

Yep, amazing back to back games. That puts him in a tie with Kerry Wood.

 

[tpeichel]

Not a fan of the scoring system this time around. Partial points makes for not so easy math, but I imagine you are scoring it that way so the scores will be similar to that of the hitting performances. IMO it should be 1 point for every out (aka 3 points for every full inning), 1 point for every strikeout, -1 point for every walk, -1 point for every hit, and -2 points for every earned run.

With that said using your scoring system I got 42 points for Pedro Martinez in 1999

9/4-9/10: 17IP 3H 1ER 3BB 32K

...and 41 points in 2000

5/6-5/12: 18IP 8H 1ER 1BB 32K


EDIT: ...and 35 points in 2002

4/19-4/25: 15IP 2H 0ER 1BB 16K


EDIT #2 : ....and 36 points in 2002

7/25-7/30: 16IP, 4H, 0ER, 2BB, 20K

Whoa, we have anew leader.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I'll have to do the calculations later, but Fransisco Liriano threw his no hitter, then got close the next game (came within a few outs if I remember correctly)

 

[gracecollector]

Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles, back to back complete game shutouts in 1974 (Sep.2, Sep.6)

Game 1: 9 INN (27 Outs), 2 H, 2 BB, 0 ER, 4K
Game 2: 9 INN (27 Outs), 5 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 7K

37 Points on your system

 

[tpeichel]

I'll give a homer pick here, from a couple games in the middle of Brandon Webb's 42 inning scoreless streak back in 2007.

Game 1: 9 IP (27 outs), 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K = 18-2-1+3 = 18 points
Game 2: 9 IP (27 outs), 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K = 18-5-1+5 = 17 points
TOTAL: 35 Points

Nothing wrong with those games, don't see those very often.

 

[tpeichel]

Bob Gibson had three separate occasions in 1968 where he out up scores of 35 or greater.

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[TR]
[TD]PLAYER[/TD]
[TD]FCB SCORE[/TD]
[TD]IP[/TD]
[TD]OUTS[/TD]
[TD]H[/TD]
[TD]ER[/TD]
[TD]BB[/TD]
[TD]SO[/TD]
[TD]DATE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bob Gibson[/TD]
[TD]35.5[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]June 15 & 20, 1968[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bob Gibson[/TD]
[TD]35.0[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]69[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]May 1 & 6, 1968[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bob Gibson[/TD]
[TD]35.0[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]57[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Aug 28 & Sep 2, 1968[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bob Gibson[/TD]
[TD]34.0[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Aug 31 & Sep 5, 1965[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[tpeichel]

Steve Carlton with some gems of his own. I'll try and get the first page updated with additions later today.

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[TR]
[TD]Steve Carlton[/TD]
[TD]40.5[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Apr 19 & 25, 1972[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Steve Carlton[/TD]
[TD]36.5[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Aug 29 & Sep 3, 1982[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Steve Carlton[/TD]
[TD]35.5[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Aug 5 & 9, 1972[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[tpeichel]

Randy Johnson 38.6 Points In 2001

7/18-7/24: 14.1IP, 2H, 0ER, 3BB, 30K


35 Points In 2001

5/8-5/13: 17IP, 7H, 2ER, 4BB, 32K

30 Ks in 14.1 IP is amazing. They didn't have a Game Score for the first outing since he was picking up for a suspended game and didn't start, but our system can handle it.

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[TR]
[TD]PLAYER[/TD]
[TD]FCB SCORE[/TD]
[TD]IP[/TD]
[TD]OUTS[/TD]
[TD]H[/TD]
[TD]ER[/TD]
[TD]BB[/TD]
[TD]SO[/TD]
[TD]DATE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]38.7[/TD]
[TD]14.1[/TD]
[TD]43[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]July 18 & 24, 2001[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]37.0[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]June 2 & 8, 1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]35.0[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]May 5 & 8, 2001[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]28.0[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]Aug 8 & 15, 1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[tpeichel]

RA Dickey threw back to back 1 hitters 2 seasons ago. He threw them against the Orioles and the rays, dont know how to find the stat lines though.

That's a great one. He is now at the top of the list. Amazing to see him above all of the all-time greats like Nolan Ryan, Carlton, Koufax, Pedro, Bob Gibson, Clemens, Big Unit, etc.

 

[scotty216brs]

30 Ks in 14.1 IP is amazing. They didn't have a Game Score for the first outing since he was picking up for a suspended game and didn't start, but our system can handle it.

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[TR]
[TD]PLAYER[/TD]
[TD]FCB SCORE[/TD]
[TD]IP[/TD]
[TD]OUTS[/TD]
[TD]H[/TD]
[TD]ER[/TD]
[TD]BB[/TD]
[TD]SO[/TD]
[TD]DATE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]38.7[/TD]
[TD]14.1[/TD]
[TD]43[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]July 18 & 24, 2001[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]37.0[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]June 2 & 8, 1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]35.0[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]May 5 & 8, 2001[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Randy Johnson[/TD]
[TD]28.0[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]Aug 8 & 15, 1997[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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?

 

[scotty216brs]

Mort Cooper 31 Points in 1942

6/21-6/25: 18IP 7H 0ER 2BB 8K



...and 36.5 Points also in 1942

9/20-9/24: 18IP 6H 0ER 1BB 15K



34.5 Points in 1943

5/31-6/4: 18IP 2H 0ER 3BB 5K


....and another 34.5 Points in 1946

9/26-9/29: 18IP 7H 0ER 0BB 11K



Solid numbers for a non-strikeout guy!

 

[scotty216brs]

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

 

[scotty216brs]

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

 

[scotty216brs]

John Tudor 32 Points in 1985

9/6-9/11: 19IP 10H 0ER 3BB 14K

 

[scotty216brs]

Jim Palmer 31 Points in 1973

5/6-5/11: 18IP 8H 0ER 0BB 6K



Jim Palmer 32 Points in 1975

8/13-8/17: 18IP 6H 0ER 3BB 10K



...34 Points in 1977

4/12-4/17: 18IP 5H 0ER 3BB 12K