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Bill James described Marquard as "probably the worst starting pitcher in the Hall of Fame." [13] Marquard had been interviewed for the popular 1966 baseball book, The Glory of Their Times, and his chapter is thought to be one of the primary reasons for his election. However, most of the stories that he "recounted" were later found to be false.
Mike Maroth, a starting pitcher for that Tigers team, went 9–21 and became the first pitcher to lose 20 games in a season since Brian Kingman dropped 20 games for the 1980 Oakland Athletics. [3] Ramón Santiago became only the 12th Triple Crown loser (a player who finishes last in all of the three Triple Crown categories) in modern MLB ...
Kennedy has the best winning percentage as the Opening Day starting pitcher with a record of 2–0. [3] [5] Benes, Vázquez, and Miley are tied for the worst Opening Day record, at 0–1. [3] Webb is Arizona's only pitcher with multiple no-decisions on Opening Day (three), and Johnson is the only pitcher to have won three or more opening games. [3]
In baseball, earned run average (ERA) is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers, calculated as the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. A pitcher is men by a baserunner who reached base while batting against that pitcher, whether by hit, base on balls or "walk", or being hit by a pitched ball; [1] an earned run can be charged after the pitcher is relieved if he ...
Nichols' and Radbourn's streaks date from the start of their careers; the only pitchers to start their careers with streaks of seven consecutive seasons of 20 wins. Winning percentage is generally computed to the thousandths place. When necessary, the percentage is computed to greater precision to establish a true order.
Miami Marlins pitcher A.J. Puk (35) throws the ball during the first inning of an MLB game on opening day against the Los Angeles Angels at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, April 3 ...
These 10 pitchers have been the most profitable starting pitchers in baseball so far from a betting perspective: Zac Gallen (Arizona, +5.98 units): Through nine starts, Zac Gallen is 4-0 with a ...
No pitcher started 34 games in 2024, [11] and only three pitchers in the 21st century have started more than 35 games in a season (Tom Glavine in 2002 and Roy Halladay and Greg Maddux in 2003, each with 36 starts). The last pitcher to start at least 60 games was Bill Hutchison, who started 70 games in 1892. [12]