1991-2008. Orioles 1991-2000; Yankees 2001-2008.
270 wins. Winning pct. .638.
20 game winner once, at age 39 in 2008, his final season.
3.68 ERA seems high, but the ERA+ is 123 in the “steroid era.”
Camden Yards, a hitter’s park, was his home base for a good number of years.
Over 2800 strikeouts.
To date, the last Yankees pitcher to win a World Series game.
3460 IP, less than 1000 walks given up (785).
7-8, 3.42 in postseason play.
5x all star.
7 gold gloves.
MVP consideration 3x.
CYA consideration 9x (runnerup 1999).
11x top 10 in ERA.
9x top 10 in wins. Led AL once.
Black Ink: Pitching - 15 (141) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 244 (23) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 54.0 (28) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 121.0 (67) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Black ink down, but the other HOF indicators are very good.
For more, go to baseball reference.
Hopefully, sometime in 2014 or beyond, there will be a HOF plaque.
The Yanks now need to re-sign Andy, get C.C., and then get either Burnett or Lowe. It’s more imperative now.
As for Moose, Montoursville isn’t that far of a drive from NYC. A nice Welcome Back for Old Timer’s Day beckons.
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1 Jason // Nov 20, 2008 at 11:17 am
Good stuff as usual, Mike. The more one plumbs the numbers of his career, the more impressive his career becomes. 785 walks in 18 seasons is less than 44 a year, amazing. I’m also glad you mentioned Moose’s very good career ERA in the steroid era, since Frank the Sage and I had a long and hearty chinwag last night, and we spoke at length about both the steroid era and Mussina’s numbers within it. Not to be overlooked, his seven gold gloves are very important. Any detractors who think they don’t matter much need to remember the steady stream of gaffes from Detroit pitchers in the 2006 World Series. Defense matters, including and especially from the pitchers.
I fear that you may be right about Mussina possibly waiting until “beyond” 2014 for his plaque in Cooperstown, but to me he should be in on the first ballot. I don’t think he’s a gimmee to get in, but he should be in. He was excellent over his whole career. When looking at his numbers, which I knew were very good, I was shocked to see how few double-digit loss seasons he had out of 18–only six, three fewer than Maddux had in HIS first 18 seasons. Thanks for the nice plug, by the way.
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