was just perusing B-R.com and came across the 1982 AL Cy Young Award winner, Pete Vuckovich, and it amazes me how we view [basic] stats today versus 20-30 years ago.
Sure, 1982 was a bad year for pitchers, but his numbers take the cake on "what the heck were they thinking."
18 Wins (3rd)
6 Losses
3.34 ERA (6th)
1.51 WHIP (44th of 49 qualifiers)
224 IP
234 HA
102 BB (2nd worst)
105 K
2.5 WAR (Dave Stieb led the AL at 7.3)
Wow. Did no one pay attention to his BB+H total, even if "WHIP" as we know it today didn't really exist yet? Or his terrible K%? What's funny is that this season is barely rosterable from a fantasy perspective.
Were there any worse Cy Young award winning seasons than this one??
Sure, 1982 was a bad year for pitchers, but his numbers take the cake on "what the heck were they thinking."
18 Wins (3rd)
6 Losses
3.34 ERA (6th)
1.51 WHIP (44th of 49 qualifiers)
224 IP
234 HA
102 BB (2nd worst)
105 K
2.5 WAR (Dave Stieb led the AL at 7.3)
Wow. Did no one pay attention to his BB+H total, even if "WHIP" as we know it today didn't really exist yet? Or his terrible K%? What's funny is that this season is barely rosterable from a fantasy perspective.
Were there any worse Cy Young award winning seasons than this one??
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