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Yellow Dog
03-01-2004, 05:26 PM
What pitcher holds the ML record for the most consecutive years of finishing the season with an ERA of at least one run below the league average?
AveUguy
03-01-2004, 05:59 PM
If my memory serves me, I think Maddux did it a couple of times. Don't know if he's the one you're lookling for, though.
Yellow Dog
03-01-2004, 06:07 PM
Your memory serves you.:clap2: It was Maddux, and he did it more than a couple of times. Do you know how many consecutive years he has done it and who is second?
AveUguy
03-01-2004, 07:19 PM
Originally posted by Yellow Dog
Your memory serves you.:clap2: It was Maddux, and he did it more than a couple of times. Do you know how many consecutive years he has done it and who is second?

Totally wild guesses-

1) 6 years?
2) Please don't tell me it's Glavine
Yellow Dog
03-01-2004, 08:15 PM
Nope, not Glavine. Maddux has the record with 11 consecutive years. His streak was broken last year when he posted a 3.96 and the league average was 4.28. No one else has had more than 6 straight years and only 5 have done that. Seven more have done it 5 years in a row.

11 Greg Maddux 1992-02

6 Walter Johnson 1910-15
6 Lefty Grove 1928-33
6 Carl Hubbell 1929-34
6 Red Ruffing 1935-40
6 Kevin Brown 1995-00

5 Cy Young 1892-96
5 Christy Mathewson 1909-13
5 Lefty Grove 1935-39
5 Sandy Koufax 1962-66
5 John Smoltz 1995-99
5 Randy Johnson 1997-01
5 Mike Mussina 1997-01
AveUguy
03-02-2004, 09:23 AM
Wow, I'm surprised it's been done so often, especiallyt by Maddux.

Thanks for the list, YD.
elfudge35
03-04-2004, 02:34 AM
mussina's done it in 8 of the past 10 seasons and in the 2 years he didn't do it he won 18 and 19 games
PissedPrincess
03-05-2004, 04:33 PM
How is Pedro not on that list?

I'm sure his ERA for the past 5 years has been far under league average.
imgreat95
03-05-2004, 04:45 PM
If I am reading the question correctly, Pedro should be on the list as he has done it in the past 7 years.

1997 - 1.90 (4.21)
1998 - 2.89 (4.61)
1999 - 2.07 (5.07)
2000 - 1.74 (4.97)
2001 - 2.39 (4.53)
2002 - 2.26 (4.42)
2003 - 2.22 (4.71)
PissedPrincess
03-05-2004, 04:53 PM
I'm guessing he's not on because he missed most of 2001?:notme:

Kinda stupid. His ERA dwarfs that of some on the list.
imgreat95
03-05-2004, 05:06 PM
That may be the reason, as he did not have enough innings that season to qualify for the ERA title.
Yellow Dog
03-05-2004, 07:51 PM
I went back and checked my source and the reason given for Pedro was indeed that he did not have enough innings in '01 to qualify.

And the list was comprised about a week before the end of '02. And it was pointed out that Randy Johnson was poised to move into the group with 6.