Boras Innings Limits

There have been countless excerpts written about the  innings limit placed on Stephen Strasburg  in 2012.  His own representative, Scott Boras, recently defended the Washington Nationals decision (GM Mike Rizzo) to shut down Strasburg once his pre-defined innings total is reached for the season.

Boras is best known for his outlandish free agent requests and infamous tactics used to elicit every dollar from teams.  The notorious representative contends that pitchers throwing 200+ innings from age 21-23 will have detrimental effect on their careers.  Boras also suggested the huge workload for Atlanta Braves LHP Steve Avery  in the 1990s had the direct consequence of prematurely derailing his career.

Using Boras’ model, this study includes age 19-23 year-old MLB pitchers since 1950:  260 total occurrences of 200+ innings seasons from 189 different pitchers.   The Factor12 Rating is listed in conjunction with their age and innings pitched.

What I found was that, on average, pitchers who throw a 200 inning season before age 24 will see their careers end by their early 30s.  Further, on average they will fail to throw a 200 inning season after age 30. Don Sutton, Greg Maddux, Tom Seaver, Bert Blyleven, and a few others are the rare outliers.  Below is all the gory details….

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18 pitchers compiled three or more 200+ IP seasons before age 24.  The majority of those pitchers, who incurred heavy workloads at such a young age, failed to have a 200+ IP season after age 29.  Also, the majority of those pitchers had their careers end by age 33.  Here is the breakdown of each of the 18 pitchers….

Dwight Gooden – career ended at age 35 — no 200+ IP season after 28.

Frank Tanana  - career ended at age 40, when he posted his 13th 200+ IP season.  Tanana logged over 1000+ innings by age 24, which almost certainly led to his shoulder injury in 1979.

Bert Blyleven (HOF) is an outlier, but he did miss most of 1982 and all of 1991.  Bert had no 200+IP seasons after age 38.

Clay Kirby – career ended at age 28 — no 200+ IP season after 26.

Dean Chance – career ended at age 30 — no 200+ IP season after 27.

Don Drysdale (HOF) – career ended at age 32 — no 200+ IP season after 31.

Denny McLain – career ended at age 28 — Two Cy Young Awards and last pitcher to win 30 games — no 200+ IP season after 27.

Don Gullett – career ended at age 27 — no 200+ IP season after 23.

Don Sutton (HOF) – career ended at age 43 — is a clear outlier on this list. 20 years of 200+IP, which is every year of his career except 1981 (strike shortened season) and 1987 and 1988, when he was 42 and 43 years old.

Fernando Valenzuela – career ended at age 36 — no 200+ IP season after 29.  Fernando threw 1800+ IP by Age 26 and was ineffective by age 25.

Gary Nolan – career ended at age 29 — no 200+ IP season after 28.

Catfish Hunter (HOF) – career ended at age 33 — no 200+ IP season after 30.

Joe Coleman – career ended at age 32 — no 200+ IP season after 28.

Ken Holtzman – career ended at age 33 — no 200+ IP season after 30.

Larry Dierker – career ended at age 30 — no 200+ IP season after 28.

Mike McCormick – career ended at age 32 — no 200+ IP season after 28.

Milt Pappas – career ended at age 34 — no 200+ IP season after 32.

Steve Avery – career ended at age 33 — no 200+ IP season after 23, entirely missed three seasons (age 30-32).

***Madison Bumgarner is on pace for 200+ IP in 2012.  This would be his second consecutive 200+ IP season at age 22.  The San Francisco Giants should be aware of this potential overuse.

YEAR		PITCHERS	AGE	IP	F12
1971		Bert Blyleven	20	278.33	29.083
1972		Bert Blyleven	21	287.33	28.888
1973		Bert Blyleven	22	325.00	31.160
1974		Bert Blyleven	23	281.00	30.359
1957		Don Drysdale	20	221.00	28.116
1958		Don Drysdale	21	211.67	25.638
1959		Don Drysdale	22	270.67	29.166
1960		Don Drysdale	23	269.00	30.275
1984		Dwight Gooden	19	218.00	31.814
1985		Dwight Gooden	20	276.67	33.252
1986		Dwight Gooden	21	250.00	29.041
1988		Dwight Gooden	23	248.33	29.379
1974		Frank Tanana*	20	268.67	26.926
1975		Frank Tanana*	21	257.33	30.332
1976		Frank Tanana*	22	288.33	30.176
1977		Frank Tanana*	23	241.33	29.341
1967		Catfish Hunter	21	259.67	27.787
1968		Catfish Hunter	22	234.00	24.986
1969		Catfish Hunter	23	247.00	25.286
1969		Clay Kirby	21	215.67	23.713
1970		Clay Kirby	22	214.67	23.535
1971		Clay Kirby	23	267.33	28.073
1962		Dean Chance	21	206.67	26.661
1963		Dean Chance	22	248.00	26.962
1964		Dean Chance	23	278.33	30.898
1965		Denny McLain	21	220.33	27.503
1966		Denny McLain	22	264.33	25.540
1967		Denny McLain	23	235.00	24.921
1971		Don Gullett*	20	217.67	25.809
1973		Don Gullett*	22	228.33	26.304
1974		Don Gullett*	23	243.00	27.038
1966		Don Sutton	21	225.67	28.897
1967		Don Sutton	22	232.67	26.709
1968		Don Sutton	23	207.67	27.534
1982		Fernando Valenzuela*	21	285.00	29.277
1983		Fernando Valenzuela*	22	257.00	27.090
1984		Fernando Valenzuela*	23	261.00	28.835
1967		Gary Nolan	19	226.67	28.109
1970		Gary Nolan	22	250.67	26.633
1971		Gary Nolan	23	244.67	27.792
1968		Joe Coleman	21	223.00	25.316
1969		Joe Coleman	22	247.67	25.903
1970		Joe Coleman	23	218.67	25.459
1966		Ken Holtzman*	20	220.67	25.992
1968		Ken Holtzman*	22	215.00	24.491
1969		Ken Holtzman*	23	261.33	26.612
1968		Larry Dierker	21	233.67	25.020
1969		Larry Dierker	22	305.33	30.566
1970		Larry Dierker	23	269.67	26.828
1959		Mike McCormick*	20	225.67	25.959
1960		Mike McCormick*	21	253.00	28.555
1961		Mike McCormick*	22	250.00	26.629
1959		Milt Pappas	20	209.33	27.258
1960		Milt Pappas	21	205.67	25.695
1962		Milt Pappas	23	205.33	24.537
1991		Steve Avery*	21	210.33	26.637
1992		Steve Avery*	22	233.67	26.755
1993		Steve Avery*	23	223.33	28.510

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The following 31 pitchers have TWO seasons of 200+ IP before Age 24:  Of these 31, the average pitcher tossed 230.33 IP/season; their careers ended by age 34;  and their last 200+ IP season was between ages 28-29.

Anomalies: Greg Maddux, Tom Seaver, Dennis Eckersley, Jim Kaat, John Smoltz.

Bill Parsons – career over Age 25 — no 200+ IP after 23

Bret Saberhagen – career over Age 37 — no 200+ IP after 25; missed 1996

Burt Hooton – career over Age 35 — no 200+ IP after 30

Carlos Zambrano – Age 26 was his last 200+ IP

Chuck Estrada – career over Age 29 — no 200+ IP after 24

Clayton Kershaw -  working on 3rd  straight 200 IP season

Curt Simmons – career over Age 38 — no 200+ IP after 36; 1951 lost to military service; 10 IP in age 30 season

Dave Rozema – career over Age 29 — no 200+ IP after 21

Dennis Eckersley (HOF) – career over Age 43 — no 200+ IP after 31; converted closer

Dick Ellsworth – career over Age 31 — no 200+ IP after 26

Felix Hernandez -  working on 5th  straight 200 IP season

Greg Maddux – career over Age 42 — no 200+ IP after 40

Herb Score – career over Age 29 — no 200+ IP after 23; hit in face by line drive

Jim Abbott – career over Age 31 — no 200+ IP after 25

Jim Kaat – career over Age 44 — no 200+ IP after 37; reliever end of career

Jim Nash – career over Age 27 — no 200+ IP after 25

John Candelaria – career over Age 39 — no 200+ IP after 26; reliever end of career

John Smoltz – career over Age 42 — no 200+ IP after 40; TJ missed 2000; reliever

Jon Matlack – career over Age 33 — no 200+ IP after 30

Lary Sorensen – career over Age 32 — no 200+ IP after 27

Mark Buehrle – working on 12th straight 200 IP season

Mark Lemongello – career over Age 23 —no 200+ IP after 22

Matt Cain -  working on 6th  straight 200 IP season

Pedro Ramos – career over Age 35 — no 200+ IP after 27

Ramon Martinez – career over Age 33 — no 200+ IP after 27

Ray Culp – career over Age 31 — no 200+ IP after 29

Ray Sadecki – career over Age 36 — no 200+ IP after 27

Sidney Ponson – career over Age 32 — no 200+ IP after 27

Storm Davis – career over Age 32 — no 200+ IP after 26; reliever/spot starter last 4 years

Tom Seaver – career over Age 41 — no 200+ IP after 40; anomaly like Maddux

Vida Blue – career over Age 36 — no 200+ IP after 30; 312 IP during age 21 season

YEAR		PITCHERS	AGE	IP	F12
1971		Bill Parsons	22	244.67	25.306
1972		Bill Parsons	23	214.00	23.909
1985		Bret Saberhagen	21	235.33	29.212
1987		Bret Saberhagen	23	257.00	28.373
1972		Burt Hooton	22	218.33	25.412
1973		Burt Hooton	23	239.67	26.294
2003		Carlos Zambrano	22	214.00	28.572
2004		Carlos Zambrano	23	209.67	29.440
1960		Chuck Estrada	22	208.67	25.525
1961		Chuck Estrada	23	212.00	25.003
2010		Clayton Kershaw*	22	204.33	29.572
2011		Clayton Kershaw*	23	233.33	32.778
1950		Curt Simmons*	21	214.67	27.537
1952		Curt Simmons*	23	201.33	27.832
1977		Dave Rozema	20	218.33	26.100
1978		Dave Rozema	21	209.33	24.764
1977		Dennis Eckersley	22	247.33	28.162
1978		Dennis Eckersley	23	268.33	26.818
1962		Dick Ellsworth*	22	208.67	23.845
1963		Dick Ellsworth*	23	290.67	29.469
2008		Felix Hernandez	22	200.67	27.719
2009		Felix Hernandez	23	238.67	31.416
1988		Greg Maddux	22	249.00	27.100
1989		Greg Maddux	23	238.33	26.752
1955		Herb Score*	22	227.33	28.467
1956		Herb Score*	23	249.33	30.299
1990		Jim Abbott*	22	211.67	24.812
1991		Jim Abbott*	23	243.00	28.374
1961		Jim Kaat*	22	200.67	25.686
1962		Jim Kaat*	23	269.00	27.919
1967		Jim Nash	22	222.33	25.521
1968		Jim Nash	23	228.67	26.935
1976		John Candelaria*	22	220.00	26.217
1977		John Candelaria*	23	230.67	27.274
1989		John Smoltz	22	208.00	27.888
1990		John Smoltz	23	231.33	27.018
1972		Jon Matlack*	22	244.00	27.556
1973		Jon Matlack*	23	242.00	27.394
1978		Lary Sorensen	22	280.67	26.574
1979		Lary Sorensen	23	235.33	24.627
2001		Mark Buehrle*	22	221.33	28.116
2002		Mark Buehrle*	23	239.00	27.598
1977		Mark Lemongello	21	214.67	24.840
1978		Mark Lemongello	22	210.33	23.613
2007		Matt Cain	22	200.00	28.259
2008		Matt Cain	23	217.67	27.810
1957		Pedro Ramos	22	231.00	23.335
1958		Pedro Ramos	23	259.33	25.401
1990		Ramon Martinez	22	234.33	30.001
1991		Ramon Martinez	23	220.33	27.533
1963		Ray Culp	21	203.33	25.930
1965		Ray Culp	23	204.33	25.206
1961		Ray Sadecki*	20	222.67	23.981
1964		Ray Sadecki*	23	220.00	25.465
1999		Sidney Ponson	22	210.00	24.698
2000		Sidney Ponson	23	222.00	26.785
1983		Storm Davis	21	200.33	26.337
1984		Storm Davis	22	225.00	26.647
1967		Tom Seaver	22	251.00	26.608
1968		Tom Seaver	23	278.00	29.146
1971		Vida Blue*	21	312.00	32.048
1973		Vida Blue*	23	263.67	25.772

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Here are the 140 pitchers with ONE 200+ IP season since 1950:  124 of these pitchers have retired, leaving 16 active.  Their average career ends at 31.7 years of age, while their last 200+IP season occurs at an average age of 27.2 years.

Art Houtteman career over Age 29 —no 200+ IP after 24

Billy Pierce career over Age 37 —no 200+ IP after 32

Erv Palica career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 22

Herm Wehmeier career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 23

HOF Robin Roberts career over Age 39 —no 200+ IP after 37; outlier

Vinegar Bend Mizell career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 29; 2 yrs military

Arnie Portocarrero career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 26

Bob Turley career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 27

Billy Hoeft career over Age 34 —no 200+ IP after 25

Johnny Kucks career over Age 26 —no 200+ IP after 22

Dick Drott career over Age 26 —no 200+ IP after 20

Moe Drabowsky career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 21; reliever 2 ^nd  half career

Mudcat Grant career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 30; reliever last 2-3 yrs

Ralph Terry career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 27

Bob Anderson career over Age 27 —no 200+ IP after 24

Gary Bell career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 30

Glen Hobbie career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 24

Bill Monbouquette career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 28

Jay Hook career over Age 27 —no 200+ IP after 25

John Buzhardt career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 24

Stan Williams career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 24; hurt Age 28-reliever after

Art Mahaffey career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 24

Steve Barber career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 27; reliever 2 ^nd  half career

Bill Stafford career over Age 27 —no 200+ IP after 22

Bob Hendley career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 23

Claude Osteen career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 35;  outlier

Jim Maloney career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 28

Al Downing career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 31; reliever last 2-3 yrs

Mickey Lolich career over Age 38 —no 200+ IP after 34;  outlier

Tony Cloninger career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 25; reliever last 2-3 yrs

Wally Bunker career over Age 26 —no 200+ IP after 24

Fred Newman career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 23

Marcelino Lopez career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 21; reliever last 5-6 yrs

Mel Stottlemyre career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 31

Sam McDowell career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 28

Wade Blasingame career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 21

Dave McNally career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 31

HOF Jim Palmer career over Age 38 —no 200+ IP after 36; shoulder woes Age 28

Tommy John career over Age 46 —no 200+ IP after 40; missed Age 32;  outlier

Bill Singer career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 32

Dave Boswell career over Age 26 —no 200+ IP after 24

Jim Merritt career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 26

Rich Nye career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 22

Blue Moon Odom career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 24

Don Wilson career over Age 29 —no 200+ IP after 29; suicide in garage

Stan Bahnsen career over Age 37 —no 200+ IP after 29; reliever last 5-6 yrs

HOF Steve Carlton career over Age 43 —no 200+ IP after 39;  outlier

Andy Messersmith career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 30

Gary Gentry career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 24

Rick Wise career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 33; missed most Age 28

Tom Murphy career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 25; reliever last 6-7 yrs

George Stone career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 23

Jerry Reuss career over Age 41 —no 200+ IP after 36;  outlier

Reggie Cleveland career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 26; reliever last 4 yrs

Steve Kline career over Age 29 —no 200+ IP after 24

Jim Slaton career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 29; missed most Age 30

Ross Grimsley career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 28; missed Age 31

Steve Busby career over Age 30 —no 200+ IP after 25

Dave Freisleben career over Age 27 —no 200+ IP after 22

Dick Ruthven career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 31

John D’Acquisto career over Age 30 —no 200+ IP after 22; reliever most of career

Jim Hughes career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 23

Tom Underwood career over Age 30 —no 200+ IP after 25; reliever last 4 yrs

Bill Travers career over Age 30 —no 200+ IP after 23

John Denny career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 32

Mark Fidrych career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 21; 24 CG/29 GS Age 21

Pete Falcone career over Age 30 —no 200+ IP after 22

Bob Shirley career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 25; reliever last 6-7 yrs

Jerry Garvin career over Age 26 —no 200+ IP after 21; reliever last 4 yrs

Larry Christenson career over Age 29 —no 200+ IP after 28

Nino Espinosa career over Age 27 —no 200+ IP after 25

Paul Thormodsgard career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 23; 1 GS Age 25

Bob Owchinko career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 23; reliever last 5 yrs

Dennis Martinez career over Age 43 —no 200+ IP after 38;  outlier

Don Robinson career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 25

Roger Erickson career over Age 26 —no 200+ IP after 21

Mike LaCoss career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 30

Rick Sutcliffe career over Age 38 —no 200+ IP after 36; missed most Age 34; outlier

Silvio Martinez career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 23

Bob Welch career over Age 37 —no 200+ IP after 34

Britt Burns career over Age 26 —no 200+ IP after 26; degenerative hip

Dave Stieb career over Age 40 —no 200+ IP after 32; retired Age 36-39

Scott Sanderson career over Age 39 —no 200+ IP after 34

Bill Gullickson career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 33

Brad Havens career over Age 29 —no 200+ IP after 22; reliever last 5 yrs

Dan Petry career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 26

Craig McMurtry career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 23; not in league Age 31-34

Frank Viola career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 32

Mark Langston career over Age 38 —no 200+ IP after 34

Mike Witt career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 28

Ron Darling career over Age 34 —no 200+ IP after 31

Ron Romanick career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 23

Danny Jackson career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 31

Jay Tibbs career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 23

Ed Correa career over Age 21 —no 200+ IP after 20; injured

Floyd Youmans career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 22

Roger Clemens career over Age 44? —no 200+ IP after 42; PEDs?

Sid Fernandez career over Age 34 —no 200+ IP after 29

Bruce Ruffin career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 23; reliever last 6-7 yrs

Greg Swindell career over Age 37 —no 200+ IP after 27; reliever last 6-7 yrs

John Smiley career over Age 32 —no 200+ IP after 31; injured

Andy Benes career over Age 34 —no 200+ IP after 30

Kevin Appier career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 33; missed most Age 30

Scott Erickson career over Age 38 —no 200+ IP after 31; injured Age 33/35

Dave Fleming career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 22

Frank Castillo career over Age 36 —no 200+ IP after 23

Mike Mussina career over Age 39 —no 200+ IP after 39;  outlier

Alex Fernandez career over Age 30 —no 200+ IP after 27; missed Age 28 injured

Steve Cooke career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 23

Wilson Alvarez career over Age 35 —no 200+ IP after 27

Brad Radke career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 32

Frankie Rodriguez career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 23; reliever last 3-4 yrs

Ismael Valdez career over Age 31 —no 200+ IP after 25

Jose Rosado career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 23; injured

Matt Morris career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 31

Eric Milton career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 28; missed Age 32

Javier Vazquez career over Age 34 —no 200+ IP after 32

Mark Mulder career over Age 30 —no 200+ IP after 27; injured

Mark Prior career over Age 25 —no 200+ IP after 22; injured

Dontrelle Willis career over Age 29 —no 200+ IP after 25

Jeremy Bonderman career over Age 27 —no 200+ IP after 23; injured

Zach Duke career over Age 28 —no 200+ IP after 26

Jeff Weaver career over Age 33 —no 200+ IP after 28

Scott Kazmir career over Age 27 —no 200+ IP after 23

Active: Jamey Wright,  Livan Hernandez,  Freddy Garcia,  Randy Wolf*,  Ryan Dempster,  Barry Zito*,  Brad Penny,  Ben Sheets,  CC Sabathia*,  Ervin Santana,  Fausto Carmona,  Chad Billingsley,  Jair Jurrjens, ,  Tommy Hanson,  Madison Bumgarner*,  Trevor Cahill

YEAR		PITCHERS	AGE	IP	F12
1950		Art Houtteman	22	274.67	24.979
1950		Billy Pierce*	23	219.33	25.002
1950		Erv Palica	22	201.33	26.508
1950		Herm Wehmeier	23	230.00	22.869
1950		Robin Roberts	23	304.33	28.705
1953		Vinegar Bend Mizell*	22	224.33	27.330
1954		Arnie Portocarrero	22	248.00	24.704
1954		Bob Turley	23	247.33	26.292
1955		Billy Hoeft*	23	220.00	27.786
1956		Johnny Kucks	22	224.33	24.437
1957		Dick Drott	20	229.00	25.291
1957		Moe Drabowsky	21	239.67	26.954
1958		Mudcat Grant	22	204.00	24.241
1958		Ralph Terry	22	216.67	25.944
1959		Bob Anderson	23	235.33	25.158
1959		Gary Bell	22	234.00	24.831
1959		Glen Hobbie	23	234.00	25.830
1960		Bill Monbouquette	23	215.00	26.081
1960		Jay Hook	23	222.00	23.970
1960		John Buzhardt	23	200.33	24.259
1960		Stan Williams	23	207.33	27.346
1961		Art Mahaffey	23	219.33	26.059
1961		Steve Barber*	23	248.33	26.267
1962		Bill Stafford	22	213.33	25.110
1962		Bob Hendley*	23	200.00	25.926
1963		Claude Osteen*	23	212.33	24.372
1963		Jim Maloney	23	250.33	29.513
1964		Al Downing*	23	244.00	26.626
1964		Mickey Lolich*	23	232.00	27.450
1964		Tony Cloninger	23	242.67	26.347
1964		Wally Bunker	19	214.00	25.887
1965		Fred Newman	23	260.67	26.591
1965		Marcelino Lopez*	21	215.33	25.558
1965		Mel Stottlemyre	23	291.00	27.039
1965		Sam McDowell*	22	273.00	31.055
1965		Wade Blasingame*	21	224.67	23.516
1966		Dave McNally*	23	213.00	25.900
1966		Jim Palmer	20	208.33	24.833
1966		Tommy John*	23	223.00	27.319
1967		Bill Singer	23	204.33	28.335
1967		Dave Boswell	22	222.67	26.760
1967		Jim Merritt*	23	227.67	28.341
1967		Rich Nye*	22	205.00	25.925
1968		Blue Moon Odom	23	231.33	25.545
1968		Don Wilson	23	208.67	26.331
1968		Stan Bahnsen	23	267.33	27.355
1968		Steve Carlton*	23	232.00	26.663
1969		Andy Messersmith	23	250.00	28.451
1969		Gary Gentry	22	233.67	26.067
1969		Rick Wise	23	220.00	26.447
1969		Tom Murphy	23	215.67	24.788
1970		George Stone*	23	207.33	25.542
1971		Jerry Reuss*	22	211.00	23.218
1971		Reggie Cleveland	23	222.00	25.929
1971		Steve Kline	23	222.33	25.713
1973		Jim Slaton	23	276.33	24.784
1973		Ross Grimsley*	23	242.33	24.425
1973		Steve Busby	23	238.33	25.296
1974		Dave Freisleben	22	211.67	24.241
1974		Dick Ruthven	23	212.67	25.090
1974		John D’Acquisto	22	215.00	25.138
1975		Jim Hughes	23	249.67	23.987
1975		Tom Underwood*	21	219.33	25.177
1976		Bill Travers*	23	240.00	24.354
1976		John Denny	23	207.00	24.237
1976		Mark Fidrych	21	250.33	26.940
1976		Pete Falcone*	22	212.00	25.402
1977		Bob Shirley*	23	214.00	24.743
1977		Jerry Garvin*	21	244.67	24.429
1977		Larry Christenson	23	219.33	25.010
1977		Nino Espinosa	23	200.00	25.831
1977		Paul Thormodsgard	23	218.00	23.872
1978		Bob Owchinko*	23	202.33	24.178
1978		Dennis Martinez	23	276.33	26.097
1978		Don Robinson	21	228.33	26.752
1978		Roger Erickson	21	265.67	25.489
1979		Mike LaCoss	23	205.67	24.204
1979		Rick Sutcliffe	23	242.00	25.664
1979		Silvio Martinez	23	206.67	25.704
1980		Bob Welch	23	213.67	26.305
1980		Britt Burns*	21	238.00	27.156
1980		Dave Stieb	22	242.67	25.551
1980		Scott Sanderson	23	211.33	26.280
1982		Bill Gullickson	23	236.67	26.704
1982		Brad Havens*	22	208.67	24.068
1982		Dan Petry	23	246.00	25.777
1983		Craig McMurtry	23	224.67	25.425
1983		Frank Viola*	23	210.00	22.643
1984		Mark Langston*	23	225.00	26.418
1984		Mike Witt	23	246.67	27.677
1984		Ron Darling	23	205.67	24.511
1984		Ron Romanick	23	229.67	24.411
1985		Danny Jackson*	23	208.00	26.292
1985		Jay Tibbs	23	218.00	24.802
1986		Ed Correa	20	202.33	25.655
1986		Floyd Youmans	22	219.00	27.392
1986		Roger Clemens	23	254.00	30.826
1986		Sid Fernandez*	23	204.33	27.820
1987		Bruce Ruffin*	23	204.67	24.401
1988		Greg Swindell*	23	242.00	29.098
1988		John Smiley*	23	205.00	27.285
1991		Andy Benes	23	223.00	28.227
1991		Kevin Appier	23	207.67	27.898
1991		Scott Erickson	23	204.00	26.000
1992		Dave Fleming*	22	228.33	26.454
1992		Frank Castillo	23	205.33	26.275
1992		Mike Mussina	23	241.00	28.204
1993		Alex Fernandez	23	247.33	28.295
1993		Steve Cooke*	23	210.67	26.484
1993		Wilson Alvarez*	23	207.67	26.022
1996		Brad Radke	23	232.00	27.006
1996		Frankie Rodriguez	23	206.67	24.821
1996		Ismael Valdez	22	225.00	29.360
1997		Jose Rosado*	22	203.33	25.477
1997		Matt Morris	22	217.00	28.183
1998		Jamey Wright	23	206.33	22.736
1998		Livan Hernandez	23	234.33	24.779
1999		Eric Milton*	23	206.33	27.805
1999		Freddy Garcia	22	201.33	27.076
2000		Javier Vazquez	23	217.67	28.984
2000		Jeff Weaver	23	200.00	27.326
2000		Randy Wolf*	23	206.33	26.770
2000		Ryan Dempster	23	226.33	28.341
2001		Barry Zito*	23	214.33	28.953
2001		Brad Penny	23	205.00	28.690
2001		Mark Mulder*	23	229.33	29.272
2002		Ben Sheets	23	216.67	27.390
2002		CC Sabathia*	21	210.00	26.617
2003		Mark Prior	22	211.33	32.364
2005		Dontrelle Willis*	23	236.33	30.520
2006		Ervin Santana	23	204.00	27.234
2006		Jeremy Bonderman	23	214.00	29.547
2006		Zach Duke*	23	215.33	26.273
2007		Fausto Carmona	23	215.00	28.608
2007		Scott Kazmir*	23	206.67	29.594
2008		Chad Billingsley	23	200.67	29.043
2009		Jair Jurrjens	23	215.00	28.624
2010		Tommy Hanson	23	202.67	28.856
2011		Madison Bumgarner*	21	204.67	29.986
2011		Trevor Cahill	23	207.67	25.918