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patphil

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6. Look up Ryan's stats on Baseball Reference.com

Reply to True Dough (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 2, 2023, 10:21 AM

Apr 2023

He had 2 seasons in a row, 73 and 74, where he started 40 or more games, and completed 26 games each year.
Now it's hard for a pitcher to get that many complete games in a career. It took Kershaw 15 years to get 25 complete games.
The strategy/philosophy of the game has changed quite a bit over the past 5 decades.

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Kershaw Moves Into 23rd Place, All Time Ks [View all] ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 OP

Ryan did pitch until age 46. He was a physical freak. Of course he wasn't paid 30 million chicoescuela Apr 2023 #1

Yeah, That's Definitely A Piece ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #4

Interesting information from an umpire. I umpire high school ball but I tend to be chicoescuela Apr 2023 #8

Would Your Perspective Change... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #10

It isn't the speed of the pitch but more their location consistently. chicoescuela Apr 2023 #12

Hard To Argue With That ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #13

Can't imagine 135 mph. Too fast for me chicoescuela Apr 2023 #14

If I Got My Racket On It... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #15

I'm a CPA. Not as good an athlete as your competitor for sure chicoescuela Apr 2023 #16

What amazes me most about Clayton are his lifetime winning percentage and ERA. Magoo48 Apr 2023 #2

Ryan was exceptional, for sure True Dough Apr 2023 #3

Complete Games ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #5

It's just phenomenal True Dough Apr 2023 #7

In Looking At His Stats... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #9

And that's over True Dough Apr 2023 #11

Look up Ryan's stats on Baseball Reference.com patphil Apr 2023 #6