New York Yankees: Who Had the Greatest Pitching Season in Team History?
Getting away from the Jeter Contract-a-Palooza nonsense, let's talk actual sports related stuff. Topic: Who had the greatest single pitching season in Yankee history (And by history, we mean fromย at least the 1920s). We didn't consider strikeโor injuryโshortened seasons. Here are some of the contestants.
Lefty Gomezโ1937:
21-11, 2.33 ERA, 25 CG, 6 shutouts, 194 Ks, 193 ERA+, 1.171 WHIP
Mike Mussinaโ2001
17-11, 3.15 ERA, 4 CG, 3 shutouts, 214 Ks, 143 ERA+, 1.067 WHIP
Red Ruffingโ1939
20-7, 2.93 ERA, 22 CG, 5 shutouts, 95 Ks, 150 ERA+, 1.226 WHIP
Catfish Hunterโ1974
25-12, 2.49 ERA, 23 CG, 6 shutouts, 143 Ks, 134 ERA+, 0.986 WHIP
Sparky Lyleโ1974
9-3, 1.66 ERA, 15 saves, 89 Ks in 114 IP, 215 ERA+, 1.193 WHIP
Whitey Fordโ1958
14-7, 2.01 ERA, 15 CG, 7 shutouts, 145 Ks, 177 ERA+, 1.076 WHIP
Herb Pennockโ1924
21-9, 2.83 ERA, 25 CG, 4 shutouts, 101 Ks, 148 ERA+, 1.278 WHIP
Andy Pettitteโ1997
18-7, 2.88 ERA, 4 CG, 1 shutout, 166 Ks, 156 ERA+, 1.240 WHIP
Goose Gossageโ1982
4-5, 2.23 ERA, 30 saves, 102 Ks in 93 IP, 179 ERA+, 0.978 WHIP
Allie Reynoldsโ1952
20-8, 2.06 ERA, 24 CG, 6 shutouts, 160 Ks, 162 ERA+, 1.191 WHIP
Waite Hoytโ1927
22-7, 2.63 ERA+, 23 CG, 3 shutouts, 60 Ks, 132 ERA+, 1.228 WHIP
Ron Guidryโ1978
25-3, 1.74 ERA, 16 CG, 9 Shutouts, 248 Ks, 208 ERA+, 0.946 WHIP
Spud Chandlerโ1943
20-4, 1.64 ERA, 20 CG, 5 shutouts, 134 Ks, 198 ERA+, 0.992 WHIP
Mariano Riveraโ2008
6-5, 1.40 ERA, 39 saves, 77 Ks in 70.2 IP, 319 ERA+, 0.665 WHIP
Or pick another season from anyone in Yankees' history. There are some great seasons in the batch above. When choosing, consider the times in which the pitcher pitched, and let me hear which season and which pitcher you picked.




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