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VanillaGorilla · 10-20-2012, 07:58 AM

I, er...the selection committee, have/has no problem finding qualified pitchers on the spreadsheet. As the standards lower more pitchers are becoming worthy of Hall consideration, especially those retired for 20 years.

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Bob Gibson was drafted 7th over all in 1902. Until his retirement in 1919 he appeared in 599 games, all starts, and posted a record of 311-254 with an OOTP ERA of 2.65. He struck out 2524 batters in 5056 innings. His 48 career shutouts is 6th most, all-time.

His best season was in 1913 when the RL HOFer went 27-11 with an OOTP ERA of 181 and struck out 174.

Gibson, though eligible for Veteran Standard consideration, gets in by virtue of his HOFs number being above the Hall average.

He appeared in 3 WS, won 1, and pitched a no hitter.

Black Ink: 17 (20)
Gray Ink: 203 (207)
HOFm: 152.5 (222)
HOFs: 52 (54)

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Lefty Gomez was the first player taken in the 1917 draft. He pitched in 23 seasons before retiring in 1940 and won 254 games, but he also lost 301. What makes him worthy?

In 1922 he was sidelined with a partially torn labrum, the death knell of OOTP pitchers, but he came back from it to win a WS and his second CYA in 1923.

His best season he did not win the CYA, but it was the 5th best VORP season by a pitcher in the history of the league. Playing for the worst offensive team in the league, he posted a npa ERA+ of 190 while going 17-19 with a 1.91 OOTP ERA, in 1924.

Another RL HOFer, he enters on the Veteran Standard.

Black: 42 (46)
Gray: 146 (182)
HOFm: 107.5 (128)
HOFs: 29 (34)

10-20-2012, 07:58 AM	#45
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371 Blog Entries: 2	Class of 1964, Pitchers, Part 1 - Gibson, Gomez I, er...the selection committee, have/has no problem finding qualified pitchers on the spreadsheet. As the standards lower more pitchers are becoming worthy of Hall consideration, especially those retired for 20 years. ------------ Bob Gibson was drafted 7th over all in 1902. Until his retirement in 1919 he appeared in 599 games, all starts, and posted a record of 311-254 with an OOTP ERA of 2.65. He struck out 2524 batters in 5056 innings. His 48 career shutouts is 6th most, all-time. His best season was in 1913 when the RL HOFer went 27-11 with an OOTP ERA of 181 and struck out 174. Gibson, though eligible for Veteran Standard consideration, gets in by virtue of his HOFs number being above the Hall average. He appeared in 3 WS, won 1, and pitched a no hitter. Black Ink: 17 (20) Gray Ink: 203 (207) HOFm: 152.5 (222) HOFs: 52 (54) -------------- Lefty Gomez was the first player taken in the 1917 draft. He pitched in 23 seasons before retiring in 1940 and won 254 games, but he also lost 301. What makes him worthy? In 1922 he was sidelined with a partially torn labrum, the death knell of OOTP pitchers, but he came back from it to win a WS and his second CYA in 1923. His best season he did not win the CYA, but it was the 5th best VORP season by a pitcher in the history of the league. Playing for the worst offensive team in the league, he posted a npa ERA+ of 190 while going 17-19 with a 1.91 OOTP ERA, in 1924. Another RL HOFer, he enters on the Veteran Standard. Black: 42 (46) Gray: 146 (182) HOFm: 107.5 (128) HOFs: 29 (34) Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 10-31-2012 at 06:10 AM.