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All Season Pitching Leaders – Through 2025

MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles DodgersLast week, we took our first look at the offensive leaders per season since 2019.  Today, we do the same with the pitchers for all of the games I’ve attended from 1984 through the 2025 season.  As with the hitters, there is little change from our first look after the 2011 season, but the time was right for another perusal of the stats.  We start with that most maligned pitching stat:

Wins

Year Name Total
2008 Mark Buehrle 8
2003 Matt Clement 6
2006 Freddy Garcia 6
2003 Mark Prior 6
2004 Greg Maddux 6
2005 Mark Buehrle 6
2008 Gavin Floyd 6

Losses

Year Name Total
2003 Kerry Wood 6
2008 Javier Vazquez 6
2003 Matt Clement 5
2004 Greg Maddux 5
2011 Gavin Floyd 5
2005 Greg Maddux 5
2017 Jose Quintana 5
2019 Ivan Nova 5

ERA (> 8 IP)

Year Name Total
1987 Floyd Bannister 0.00
2000 Livan Hernandez 0.00
1997 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2001 Jeff Fassero 0.00
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Throwback Thursday – Pitching Leaders Of The 1980s

Our Throwback Thursday feature continues, as we once again point the wayback machine back to the 1980s, finally putting our focus on the defensive leaders of that decade.  As a reminder, I’ve identified a mere 14 games that I attended during this time period, when I would have been ages 5 through 14.

Wins

Name Total
14 tied with 1

Losses

Name Total
Tom Seaver 2
12 tied with 1

ERA (> 6 IP)

Name Total
Floyd Bannister 0.00
Mark Langston 0.00
Dwight Gooden 0.00
Scott McGregpr 1.00
Bud Black 1.23

Strikeouts

Name Total
Britt Burns 12
Tom Seaver 10
Tim Lollar 9
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Against The Mariners All Time Leaders – Through 2021

marinersIn the past, we’ve looked at the all time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. This offseason, we will take our first ever look at those leaders against all 30 clubs.  We continue today with the Seattle Mariners.

The Mariners began life in 1977, joining the American League along with the Toronto Blue Jays. I’ve seen them play 39 times, including the final night game at the original Comiskey Park, the first 2 games of their sweep of the White Sox in the 2000 ALDS, and the first series back with 100% capacity last June.

Home Runs

Name Total
Paul Konerko 10
Alex Rios 4
Avisail Garcia 3
Jose Abreu 3
Dayan Viciedo 3

Hits

Name Total
Paul Konerko 17
Alexei Ramirez 17
Tim Anderson 15

Runs

Name Total
Paul Konerko 14
Tim Anderson 10
Alex Rios 9

RBI

Name Total
Paul Konerko 17
Alex Rios 9
Alexei Ramirez 8

Doubles

Name Total
Alexei Ramirez 5
A.J. Pierzynski 5
Melky Cabrera 3

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All Season Pitching Leaders – Through 2019

MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles DodgersLast week, we took our first look at the offensive leaders per season since 2014.  Today, we do the same with the pitchers for all of the games I’ve attended from 1984 through the 2019 season.  As with the hitters, there is little change from our first look after the 2011 season, but the time was right for another perusal of the stats.  We start with that most maligned pitching stat:

Wins

Year Name Total
2008 Mark Buehrle 8
2003 Matt Clement 6
2006 Freddy Garcia 6
2003 Mark Prior 6
2004 Greg Maddux 6
2005 Mark Buehrle 6
2008 Gavin Floyd 6

Losses

Year Name Total
2003 Kerry Wood 6
2008 Javier Vazquez 6
2003 Matt Clement 5
2004 Greg Maddux 5
2011 Gavin Floyd 5
2005 Greg Maddux 5
2017 Jose Quintana 5
2019 Ivan Nova 5

ERA (> 8 IP)

Year Name Total
1987 Floyd Bannister 0.00
2000 Livan Hernandez 0.00
1997 Wilson Alvarez 0.00
2001 Jeff Fassero 0.00
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#84 – Floyd Bannister

Floyd-Bannister-02Name: Floyd Bannister

Rank: 84

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1983-1987

Floyd Bannister signed with the White Sox as a free agent on December 13, 1982, much to the chagrin of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who was not used to losing out on free agents that he was interested in.  The signing quickly paid dividends for the White Sox and Bannister, who won a career high 16 games as the White Sox ran away with the AL West crown, earning their first post-season berth since 1959.  Bannister started and lost game 2 of the ALCS, going 6 innings and giving up all 4 runs in the White Sox 4-0 loss to the Orioles.

Bannister, and the White Sox, faltered somewhat in 1984, with his ERA jumping up to 4.83.  1985 was more of the same, with an ERA at 4.87 and finishing with a losing record of 10-14.  Bannister rebounded in 1986, posting a 3.54 ERA in 28 starts despite finishing the year with the same 10-14 record.  Bannister tied his career high with 16 wins in 1987, finishing the year with a 3.58 ERA.  Following the season, with the White Sox in full rebuilding mode, Bannister and Dave Cochrane were traded to the Royals for Greg Hibbard, Melido Perez, John Davis, and Chuck Mount.

Bannister’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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#92 – Melido Perez

melidoperezName: Melido Perez

Rank: 92

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1988-1991

Melido Perez joined the White Sox organization on December 10, 1987 when he was acquired, along with Chuck Mount, John Davis, and Greg Hibbard, from the Royals for Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.  Perez broke camp with the White Sox in 1988, joining the starting rotation and starting 32 games.  He finished the year with a 12-10 record and a 3.79 ERA.  His year was good enough for a 6th place finish in Rookie of the Year voting

Perez struggled in 1989, along with the rest of the White Sox, as his ERA ballooned up to 5.01 and his record fell to 11-14.

Perez was earned the opening day start for the White Sox in 1990, but his struggles continued as a much improved White Sox squad battled for the Western Division title.  The highlight of his year came on July 12, when he threw a rain-shortened no hitter against the Yankees.  He finished the year with a 13-14 record with a 4.61 ERA as the White Sox finished 9 games behind the eventual AL champion Oakland A’s.

With expectations raised after a 94 win season, Perez found himself left out of the starting rotation for the first time.  The change seemed to have agreed with him, as his ERA dropped to 3.12 and he set a career low in WHIP.

The following January, Perez was packaged, along with Domingo Jean and Bob Wickman, in a trade to the Yankees for Steve Sax.

Perez’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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#93 – Greg Hibbard

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Name: Greg Hibbard

Rank: 93

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1989-1992

Greg Hibbard joined the White Sox organization on December 10, 1987 when he was acquired, along with Chuck Mount, John Davis, and Melido Perez, from the Royals for Floyd Bannister and Dave Cochrane.  He made his major league debut on May 31, 1989, going 6 strong innings in the White Sox loss to the Tigers.  He remained in the starting rotation for the remainder of the year, going 6-7 with an impressive 3.21 ERA.

1990 was a special year for the White Sox, as they prepared to close down Comiskey Park and ended up surprising everybody by fielding their first competitive club in 5 years.  Hibbard played a big role in that resurgence, going 14-9 with a 3.16 ERA as the upstart White Sox battled the defending World Series champion Oakland A’s for the Western Division crown.

As the White Sox moved across the street in 1991, Hibbard started to struggle more than he had before in his career.  His record evened out at 11-11 and his ERA jumped up to 4.31, giving up the most runs (both earned and overall) of his career.

1992 was more of the same for Hibbard, as his ERA continued to rise, now to 4.40, despite posting a winning record at 10-7.  Following the season, Hibbard was left unprotected in the expansion draft and he was selected by the newly formed Florida Marlins, ending his White Sox career.

Hibbard’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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All Season Pitching Leaders – Through 2014

MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles DodgersLast week, we took our first look at the offensive leaders per season since 2011.  Today, we do the same with the pitchers for all of the games I’ve attended from 1984 through the 2014 season.  As with the hitters, there is little change from our first look after the 2011 season, but the time was right for another perusal of the stats.  We start with that most maligned pitching stat:

Wins

Year Name Total
2008 Mark Buehrle 8
2003 Matt Clement 6
2006 Freddy Garcia 6
2003 Mark Prior 6
2004 Greg Maddux 6
2005 Mark Buehrle 6
2008 Gavin Floyd 6

Losses

Year Name Total
2003 Kerry Wood 6
2008 Javier Vazquez 6
2003 Matt Clement 5
2004 Greg Maddux 5
2011 Gavin Floyd 5
2005 Greg Maddux 5

ERA (> 8 IP)

Year Name Total
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#219 – Dave Cochrane

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Name: Dave Cochrane

Rank: 219

Position: 3B

Year With White Sox: 1986

Dave Cochrane joined the White Sox organization on July 16, 1985, when he was acquired from the Mets in exchange for Tom Paciorek.  The following year, he was a September callup for the White Sox, making his major league debut on September 2, 1986 against the Royals.  Cochrane appeared in 19 games for the White Sox down the stretch in a season that saw the team lose 90 games.

Despite hitting .271 with 15 home runs for Triple A Hawaii in 1987, Cochrane did not get a chance to return to the major leagues.  On February 3, 1988, he was packaged along with Floyd Bannister in a trade with the Royals that brought back John Davis, Greg Hibbard, and Melido Perez.

Cochrane’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:

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All Season Pitching Leaders – Through 2011

Following up on Wednesday’s look at the offense, here are the pitching stat leaders per season for the all the games I’ve attended from 1984 – 2011.

Wins

Year Name Total
2008 Mark Buehrle 8
2003 Matt Clement 6
2006 Freddy Garcia 6
2003 Mark Prior 6
2004 Greg Maddux 6
2005 Mark Buehrle 6
2008 Gavin Floyd 6
Losses

Year Name Total
2003 Kerry Wood 6
2008 Javier Vazquez 6
2003 Matt Clement 5
2004 Greg Maddux 5
2011 Gavin Floyd 5
2005 Greg Maddux 5
ERA (> 8 IP)

Year Name Total
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