Just looking at ERA is not the best way to decide
by DBCooper (2020-10-03 11:50:04)

In reply to: Arguable. In '68 Gibson had a stretch of 261 batters  posted by Jellyfinger

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Again compare to rest of the league. 68 was a horrible hitting year for all of MLB. Due to raised mound, large strike zone and just weak hitting overall. Yaz led the league batting .301. Lowest slugging avg in AL since 1915. White Sox were shut out 23 times that year, a record. In 2000 7 guys hit over .340, 10 teams hit over 200 HRs and it was a record for most HR until 2017. Obviously we know steroids was rampant as well. 2000 was one of the best hitting years ever and Pedro dominated.

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  • Look at ERA+ - Tubes  2020-10-03 13:17:48
    • Wow - DBCooper  2020-10-03 13:59:55