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Originally Posted by cgjackson222
I agree with everything you said (only difference is I started collecting in '87 not '86).
Ryan never won a Cy Young, but he did finish in the top 5 six times. He got is his first Cy Young votes when he was 25 and amazingly finished 5th when he was 42.
One thing I did not know is that he holds the all time record for fewest hits allowed per 9 innings at 6.6 He let up 3,923 hits in his career and walked 2,795 which is of course also a record.
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Yeah, the fewest hits allowed stat is impressive until it dawns on you that doesn't speak to walks. If you look instead at total men allowed on base vs. men that got hits off of him, the figure quickly loses its luster.