Kind of the same:
Great performances with really bad teams. Carlton's 1972 season springs to mind, but consider this one too:
Arizona was 51-111 in 2004; Randy Johnson was 16-14 with a 2.60 ERA and 290 Strikeouts with only 44 walks!
He led the league in Starts-35; ERA+ -176; FIP- 2.30; Whip- 0.900; H/9- 6.5 and the punch-outs of course.
as far as Run Support was concerned, in 17 of his 35 starts, he was given 2 runs of less to support his efforts.
He was 3-12 in those games with a 2.35 ERS and a 0.84 WHIP.
What would 16-14 have translated to on a better team?
I'm not saying this was as good as season as Carlton's, I'm just saying it was Carlton-ish.
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