Best lefty off all time? My vote is Koufax!

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Yeah, no kidding. The discussion was about ERA and how 2.81 over 5 years was so amazing.

Both you and the other poster were trying to diminish Koufax's overall performance by concentrating on road E.R.A.

"There are lots of guys who had amazing 5-year runs". Horlen's 2.34 E.R.A in and of itself was great, but it wasn't an amazing run compared to Koufax.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by jgannon

Both you and the other poster were trying to diminish Koufax's overall performance by concentrating on road E.R.A.

The response we got was that Koufax's five-year run of 2.81 road ERA would make him an all-time great. Point is, a lefty with a 5-year run of 2.81 ERA is not all THAT special.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Tabe

The response we got was that Koufax's five-year run of 2.81 road ERA would make him an all-time great. Point is, a lefty with a 5-year run of 2.81 ERA is not all THAT special.

False, Koufax's 5 year road ERA was 2.59. 2.81 was another poster wanting to excluded Koufax's best year. It just goes to show ridiculous the arguments are from the haters. That was by far the best road ERA in MLB by a starting pitcher over that period.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by rats60

False, Koufax's 5 year road ERA was 2.59. 2.81 was another poster wanting to excluded Koufax's best year. It just goes to show ridiculous the arguments are from the haters. That was by far the best road ERA in MLB by a starting pitcher over that period.

OK, I was going by the 2.81 mentioned.