Iconic Players from each decade (50's/60's/70's)

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

70s Carlton, Palmer, Morgan.

50s Spahn

60s Killebrew

Peter, you have no idea how many times I'm going to post something, only to find you've stolen my thunder as I scroll down.

Warren Spahn won a whopping 202 games in the 50s. How good is that? Consider the best win total by decade in the modern era (post 1919).

1920-1929:
Burleigh Grimes 190 wins
Eppa Rixley 166 wins

1930-1939:
Lefty Grove 199 wins
Carl Hubbell 188 wins

1940-1949:
Hal Newhouser 170 wins
Bob Feller 137 wins

1950-1959:
Warren Spahn 202 wins
Robin Roberts 199 wins

1960-1969:
Juan Marichal 191 wins
Bob Gibson 164 wins

1970-1979:
Jim Palmer 186 wins
Gaylord Perry 184 wins

1980-1989:
Jack Morris 162 wins
Dave Stieb 140 wins

1990-1999:
Greg Maddux 176 wins
Tom Glavine 164 wins

2000-2009:
Andy Pettitte 148 wins
Randy Johnson 143 wins

2010-2016:
Clayton Kershaw 104 wins
Max Scherzer 99 wins

While a couple other pitchers came close, Warren Spahn is the only pitcher in the modern era to average 20 wins a season for a full decade.

He had eight 20 win seasons, leading the league in wins six times in the 50s. Spahny is one of the most under-appreciated pitchers in the history of the game, if you ask me. He pitched twenty-one seasons, and won 20 or more in thirteen of them. And he threw a whopping 382 complete games.

And don't forget about Hank and Warren's teammate, Eddie Mathews. He was a stud in the 50s, as well. The guy hit 299 home runs in the decade even though he didn't play in 1950 or 1951. Only Duke Snider (326) and Gil Hodges (299) hit more in the decade, and they both played in all ten seasons.

Ted Williams and Joe Dimaggio would be the first two guys I think of for the 1940s.