Best lefty off all time? My vote is Koufax!

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by tedzan

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Thanks.......As a long time Yankees fan, I was thinking of bringing up Ron Guidry, but you did and you said it very succinctly.

I saw Koufax pitch (1955-1966) and I've always considered him one of the best Southpaws. And Guidry is in the same class.

Their career stats are very comparable....Guidry was somewhat more effective in World Series play:

Guidry....Games = 368, W-L = 170-91, ERA = 3.29, World Series W-L = 5-2....WAR = 47.8

Koufax....Games = 397, W-L = 165-87, ERA = 2.76, World Series W-L = 4-3....WAR = 48.9


TED Z

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Ted- I do agree about Guidry being a great lefty. Wouldn't you agree that .60 in ERA difference is huge with that amount of work done by both? Also, can you elaborate on the strengths of the Dodgers line-up versus the Ynakees line-up during their careers? Thanks a lot....

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

Ted- I do agree about Guidry being a great lefty. Wouldn't you agree that .60 in ERA difference is huge with that amount of work done by both? Also, can you elaborate on the strengths of the Dodgers line-up versus the Ynakees line-up during their careers? Thanks a lot....

Crunching the numbers, you'll see a distinct difference between the 1977 - 1985 total RUNS production for the Yankees vs. the 1961 - 1966 Dodgers total Runs production.
The Yankees 1977 - 1985 scored an average of 781 RUNS per year vs. the 1961 - 1966 Dodgers 674 RUNS per year. Therefore, Ron Guidry could afford to have Half a RUN
higher in his ERA stat and still win games.

Two of his three 20+ games wins were not your typical low ERA......

1978 W-L 25 - 3, ERA = 1.74

1983 W-L 21 - 9, ERA = 3.42

1985 W-L 22 - 6, ERA = 3.27



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[TheBig6]

When I was growing up it was Spahn. I think he belongs in the conversation.