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Old 07-30-2024, 10:52 AM
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Who had the 10 all-time best single seasons by left-handed pitchers according to BRef WAR?
Let's get the obvious ones out of the way first--Steve "Lefty" Carlton, Lefty Grove, and Sandy Koufax.
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Clayton Kershaw?
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Clayton Kershaw?
Good guess but Kershaw does not make the list..

I guess I might as well give a hint here: Carlton's season is the most recent of the top ten.
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Spahn?
Another good guess but Spahn doesn't make it either. His best season (1947) is tied for #29 on the list.
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Last guess for now is Wilbur Wood, who had some monster years with the White Sox.
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Hal Newhouser. Carl Hubbell must be on there somewhere too.
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Last guess for now is Wilbur Wood, who had some monster years with the White Sox.
Yes!

Wilbur Wood is #4 (1971). He had a 1.91 ERA with 22 complete games that year.
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Good guess but Kershaw does not make the list..

I guess I might as well give a hint here: Carlton's season is the most recent of the top ten.
I guess that's not surprising. Because of the huge number of innings they used to pitch, most of the really high WAR seasons for pitchers are pre-1900.
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I guess that's not surprising. Because of the huge number of innings they used to pitch, most of the really high WAR seasons for pitchers are pre-1900.
This leads me to another hint:

Five of the remaining six seasons on the list were in the 19th century. The other one happened in the 20th century and this person is a HOFer...
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Let's get the obvious ones out of the way first--Steve "Lefty" Carlton, Lefty Grove, and Sandy Koufax.
OK, great start.

Carlton is #3 (1972)
Grove is #8 (1936)

Koufax, believe it or not, is just outside the top ten: his best season (1963) is tied for #12.

That's two down, eight to go...
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