o/t amazing statistic

[mojorob]

Phil Niekro only had something like 30 wins by the time he was 30 years old.
Finished up with 318.

[barrysloate]

Niekro had 191 wins at age 40, and still finished with 318.

[zork1974]

To me, Johnson is one of the greatest of all time. I can't imagine what his stats would have looked like if he honed his control earlier in his career.

[kkkkandp]

Although 40 years of age is really pushing it for the 3000+ hitters, there are a few who have picked up a decent portion of their totals after that birthday:

Rose 699 of 4256 16%
Yaz 410 of 3419 12%
Anson 822 of 3418 24%
Wagner 479 of 3415 14%
Winfield 413 of 3110 13%

[paul]

I would guess that Amos Rusie would rank pretty high for wins before age 30.

[phlflyer1]

As much as he drives me nuts watching him pitch, Jamie Moyer has had a lot of late career success as well.

34 wins before the age of 30 and 92 wins (at the present time) since turning the age of 40.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I believe in the modern era Catfish Hunter had the most wins before age 30.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Niekro had 191 wins at age 40, and still finished with 318.

Is his 127 wins after the age of 40 the alltime record?

[barrysloate]

Yes, I believe Niekro holds that record. As a knucklehead...I mean knuckleballer, he was able to pitch forever.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Who holds the record for most wins BEFORE age 30?

[barrysloate]

Cy Young? Purely a guess.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Cy Young? Purely a guess.

Here's the list for most wins after age 30 (coming into this season, and Moyer and Johnson are still going).

For age 30 and older pitchers the numbers are:


WINS W
1 Cy Young 316
2 Phil Niekro 287
3 Warren Spahn 277
4 Gaylord Perry 238
5 Randy Johnson 227
6 Early Wynn 217
T7 Grover C Alexander 213
T7 Lefty Grove 213
9 Jamie Moyer 212
10 Greg Maddux 205
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Cy had a lot of wins on both sides of that age.