Name the five greatest pitchers of the 70's

[wilheim]

In no particular order with possible exception of Palmer being #1.

Top pitchers in 70s with best years and Cy Youngs won.

Gaylord Perry - two Cy Youngs - one in each league.
1970 NL-23-13
1972 AL-24-16
1974 AL-23-13
1975 AL-23-11
1978 NL-21-6

Jim Palmer 3 Cy Youngs
1970 AL-20-10
1971 AL-20-9
1972 AL-21-10
1973 AL-22-9
1975 AL-23-11
1976 AL-22-13
1977 AL-20-11
1978 AL-21-21

Steve Carlton - two Cy Youngs
1971 NL-20-9
1972 NL-27-10
1976 NL-20-7
1977 NL-23-10
1979 NL-18-11

Tom Seaver - Two Cy Youngs
1970 NL-18-12
1971 NL-20-10
1972 NL-21-12
1973 NL-19-10
1975 NL-22-9
1977 NL-21-6
1979 NL-16-6

Catfish Hunter 1 Cy Young
1970 AL-18-14
1971 AL-21-11
1972 AL-21-7
1973 AL-21-5
1974 AL-25-12
1975 AL-23-14
1978 AL-12-6

Fergie Jenkins 1 Cy Young

1970 NL-22-16
1971 NL-24-13
1972 NL-20-12
1974 AL-25-12
1978 AL-18-8
1979 AL-16-14

Regarding Bod Gibson as great as he was, his best years were easily in the 1960s. He had an excellent year in 1970 going 23-7 and a good year in 1972 going 19-11 the rest of the 70s were:

1971 16-13
1973 12-10
1974 11-13
1975 3-10 (retired after his last start on September 3rd 1975.)



wil.

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Gibson
Carlton
Palmer
Marichal
Ryan
Seaver

Actually there are many more than these guys today...

 

[wilheim]

Fwiw

The great Juan Marichal was a star in the 60's but not in the 70s (similar to but even worse than Bod Gibson) his record in the 1970's was 53 wins and 55 losses. He retired on April 16th 1975.


wil.

 

[Betallsports]

I'm going to agree with Propokerplayer here....Ron Guidry had some really good stats...Was a 25 Game Winner in 1978

Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
1975 24 NYY AL 0 1 10 1 0 0 6 0 15.7 15 6 6 0 9 15 1 1 69 0 0 3.45 3.71 108 1.532
1976 25 NYY AL 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 16.0 20 12 10 1 4 12 0 0 72 0 0 5.63 3.45 61 1.500
1977 26 NYY AL 16 7 31 25 9 5 4 1 210.7 174 72 66 12 65 176 0 6 850 2 0 2.82 3.95 140 1.134 MVP-18,CYA-7
1978 27 NYY AL 25 3 35 35 16 9 0 0 273.7 187 61 53 13 72 248 1 7 1057 1 1 1.74 3.63 208 0.946 MVP-2,CYA-1,AS
1979 28 NYY AL 18 8 33 30 15 2 3 2 236.3 203 83 73 20 71 201 0 9 946 0 0 2.78 4.06 146 1.159 MVP-26,CYA-3,AS
1980 29 NYY AL 17 10 37 29 5 3 4 1 219.7 215 97 87 19 80 166 1 5 929 1 0 3.56 3.92 110 1.343
1981 30 NYY AL 11 5 23 21 0 0 1 0 127.0 100 41 39 12 26 104 1 6 497 0 0 2.76 3.55 129 0.992 CYA-7
1982 31 NYY AL 14 8 34 33 6 1 0 0 222.0 216 104 94 22 69 162 1 6 935 3 1 3.81 3.96 104 1.284 AS
1983 32 NYY AL 21 9 31 31 21 3 0 0 250.3 232 99 95 26 60 156 2 4 1024 3 2 3.42 3.87 113 1.166 MVP-21,CYA-5,AS
1984 33 NYY AL 10 11 29 28 5 1 1 0 195.7 223 102 98 24 44 127 2 1 841 3 0 4.51 3.80 84 1.365
1985 34 NYY AL 22 6 34 33 11 2 0 0 259.0 243 104 94 28 42 143 0 3 1033 3 1 3.27 4.02 123 1.100 MVP-15,CYA-2
1986 35 NYY AL 9 12 30 30 5 0 0 0 192.3 202 94 85 28 38 140 1 3 809 2 0 3.98 4.10 103 1.248
1987 36 NYY AL 5 8 22 17 2 0 2 0 117.7 111 50 48 14 38 96 1 3 493 3 1 3.67 4.43 121 1.266
1988 37 NYY AL 2 3 12 10 0 0 1 0 56.0 57 28 26 7 15 32 2 2 239 3 2 4.18 3.98 95 1.286
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
14 Yr WL% .651 170 91 368 323 95 26 24 4 2392.0 2198 953 874 226 633 1778 13 56 9794 24 8 3.29 3.92 119 1.184

 

[FairWarning]

Seems like some solid people in here. Why does the pitcher with two all-star games to his credit think he deserves the HOF over Schilling or Morris? Shows that career stats can be overrated.

Bert, you are not a HOF'er.

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Blyleven should be in the Hall....No doubt at all....

 

[5teamparlay]

Palmer, Perry, Seaver, Hunter, Sparky Lyle.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...yankees-give-sparky-day-sun-article-1.1821060

<header>Yankees should give Sparky Lyle his day in the sun

Goose Gossage will be receiving his plaque in Monument Park on June 22, but the Yanks have nothing planned for Lyle.

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 6:26 PM
Updated: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 11:18 PM




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The Yankees mean well enough. But the problem with handing out plaques in Monument Park is that there’s always somebody else out there waiting in line who may deserve one just as much.
Take for example the case of Goose Gossage and Sparky Lyle. Gossage will be receiving his plaque on June 22. He’s certainly a worthy recipient. Goose pitched seven seasons for the Yankees, appeared in 319 games, went 42-28 with 151 saves and a 2.14 ERA. He was part of two pennant winners and one championship.
But the Yanks have nothing planned for Lyle, who also pitched seven seasons in New York, appeared in 420 games, went 57-40 with 141 saves and a 2.41 ERA. He was part of three pennant winners and two championships. He was a Cy Young winner with the Yanks and also performed one of the great relief jobs of all time, shutting down the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of the 1977 ALCS on two hits over the final 5.1 innings, with the Yankees facing elimination.
“I was warming up in the bullpen and Billy Martin had called down and wondered how I was throwing.” Lyle recalled, about that day. “And they say, ‘He couldn’t get his grandmother out.’ So Billy asked me how I was feeling and I said I feel fine. ‘Well,’ he says, ‘They said you couldn’t get your grandmother out,’ and I say, ‘Well, I’m not facing her.’”
Lyle credits his stamina to his one-pitch arsenal. Mariano Rivera had his cutter. Sparky had his slider.
“Back when I pitched a lot of innings in a row, I never tried to overthrow,” he said. “I just went out there with what I had and made sure I made the pitch. You hear people tell you all the time, it’s not how hard, it’s where.”
It would be great if the Yanks cited both these friends at the same time. For now, Lyle’s jersey No. 28 will be retired by the Somerset (N.J.) Patriots on June 14, honoring his outstanding managing stint with the minor league club. Lyle won five Atlantic League pennants in Bridgewater, after owner Steve Kalafer sold him a truck and offered him the managerial post.
Lyle, now manager emeritus with the Patriots, is thrilled with the honor. He’s heard nothing yet, though, from the Yanks. Lyle is patient and gracious, as he was when George Steinbrenner acquired Gossage for more than $1 million per season right after Lyle won the Cy Young.
“Goose didn’t know what to say to me,” Lyle said. “I told him, ‘Goose, if I was in the front office and you were available, I’d have got you myself.’ Only thing I thought was, they really should have traded me first, or in spring training.”
Sparky now figures the Yanks are doing this for Gossage, not for him, because Goose is a Hall of Famer. He isn’t complaining, but the thought of a dual celebration tickles his sense of history.
“It would be nice,” Lyle said.


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