Comments on: Youngest (and oldest) post-season pitchers http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: acoolie http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1776 acoolie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:36:06 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/379#comment-1776 That wasn't as difficult as I thought, considering I wanted to find a difference larger than 24 years, I did a search for starts in postseason age > 43 (which is 19 + 24). Only 9 such starts. Good. It turns out it is the most. But David Wells was once relieved by a 22 year old, when he was 43. And Randy Johnson when he was 43 was relieved by a 23 year old. That wasn't as difficult as I thought, considering I wanted to find a difference larger than 24 years, I did a search for starts in postseason age > 43 (which is 19 + 24). Only 9 such starts. Good.

It turns out it is the most. But David Wells was once relieved by a 22 year old, when he was 43. And Randy Johnson when he was 43 was relieved by a 23 year old.

]]> By: acoolie http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1774 acoolie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:26:52 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/379#comment-1774 Earlier this postseason, Roger Clemens (45), one of the oldest pitchers to play a postseason game, was relieved by Philip Hughes (21). I was wondering if this is the largest differential between starter and reliever in a postseason game. Earlier this postseason, Roger Clemens (45), one of the oldest pitchers to play a postseason game, was relieved by Philip Hughes (21). I was wondering if this is the largest differential between starter and reliever in a postseason game.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1768 Andy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:15:13 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/379#comment-1768 wow.....very nice! wow.....very nice!

]]> By: kingturtle http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1767 kingturtle Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:56:19 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/379#comment-1767 I believe I've done a thorough search by hand, and here are the results: *Jimenez vs. Schilling. Difference: 17 years, 2 months, 8 days *Plank vs. James (10-10-1914). Difference: 16 years, 6 months, 12 days *L Hernandez vs. Hershiser (10-18-1997 & 10-23-1997). Difference: 16 years, 5 months, 4 days *Quinn vs. Root (10-12-1929). Difference: 15 years, 8 months, 16 days. I believe I've done a thorough search by hand, and here are the results:
*Jimenez vs. Schilling. Difference: 17 years, 2 months, 8 days
*Plank vs. James (10-10-1914). Difference: 16 years, 6 months, 12 days
*L Hernandez vs. Hershiser (10-18-1997 & 10-23-1997). Difference: 16 years, 5 months, 4 days
*Quinn vs. Root (10-12-1929). Difference: 15 years, 8 months, 16 days.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1745 Andy Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:42:45 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/379#comment-1745 Top 10 oldest to start Game 1 of the World Series Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 43.079 Roger Clemens 2005-10-22 WS 1 HOU @CHW L 3-5 GS-2 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 54 35 37 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 2 40.151 David Wells 2003-10-18 WS 1 NYY FLA L 2-3 GS-7 ,L 7 6 3 3 2 1 0 104 70 52 29 24 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 3 39.268 Early Wynn 1959-10-01 WS 1 CHW LAD W 11-0 GS-7 ,W 7 6 0 0 1 6 0 70 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 39.160 Sal Maglie 1956-10-03 WS 1 BRO NYY W 6-3 CG 9 ,W 9 9 3 3 4 10 2 63 39 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 5 39.032 Orel Hershiser 1997-10-18 WS 1 CLE @FLA L 4-7 GS-5 ,L 4.1 6 7 7 4 2 2 83 49 21 23 18 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.54 6 38.082 Tim Wakefield 2004-10-23 WS 1 BOS STL W 11-9 GS-4 3.2 3 5 5 5 2 1 91 48 32 19 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.27 7 38.065 Woody Williams 2004-10-23 WS 1 STL @BOS L 9-11 GS-3 2.1 8 7 7 3 1 1 70 42 11 19 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 8 38.024 Curt Davis 1941-10-01 WS 1 BRO @NYY L 2-3 GS-6 ,L 5.1 6 3 3 3 1 1 42 25 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 9 37.335 Walter Johnson 1925-10-07 WS 1 WSH @PIT W 4-1 CG 9 ,W 9 5 1 1 1 10 1 82 33 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.00 10 37.161 Warren Spahn 1958-10-01 WS 1 MLN NYY W 4-3 CG 10 ,W 10 8 3 3 4 6 2 66 40 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.70 Top 10 oldest to start Game 1 of the World Series

Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA
+----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+
1 43.079 Roger Clemens 2005-10-22 WS 1 HOU @CHW L 3-5 GS-2 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 54 35 37 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
2 40.151 David Wells 2003-10-18 WS 1 NYY FLA L 2-3 GS-7 ,L 7 6 3 3 2 1 0 104 70 52 29 24 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
3 39.268 Early Wynn 1959-10-01 WS 1 CHW LAD W 11-0 GS-7 ,W 7 6 0 0 1 6 0 70 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
4 39.160 Sal Maglie 1956-10-03 WS 1 BRO NYY W 6-3 CG 9 ,W 9 9 3 3 4 10 2 63 39 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
5 39.032 Orel Hershiser 1997-10-18 WS 1 CLE @FLA L 4-7 GS-5 ,L 4.1 6 7 7 4 2 2 83 49 21 23 18 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.54
6 38.082 Tim Wakefield 2004-10-23 WS 1 BOS STL W 11-9 GS-4 3.2 3 5 5 5 2 1 91 48 32 19 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.27
7 38.065 Woody Williams 2004-10-23 WS 1 STL @BOS L 9-11 GS-3 2.1 8 7 7 3 1 1 70 42 11 19 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00
8 38.024 Curt Davis 1941-10-01 WS 1 BRO @NYY L 2-3 GS-6 ,L 5.1 6 3 3 3 1 1 42 25 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
9 37.335 Walter Johnson 1925-10-07 WS 1 WSH @PIT W 4-1 CG 9 ,W 9 5 1 1 1 10 1 82 33 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.00
10 37.161 Warren Spahn 1958-10-01 WS 1 MLN NYY W 4-3 CG 10 ,W 10 8 3 3 4 6 2 66 40 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.70

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1744 Andy Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:41:55 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/379#comment-1744 Top 20 oldest to start a World Series game Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 46.103 Jack Quinn 1929-10-12 WS 4 PHA CHC W 10-8 GS-5 5 7 6 5 2 2 1 31 24 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 2 43.079 Roger Clemens 2005-10-22 WS 1 HOU @CHW L 3-5 GS-2 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 54 35 37 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 3 41.346 Kenny Rogers 2006-10-22 WS 2 DET STL W 3-1 GS-8 ,W 8 2 0 0 3 5 0 99 61 80 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 41.222 Pete Alexander 1928-10-05 WS 2 STL @NYY L 3-9 GS-3 ,L 2.1 6 8 8 4 1 1 10 17 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30.86 5 41.079 Roger Clemens 2003-10-22 WS 4 NYY @FLA L 3-4 GS-7 7 8 3 3 0 5 1 109 76 54 29 28 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 6 40.167 Dennis Martinez 1995-10-28 WS 6 CLE @ATL L 0-1 GS-5 4.2 4 0 0 5 2 0 82 44 53 21 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 7 40.161 Dennis Martinez 1995-10-22 WS 2 CLE @ATL L 3-4 GS-6 ,L 5.2 8 4 4 3 3 1 98 57 37 28 23 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 8 40.156 David Wells 2003-10-23 WS 5 NYY @FLA L 4-6 GS-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 53 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9 40.152 Rick Reuschel 1989-10-15 WS 2 SFG @OAK L 1-5 GS-5 ,L 4 5 5 5 4 2 1 76 41 30 20 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.25 10 40.151 David Wells 2003-10-18 WS 1 NYY FLA L 2-3 GS-7 ,L 7 6 3 3 2 1 0 104 70 52 29 24 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 11 40.068 Freddie Fitzsimmo 1941-10-04 WS 3 BRO NYY L 1-2 GS-7 7 4 0 0 3 1 0 67 27 24 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 12 40.052 Bobo Newsom 1947-10-02 WS 3 NYY @BRO L 8-9 GS-2 ,L 1.2 5 5 5 2 0 0 23 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 27.00 13 39.275 Early Wynn 1959-10-08 WS 6 CHW LAD L 3-9 GS-4 ,L 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 1 29 18 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 14 39.272 Early Wynn 1959-10-05 WS 4 CHW @LAD L 4-5 GS-3 2.2 8 4 3 0 2 0 30 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.12 15 39.268 Early Wynn 1959-10-01 WS 1 CHW LAD W 11-0 GS-7 ,W 7 6 0 0 1 6 0 70 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 16 39.225 Pete Alexander 1926-10-09 WS 6 STL @NYY W 10-2 CG 9 ,W 9 8 2 2 2 6 0 67 38 36 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.00 17 39.219 Pete Alexander 1926-10-03 WS 2 STL @NYY W 6-2 CG 9 ,W 9 4 2 1 1 10 0 82 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 18 39.165 Sal Maglie 1956-10-08 WS 5 BRO @NYY L 0-2 CG 8 ,L 8 5 2 2 2 5 1 67 29 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 19 39.160 Sal Maglie 1956-10-03 WS 1 BRO NYY W 6-3 CG 9 ,W 9 9 3 3 4 10 2 63 39 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 20 39.092 Roger Clemens 2001-11-04 WS 7 NYY @ARI L 2-3 GS-7 6.1 7 1 1 1 10 0 114 75 64 28 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42 Top 20 oldest to start a World Series game
Cnt AgeY.D Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA
+----+------+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+
1 46.103 Jack Quinn 1929-10-12 WS 4 PHA CHC W 10-8 GS-5 5 7 6 5 2 2 1 31 24 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
2 43.079 Roger Clemens 2005-10-22 WS 1 HOU @CHW L 3-5 GS-2 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 54 35 37 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
3 41.346 Kenny Rogers 2006-10-22 WS 2 DET STL W 3-1 GS-8 ,W 8 2 0 0 3 5 0 99 61 80 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
4 41.222 Pete Alexander 1928-10-05 WS 2 STL @NYY L 3-9 GS-3 ,L 2.1 6 8 8 4 1 1 10 17 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30.86
5 41.079 Roger Clemens 2003-10-22 WS 4 NYY @FLA L 3-4 GS-7 7 8 3 3 0 5 1 109 76 54 29 28 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
6 40.167 Dennis Martinez 1995-10-28 WS 6 CLE @ATL L 0-1 GS-5 4.2 4 0 0 5 2 0 82 44 53 21 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00
7 40.161 Dennis Martinez 1995-10-22 WS 2 CLE @ATL L 3-4 GS-6 ,L 5.2 8 4 4 3 3 1 98 57 37 28 23 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.35
8 40.156 David Wells 2003-10-23 WS 5 NYY @FLA L 4-6 GS-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 53 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
9 40.152 Rick Reuschel 1989-10-15 WS 2 SFG @OAK L 1-5 GS-5 ,L 4 5 5 5 4 2 1 76 41 30 20 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.25
10 40.151 David Wells 2003-10-18 WS 1 NYY FLA L 2-3 GS-7 ,L 7 6 3 3 2 1 0 104 70 52 29 24 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86
11 40.068 Freddie Fitzsimmo 1941-10-04 WS 3 BRO NYY L 1-2 GS-7 7 4 0 0 3 1 0 67 27 24 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
12 40.052 Bobo Newsom 1947-10-02 WS 3 NYY @BRO L 8-9 GS-2 ,L 1.2 5 5 5 2 0 0 23 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 27.00
13 39.275 Early Wynn 1959-10-08 WS 6 CHW LAD L 3-9 GS-4 ,L 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 1 29 18 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
14 39.272 Early Wynn 1959-10-05 WS 4 CHW @LAD L 4-5 GS-3 2.2 8 4 3 0 2 0 30 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.12
15 39.268 Early Wynn 1959-10-01 WS 1 CHW LAD W 11-0 GS-7 ,W 7 6 0 0 1 6 0 70 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
16 39.225 Pete Alexander 1926-10-09 WS 6 STL @NYY W 10-2 CG 9 ,W 9 8 2 2 2 6 0 67 38 36 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.00
17 39.219 Pete Alexander 1926-10-03 WS 2 STL @NYY W 6-2 CG 9 ,W 9 4 2 1 1 10 0 82 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00
18 39.165 Sal Maglie 1956-10-08 WS 5 BRO @NYY L 0-2 CG 8 ,L 8 5 2 2 2 5 1 67 29 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
19 39.160 Sal Maglie 1956-10-03 WS 1 BRO NYY W 6-3 CG 9 ,W 9 9 3 3 4 10 2 63 39 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
20 39.092 Roger Clemens 2001-11-04 WS 7 NYY @ARI L 2-3 GS-7 6.1 7 1 1 1 10 0 114 75 64 28 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42

]]> By: vonhayes http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/379/comment-page-1#comment-1741 vonhayes Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:31:46 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/379#comment-1741 Can you do a top 20 oldest pitchers to start a WS game list? The one you posted is for all post-season games. Can you do a top 20 oldest pitchers to start a WS game list? The one you posted is for all post-season games.

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