I started with the Play Index Pitching Season Finder, and searched for years in which GS (game starts) were greater than equal to 25 for the most players on an individual team. The first 65 teams listed on there are the teams that had all 5 starters make at least 25 starts. Most of us would think that this is a great feat, indicative of great teams. Obviously it means that must have pretty good options in all 5 slots, plus have avoided injuries to its starting pitchers.

But how have these teams done?

I looked at the final records for each one of these teams, as well as playoff appearances, and here is the summary:

Here's a trivia question:

What did Rick Camp's 1982 season and Phil Niekro's 1967 season have in common, that was not shared by any other pitcher's season in the last 50+ years?

The title of the post gives a clue, but don't take it too literally.

The answer is after the jump.

With B-ref's Play Index, you can look up how a hitter did vs opposing pitchers.  For example, you can find out what pitcher Frank Thomas hit the most homers off of.  And if you scroll down to the very bottom, you can see the pitcher he faced the most times without ever hitting a homer.

Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Team Inning Summary for the Yankees, so far, this year, shows us the following - in terms of how the Yankees are allowing runs this season, per inning:

Inning   #    0  Any    1    2    3    4   ≥5  Most Total  Avg Avg/9inn   

+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+   

    1     77   58   19   11    4    4    0    0    3   31  0.40 3.62   

    2     77   57   20   11    6    1    2    0    4   34  0.44 3.97   

    3     77   51   26   15    9    1    1    0    4   40  0.52 4.68   

    4     77   47   30   17    9    3    1    0    4   48  0.62 5.61   

    5     77   55   22    9    7    3    1    2    8   49  0.64 5.73   

    6     77   62   15    7    5    1    2    0    4   28  0.36 3.27   

    7     77   48   29   14    3    7    4    1    5   62  0.81 7.25   

    8     77   57   20   12    4    1    1    2    7   39  0.51 4.56   

    9     56   45   11    7    2    1    1    0    4   18  0.33 2.95   

   10      4    4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.00 0.00   

   11      3    2    1    1    0    0    0    0    1    1  0.43 3.86   

   12      2    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0  0.00 0.00   

   13      2    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    1    1  0.60 5.40   

+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+   

         683  489  194  105   49   22   13    5    8  351  0.52 4.64

It's pretty clear that the worst innings for the Yankees, this season to date, in terms of allowing runs are the 7th, 5th, and 4th innings.

If you look at Brian Bruney 2007 Pitching Splits you'll see that he's pitched in the 7th inning 18 times for the Yankees so far this year - and allowed batters to reach base 37% of the time.  Scott Proctor? 23 times and 37.2%.  Mike Myers?  18 times and 38.2%.  Kyle Farnsworth almost never pitches the 7th - so, he's out of this one.  (Maybe the numbers would be worse in the 7th for New York if Farnsie did throw more in that frame?)   Luis Vizcaino? 14 times and 40%. 

As you can see, it's been a team effort in terms of getting torched in the 7th for New York this season:  Proctor, Myers, Vizcaino, and Bruney have all chipped in.

Since Yankees starters (read: Mussina, Clemens and Igawa) rarely make it through seven, the Yankees need to find someone to cover that frame for them - if they're going to start winning ballgames.

Maybe Edwar Ramirez is the answer?