John Scott Morris

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, MN
High School: Highland Park HS (St. Paul, MN)
School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 26, 1977 (Age 22)   vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Teams (by GP): Tigers/BlueJays/Twins/Indians 1977-1994

Final Game: August 7, 1994 (Age 39)
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• 12/5 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Hall of Fame Ballot Profile: David Wells: The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released to the Baseball Writers of America Association, and as expected, it has...
• 12/4 MLB Dirt: This May Be Jack Morris’ year to get into the Hall of Fame: On July 26, 1977, Jack Morris took the hill for the very first time at Comiskey Park against the Chicago White Sox. The 22-year-old...
• 12/3 mlbreports.com : Braves Selling Low on Hanson and Jurrjens: Moneyball Ain’t Alive in Atlanta People: Monday December 3rd, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:   I was thinking back this week to one of my fave articles from this past year. Being...
• 12/1 Jays Journal: Blue Jays HOF Ballot Profile: Jack Morris: The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released to the Baseball Writers of America Association, and as expected, it has...
• 12/1 Call to the Pen: Expect Wild Hall Of Fame Voting: It has begun. The ballot for the 2013 Hall of Fame class is being distributed and the members of the Baseball Writers Association...

• 11/30 Motor City Bengals: Hall Of Fame Voting Gets Interesting: In a typical year, Hall of Fame voting leaves a little to be desired – as far as excitement is concerned. The real megastars...
• 11/30 Swingin' A's: Former A’s and Their Quest For Cooperstown: If you have ever been to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY you know how overwhelming the experience really...
• 11/29 My Pinstripes: YCN: PED Era Stars Led By Clemens, Bonds on Hall Ballot: This may be one of my last articles for Yahoo, since they have revamped much of the way they operate their contributor...
• 11/29 Venom Strikes: Former AZ D’Back Curt Schilling is on the Hall of Fame Ballot: The ballot for the 2013 Hall of Fame candidates has been released and while much of the talk has centered on “steroid guys”...
• 11/29 The Baseball Haven: Is Curt Schilling a Hall of Famer?: The 2013 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class is one for the ages. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, and Rafael Palmeiro...
• 11/29 WahoosOnFirst: Six Former Indians Make 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot: Six former Cleveland Indians players appear on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot, which was publicly released Wednesday afternoon....
• 11/28 SocraticGadfly: Clemens, Bonds officially on HOF ballot: Bonds & Clemens together forever in eternity/Yahoo Sports It's official, baseball fans! Big Head (Barry Bonds)...
• 11/28 Tubbs Baseball Blog: Wes Ferrell: Pre-Integration Era Veterans Committee Hall of Fame Candidate: Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable...
• 11/28 Baseball Musings: Hall of Fame Ballot: The 2013 Hall of Fame ballot is out. The first time class is very deep, and very controversial. As for the returning players,...
• 11/28 Baseball News Source: 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot – Features Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, and Debate: Baseball writers will decide the HOF fate of steroid era greats The 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot includes first-timers Barry Bonds,...
• 11/27 Mets360.com: Former Mets on 2013 Hall of Fame ballot: This week the Baseball Writers Association of America members will receive their official Hall of Fame ballot, which will be turned...
• 11/26 mlbreports.com : The Toronto Blue Jays Franchise Pitchers Part 4 Of A 7 Part Series: Monday, November 26th, 2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into...
• 11/22 Foul Ground: Jones Wins WAR to Earn Place on All-Time Tribe Team: By Ronnie Tellalian Many famous closers have sauntered their way through the Indians clubhouse. Jose Mesa was a superhero in 1995....
• 11/12 Wahoo Sam: The Hall of Fame case for Wes Ferrell: This is the first in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. When he was at...
• 11/9 mlbreports.com : The Toronto Blue Jays Franchise 1977-1993 Part 1 Of A 6 Part Series: Friday, Nov.09/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 5 part...
• 11/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Covering the Detroit Tigers in 2012 was filled with perks: The 2012 World Series has come to an end. If you would have asked me if the Detroit Tigers would lose four straight, I would of...

• 10/29 Kings of Kauffman: Exeunt 2012 Season: Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants for their second World Series Championship in three seasons. In doing so, the nation...
• 10/28 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The Three and Four Hitters: Miggy and Fielder are "back-to-back fricken threats." (US Presswire)There was an article a few days ago from ESPN.com's Jerry...
• 10/27 Puckett's Pond: Midday Memories: Twins 1991 World Series Game 7: The 1991 World Series was named the #1 Fall Classic of all time by ESPN.  Relive the memories this postseason by celebrating...
• 10/25 60ft6in.com: Constructing the Ultimate World Series: The 108th World Series is underway between the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers.  Utilizing every Fall Classic game ever...
• 10/23 Mets360.com: Will the Winter Meal Be Enough To Satisfy Mets Fans’ Appetite?: The World Series is about to begin, featuring a matchup between two venerable franchises who — surprisingly — have...
• 10/23 Puckett's Pond: Midday Memories: Twins 1991 World Series Game 4: The 1991 World Series was named the #1 Fall Classic of all time by ESPN. Relive the memories this postseason by celebrating the...
• 10/23 High Heat Stats: Tigers-Giants World Series: The battle of Darrell & Doyle, or Rowdy Richard’s revenge: The Giants, owners of 19 modern pennants, and the Tigers (11) have never met in the World Series. And very few players have had...
• 10/19 Puckett's Pond: Midday Memories: Twins 1991 World Series Game 1 Remembered: The 1991 World Series was named the #1 Fall Classic of all time by ESPN.  Relive the memories this postseason by celebrating...

• 9/20 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 148: Loss to Phillies: Phillies 3 Mets 2 Matt Harvey‘s season ended on a high note. Unfortunately, the game itself finished on a low note. Mets...
• 9/20 Baseball Analytics: Tigers win behind Verlander and Cabrera: Justin Verlander (15-8) threw 122 pitches in six scoreless innings allowing five hits and three walks while striking out...
• 9/19 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 147: Loss to Phillies: Phillies 3 Mets 2 Matt Harvey‘s season ended on a high note. Unfortunately, the game itself finished on a low note. Mets...

• 8/15 Baseball With Matt: Land of the Free, Home of the Atlanta Braves 8/15/12: Hey Guys!Remember how I promised you guys a blog about the team located in the city that hosted the 1996 Olympics? Well here it...
• 8/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Lacking Leadership to Take Their Youth to the Next Level: By Craig Gifford Do you remember the Cleveland Indians teams from the early 1990s? Specifically, do you remember the squads from...

• 7/23 Baseball Reality Tour: 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot: There's a lot of exciting stuff we could be talking about right now. Namely, Ichiro Suzuki was just traded to the Yankees. Ryan...
• 7/10 The Writer's Journey: What makes a Hall of Famer?: Fortunately, not Reggie Jackson‘s opinion. I’m not talking about players involved with the steroid scandal, but guys...
• 7/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Reggie And SI Get What They Want: I’m sure that a vast number of people reacting to the Hall of Fame yays or nays from Reggie Jackson in this Sports Illustrated...

• 6/19 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 68: Win Over Orioles: Mets 5 Orioles 0 Just another ho-hum day at the office for lunch pail-toting R.A. Dickey. Mets Game Notes It’s a good thing...
• 6/12 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the Minnesota Twins: The Twins began life in MLB as the Washington Senators, joining the AL in 1901 along with a bunch of other teams. It took until...
• 6/7 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the Detroit Tigers: OK…let’s get one of the big franchises out of the way. The Tigers are another team that joined MLB in 1901 (although...
• 6/3 Baseballhotcorner.com: A Name Synonymous With Winning- Ed Sprague Interview:   On the day of the Major League Baseball amateur draft it seemed only **** to post an interview with the former 1st round...
• 6/2 High Heat Stats: All shutout streaks of 3 or more since 1918: I had to separate this from the “…by decade” post, due to data limitations. Here are all individual shutout...
• 6/2 High Heat Stats: Consecutive CG shutouts by decade: By request of HHS reader Brett, here are the longest individual shutout streaks since 1918, broken down by decade. Note that streaks...

• 4/17 Tyler's Think Tank: MLB All Decade Team 1980s: C Gary Carter Gets the nod over Carlton Fisk 1B Eddie Murray 2B Ryne Sandberg 3B Mike Schmidt Tough to leave George Brett...
• 4/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Mark Clark: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 4/4 High Heat Stats: Opening Day Starters – Some Random Trivia: Opening day in North America is tomorrow, April 4th. As with last week’s opener in Japan, doesn’t seem to be a lot...

• 3/30 The Writer's Journey: Baseball’s Greatest Games Collector’s Edition DVD boxed set (2011): Baseball’s Greatest Games Collector’s Edition DVD boxed set New Video, 2011 11 discs, 29 hrs., 56 mins. total + extras...

• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: 2012 Hall of Fame Sneak Peek: The unofficial kickoff to the Winter Meetings was today, when the Golden Era Veterans Committee submitted their ballots on the...
• 2/13 Tubbs Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Voters: Don't Overlook Fred McGriff and Tim Raines: Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */...
• 2/13 Tubbs Baseball Blog: Assessing Roy Halladay And Other Active Ace’s Hall of Fame Chances:             A recent baseball-reference.com article about Roy Halladay’s...
• 2/13 High Heat Stats: More complete games than wins?! (It’s not only possible–it used to be commonplace): Back in the old days of baseball, pitchers complete most games that they finished. In 1904, for example, 88% of games started...
• 2/4 High Heat Stats: 100 wins and still with his original team: Thanks to offseason transactions, Justin Verlander is now the only active 100-game winner who is still with his original team....

• 1/17 MLB Dirt: Logic: I Won’t Vote for Bonds Because You Stopped Voting For Morris: In the upper echelon of absurd there sits an article by Mr.Ca**** he explains, in an elementary school yard kind of way, why he...
• 1/17 PaulLebowitz.com: The Hall of Fame Debate Has Grown Tiresome: Barry Larkin was the only player elected by the writers. Jack Morris’s percentage has risen to 66.7%. With two years left on...
• 1/13 High Heat Stats: The 10 most under-appreciated players of the 1980s: #2 Dave Stieb: Dave Stieb was the best pitcher of the 1980s. Don't believe me? Well, that's why he's rated #2 on our countdown.Let's start by...
• 1/11 High Heat Stats: WAAS for Pitchers: (For an explanation of the Wins Above All-Star Level method, as well as position-player values, see previous post.)The following...
• 1/11 High Heat Stats: The 10 most under-appreciated players of the 1980s: #6 Mario Soto: Before I talk about Mario Soto specifically, I want to talk about the card featured in this post, 1983 Topps #351 Reds Team Leaders.I...
• 1/10 High Heat Stats: The 10 most under-appreciated players of the 1980s: #7 Mark Eichhorn: I love Mark Eichhorn so much that last year, I wrote a post at B-R.com entitled "I love Mark Eichhorn."It turns out that this...
• 1/10 NY Baseball Digest: The Hall of Fame SS That was Nearly a Met: The terms “Cincinnati legend” and “lifetime Cincinnati Red” were used to describe Barry Larkin yesterday...
• 1/9 SocraticGadfly: Larkin is a HOFer: For someone like me, who's generally, on the Baseball Hall of Fame, a "small Hall" guy, but, who tries to keep an open sabermetric...
• 1/9 High Heat Stats: Congratulations to Barry Larkin!: Congratulations to Barry Larkin for making the Hall of Fame. It's also looking good within 2 years for Jack Morris and Jeff...
• 1/9 PaulLebowitz.com: The Hall of Fame Debate Has Grown Tiresome: Barry Larkin was the only player elected by the writers. Jack Morris’s percentage has risen to 66.7%. With two years left on...
• 1/9 The Captain's Blog: Larkin Wins Enshrinement, but Intrigue Rests Further Down the Ballot:   Barry Larkin was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame (click here for final tally), having being named on 86.4%...
• 1/9 Baseball Musings: The Hall Vote: Barry Larkin gets 86% of the vote and is the only player elected to the Hall of Fame this year. Update: I’m trying to get...
• 1/9 High Heat Stats: The 10 most under-appreciated players of the 1980s: #9 Jim Clancy: Jim Clancy doesn't get a lot of positive press. On the old Baseball-Reference blog, he was mentioned for things like having the...
• 1/9 MetsToday.com: Your Hall of Fame Ballot: Today we will hear the results of the Hall of Fame voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. What if YOU had a vote?...
• 1/9 The Daily Catch: Hall of Fame Announcement to Come Today: Barry Larkin Likely, but Will he be Alone?: This article is courtesy of our friends at Beyond The Boxscore Written by: adarowski   Today, Barry Larkin is expected to...
• 1/9 The Writer's Journey: I want to wish congratulations to Barry Larkin: I will be asleep when the announcement is made today whether anyone was selected by the BBWAA for the Hall of Fame. I want to...
• 1/9 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Votes: The 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot: Most baseball fans enjoy Hall of Fame discussion, and we’re no different. That’s why last week, I picked up an idea that Mike...
• 1/9 NY Baseball Digest: NYBD Hall of Fame Results, No Doubt Selections, Predictions: The Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its 2012 inductees later today. Over the past month I have encouraged readers and listeners...
• 1/8 El Maquino: PRELIMINARY HALL OF FAME THOUGHTS: An early congratulations, I guess, to Barry Larkin who, if the Hall of Fame votes tracker is even slightly accurate, will be the...
• 1/7 El Maquino: HALL OF FAME STANDINGS: I said a few days ago that my interest in the Hall of Fame has gone from a legitimate interest to a passive one.  I see the path...
• 1/6 Motor City Bengals: Will Jack Morris Ever Get the Hall Call?: Recently, a group of bloggers (including myself) voted on a mock Baseball Hall of Fame vote, and in using the same parameters...
• 1/6 i70baseball.com: Cooperstown Choices: Jack MorrisExamining the 2012 Hall Of Fame ballot and Jack Morris' career....
• 1/6 Fragile Freddy's: Hall of Fame Week - The Ballot (Part One): Well, we have looked at some of the current players making a case and I got in depth on Bernie Williams.  Now what you have...
• 1/4 SocraticGadfly: #ESPN fluffs #MLB non-#HOF players again: The baseball writers at ESPN have a VERY "wide" view of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and this new year is no exception. Jim Caple...
• 1/4 60ft6in.com: The 2012 HOF Pitching Ballot: The 2012 Hall Of Fame class will be announced January 9th, live on the MLB Network. This year’s class of eligible pitchers...
• 1/4 NY Baseball Digest: Voting for the Hall of Fame Based on “Feel”: Forget any stats – advanced or otherwise- let’s do a fun exercise and vote for the Hall of Fame based on “feel.”...
• 1/3 Baseball Musings: Hall Predictions: Chris Jaffe runs the numbers on the Hall of Fame voting and shows Barry Larkin gaining election easily. Strength of ballot This...
• 1/1 NY Baseball Digest: Vote: NYBD 2012 Hall of Fame Ballot: We are a little over a week away from the Baseball Hall of Fame announcing its 2012 selection. Each year, I give the readers of...
• 1/1 WasWatching: Top 15 Pitchers Of The Jack Morris Peak Era: Here’s one way to slice it - Rk Player WAR From To Age G GS CG W L SV IP BB SO ERA ERA+ 1 Roger Clemens 57.2 1984 1992 21-29...
• 1/1 El Maquino: THANKS FOR A GREAT 2011!: > Thanks so much to all you guys for supporting EM over the past year.  It’s been a great pleasure to talk baseball...

• 12/31 PaulLebowitz.com: Hall of Fame 2012—Larkin and Raines and Pray for the Sane?: Let’s talk about the Hall of Fame candidates for 2012. I use every aspect of a player to assess his candidacy from stats; to...
• 12/30 AndyPatton.net: My 2012 Hall of Fame predictions: With the voting announcements coming up in just a few short days, here are my predictions for how the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot...
• 12/28 El Maquino: HALL OF FAME STANDINGS: > I said a few days ago that my interest in the Hall of Fame has gone from a legitimate interest to a passive one.  I see...
• 12/27 NY Baseball Digest: Pete Abe Speaks Out Against Baseball “McCarthyism”: Back in the 40s and 50s the United States was facing a huge threat – communism. During this era, thousands of Americans...
• 12/27 El Maquino: LARKIN AND BAGWELL LEAD EARLY HALL VOTING: Some quick bits before I hit the road for a couple days… > Most baseball writers have made their selections for the...
• 12/26 El Maquino: DONE WITH THE BASEBALL HALL: > The Baseball Hall of Fame train is speeding towards the cliff of illegitimacy; and I’m jumping off of it before it...
• 12/20 NY Baseball Digest: BBWAA Will Not Induct Anyone Until 2014: It’s been nearly 15 years since the BBWAA elected to not enshrine someone in Cooperstown. During the 1996 election, Phil...
• 12/19 NY Baseball Digest: BBWAA Will Not Induct Anyone Until 2014: It’s been nearly 15 years since the BBWAA elected to not enshrine someone in Cooperstown. During the 1996 election, Phil...
• 12/4 Baseball Reality Tour: 2012 Hall of Fame Sneak Peek: The unofficial kickoff to the Winter Meetings was today, when the Golden Era Veterans Committee submitted their ballots on the...
• 12/2 NY Baseball Digest: My 2012 Hall of Fame Ballot:  VOTE IN THE 2012 NYBD HALL OF FAME BALLOT It’s that time of the year again when we debate the Hall of Fame. Although...

• 11/30 Chicken Friars: Fred McGriff Makes Third Appearance on Hall of Fame Ballot: The crime dog, Fred McGriff, is still trying to crack his way into Cooperstown much like he cracked baseballs over outfield fences...
• 11/30 SocraticGadfly: 2012 MLB HOF ballot: Anybody deserving?: Here's the details on this year's Hall of Fame ballot. Bernie Williams tops the new players, and that doesn't say a lot. Less...
• 11/30 Baseball Musings: Ballot Day: The latest Hall of Fame ballot is out, and Bernie Williams makes it for the first time: Former AL batting champions Bernie Williams...
• 11/30 High Heat Stats: My Funky Valentine: oddities from the playing career of Bobby Valentine: As Bobby Valentine prepares to take the reins of the Boston Red Sox, here's a look back at some of the unusual things from his...
• 11/14 Classic Minnesota Twins: Classic Twins Game of the Week: Dave Winfield's 3,000th Hit Game: Sept. 16, 1993:                 Winfield squares up pitch  from Dennis Eckersley  for his...
• 11/4 High Heat Stats: Bob Forsch: Holy crap--a second untimely death in two days as Bob Forsch passes away shortly after throwing out the first pitch at Game 7...

• 10/29 NY Baseball Digest: Where Does the ’11 World Series Rank For You?: Ranking all-time World Series is an impossible task. How do I rank the ’75 Series between the Reds and Red Sox when I wasn’t...
• 10/27 Puckett's Pond: 20 Years Ago Today….: Do I even have to tell you what happened 20 years ago today? 20 years ago today, this game happened. It was awesome. Jack Morris...
• 10/23 Baseball Musings: Top of the Ninth: The Cardinals are scheduled to send Nick Punto, Rafael Furcal, and Allen Craig to the plate. If they can get on, Albert Pujols...
• 10/18 The Captain's Blog: Sudden Death Brings Postseason, Past and Present, to Life: Yesterday’s sudden death doubleheader in the baseball postseason had the feel of March Madness. While the Cardinals were...
• 10/13 B-R Blog: Verlander ties 21st-century high in postseason pitches: Justin Verlander threw 133 pitches over 7.1 innings of ALCS game 5, allowing 4 runs (and the obligatory Nelson Cruz HR), but he...
• 10/10 i70baseball.com: Rob Rains’ Inside Baseball: Carpenter’s GemCarpenter's gem in game five of the LDS will not soon be forgotten....
• 10/8 The Captain's Blog: Sudden Death Brings Postseason, Past and Present, to Life: Yesterday’s sudden death doubleheader in the baseball postseason had the feel of March Madness. While the Cardinals were...
• 10/8 C70 At The Bat: A Game For The Ages: You may remember that recently I had a giveaway of a DVD of Game 5 of the 1985 National League Championship Game.  It...
• 10/8 B-R Blog: Postseason 1-0 games: In a classic pitcher's duel, Chris Carpenter bested Roy Halladay in game 5, shutting out the Phils on 3 hits and 1 HBP. Only...

• 9/30 WSJ Daily Fix: Shields Finishes What He Starts: The Count: Under manager Joe Maddon, the Rays have kept young pitchers healthy in part by limiting their workload. That makes...
• 9/22 B-R Blog: Matt Moore fans 11 Yanks in his first start: Thursday night in the Bronx, 22-year-old Matt Moore, Tampa's latest pitching phenom, struck out 11 over 5 scoreless innings...
• 9/18 B-R Blog: Can Bronson Catch Bert?: Here are the pitchers to allow 40+ homeruns in a season: Rk Player HR Year Age Tm Lg G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO...
• 9/5 B-R Blog: Cliff Lee’s 6th shutout: Sorry for a third straight post involving the Phillies, but I see that Cliff Lee has thrown 7 shutouts innings so far tonight...

• 8/30 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees open a three-game series in Boston with CC Sabathia facing John Lackey. Sabathia started four games against the Red...
• 8/28 B-R Blog: Short-stack recap for Saturday, 8/27: Chronicle of a Storm Foretold: Just 24 teams in action, thanks to the big blow. A few tidbits: -- Despite one of his lesser outings (2nd-lowest Game Score of...
• 8/12 B-R Blog: 100th win puts Verlander in elite company: By winning his 5th straight start tonight (and 13th in his last 15), Justin Verlander not only put a little more air between Detroit...

• 7/30 B-R Blog: Derek Holland has 4 shutouts and a 4.14 ERA: Derek Holland shut out the Blue Jays in Toronto Saturday, his 4th shutout of the year and 3rd in his last 5 starts. He threw just...
• 7/29 NY Baseball Digest: Looking Back at the Northern League: Every Friday we look at Independent Baseball. Today, I take a look at the now defunct Northern League, which is arguably where...
• 7/19 B-R Blog: Longest Streaks With 6+ IP On The Road Since 1919: From Doc Halladay to Sloppy Thurston! Here is the leader board on this one - Rk   Strk Start End Games W L GS CG SHO GF SV IP...
• 7/12 B-R Blog: Random Recap: On the brink of the break: -- Yankees (CC Sabathia) 1, Rays (James Shields) 0: The first regulation game since 2002 in which both pitchers went the distance...
• 7/12 B-R Blog: More Than One All-Star Game SP Assignment: How many starting pitchers have started more than one All-Star Game in their career? Here's the list - Rk Player #Matching  ...

• 6/26 B-R Blog: Justin Verlander: Best Tigers pitcher since … ?: After many hours hunched over my trusty slide rule, I've reached a tentative conclusion: this Verlander chappy just might have...
• 6/26 B-R Blog: Saturday Snippets: -- After 238 career starts, Jake Peavy made his first relief appearance Saturday, and picked up a win with 4 dominant innings...

• 5/24 B-R Blog: Pitchers with multiple seasons with ERA+ above 120 and below 80: Since 1901, there are just 11 pitchers who have at least two seasons with an ERA+ of 120 or better as well as two seasons with...
• 5/18 The Writer's Journey: Gypsy Queen – Steve Garvey: Growing up, I always thought Steve Garvey would be a Hall of Famer one day. But in his 15 years on the ballot, he never received...
• 5/16 Bay City Ball: Lincecum closing in on 1,000 strikeouts: Tonight against the Rockies, Tim Lincecum will pitch game 132 in his young but already illustrious career which began on a warm...

• 4/20 B-R Blog: One Time All-Stars, Most Seasons Without 20 Wins Or Saves: Of all the pitchers to once make an All-Star team, who has the most seasons where he did not win or save 20 games? Here's the...
• 4/17 B-R Blog: Justin Verlander’s Trippy Balk: Did you see this one? Verlander still has a ways to go before he catches up to some of these guys: Spanning Multiple Seasons or...
• 4/15 B-R Blog: SP Getting Off To A Bad Start: Since 1919, how many starting pitchers have had 3+ games within his team's first 15 games of the season where he pitched 5 innings...
• 4/14 B-R Blog: Unlikely No-Hit Pitchers: One of the fun new things we can do with the PI is to sort the results of a game-finder search by a season finder. Here are all...

• 3/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bissinger and His Flat Earth: Part I: A reader of this blog, El Maquino proposed a comparison of Buzz Bissinger’s Three Days in August and Michael Lewis’...
• 3/21 Diamond Sports Digest: The Dilution of Hall of Famers in the World Series: I’m a regular reader of Joe Posnanski, and while I sometimes skip his non-baseball posts, I came across this post in which he...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Highest Paid Players Of The Last Three Decades: It's no secret that baseball player salaries have exploded over the last two decades, but just how much? With some help from...

• 2/14 B-R Blog: Opening Day complete games: From my recent post on Opening Day starts, we saw that Ben Sheets has an Opening Day complete game. Indeed, here are the most...
• 2/7 NY Baseball Digest: Is Pettitte the Next Jack Morris?: Just 48 hour after Andy Pettitte announced his retirement, the internet has been ablaze debating his Hall of Fame candidacy that...
• 2/7 B-R Blog: 4+ Post-Season Games With GS = 65+: How many pitchers have 4+ post-season games in their career with a Game Score of 65 or better? Here's the list - Rk Player #Matching...

• 1/11 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2012 HOF Ballot Preview – Punch and Judy Edition: It’s never too early to start griping about something, so let’s get this one out of the way early.  Here at PH8, I’m...
• 1/8 The Sporting Hippeaux: Much Ado About Nothing? (The Juiced Hall Era): Almost exactly a year ago I posted my concerns about the increasing irrelevance of the Hall of Fame.  I didn't expect there...
• 1/7 Baseball Musings: The ConvergenceBert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar faced each other in a game once, and even Jack Morris was involved. ...
• 1/6 The Captain's Blog: With Blyleven Elected, Who’s Next? Raines In Line for Support of “Zealots”: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) Now that Bert Blyleven...
• 1/6 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Something often lost in Hall of Fame discussion: Maybe I’m the only one who feels this way.  Maybe I’m not enough of a baseball historian, and what follows could...
• 1/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Humanity And The Hall Of Fame: Before anything else, I went into Bert Blyleven‘s Hall of Fame candidacy in painstaking detail almost a year ago to this...
• 1/6 SocraticGadfly: Some post-HOF-vote final thoughts on Jack Morris: Now that Bert Blyleven is in the Hall of Fame, let's look once more at Jack Morris and why he shouldn't be, since we have two...
• 1/5 Baseball Musings: A Bigger Hall: Nate Silver makes the argument that the Hall of Fame is too small: Other than the indulgences that the veterans committee made...
• 1/5 Call to the Pen: Alomar, Blyleven, Hall of Fame Voting, Consistency and Emotion: The results are in and we now know that Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer. Today’s...
• 1/5 Baseball Reality Tour: 2011 Hall of Fame Voting Results: Congratulations to Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven! Blyleven for the Hall peeps could start backing Raines I suspect...
• 1/5 SocraticGadfly: Bert made it! - and steroids "made it" too: Bert Blyleven had finally made the Hall of Fame, as has Robbie Alomar. (That said, even with all the years of enlightening more...
• 1/5 Subjective Baseball: Ranking: World Series of the 1990s: A random list to herald HoF day.  Because, you know, why not?  Also, congrats to Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven....
• 1/5 Jason's Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Announcement Reactions: Well, after all the posturing and writing about the ballots of the Hall of Fame, the BBWAA released their tallies this morning,...
• 1/5 My Pinstripes: Blyleven Finds An Upsate NY Home At Last: Bert Blyleven has been vocal in his unhappiness over the perceived snub by Baseball Writers Assocation of America (BBWAA) voters...
• 1/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: How good would Andy Pettitte be if he came back?: Whatever decision Andy Pettitte ends up making, things will get mushy around here when he makes it. If he retires, anti**** a...
• 1/5 NY Baseball Digest: HOF Prediction: Alomar In, Blyleven Short, Palmeiro Goodbye: Later today the BBWAA will announce the latest member(s) to join the Baseball Hall of Fame. A year ago everyone assumed Roberto...
• 1/4 Baseball Musings: Alomar in the IBWAA Hall of Fame: Roberto Alomar was the only player elected by the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) in their second annual...
• 1/3 The Captain's Blog: Kepner’s Jack Morris Contradiction Hinges on “Magic” Moment: In a recent article, Tyler Kepner gradually builds a convincing argument against Jack Morris’ Hall of Fame candidacy, but then...
• 1/3 Mets360.com: My 2011 Hall of Fame Ballot: This year’s Hall of Fame ballot is packed with people who deserve consideration.  Rules limit voters to 10 choices and I believe...
• 1/2 Baseball Musings: The Argument: Phil Bak sends me video of Jon Heyman and Joe Posnanski arguing about Bert Blyleven and Jack Morris going to the Hall of Fame. ...
• 1/1 SocraticGadfly: Who would you vote back OUT of the MLB HOF - pitchers: I have been a strong defender of voting Bert Blyleven into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. I've been at least as adamant...

• 12/31 SocraticGadfly: Rosenthal gets principled on MLB HOF and roids: Ken Rosenthal, as a HOF voter, rightfully hates what the Steroid Era has done to the voting process. So much so that he vows to...
• 12/31 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Hall of Fame: Just missing it (aka "The Hall of Very Good"): Today: players who merit serious consideration from me, but still get a "no."Note: I was originally going to pare my "players...
• 12/31 The Captain's Blog: Hall of Shame: Instead of Votes, Some BBWAA Members Cast Doubt; Bagwell A Chief Victim of Smear Campaign: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) The holidays are also major...
• 12/30 NY Baseball Digest: NYBD Top 50 Mets of All Time: Let’s take another look at the history of the Mets. I recently gave you my “Top 10 Teams in Mets History” list,...
• 12/30 Call to the Pen: Jack Morris, the Hall of Fame and the Most Wins in a Decade: For whatever reason, Jack Morris has a seemingly large group of fans that believe he deserves a spot in the Major League Baseball...
• 12/29 Baseball Musings: Collusion and the Hall: Larry Granillo makes the case that Jack Morris‘s re**** as the pitcher of the 1980s comes more from the owners colluding...
• 12/27 Jason's Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Ballot Review 2010 – Conclusions: Well, over the last month and change, I have been reviewing many of the candidates for the Hall of Fame. You can find all of the...
• 12/22 Baseball Musings: Vote for the Hall: The Boston Globe posts a page where you can vote your own Hall of Fame ballot. I voted for nine players: Roberto Alomar Jeff Bagwell...
• 12/21 Baseball Musings: Graphical Ballot: JinAZ at Beyond the Boxscore does a nice job of presenting the Hall of Fame candidates in graphical form. My two take-a-ways is...
• 12/20 NY Baseball Digest: My 2011 Hall of Fame Ballot: Each year I discussed who I believe should be elected into the Hall of Fame. Although I don’t have a vote, it’s fun to...
• 12/15 Jason's Baseball Blog: Hall of Fame Ballot Review – Jack Morris: Around this time last year, I went through and reviewed the case for a number of players for the Hall of Fame, and whether or...

• 11/30 B-R Blog: MLB.com: Olerud and Brown are “Fringe Candidates”: Beloved Tino debuts on Hall of Fame ballot | MLB.com: News. MLB.com is running full profiles on the top candidates for the...
• 11/26 B-R Blog: Pitchers With 4+ Wins In A Single Post-Season: Tim Lincecum this season brought the list to fifteen. Here's the entire gang - Rk Player Year #Matching   W L W-L% ERA GS CG...
• 11/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why baseball needs to get rid of the rigid six-division format, shorten the playoffs and move to a tiered system: I'm pleased to present the following guest post from friend-of-the-blog Lenny Vaisman. Lenny's a die-hard Yankee fan and was actually...
• 11/16 B-R Blog: Most Cheap Wins Since 1920: Bill James says that it's a “Cheap Win” when a starting pitcher wins a game where his Game Score was under 50. So, what pitchers...
• 11/11 The Writer's Journey: Starting pitchers and the Hall of Fame: Did you realize there are no starting pitchers in the Hall of Fame that debuted after 1967? Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Catfish Hunter…they...

• 10/21 B-R Blog: Data Dump: Postseason Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio Leaders: B-R user Simmy Cohen noticed that we don't have a K/BB leaderboard on our all-time playoff pitching leaders page, and asked if...
• 10/18 B-R Blog: Which Staff Had the Most Wins in Their Future?: Here's an interesting question sent to us by B-R reader Phil: "I've been a Mets fan since 1967, when, as the youngest kid in my...
• 10/6 B-R Blog: Most Career Starts – Game 1 In Post-Season Series: CC Sabathia, this evening, will make his 6th career post-season start where he's opening up a post-season series for his team....

• 7/27 B-R Blog: One Hitters Allowing 2+ Runs: A just for the fun of it list - all games available under Play Index where the starting pitcher went at least 9 innings, allowed...
• 7/2 B-R Blog: Starting pitcher goes 9+ innings without getting credited for a complete game: Yesterday we looked at the recent game in which Felix Hernandez pitched 9 innings but failed to complete the game since it went...

• 6/10 B-R Blog: 11 wins in team’s first 56 games (Or, why Ubaldo Jimenez might be a lock for the NL Cy Young award): Check out the only 8 pitchers in the last 30 years to get 11 wins in his team's first 56 games. Rk Player Year #Matching W L W-L% ERA GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP 1 John...
• 6/1 B-R Blog: Jumping Jimenez – More On Über Ubaldo: Somewhat adding on to Raphy's post on Ubaldo Jimenez, via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Pitching Game Finder - starting...

• 5/23 B-R Blog: Jose Lima (1972-2010): Jose Lima has died. Needless to say, this is utterly shocking and tragically sad for his family and loved ones. As always, I'm...
• 5/20 B-R Blog: WAR Data: Best Starting Pitchers Not In the Hall of Fame: Yesterday, I looked at the best eligible position players not in the Hall of Fame by WAR, and you responded with your votes by...