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re: Top 3 MLB Pitching Trios of All Time

Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:02 pm to
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
Member since Jun 2014
10359 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:02 pm to
I've got four for you, the 1971 Orioles:
Jim Palmer 20-9 2.68 ERA 184 K
Mike Cuellar 20-9 3.08 ERA 124 K
Pat Dobson 20-8 2.90 ERA 187 K
Dave McNally 21-5 2.89 ERA 91 K
Posted by Kevin Garvey
Member since Jun 2017
272 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

Koufax - 382 Ks


:amazing:
Posted by Cliff Booth
Member since Feb 2021
2850 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:52 pm to
quote:

Astros 2019 was remarkable


2018 was arguably better. Incredibly healthy by today's standards.

JV 34 starts
Keuchel 34
Cole 32
Morton 30
LMJ 25

Top 3 all threw 200 innings
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
41228 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 2:56 pm to
Ryan mostly came out of the pen with the Mets
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
16892 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 3:37 pm to
quote:

2001 Atlanta Braves:

Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine
John Smoltz


Give me this or give me death but probably a different season. And I fricking loathe the Braves.

quote:

2. 2009 Philadelphia Phillies:

Pedro Martinez

Cole Hamels
Cliff Lee





ETA:

I've seen 7 of the 12 pitchers in OP pitch in their primes. (and 0 of those from the 87 Twins)

EAT THAT MSB!


This post was edited on 7/10/24 at 3:41 pm
Posted by okietiger
Chelsea F.C. Fan
Member since Oct 2005
41881 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 4:22 pm to
quote:

The 1998 Braves rotation was downright stupid


The fact the Braves didn't win it all in '96 and '98 haunts me.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
30110 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 4:22 pm to
quote:

The Orioles had four 20-game winners one season: Palmer, McNally, Cuellar, and Dobson. '69 Mets had Seaver, Koosman, and Ryan


These are the answer

Another great one was Steve Stone, Scott McGregor and Mike Flanagan. And Palmer may have been there with them end of career.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
32838 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 4:25 pm to
1998 Yankees pitching was nothing to sneeze at
Petite Wells,Cone, and Irabu racked up close to 80 wins by themselves on the way to a 114 win regular season
Posted by Girth Donor
Member since Apr 2011
4031 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 4:31 pm to
quote:

Whoever was the third pitcher with Verlander and Scherzer


That would be Aníbal Sánchez
Posted by BeachDude022
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Member since Dec 2006
36283 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 4:54 pm to
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Really odd to use this season when Smoltz wasn’t really a starter or closer yet and both Maddux and Glavine were 35 years old. The 1998 Braves rotation was downright stupid Maddux 18-9 2.22 ERA 251 IP 0.98 WHIP 187 ERA+ Glavine 20-6 2.47 ERA 229 IP 1.20 WHIP 168 ERA+ Smoltz 17-3 2.90 ERA 167 IP 1.12 WHIP 144 ERA+ 13 complete games with 10 shutouts between the three of them Throw in Kevin Millwood and Denny Neagle as your 4/5 starters and that rotation combined for 88 wins with a cumulative 2.97 ERA



This. And it’s not even close. Never seen anything like it
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
284891 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 5:16 pm to
Prior
Wood
Zambrano

Cubs 03
Posted by Mindenfan
Minden
Member since Sep 2006
4815 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 5:24 pm to
How about a foursome? Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson. All 4 were 20 game winners in 1971.
Posted by grizzlylongcut
Member since Sep 2021
12502 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

Along with MVP Miguel Tejada, these guys are never once mentioned in moneyball. Annoys me to no end.


Eric Chavez too.

Johnny Damon as well.
Posted by BDtiger5
Member since Feb 2010
1036 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 5:48 pm to
Yankees had Clemens, Pettite, and Mussina.
Posted by JakeFromStateFarm
*wears khakis
Member since Jun 2012
12434 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:03 pm to
The 1998 Atlanta Braves trio of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz is #1 by a wide margin.
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
South of Memphis
Member since Jan 2023
4925 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:08 pm to
quote:

Astros 2019 was remarkable

Easy to do when you cheat.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38037 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:11 pm to
1964 Los Angeles Dodgers are up there.

Sandy Koufax 1.74 ERA
Don Drysdale 2.18 ERA
Bob Miller 2..62 ERA (relief)
Posted by Overbrook
Member since May 2013
6245 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:12 pm to
1971 White Sox:

Wilbur Wood: 8.7 WAR
Tom Bradley: 7.7 WAR
Tommy John: 4.5 WAR
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
16261 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 6:37 pm to
Royals Bullpen in 2015:

Herrera
Davis
Holland

If you know, you know.
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
213346 posts
Posted on 7/10/24 at 7:31 pm to
So stupid.
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