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May 18, 2008
Another Short Shutout

Randy Johnson continued a successful season today with seven shutout innings against the Detroit Tigers this afternoon. The Diamondbacks took the game 4-0. With starters getting pulled before they can complete these games, I developed the idea of the short shutout. Pitchers get credit for a short shutout whenever they go at least six innings in a game and hold the opposition scoreless (CG shutouts count). Since Johnson came into the league in 1988, he's third in short shutouts. Maddux recorded 90, Clemens 89, and now Johnson owns 77. Next closest is Pedro Martinez, who of course has done it in many fewer starts.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:51 PM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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And how many does Pedro have?

Posted by: bmc at May 18, 2008 11:29 PM

Eh... it's sorta like a "Quality Start +"

Interesting. Still, I bet the older generation of pitchers were probably more proficient at that very stat. And that's with 4-man rotations. Less if you want to go back to the Cy Young era. Would be nice to see where Maddux ranks in that stat with those pitchers.

Posted by: Jesse R at May 19, 2008 12:32 AM

Can we go back to the spring training posts where you called the Tigers a great team?

Posted by: Bandit at May 19, 2008 09:59 AM
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