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Mike Caldwell

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1972	20	47.2	18.9	85 80 74 65 61 58 56 54	42 41 39 36 35 27 27 26 25 22
1973	13	49.6	22.8	87 78 67 65 61 55 51 51	36 33 30 25 6
1974	27	54.2	14.9	78 77 74 69 68 67 67 61 60 60	46 37 36 32 31 26 25
1975	21	44.5	15.9	75 72 64 59 59 57 56 51	42 37 36 35 34 31 29 25 23 19
1976	9	38.7	14.7	74	40 39 39 39 35 34 25 23
1977	12	43.9	17.3	71 64 63 58 56	38 37 33 32 29 26 20
1978	34	61.5	16.5	89 83 82 80 79 76 75 75 75 75	45 44 38 36 34 32 20
1979	31	53.7	19.0	85 83 77 73 71 71 71 69 69 68	38 35 32 31 28 28 26 26 26 24
1980	33	48.4	18.5	83 76 76 74 71 70 63 60 60 59	36 34 31 28 28 26 26 25 19 13
1981	23	48.5	15.6	70 69 68 67 64 64 60 59 59 58	43 41 39 34 31 30 29 29 28 25
1982	34	50.9	19.0	83 78 77 77 74 74 72 65 63 63	38 38 36 34 31 30 25 25 19 7
1983	32	46.0	18.0	79 72 68 66 64 63 63 61 59 58	33 31 30 29 23 23 21 21 20 8
1984	19	44.7	16.6	79 71 66 63 60 52 51	38 37 37 35 35 33 31 29 27 18
	308	49.9	18.1

John Candelaria

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1975	18	58.9	15.6	84 80 79 76 71 67 64 63 61 59	48 47 39 33 33
1976	31	57.7	20.9	93 89 82 82 80 79 79 77 74 73	41 40 40 34 33 31 27 26 26 26
1977	33	59.8	13.2	80 76 76 75 75 74 74 72 69 69	49 48 48 48 44 38 37 34 34
1978	29	53.0	15.1	76 73 69 68 68 68 67 65 65 64	45 45 42 42 42 41 33 31 27 15
1979	30	54.9	16.7	78 77 75 74 72 72 69 68 67 66	49 48 48 47 41 35 29 28 19 18
1980	34	50.1	16.5	77 75 75 71 67 66 65 64 64 61	41 39 37 36 33 32 31 29 15 8
1981	6	51.2	14.4	68 65 55	49 38 32
1982	30	55.1	16.1	82 76 73 73 72 67 67 65 64 62	49 49 42 42 34 28 22 10
1983	32	55.5	16.4	83 74 74 73 71 69 66 66 66 66	48 46 30 30 28 28 25 17
1984	28	56.1	14.8	81 78 73 71 69 69 67 66 64 63	49 49 43 43 40 33 30 28 28
1985	13	51.7	19.4	79 78 65 60 59 59 54 54	48 46 36 18 16
1986	16	58.5	16.3	89 82 73 67 66 66 62 60 58 56	44 31 27
1987	23	47.4	19.2	75 75 71 66 66 65 61 58 56 56	47 40 40 36 29 25 19 18 18 17
1988	24	55.5	19.8	96 95 80 78 76 64 63 61 61 61	48 45 43 41 38 32 31 28 20
1989	6	53.5	14.3	69 68 57 52	42 33
1990	3	37.3	3.2		41 36 35
	356	54.7	16.8

Tom Candiotti

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1983	8	50.0	18.6	73 70 61 60	43 40 29 24
1984	6	44.5	17.1	63 60 54	40 27 23
1986	34	55.2	16.2	87 79 79 78 76 72 71 68 65 63	48 46 46 39 38 36 33 30 27 19
1987	32	47.7	17.4	89 79 77 74 68 67 66 60 55 54	37 36 35 33 33 28 26 26 25 23
1988	31	54.7	15.6	81 76 73 71 70 70 67 67 66 65	48 43 33 33 29 28 25 25
1989	31	55.6	15.0	76 76 73 71 71 70 70 70 68 67	47 44 44 43 38 32 32 26 21
1990	29	52.5	14.9	75 72 71 67 65 64 64 63 61 61	49 49 48 46 39 39 31 23 20 20
1991	34	58.9	19.3	86 84 83 82 80 78 76 75 73 72	47 45 44 44 44 40 30 29 14 12
1992	30	57.5	14.5	80 79 77 74 73 72 71 69 68 64	49 47 44 44 42 40 40 38 30 29
1993	32	56.7	18.4	79 78 76 76 75 74 74 73 69 68	38 38 35 29 28 28 25 9
1994	22	51.0	18.4	80 79 72 65 65 64 63 61 60 60	45 44 42 37 37 29 24 19 16
1995	30	52.9	17.9	81 80 76 73 72 70 69 66 63 62	46 45 43 39 37 36 31 30 25 1
1996	27	47.1	17.1	78 76 71 68 66 62 58 55 55 54	40 36 34 34 32 30 29 25 17 15
1997	18	51.4	15.7	74 73 73 69 65 62 57 53 52	49 49 44 43 40 39 31 28 25
1998	33	46.3	15.4	79 71 69 63 61 61 60 54 54 54	36 35 33 31 29 28 28 25 25 8
1999	13	37.8	17.4	70 64 57	43 40 40 39 33 25 24 21 21 14
	410	52.4	17.1

Steve Carlton

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1965	2	47.0	1.4		48 46
1966	9	50.8	15.1	79 69 54 52	49 45 39 37 33
1967	28	58.3	18.3	90 81 81 76 76 74 73 73 73 71	43 40 39 38 36 36 36 35 34 29
1968	33	57.1	18.8	94 85 84 82 77 76 75 73 71 70	48 48 48 46 42 37 34 26 24 11
1969	31	64.3	15.3	85 85 83 82 77 77 75 75 74 73	29 28 24
1970	33	54.6	20.0	88 83 81 78 77 77 72 72 69 68	45 42 37 35 33 33 29 24 18 7
1971	36	53.9	19.8	80 79 79 76 76 74 74 71 70 70	36 34 33 32 32 27 25 24 20 17
1972	41	69.3	15.9	98 92 88 86 85 84 84 83 82 82	49 45 44 32 26
1973	40	52.9	19.2	87 84 81 78 78 77 75 71 70 67	34 34 32 32 31 30 30 27 17 11
1974	39	57.7	16.5	84 82 81 78 76 76 76 73 72 71	45 43 41 40 39 34 32 28 25 23
1975	37	55.7	20.1	86 85 83 81 81 76 76 75 73 72	43 39 39 38 36 35 33 19 18 6
1976	35	58.5	16.7	85 81 77 77 76 76 73 73 73 72	48 45 45 43 39 35 35 25 12
1977	36	61.3	14.9	82 80 79 78 77 76 76 75 75 75	49 44 43 40 37 36 21
1978	34	58.0	15.6	83 83 81 75 75 75 73 70 70 69	49 46 45 42 41 41 40 31 29 23
1979	35	57.9	20.4	94 90 86 85 81 78 76 70 69 68	42 41 38 35 30 28 24 17 12
1980	38	65.5	11.1	91 89 84 83 80 79 76 74 73 70	49 39
1981	24	64.6	14.3	95 84 78 78 76 76 75 75 70 70	49 42 39 38
1982	38	61.4	20.1	93 91 90 87 86 85 85 81 79 76	49 47 43 43 42 34 33 30 22 16
1983	37	58.7	16.3	87 86 83 82 77 75 74 72 71 71	49 48 45 40 38 37 33 32 31 26
1984	33	54.3	15.4	78 78 76 75 72 68 68 68 66 66	45 44 42 42 40 35 34 29 27 26
1985	16	50.2	14.7	74 66 64 62 61 57 55 53 53 50	46 44 37 31 28 22
1986	32	44.7	17.0	72 72 71 68 66 64 61 59 56 56	31 31 31 31 30 30 23 19 14 14
1987	21	41.8	20.1	69 66 65 63 62 61 55	44 37 33 32 30 26 22 10 8 3
1988	1	16.0	0.0		16
	709	57.5	18.2

Chris Carpenter

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1997	13	43.2	18.4	82 63 52	47 46 46 46 46 44 34 23 21 11
1998	24	49.4	17.1	80 75 72 68 67 63 61 57 56 54	46 44 40 39 38 35 32 24 20 16
1999	24	48.0	19.2	84 83 78 70 69 67 61 52	40 39 39 38 33 28 25 24 22 20
2000	27	40.8	19.6	68 67 66 63 62 61 61 56 53 52	30 29 29 24 24 21 16 14 7 2
2001	34	50.1	18.7	87 84 81 76 70 67 67 65 60 59	43 42 41 35 32 32 26 18 14 8
2002	13	44.6	15.7	72 62 59 56	49 46 46 45 39 37 28 21 20
2004	28	56.1	16.4	82 79 76 76 73 72 70 67 66 65	48 47 45 42 40 36 36 34 25 23
	163	48.2	18.4

Frank Castillo

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1991	18	51.8	18.8	82 80 75 73 65 65 64 54 51	48 43 41 39 35 33 33 33 19
1992	33	53.8	12.2	78 73 69 69 68 68 67 65 64 62	46 45 43 40 39 39 37 37 35 32
1993	25	46.6	18.1	72 71 68 67 66 66 61 60 58 57	40 38 36 33 32 25 24 17 17 15
1994	4	49.8	22.2	79	48 47 25
1995	29	54.9	16.4	96 80 79 79 67 65 65 62 61 59	45 43 42 32 32 23 23
1996	33	46.8	18.0	78 74 73 71 71 64 63 60 59 56	36 36 36 33 30 29 24 16 12 8
1997	33	45.0	15.5	75 72 71 68 64 63 62 59 56 53	34 33 32 32 30 29 27 25 23 20
1998	19	35.7	14.7	62 59 50	37 33 32 32 28 21 20 19 13 11
2000	24	54.0	13.8	76 75 74 70 65 63 60 60 59 58	48 46 46 40 39 36 27 25
2001	26	49.5	16.2	77 77 71 70 65 64 61 59 58 57	43 42 41 38 37 33 33 32 23 14
2002	23	46.6	16.4	82 73 68 64 63 59 52 51 50	42 41 40 40 38 36 29 28 18 17
	267	48.8	16.6

Jim Clancy

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1977	13	45.8	18.5	70 68 64 64 61 56	40 38 33 32 26 24 19
1978	30	50.2	17.7	79 74 73 73 71 71 65 64 63 62	42 35 33 32 32 28 27 26 22 17
1979	11	44.2	15.7	64 64 57 50	49 46 46 42 28 20 20
1980	34	54.8	17.0	85 80 75 73 72 71 71 70 69 68	44 42 41 41 38 30 29 29 26 22
1981	22	45.5	13.3	70 62 61 61 59 57 54 50	44 43 41 39 35 34 31 27 23 22
1982	40	53.3	20.8	92 86 84 83 80 80 77 75 75 72	39 35 35 32 28 26 24 23 22 13
1983	34	49.7	17.2	83 69 69 68 68 67 66 64 63 63	35 34 32 31 29 28 26 22 20 18
1984	36	45.4	15.4	71 70 68 67 65 65 60 58 57 55	34 31 31 30 28 23 21 21 20 18
1985	23	51.5	14.3	70 68 68 68 67 64 62 61 60 58	47 45 43 40 37 31 28 28 27
1986	34	52.9	17.8	84 81 78 76 72 71 70 70 68 64	45 40 35 34 34 28 27 27 23 18
1987	37	53.8	17.6	91 80 79 79 78 76 75 71 69 69	43 43 38 35 33 32 28 26 26 22
1988	31	49.0	14.2	75 74 66 64 64 61 59 59 59 56	42 41 40 40 38 38 33 28 20 13
1989	26	45.2	18.3	69 67 65 65 65 65 64 63 55 53	36 33 31 31 30 28 26 18 12 9
1990	10	39.8	17.7	74 58	47 45 44 37 31 26 18 18
	381	49.8	17.2

Matt Clement

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	2	52.0	2.8	54 50
1999	31	47.5	14.5	75 68 63 62 62 61 59 57 57 57	42 41 36 35 35 33 23 22 18 18
2000	34	47.2	19.1	81 79 71 71 64 64 62 61 60 58	38 36 35 29 23 23 17 10 10 10
2001	31	47.1	13.7	77 66 65 65 65 61 61 57 55 54	38 37 36 35 31 29 29 28 26 25
2002	32	57.3	16.1	88 81 80 77 75 74 72 70 67 65	48 44 42 41 38 36 36 34 17
2003	32	53.8	19.4	89 77 76 74 73 72 69 68 65 65	44 42 35 35 35 33 26 21 13 10
2004	30	55.4	13.6	85 72 72 72 71 68 68 67 66 63	47 47 47 46 45 41 35 34 33 31
	192	51.4	16.6

Roger Clemens

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1984	20	52.0	20.6	87 84 82 80 69 62 61 53 51 51	44 41 40 33 30 26 23 21
1985	15	56.1	13.2	85 74 72 61 60 60 57 55 53 50	46 46 45 40 38
1986	33	65.8	15.5	97 85 84 83 83 80 80 79 79 77	47 46 46 43 43 38 36
1987	36	61.3	19.1	95 89 86 85 83 81 79 77 77 75	48 47 45 45 44 36 35 34 31 8
1988	35	63.6	22.7	96 91 90 89 88 86 86 82 82 77	45 44 43 39 23 21 12 10
1989	35	59.2	17.7	94 89 88 77 75 75 75 74 73 73	48 46 46 42 39 39 35 30 26 24
1990	31	64.3	13.7	89 87 81 80 79 77 74 74 72 70	46 39 24
1991	35	63.4	19.5	92 90 88 86 85 80 79 79 79 77	48 47 46 37 35 18 7
1992	32	63.1	17.6	92 88 84 84 84 82 81 80 75 71	47 42 39 37 26 23
1993	29	52.8	20.1	88 86 77 75 73 71 70 69 68 68	39 35 34 32 31 31 31 22 22 22
1994	24	61.4	17.1	91 82 81 78 77 77 74 70 69 67	45 43 41 35 17
1995	23	51.5	18.5	76 75 71 69 68 62 62 59 58 57	46 38 38 37 28 14 2
1996	34	57.1	16.2	97 84 79 79 76 75 72 70 69 67	48 47 44 43 42 42 37 37 30 23
1997	34	67.9	16.2	97 88 86 84 83 81 80 79 79 79	47 38 35 33 31
1998	33	64.0	18.5	99 87 85 85 80 78 77 76 76 76	47 43 40 38 36 32 13
1999	30	50.2	18.4	80 78 78 77 73 66 66 65 59 57	41 40 37 36 34 34 31 26 15 7
2000	32	54.5	17.9	82 79 77 77 70 70 70 70 68 67	49 45 43 38 37 32 27 27 18 14
2001	33	55.9	12.6	84 81 72 69 69 66 65 63 62 62	49 47 47 41 41 41 38 38 35 31
2002	29	52.9	18.3	85 73 73 70 69 68 68 67 66 66	45 44 43 33 33 32 26 22 19 16
2003	33	54.2	16.9	87 81 72 71 70 68 67 66 65 63	48 47 47 43 40 27 27 24 22 15
2004	33	59.3	16.0	86 82 81 77 77 71 70 69 69 68	44 41 40 39 37 37 34 29 27
	639	59.0	18.1

Joe Coleman

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1965	2	71.5	3.5	74 69
1966	1	69.0	0.0	69
1967	22	46.6	14.6	76 69 66 63 58 58 54 54 53	41 40 39 38 36 36 36 25 24 24
1968	33	54.9	16.8	85 79 78 75 75 75 72 71 67 65	43 40 39 37 34 33 31 31 27 25
1969	36	55.4	18.1	92 84 82 81 78 75 73 72 68 68	45 44 43 39 37 36 28 23 23 19
1970	29	55.0	16.4	88 80 79 76 69 65 65 62 61 61	47 47 46 46 41 34 31 28 25 23
1971	38	59.8	17.9	90 89 86 81 78 77 76 76 75 75	48 48 47 41 39 39 38 24 24 20
1972	39	60.0	17.1	93 91 90 81 79 77 73 71 71 71	43 42 42 38 35 32 25 20
1973	40	54.6	17.5	90 79 78 75 75 72 72 71 71 71	40 38 38 36 34 31 30 24 21 19
1974	41	49.4	17.6	92 82 80 78 75 71 61 60 59 59	38 37 37 33 32 29 25 24 22 6
1975	31	43.8	17.7	81 79 76 64 64 56 54 52 52 52	33 33 32 31 27 26 25 19 14 11
1976	16	42.9	17.2	68 59 57 57 52 51	46 46 45 45 44 35 32 29 26 -5
1977	12	52.3	14.9	72 71 64 60 57 56 56 51	48 35 30 27
	340	53.3	17.8

Bartolo Colon

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1997	17	43.1	11.6	66 56 54 53 50	45 43 41 41 40 37 31 31 30 18
1998	31	52.8	19.0	86 81 81 77 75 72 70 70 69 68	42 40 39 37 35 34 32 29 27 7
1999	32	53.3	15.0	81 78 74 66 66 65 64 63 62 62	49 47 45 43 41 38 29 26 20 20
2000	30	54.9	17.5	97 78 78 70 68 68 68 67 64 63	47 43 39 35 33 33 27 23 19
2001	34	52.7	17.1	80 78 77 74 73 68 68 64 63 62	43 42 42 36 35 33 27 27 22 7
2002	33	56.5	16.9	89 87 82 80 80 73 72 72 67 66	46 45 41 38 38 37 36 35 28 25
2003	34	55.1	17.4	82 80 80 79 75 72 72 69 68 67	47 45 39 38 37 37 31 28 26 11
2004	34	48.4	20.4	81 77 72 71 70 70 66 66 66 65	34 31 29 28 25 23 17 15 12 10
	245	52.6	17.5

David Cone

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1987	13	51.3	14.7	73 72 58 58 57 53 53 52 50	46 43 36 16
1988	28	64.9	15.5	91 88 86 84 80 79 77 75 75 73	47 37 37 34
1989	33	56.8	19.2	86 79 79 78 78 78 76 75 71 71	46 44 40 34 30 24 21 19 18
1990	30	60.0	17.6	87 82 82 81 81 81 79 72 72 70	49 40 38 38 32 31 31 28
1991	34	58.6	20.3	99 95 83 83 83 78 75 74 72 71	47 43 40 37 35 30 30 28 25 21
1992	34	61.1	15.6	90 89 84 81 78 74 73 72 72 71	43 43 42 41 41 40 32 30
1993	34	57.7	14.4	81 80 79 77 75 73 72 71 71 69	45 44 42 39 33 28 26
1994	23	61.1	15.4	87 87 86 83 72 71 70 70 67 66	49 48 46 44 42 40 40
1995	30	58.1	16.6	83 81 80 77 73 73 70 69 69 68	41 40 39 36 36 35 31 20
1996	11	60.3	18.0	82 80 74 71 70 60 58 57 52	32 27
1997	29	60.8	14.8	83 81 80 80 79 79 70 69 68 68	48 48 41 29 24
1998	31	57.0	19.2	91 81 80 80 80 76 73 73 72 67	44 42 42 39 35 33 32 26 6
1999	31	55.0	16.8	97 80 77 73 70 67 67 65 65 65	46 45 43 41 41 37 34 33 27 17
2000	29	41.0	17.4	74 73 64 59 57 55 54 54 53 51	33 29 25 23 21 20 20 15 15 14
2001	25	48.5	14.4	79 74 66 63 61 60 58 53 53 51	45 45 44 41 38 33 33 33 22 20
2003	4	42.0	18.9	65	44 40 19
	419	56.8	17.6

Rheal Cormier

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1991	10	51.2	11.8	71 64 57 57 55 50	46 38 38 36
1992	30	52.3	17.4	87 75 74 73 73 67 64 63 61 60	47 46 44 41 40 38 26 24 15 14
1993	21	48.9	17.9	77 76 76 66 61 60 59 59 56 55	40 39 35 32 30 28 26 24 23
1994	7	47.7	17.5	70 69 57	41 36 34 27
1995	12	44.9	17.5	72 68 59 56 51 50	42 42 29 27 26 17
1996	27	49.3	15.4	90 71 68 66 62 61 60 60 59 57	39 38 36 36 35 34 32 32 32 25
1997	1	25.0	0.0		25
	108	49.4	16.4

Mike Cuellar

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1964	7	43.0	19.2	72 51 51	48 41 25 13
1965	4	49.5	16.3	67 59	40 32
1966	28	60.8	17.3	97 88 83 79 76 76 75 74 72 69	48 47 45 45 40 40 34 24
1967	32	58.8	21.8	101 92 85 83 82 82 80 80 75 75	47 44 43 43 35 33 31 28 26 12
1968	24	59.6	17.4	85 81 79 77 76 75 73 72 69 66	42 40 34 24 23
1969	39	62.5	19.6	90 87 86 85 84 83 82 80 78 77	47 43 40 37 33 33 31 29 28 24
1970	40	56.7	19.2	88 87 86 82 81 79 76 75 75 74	41 39 37 35 31 27 27 25 24 23
1971	38	57.5	18.2	85 85 83 80 80 79 77 74 72 71	41 40 39 39 36 29 28 28 25 24
1972	35	60.0	15.8	85 82 82 81 79 74 74 73 71 68	49 47 37 36 33 31 30 30
1973	38	53.6	17.0	85 83 83 79 79 73 71 70 68 67	39 37 37 37 36 32 32 29 28 27
1974	38	54.5	19.8	85 83 78 78 77 76 76 75 73 69	39 35 31 30 28 25 24 22 20 20
1975	36	53.4	20.2	92 86 85 81 78 77 74 74 73 67	36 32 30 30 30 29 29 28 27 26
1976	19	42.3	15.7	85 62 61 54	43 42 35 33 33 31 29 26 23 20
1977	1	23.0	0.0		23
	379	56.4	19.0

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