Gems and Stinkers

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Jeff D'Amico

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1996	17	46.2	12.4	67 66 56 55 55 54	48 47 46 44 44 40 34 30 26 25
1997	23	48.3	15.2	85 71 68 62 55 54 53 52 51 51	46 45 44 41 41 41 36 28 20 17
2000	23	58.1	17.5	83 81 77 77 75 73 71 71 66 64	48 45 44 38 37 34 30 24
2001	10	40.6	12.7	61 53 51 51	39 38 31 31 28 23
2002	22	47.1	19.1	89 82 75 61 57 57 57 55 55 55	41 39 38 32 31 29 28 23 22 21
2003	29	46.4	17.8	81 76 71 60 60 59 59 58 57 57	40 40 39 30 29 28 21 17 14 10
2004	7	38.0	17.0	70 52	37 28 27 26 26
	131	48.0	17.0

Ron Darling

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1983	5	57.2	8.1	66 64 56 54	46
1984	33	52.2	17.8	83 82 81 74 72 72 70 65 63 60	46 46 46 46 35 28 23 21 19 15
1985	35	56.8	15.0	85 81 80 72 72 72 71 70 67 67	45 45 44 44 43 41 41 36 33 17
1986	34	58.5	15.6	83 83 82 76 75 73 73 71 69 68	48 47 46 43 43 43 36 29 28 25
1987	32	51.8	13.4	83 71 68 67 65 65 65 64 64 61	43 40 40 39 38 35 35 35 30 30
1988	34	56.6	18.2	84 82 78 77 76 74 74 71 67 67	48 38 35 28 27 24 20 13
1989	33	53.4	16.0	76 75 73 72 70 69 68 68 65 62	48 47 47 44 40 32 26 22 19 18
1990	18	47.6	14.0	81 63 60 59 57 55 55 53	46 43 43 42 41 36 34 33 29 26
1991	32	50.7	18.6	79 77 75 74 71 71 67 65 65 61	40 37 37 32 32 29 22 22 19 9
1992	33	50.9	21.0	86 84 83 78 78 71 70 70 67 64	35 35 26 26 25 22 22 21 21 17
1993	29	45.8	16.7	80 69 68 65 64 64 59 58 54 53	40 38 32 30 29 26 26 25 17 13
1994	25	49.8	20.3	78 76 75 72 71 69 69 67 61 56	49 40 35 30 29 28 27 24 16 10
1995	21	42.0	15.3	79 62 60 58 50	41 37 37 35 31 30 28 27 18 14
	364	52.0	17.3

Danny Darwin

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1978	1	50.0	0.0	50
1979	6	51.7	15.1	71 66 57	43 37 36
1980	2	53.0	2.8	55 51
1981	22	55.3	19.4	87 84 81 78 73 73 70 63 59 58	44 40 33 31 30 28 22
1982	1	43.0	0.0		43
1983	26	51.8	15.9	79 79 73 70 66 65 61 57 56 56	49 47 44 44 43 40 36 23 22 18
1984	32	49.0	15.1	78 76 72 71 70 67 63 60 59 56	41 39 37 37 36 33 33 32 22 21
1985	29	52.2	17.4	89 84 82 71 71 71 68 64 61 59	43 43 42 41 38 33 32 30 29 22
1986	22	55.5	18.4	83 81 76 76 72 67 66 65 63 63	48 48 47 47 46 34 24 23 20
1987	30	53.6	15.5	84 79 72 71 70 67 66 65 64 63	44 42 41 39 39 36 31 31 30 26
1988	20	50.0	17.4	81 73 71 67 62 62 57 57 56 52	49 42 40 34 29 24 22 22
1990	17	61.3	14.0	82 76 75 73 69 68 66 65 64 63	48 36 29
1991	12	47.6	14.8	72 67 59 56 51	49 48 38 38 37 37 19
1992	15	55.1	16.7	91 81 75 62 58 56 56 53	49 47 46 45 41 36 30
1993	34	55.9	15.9	85 81 77 77 70 69 68 68 67 65	49 44 43 43 36 34 28 22 18
1994	13	41.2	18.8	66 63 63 57 52	47 43 38 27 27 24 20 8
1995	15	38.3	16.9	67 62 55 51	45 40 36 34 29 29 28 25 21 3
1996	25	52.7	15.9	76 74 72 68 68 67 66 66 64 64	49 48 47 42 39 36 33 28 25 22
1997	24	48.2	12.8	81 67 63 60 60 56 53 53 50 50	46 45 44 41 39 36 35 31 30 24
1998	25	43.8	17.1	77 66 62 61 59 59 58 58 51	42 40 33 31 30 27 26 22 11 9
	371	51.2	16.7

Doug Davis

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
2000	13	42.7	17.3	71 65 64 50	49 43 40 40 35 32 31 26 9
2001	30	46.7	13.9	71 65 65 64 63 63 59 59 57 57	40 38 37 34 33 33 30 27 22 19
2002	10	45.1	19.9	88 58 56	46 46 46 39 30 21 21
2003	20	47.8	14.2	78 76 55 53 53 52 52 52 52 51	49 48 46 45 40 39 35 33 33 13
2004	34	54.3	14.0	81 73 73 71 70 69 67 66 65 64	48 47 46 44 44 35 35 27 27 24
	107	48.7	15.3

Ryan Dempster

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	11	40.5	13.4	68 56 52	45 39 37 34 31 29 28 26
1999	25	48.9	18.6	78 77 73 67 65 63 63 61 57 56	43 43 42 39 27 24 22 22 18 17
2000	33	54.8	15.3	89 79 78 77 72 72 70 64 62 62	46 45 45 43 42 41 36 36 33 19
2001	34	48.0	18.6	83 79 75 72 71 68 65 63 59 58	39 33 28 27 26 25 22 19 17 13
2002	33	46.4	18.5	75 71 71 68 66 66 66 62 60 58	36 35 34 33 30 28 28 25 5 -4
2003	20	40.5	18.0	71 70 66 62 59 57	37 36 34 30 29 27 22 19 18 13
	156	47.7	17.9

John Denny

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1975	24	49.1	15.6	79 74 65 64 63 62 62 60 60 57	43 43 40 35 34 33 32 31 30 19
1976	30	55.1	18.3	85 80 79 76 75 74 72 71 70 69	44 40 39 39 37 36 31 30 27 16
1977	26	46.0	15.7	80 70 63 62 61 55 55 54 51 51	43 43 40 33 31 26 24 22 21 18
1978	33	56.7	16.5	87 85 76 75 74 74 70 68 67 67	48 45 44 42 42 34 34 31 26 22
1979	31	47.0	18.3	84 83 73 69 66 64 64 61 60 60	36 33 32 32 30 29 27 23 15 15
1980	16	48.9	19.1	82 69 68 65 64 59 56 54 53	45 34 34 32 28 23 16
1981	19	55.1	19.8	85 83 78 74 71 69 66 65 62 51	49 48 48 43 32 30 27 16
1982	25	49.4	17.2	89 69 68 65 64 64 63 63 62 55	38 37 36 32 32 31 30 26 26 24
1983	36	57.5	15.1	87 84 78 72 71 70 70 68 67 67	41 40 38 34 33 33 30 27
1984	22	60.2	11.8	83 74 74 73 72 68 68 67 65 64	49 43 40 39
1985	33	49.9	16.2	79 75 75 71 68 67 66 63 61 61	43 37 35 34 32 31 30 30 24 12
1986	27	50.2	17.2	89 74 73 69 69 64 63 60 57 55	46 44 38 34 34 31 27 24 23 22
	322	52.2	17.0

Elmer Dessens

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1996	3	26.3	7.4		32 29 18
1998	5	39.6	23.9	74	47 39 29 9
2000	16	48.5	15.4	85 67 63 61 54 52	49 48 46 45 44 38 36 34 31 23
2001	34	49.0	13.9	80 68 68 68 66 64 63 61 60 56	41 40 40 39 39 36 31 29 22 17
2002	30	52.8	12.0	71 69 69 67 67 65 61 60 59 59	49 47 46 46 46 34 33 32 32 27
2003	30	44.7	14.7	74 71 66 58 57 57 56 55 54 52	37 37 33 29 28 28 26 24 21 16
2004	10	35.6	15.2	52	48 46 43 41 40 37 30 14 5
	128	46.9	15.1

Larry Dierker

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1964	1	36.0	0.0		36
1965	19	54.2	15.8	83 75 70 66 65 63 63 63 62 57	44 41 37 35 33 32 31
1966	28	55.3	18.0	84 83 80 79 74 73 71 70 69 67	45 45 43 41 39 32 31 30 28 24
1967	15	54.8	16.3	72 70 69 68 68 66 59 59 57 56	41 31 28 23
1968	32	56.3	15.5	87 80 79 76 75 72 67 66 65 64	49 46 44 40 40 38 32 29 20
1969	37	64.7	19.0	95 88 87 87 85 84 84 83 83 78	49 48 46 44 41 29 22 20
1970	36	54.3	20.4	86 80 76 76 74 72 72 70 70 68	41 39 35 24 22 20 19 19 18 16
1971	23	57.9	18.7	87 79 77 77 73 70 69 68 66 66	48 46 38 34 29 24 18
1972	31	54.5	18.5	86 83 82 77 75 73 72 72 68 64	41 39 39 37 34 33 31 26 25 21
1973	3	49.0	10.0	59	49 39
1974	33	57.7	17.5	86 85 82 81 80 79 77 71 70 69	47 47 43 37 35 34 30 25 23
1975	34	51.5	17.4	80 77 75 73 71 70 69 67 66 65	36 35 33 31 30 28 28 26 26 21
1976	28	53.4	20.2	91 85 83 79 72 69 68 68 67 66	43 37 35 35 33 31 28 26 21 20
1977	9	48.2	11.1	65 59 56 51	49 48 38 36 32
	329	55.7	18.1

Al Downing

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1961	1	30.0	0.0		30
1963	22	66.3	15.5	95 89 89 87 83 76 72 67 67 66	46 41 36
1964	35	56.9	17.4	93 89 83 81 79 75 74 73 69 68	46 46 45 45 40 36 33 28 27 26
1965	32	54.9	17.3	87 84 82 78 76 75 71 68 67 65	46 43 43 41 40 35 33 29 26 21
1966	30	54.2	12.5	78 75 71 70 68 67 65 65 64 61	46 45 44 43 43 40 39 39 37 28
1967	28	60.1	18.8	94 90 83 80 79 77 75 72 71 71	44 41 41 35 30 30 24
1968	12	51.7	15.4	74 71 70 63 59 50	49 44 40 34 34 32
1969	15	55.9	18.6	82 78 72 70 68 68 67 65 54	46 44 33 32 30 29
1970	22	50.2	15.4	80 79 75 64 59 58 56 55 54 52	47 45 44 44 42 33 32 31 28 26
1971	36	56.0	16.8	84 83 83 83 79 78 73 72 67 65	46 43 42 41 39 38 37 27 24 23
1972	30	53.7	16.9	85 83 80 77 77 73 70 69 69 56	46 46 41 40 39 37 36 36 35 16
1973	28	55.3	15.3	86 82 79 73 69 69 67 64 63 62	49 47 46 42 40 39 32 30 25
1974	16	49.9	16.0	86 72 63 62 58 56 55 50	43 43 41 39 39 33 32 26
1975	6	55.2	10.9	71 62 58 51	49 40
1976	3	62.3	17.8	78 66	43
1977	1	30.0	0.0		30
	317	55.6	16.6

Doug Drabek

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1986	21	50.4	15.0	72 72 69 67 63 62 62 59 58 52	46 44 40 38 34 34 34 29 22
1987	28	52.3	12.7	86 71 68 66 66 61 61 60 60 59	46 45 42 41 41 40 40 34 34 31
1988	32	56.5	14.2	83 79 78 77 70 70 70 69 66 62	47 46 46 45 43 41 40 37 33 26
1989	34	57.2	18.0	86 84 84 81 78 78 75 73 73 72	48 46 45 45 39 38 33 31 21 17
1990	33	58.5	15.9	89 83 81 80 75 73 72 71 67 66	48 48 40 36 33 33 30 26
1991	35	53.9	13.6	87 77 77 70 68 66 65 64 63 62	41 41 40 40 39 38 35 33 32 32
1992	34	60.9	15.2	90 81 80 79 78 77 74 73 73 72	49 49 48 47 46 44 44 37 17
1993	34	53.2	17.3	81 77 76 75 71 71 68 68 65 64	43 42 39 37 36 27 26 24 21 18
1994	23	60.1	14.9	84 84 82 75 75 73 72 69 64 64	48 48 47 45 45 38 32
1995	31	48.4	20.6	90 82 77 74 69 68 65 59 58 57	36 32 29 26 25 24 23 18 14 9
1996	30	47.4	17.7	73 71 70 67 67 65 62 62 62 62	37 35 35 29 28 27 22 21 15 15
1997	31	45.0	19.8	80 78 73 71 71 67 64 57 56 55	32 31 31 29 25 23 20 17 10 7
1998	21	40.0	17.3	84 63 61 61 60 53	31 30 30 28 26 25 24 24 23 23
	387	53.0	17.2

Darren Dreifort

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	26	52.4	15.5	85 81 79 78 66 63 63 57 55 54	48 45 45 40 39 35 34 34 33 32
1999	29	48.4	14.2	77 74 70 66 61 61 60 59 56 54	43 42 41 41 40 29 28 26 26 25
2000	32	51.3	18.1	86 81 77 76 74 70 66 63 61 60	44 38 34 34 32 30 25 25 25 13
2001	16	48.6	16.5	73 72 65 61 61 54 50 50	48 48 46 42 37 36 23 12
2003	10	53.7	16.3	69 68 67 62 61 53 51	47 44 15
	113	50.7	16.0

Don Drysdale

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	36	61.3	19.6	92 88 87 85 85 85 84 83 77 77	47 46 44 43 41 37 35 27 24 22
1961	37	53.4	18.6	83 82 81 81 79 78 76 74 70 67	40 38 33 32 31 31 29 27 25 24
1962	41	60.0	17.2	85 85 84 84 82 81 76 75 75 73	42 41 41 40 38 35 33 32 27 20
1963	42	60.6	16.2	89 81 80 80 80 80 77 76 75 75	45 45 44 44 39 37 37 32 31 25
1964	40	65.8	16.4	90 89 86 84 83 82 81 81 80 79	45 44 43 40 26 17
1965	42	59.3	18.7	91 89 88 83 82 81 81 80 79 79	44 43 40 37 33 31 30 29 29 27
1966	40	54.6	16.5	82 80 79 79 77 76 75 73 72 70	40 38 37 37 36 34 34 32 28 26
1967	38	58.6	15.9	83 83 80 79 78 77 74 74 73 71	49 49 47 44 41 40 33 33 27 19
1968	31	62.5	19.5	89 87 87 85 85 84 84 81 80 79	46 37 36 35 32 29 25
1969	12	46.9	16.8	78 68 58 57 50 50	47 38 37 31 25 24
	359	59.1	17.9

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