Gems and Stinkers

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Adam Eaton

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
2000	22	50.3	16.8	74 68 67 66 66 65 60 59 58 58	48 47 42 38 35 27 27 23 13
2001	17	53.7	14.6	80 72 67 65 65 64 63 57 52 51	46 46 45 44 36 31 29
2002	6	48.7	24.1	78 73 56	38 26 21
2003	31	51.7	14.1	77 73 72 70 68 67 63 62 62 60	42 42 40 40 37 33 32 30 29 28
2004	33	49.8	18.0	76 76 74 72 72 72 65 63 62 62	36 36 35 33 32 23 22 21 19 15
	109	51.0	16.3

Dennis Eckersley

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1975	24	59.1	18.0	85 82 81 80 77 75 72 70 68 67	44 42 41 41 37 36 33 23
1976	30	57.8	20.1	91 90 83 82 81 78 78 74 73 72	46 44 40 39 38 35 35 34 23 21
1977	33	58.5	20.4	98 95 93 92 84 80 79 73 67 63	47 44 43 39 37 34 31 29 26 21
1978	35	57.1	16.9	82 81 77 77 76 76 75 73 73 72	46 45 44 43 40 35 33 29 25 21
1979	33	57.7	14.6	83 76 74 73 73 72 72 72 71 68	49 41 40 39 38 37 35 31 28
1980	30	52.2	20.6	89 81 79 75 74 71 70 68 67 67	37 33 32 32 29 28 27 26 23 16
1981	23	50.3	20.9	90 79 77 76 72 68 66 59 56 54	45 43 41 39 35 26 25 24 17 17
1982	33	53.2	17.4	81 77 77 73 73 72 70 69 66 65	46 45 44 40 31 28 28 28 18 17
1983	28	42.5	16.3	72 71 69 62 62 57 56 53 51	31 30 27 27 25 24 24 22 22 16
1984	33	53.1	14.2	79 73 72 70 66 64 64 64 63 63	44 43 43 43 42 41 40 26 24 18
1985	25	58.6	14.5	92 79 74 74 74 71 70 68 64 64	48 42 42 42 40 39 36
1986	32	48.7	15.1	77 67 66 66 64 63 63 62 62 61	36 35 34 34 34 32 31 27 26 19
1987	2	40.0	7.1		45 35
	361	54.0	17.8

Scott Elarton

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	2	46.5	12.0	55	38
1999	15	51.3	12.4	74 68 65 60 55 55 54 50	49 46 45 44 39 39 26
2000	30	47.8	19.1	77 75 70 70 64 64 64 62 62 60	36 36 32 28 28 27 23 21 19 4
2001	24	41.3	14.4	72 68 62 58 53 50	35 35 31 29 27 27 26 25 24 19
2003	10	37.1	12.6	63	45 44 41 41 38 27 26 24 22
2004	29	44.9	15.6	88 69 63 61 58 58 55 55 54 53	36 36 35 34 32 32 31 29 18 13
	110	45.1	15.9

Cal Eldred

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1991	3	44.7	10.0	56	41 37
1992	14	63.7	14.4	86 83 78 73 73 69 68 61 60 54	49 45 39
1993	36	54.1	20.4	89 84 82 81 81 80 76 73 70 70	46 44 42 27 26 22 21 21 19 19
1994	25	50.4	18.6	79 74 73 73 73 71 67 62 61 60	42 40 36 35 34 29 27 27 22 18
1995	4	51.8	16.6	62 59 59	27
1996	15	48.5	16.2	75 72 60 59 57 56 52 50	46 45 44 43 25 23 21
1997	34	46.9	17.9	88 73 73 69 63 63 63 62 60 59	39 37 31 24 23 23 20 20 19 18
1998	23	45.0	15.4	70 69 63 60 60 59 54 51	43 43 41 40 32 31 21 21 20 19
1999	15	38.1	18.2	70 54 52 51 50 50 50	42 37 29 26 23 21 9 7
2000	20	49.8	17.3	85 77 74 66 63 55 52 52	49 47 46 42 42 38 36 36 25 13
2001	2	30.5	26.2		49 12
	191	49.3	18.4

Dock Ellis

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1968	10	57.9	11.9	75 71 61 61 60 58 56 54 52	31
1969	33	54.2	17.9	84 78 75 75 75 74 73 71 71 70	42 41 40 37 37 35 34 25 19 18
1970	30	54.0	19.1	85 85 84 81 75 74 70 67 65 64	48 42 37 36 33 30 28 28 22 20
1971	31	56.6	14.7	83 77 74 71 71 70 69 68 66 65	46 41 40 35 34 32 29 28
1972	25	56.1	17.7	85 79 79 79 75 72 66 65 64 62	49 49 47 41 34 27 22 22
1973	28	55.0	15.9	85 82 72 69 67 66 66 65 65 62	48 48 45 40 40 33 30 28 17
1974	26	55.5	15.9	79 76 75 75 70 70 67 67 65 64	48 45 39 38 36 34 32 31 27
1975	24	48.4	18.6	80 80 77 76 70 65 58 55 53 51	38 37 35 31 30 29 29 28 28 20
1976	32	53.2	16.6	78 78 75 74 73 72 69 69 68 67	41 39 37 34 33 31 30 28 27 26
1977	32	52.1	17.2	83 83 80 75 67 66 65 65 63 61	43 42 38 37 36 28 28 26 20 19
1978	22	49.1	17.3	76 75 72 70 66 64 60 60 56 54	45 38 37 35 34 32 31 29 24 22
1979	24	39.4	13.3	62 62 58 57	33 32 31 31 31 27 27 26 20 9
	317	52.6	17.0

Dick Ellsworth

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	27	51.4	14.2	77 76 67 67 66 65 65 63 61 60	41 40 40 39 38 38 37 32 32 28
1961	31	48.3	17.0	78 76 74 71 70 70 65 63 59 59	36 33 33 32 31 31 29 28 20 20
1962	33	45.0	15.1	75 73 67 66 61 61 58 57 54 54	34 32 32 29 28 28 27 25 24 18
1963	37	64.5	16.6	87 87 85 84 82 80 78 77 76 75	49 42 42 39 37 28 22
1964	36	52.0	18.5	81 78 78 76 74 73 72 72 71 70	36 35 34 34 33 32 25 23 21 20
1965	34	51.1	16.6	74 74 73 73 72 72 70 66 65 64	39 38 38 35 34 30 26 25 24 19
1966	37	49.3	18.0	93 73 73 71 71 70 66 65 63 62	37 32 32 27 26 25 24 22 21 19
1967	21	43.0	16.5	75 73 69 67 54 50	39 37 35 33 33 31 28 28 22 17
1968	28	54.5	16.8	84 81 76 75 73 72 66 65 63 63	47 47 46 45 43 42 35 30 26 13
1969	24	44.7	15.6	79 77 63 62 60 53 52 51 50	35 33 33 32 32 31 30 27 24 23
1970	1	42.0	0.0		42
	309	50.9	17.4

Scott Erickson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1990	17	53.0	15.0	72 70 70 67 65 63 62 59 56 52	46 46 45 40 36 27 25
1991	32	53.8	19.4	89 88 76 74 73 72 70 68 68 67	42 40 40 31 30 28 24 24 22 20
1992	32	52.9	15.7	86 83 81 75 70 70 69 64 62 59	46 43 43 38 35 35 34 31 30 28
1993	34	43.9	13.9	71 69 63 62 62 60 57 57 51 51	36 33 33 33 32 32 24 21 18 17
1994	23	44.0	19.5	88 69 68 66 60 59 59 56 54	37 34 32 29 28 28 28 23 22 5
1995	31	47.7	19.5	86 86 71 69 68 66 65 65 61 58	38 35 32 31 27 23 21 21 18 8
1996	34	44.6	18.1	75 68 67 65 63 63 62 61 61 60	28 26 25 22 22 19 17 17 16 15
1997	33	52.5	22.3	88 86 78 77 76 75 72 69 68 66	44 44 41 38 26 23 21 21 5 -4
1998	36	51.1	19.3	82 81 79 79 77 73 67 67 66 64	39 34 32 30 29 28 26 20 14 12
1999	34	46.9	19.6	81 78 77 75 70 61 61 61 60 59	41 37 26 19 19 19 18 17 14 13
2000	16	34.3	17.1	62 54 53 51	41 36 36 35 21 21 19 15 9 7
2002	28	42.6	19.2	77 77 66 64 62 61 57 54 54 53	31 29 29 23 21 21 18 16 15 12
2004	6	36.7	17.6	61 52	38 31 25 13
	356	47.6	18.9

Kelvim Escobar

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	10	60.7	13.9	80 76 72 68 63 57 54 54	49 34
1999	30	43.1	15.7	71 68 67 62 59 57 56 54 54 54	35 35 32 30 27 23 22 20 19 13
2000	24	46.0	17.7	82 74 72 65 65 61 56 54 53	37 37 35 35 34 33 27 27 23 10
2001	11	57.2	18.5	83 74 74 71 60 55 51 50	48 47 16
2003	26	52.1	17.3	86 74 71 67 65 64 64 64 61 58	49 46 44 42 40 36 21 14 14
2004	33	54.1	13.9	84 79 77 71 70 67 67 67 66 63	45 43 43 42 40 39 38 36 33 31
	134	50.5	16.7

Shawn Estes

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1995	3	45.0	10.8	57	42 36
1996	11	53.5	12.6	79 64 64 60 56 51	49 48 42 39 37
1997	32	56.4	17.2	91 91 85 73 72 69 69 68 67 67	46 46 42 38 37 37 33 32 31 25
1998	25	48.2	20.7	85 83 82 77 71 63 61 59 56 53	38 38 34 33 32 31 31 27 13 11
1999	32	47.4	18.3	85 78 70 69 67 65 63 61 60 59	34 31 28 28 27 26 22 22 21 17
2000	30	48.9	16.2	79 74 72 70 68 64 61 59 57 57	41 40 37 36 35 33 31 30 15 14
2001	27	50.7	19.3	77 76 71 71 70 68 67 67 67 67	41 37 37 36 30 29 23 21 19 18
2002	29	46.4	18.4	92 77 72 67 64 60 59 57 57 56	36 35 34 32 30 29 23 20 19 17
2003	28	42.6	19.9	82 71 69 68 67 62 61 54 53 52	34 29 28 24 21 20 20 19 14 4
2004	34	43.2	18.8	70 65 65 64 62 62 61 60 60 59	33 27 25 24 21 16 16 16 7 3
	251	48.2	18.5

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