Gems and Stinkers

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Danny Jackson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1983	3	36.3	9.5		46 36 27
1984	11	46.4	14.4	69 57 54 54 51 50	48 45 35 31 16
1985	32	51.6	17.9	82 80 79 78 69 67 67 66 64 63	43 38 36 32 29 29 28 26 26 17
1986	27	53.5	15.2	84 70 70 68 67 66 66 65 65 63	47 44 44 37 36 36 33 33 30 26
1987	34	50.5	17.8	81 80 78 74 73 70 70 66 64 62	40 34 32 32 30 28 27 25 25 23
1988	35	60.5	20.3	87 85 83 82 82 82 80 80 78 78	45 41 41 29 25 24 24 13
1989	20	44.1	16.1	68 66 64 60 55 54 52 52 50	48 45 40 34 34 29 29 22 19 12
1990	21	50.9	15.2	80 67 67 65 63 61 59 58 57 55	49 49 42 39 38 33 30 27 21
1991	14	39.6	11.7	61 54	47 46 39 37 36 34 34 28 28 16
1992	34	48.7	13.5	73 67 66 66 63 63 62 60 59 59	39 38 38 37 32 32 30 29 26 24
1993	32	50.3	15.8	79 74 72 68 66 62 60 60 60 59	44 42 41 39 37 35 34 33 24 -1
1994	25	55.6	14.2	82 78 76 73 72 71 68 66 60 57	48 48 48 45 43 43 39 37 36 34
1995	19	40.5	16.6	77 71 58 57	40 39 38 36 31 30 23 20 17 17
1996	4	54.0	19.0	81 52	46 37
1997	13	34.3	13.8	64 54	42 36 35 34 30 25 25 21 19 18
	324	49.8	17.0

Larry Jackson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	38	54.2	18.3	85 81 78 76 75 74 74 73 70 68	40 40 38 37 33 28 27 24 18 14
1961	28	54.9	18.0	85 83 79 78 75 74 72 67 66 64	45 41 41 39 39 38 37 29 24 21
1962	35	51.3	17.8	81 80 80 77 75 68 67 64 61 60	45 43 41 36 31 27 22 20 16 15
1963	37	58.3	16.4	83 80 80 80 78 77 73 72 70 69	47 47 46 45 43 41 32 32 23 19
1964	38	58.3	17.8	90 83 81 81 81 79 75 74 73 70	49 46 39 34 30 28 23 10
1965	39	51.2	19.5	84 81 78 75 75 75 72 70 70 70	36 31 30 29 26 26 25 20 15 15
1966	35	53.2	17.8	82 82 80 78 76 75 74 73 69 69	43 39 37 37 35 30 30 26 23 22
1967	37	54.9	16.1	90 85 81 77 74 72 68 67 66 65	41 41 38 38 37 34 32 30 29 27
1968	34	56.8	16.1	85 81 78 77 74 74 72 71 71 68	47 47 47 45 44 38 31 31 30 17
	321	54.8	17.6

Kevin Jarvis

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1994	3	43.0	11.5	52	47 30
1995	11	43.5	19.6	84 57 57 53	46 46 40 36 23 21 16
1996	20	40.1	19.1	83 62 61 59 53 53 50	35 34 34 33 33 31 24 24 18 -5
1997	5	32.6	13.2	51	40 31 23 18
1999	1	23.0	0.0		23
2000	19	41.4	17.4	67 64 63 61 58 55 50	43 40 39 29 29 28 25 23 13 10
2001	32	49.8	16.7	83 79 70 70 67 67 66 60 60 59	39 38 37 34 31 31 31 29 18 17
2002	7	49.0	17.1	66 63 59 53 51	30 21
2003	16	41.8	15.0	65 65 64 53 50	45 42 39 37 36 33 32 25 19 18
	114	43.8	17.3

Fergie Jenkins

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1966	12	61.5	15.1	85 77 75 68 68 65 64 61 54	43 41 37
1967	38	62.1	16.3	88 87 86 85 84 78 76 75 75 72	49 47 47 38 37 35 29 23
1968	40	63.4	17.1	86 86 84 84 83 82 81 80 79 79	49 46 41 41 40 29 28 20
1969	42	59.5	20.8	86 86 85 83 83 83 82 82 81 81	39 39 38 36 35 25 23 23 22 18
1970	39	61.6	17.9	89 88 86 85 83 82 81 80 79 75	48 48 45 42 39 38 37 36 25 23
1971	39	62.9	18.8	91 89 89 86 86 83 78 77 76 74	46 38 38 37 29 26 25 16
1972	36	59.6	18.1	88 85 80 80 79 78 78 76 74 72	47 45 45 43 42 36 31 27 25 19
1973	38	53.3	17.0	94 87 86 75 73 72 70 69 66 65	44 44 43 40 37 37 35 31 28 13
1974	41	61.9	19.3	94 92 88 84 83 82 80 79 78 78	43 41 39 38 37 31 25 21 19
1975	37	53.9	20.5	89 84 82 81 80 77 75 72 67 67	36 36 33 32 27 26 23 20 19 17
1976	29	55.7	16.9	81 81 81 79 73 72 67 67 65 64	49 44 38 31 30 30 27 23
1977	28	53.0	17.0	87 82 79 72 70 68 66 62 60 59	48 41 39 39 38 35 30 29 27 23
1978	30	60.7	20.3	87 87 85 83 82 80 79 78 74 73	42 40 38 33 30 25 23 23
1979	37	52.1	18.3	92 87 78 73 73 68 68 67 67 65	39 39 36 34 32 32 28 26 19 18
1980	29	54.1	20.8	86 80 77 76 74 73 72 72 72 71	42 41 39 39 34 33 29 20 19 6
1981	16	45.9	18.9	74 70 69 68 57 56 52	48 47 38 37 33 26 21 20 19
1982	34	53.0	12.6	82 71 69 66 64 64 64 63 62 62	47 46 45 40 39 38 35 32 30 25
1983	29	48.9	15.3	82 75 70 63 60 60 59 58 57 57	42 41 41 39 37 37 34 22 20 17
	594	57.3	18.4

Jason Jennings

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
2001	7	47.9	25.1	81 66 65 51	36 26 10
2002	32	47.9	15.6	77 75 70 69 67 62 62 61 59 57	41 37 34 33 32 31 31 27 18 17
2003	32	44.4	17.4	76 70 69 68 60 58 57 56 55 55	30 29 28 28 26 24 16 16 15 13
2004	33	43.6	16.9	74 73 69 68 58 57 55 54 53 52	37 33 31 29 28 24 21 15 9 6
	104	45.5	17.1

Jason Johnson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	13	43.0	14.0	71 63 59	49 43 42 40 37 35 35 33 29 23
1999	21	45.6	14.5	62 61 60 59 58 57 55 53 53 52	46 45 43 40 40 37 30 28 26 4
2000	13	39.8	17.4	72 60 50	49 49 41 37 36 33 31 31 27 1
2001	32	48.9	14.4	70 66 65 64 64 64 64 63 63 63	40 40 37 36 33 31 25 25 25 25
2002	22	49.5	17.6	78 75 69 68 66 65 63 62 57 57	44 44 40 35 35 32 30 29 25 17
2003	32	47.2	14.0	75 70 67 65 64 64 60 56 55 54	39 36 34 33 32 29 29 28 25 21
2004	33	46.2	18.8	87 80 70 66 65 64 64 63 61 60	33 33 32 30 27 26 26 25 19 4
	166	46.5	15.9

Randy Johnson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1988	4	60.0	14.7	81 59 51	49
1989	28	48.4	16.9	80 72 72 70 68 64 64 61 60 56	40 40 37 33 31 28 27 26 21 20
1990	33	55.2	14.5	89 86 82 76 68 64 62 62 60 60	49 44 40 38 38 37 34 33 29
1991	33	54.5	20.4	94 82 80 78 77 76 73 73 71 70	42 40 38 37 36 31 31 25 17 6
1992	31	56.6	19.8	97 88 87 83 78 77 76 74 68 67	45 44 41 40 39 39 37 31 19 18
1993	34	63.6	18.7	96 91 88 87 86 81 81 76 76 75	44 44 43 37 27 9
1994	23	62.7	25.4	91 91 89 86 86 85 77 77 75 73	41 34 27 16 -5
1995	30	66.4	16.1	95 92 88 84 82 82 81 80 74 74	43 42 40 26
1996	8	56.6	18.3	78 78 74 57 50	45 41 30
1997	29	67.8	13.4	93 92 89 88 84 82 75 74 74 72	48 47
1998	34	62.0	21.1	93 90 89 88 88 84 83 82 82 78	44 43 42 42 38 36 34 30 26 20
1999	35	68.1	15.5	86 85 83 83 82 81 81 81 78 78	44 42 36 35 25
2000	35	64.4	17.6	90 87 84 84 78 78 77 77 77 77	49 48 47 41 34 25 12
2001	34	66.9	15.5	97 88 87 85 85 79 78 78 76 74	48 43 13
2002	35	67.1	18.1	97 96 92 89 85 82 81 81 79 77	27 26 22
2003	18	52.2	20.1	96 77 68 65 62 58 58 57 57 53	43 38 37 32 27 6
2004	35	64.8	16.0	100 90 86 86 84 83 81 79 77 76	48 44 43 40 40 39
	479	61.7	18.6

Tommy John

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1963	3	51.7	9.6	62 50	43
1964	14	49.1	16.9	86 71 61 56 56 54 50	48 43 43 35 31 30 24
1965	27	56.1	16.1	83 81 77 77 76 76 73 67 66 65	46 44 44 43 43 40 39 37 32 31
1966	33	58.1	19.2	87 86 83 80 79 79 77 73 72 71	41 40 37 37 33 31 31 28 26 24
1967	29	57.4	19.2	89 89 83 82 81 79 76 76 67 66	45 44 43 42 41 39 38 34 33 14
1968	25	62.5	15.0	84 82 82 76 74 73 73 72 72 72	46 44 37 35 35
1969	33	53.9	18.0	82 81 74 74 73 72 71 70 69 68	40 38 38 36 35 33 32 24 21 20
1970	37	54.1	15.4	84 82 78 77 76 75 74 72 71 66	43 43 42 41 41 40 39 35 28 27
1971	35	51.5	18.6	83 82 80 77 74 73 71 69 68 67	36 35 33 31 30 30 29 28 24 17
1972	29	56.4	17.7	86 85 80 76 73 71 71 69 68 67	47 46 46 45 44 36 31 28 26 21
1973	31	54.8	14.8	86 79 76 71 69 66 65 65 65 62	49 46 44 42 40 34 33 27 21
1974	22	57.7	16.4	85 79 77 76 74 69 67 67 66 62	47 46 45 40 36 28 26
1976	31	53.3	14.8	80 74 74 74 70 66 66 61 61 60	45 42 40 38 37 35 33 33 30 21
1977	31	55.7	19.9	87 84 78 76 71 71 70 70 69 69	44 42 31 27 27 25 25 20 17
1978	30	51.8	16.3	79 75 72 71 70 64 62 62 62 61	46 46 46 45 42 37 37 24 23 4
1979	36	55.5	15.9	88 83 83 77 73 72 70 67 66 65	49 48 47 47 45 36 34 32 31 11
1980	36	52.3	21.7	89 85 80 80 77 72 72 71 71 70	38 37 34 29 21 20 20 18 16 10
1981	20	55.0	15.8	79 74 72 68 67 66 62 62 62 61	47 44 37 36 35 29 25
1982	33	50.4	16.0	79 77 77 74 70 68 67 65 61 58	40 37 37 34 34 29 29 28 24 24
1983	34	46.1	18.6	87 75 73 72 69 66 65 60 60 59	32 31 30 27 26 26 24 24 14 13
1984	29	44.4	16.7	78 70 68 63 61 57 56 54 54 53	38 38 32 28 27 26 22 21 14 14
1985	17	42.2	18.7	68 67 64 55 54 50 50	49 47 47 44 37 27 17 15 15 11
1986	10	54.4	14.5	73 68 66 65 63 53	45 42 35 34
1987	33	47.5	18.2	85 78 71 69 69 66 63 62 61 57	37 35 32 28 26 26 26 21 18 8
1988	32	45.3	17.8	79 69 66 63 62 61 60 60 57 56	34 27 26 26 26 24 23 23 14 4
1989	10	38.1	14.0	63 51 50	45 37 34 31 27 26 17
	700	52.5	17.7

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