Gems and Stinkers

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Jim Kaat

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	9	42.7	12.0	63 58	48 47 38 34 34 34 28
1961	29	51.3	17.7	85 77 75 69 68 65 65 64 63 63	44 41 39 37 36 36 35 22 19 10
1962	35	56.7	19.3	89 88 85 83 81 80 76 74 74 71	43 41 39 34 34 33 30 30 29 18
1963	27	48.7	16.5	85 77 77 73 71 61 57 55 52 51	42 37 36 36 36 35 31 30 27 22
1964	34	56.3	17.7	83 80 77 76 75 74 73 73 72 71	41 39 38 38 35 35 30 30 28 24
1965	42	52.9	14.0	82 79 78 75 75 72 68 64 64 63	40 39 38 37 37 36 36 36 33 33
1966	41	59.5	15.7	87 86 80 79 79 77 76 75 72 71	47 47 43 42 41 38 36 36 29 25
1967	38	57.1	16.3	92 83 80 78 77 76 76 75 71 67	43 40 40 39 38 36 35 34 29 28
1968	29	57.2	16.7	86 77 76 75 74 73 73 73 68 68	48 43 43 39 31 30 26 22
1969	32	51.2	15.8	80 77 72 72 70 67 66 66 65 65	43 40 40 37 35 31 30 29 26 24
1970	34	50.4	15.3	77 77 76 72 71 70 68 64 62 60	38 37 37 36 35 34 32 31 29 28
1971	38	54.2	18.1	83 82 80 77 77 77 76 74 71 70	39 37 35 33 32 31 28 28 28 27
1972	15	61.9	14.7	91 75 73 70 67 66 65 65 61 59	41 28
1973	35	48.6	19.5	88 82 80 79 77 75 72 65 64 58	34 31 30 29 28 26 26 24 21 20
1974	39	55.9	19.7	86 86 85 80 80 80 76 76 74 73	42 40 39 32 32 27 26 24 21 14
1975	41	53.4	15.3	85 73 73 72 70 70 68 66 66 65	44 41 40 31 31 29 28 26 23 23
1976	35	51.7	14.6	77 76 75 72 72 68 68 65 64 63	42 40 39 37 36 33 32 29 29 26
1977	27	43.6	15.7	69 68 66 64 60 57 57 52 50 50	40 39 34 32 32 28 26 25 14 8
1978	24	49.2	16.4	85 71 68 65 63 62 61 58 57 56	44 39 36 35 34 34 31 30 28 18
1979	2	46.5	16.3	58	35
1980	14	47.5	21.8	77 75 72 64 61 59 50	49 43 36 27 23 17 12
1981	1	25.0	0.0		25
1982	2	54.5	12.0	63	46
	623	53.0	17.1

Jimmy Key

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1985	32	54.4	15.0	92 77 72 69 68 67 67 65 64 64	45 45 43 40 39 38 38 32 28 25
1986	35	53.4	18.9	90 84 82 78 73 72 70 69 66 64	45 39 29 28 27 26 26 26 21 20
1987	36	59.4	14.7	86 80 77 77 75 73 73 72 70 69	49 47 42 40 39 26 16
1988	21	53.0	19.9	85 84 74 70 70 69 66 65 64 57	46 37 33 32 30 28 25 19
1989	33	52.1	17.8	91 75 74 73 70 70 68 67 65 63	41 40 39 36 36 36 28 23 19 18
1990	27	49.5	17.5	76 71 71 69 66 64 63 62 61 58	45 43 42 40 37 34 24 23 18 7
1991	33	54.0	14.6	88 86 69 69 64 62 62 62 61 61	48 48 45 43 42 39 33 28 27 22
1992	33	53.7	15.6	83 77 76 76 72 71 70 69 67 63	43 42 41 41 37 36 33 32 28 25
1993	34	57.9	15.4	92 89 79 75 75 74 71 69 67 65	46 46 46 45 45 43 39 38 36 20
1994	25	52.7	14.5	77 73 72 70 67 61 61 60 57 57	49 47 46 45 41 37 34 25 17
1995	5	42.2	15.3	57 55	44 35 20
1996	30	48.8	18.4	82 76 71 67 64 64 63 61 61 61	43 43 43 36 35 24 19 16 14 9
1997	34	52.1	15.4	81 74 70 69 69 69 68 65 63 63	43 43 42 36 36 32 32 30 21 19
1998	11	49.9	22.1	74 69 69 61 61 56 52 51	34 13 9
	389	53.4	16.7

Darryl Kile

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1991	22	53.3	14.0	75 73 72 67 64 61 61 60 59 57	43 41 37 36 36 18
1992	22	50.2	15.8	81 78 70 68 65 64 58 56 51	47 45 42 40 39 38 36 35 30 19
1993	26	54.8	18.8	93 87 79 78 68 67 66 65 60 60	47 39 36 34 30 27 27 19
1994	24	47.4	14.6	70 63 61 61 61 60 58 57 55 52	47 43 42 40 40 37 29 23 19 15
1995	21	49.0	15.9	81 70 62 61 60 58 55 54 53 52	49 46 40 37 37 32 19 11
1996	33	51.4	19.8	78 78 77 73 72 71 69 69 68 65	44 44 44 42 33 26 25 15 7 4
1997	34	61.1	15.1	84 82 82 80 79 78 74 74 71 71	49 48 43 38 24 23
1998	35	46.4	22.4	91 82 82 70 66 65 60 59 59 59	28 28 27 23 23 23 15 7 5 -3
1999	32	39.7	17.9	70 70 66 61 61 60 56 56 54 53	25 25 24 23 22 21 18 16 11 9
2000	34	55.1	18.4	81 80 78 75 74 74 73 72 68 67	44 43 43 39 39 38 30 26 25 1
2001	34	55.8	15.7	79 77 76 74 73 72 70 70 69 66	48 47 43 41 39 38 33 29 26 18
2002	14	51.7	12.9	68 67 67 66 61 55 55 52	43 42 42 40 34 32
	331	51.5	18.0

Bob Knepper

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1976	4	52.3	9.5	58 57 56	38
1977	27	53.0	18.1	81 81 79 72 72 70 70 70 67 66	44 43 38 37 35 34 33 28 27 20
1978	35	59.4	17.0	89 85 84 82 82 80 78 76 71 71	46 46 46 43 39 39 38 34 29 25
1979	34	46.9	18.0	80 79 77 72 70 61 60 58 58 57	35 33 30 27 25 24 24 17 16 15
1980	33	47.8	17.2	79 73 73 69 69 68 65 63 61 59	39 38 38 33 28 27 23 22 20 13
1981	22	60.3	16.7	89 84 79 78 73 72 68 67 65 63	49 44 36 28 26
1982	29	48.2	16.3	79 75 70 69 69 68 65 60 59 54	40 38 37 34 33 30 29 25 24 21
1983	29	50.7	16.4	88 84 75 70 69 61 59 58 56 55	43 41 41 40 35 35 29 28 24 22
1984	34	55.1	18.2	84 81 80 79 77 76 74 74 71 69	43 40 40 39 38 36 30 26 22 19
1985	37	51.4	15.4	83 79 76 76 70 68 65 61 60 60	43 43 40 38 38 38 26 26 21 19
1986	38	55.4	17.0	89 82 81 80 80 77 73 69 68 66	44 44 41 39 33 32 32 27 25 22
1987	31	42.2	16.2	73 68 67 67 63 57 56 51 50	32 30 30 29 28 28 27 25 21 2
1988	27	54.5	16.5	91 81 73 68 66 65 64 64 63 63	47 43 42 41 38 34 19 17
1989	26	42.7	15.2	79 67 59 58 57 51	39 37 37 34 32 32 31 28 25 -1
1990	7	46.6	13.1	58 58 57 55	34 32 32
	413	51.3	17.3

Jerry Koosman

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1967	3	39.7	12.7	54	35 30
1968	34	63.2	18.5	95 90 85 85 83 82 81 81 79 78	48 37 36 35 34 32 30
1969	32	63.8	17.9	97 84 84 83 82 80 80 79 78 76	46 45 44 43 43 33 28 24
1970	29	55.4	15.8	85 82 78 73 71 70 69 68 67 67	49 47 46 44 43 39 38 37 25 22
1971	24	54.9	14.9	83 82 74 72 66 65 64 64 62 58	48 43 42 40 39 39 38 38 26
1972	24	51.3	19.9	93 84 79 69 68 65 64 64 61 60	37 36 34 34 32 32 30 26 26 25
1973	35	58.3	16.2	82 78 78 76 76 76 76 75 74 72	49 48 48 43 39 38 37 29 26 22
1974	35	55.8	16.3	79 76 75 74 74 73 71 70 68 68	46 45 43 37 37 34 30 29 25 22
1975	34	54.2	22.2	94 81 81 80 79 78 77 75 73 73	40 33 31 28 27 26 24 20 16 12
1976	32	62.4	19.4	90 88 87 86 86 85 83 78 73 73	49 47 45 40 39 35 23 12
1977	32	56.8	15.0	86 84 80 75 69 68 67 67 63 62	49 48 45 44 44 41 37 23 19
1978	32	53.6	15.1	83 76 74 72 71 68 67 66 63 62	42 41 41 41 39 38 36 31 27 22
1979	36	54.0	15.4	86 73 71 71 70 70 68 68 67 66	43 41 41 40 39 36 29 25 24 23
1980	34	51.4	17.4	81 76 75 73 72 70 69 68 66 63	43 40 36 35 33 29 25 25 22 14
1981	16	48.2	15.3	76 62 60 58 58 56 52 52 50	47 47 45 37 31 27 13
1982	19	49.2	18.8	84 75 74 71 66 56 56 52 52	49 47 42 41 39 31 29 28 22 20
1983	24	47.2	17.6	84 75 69 68 66 57 56 56 55 54	41 39 35 34 34 32 26 23 21 20
1984	34	52.8	13.9	85 81 76 65 65 64 63 61 61 59	45 43 43 40 37 36 34 33 30 23
1985	18	48.2	21.1	85 76 69 68 61 61 57 57 55 54	46 43 30 24 22 20 20 19
	527	55.1	17.7

Sandy Koufax

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	26	55.3	21.7	95 93 89 83 82 72 69 68 63 62	45 36 35 35 34 33 33 30 29 21
1961	35	58.9	21.4	97 95 88 86 85 78 76 76 75 75	43 41 39 38 36 31 28 24 23 20
1962	26	64.8	18.7	95 86 83 82 81 81 81 80 80 76	49 47 44 43 43 40 33 31
1963	40	69.8	19.8	95 93 90 89 89 88 87 85 84 84	44 40 35 33 29 27 20
1964	28	69.9	16.1	98 92 91 88 85 82 82 80 80 79	37 36
1965	41	71.8	17.5	101 95 94 94 91 86 86 85 84 84	29 27 26
1966	41	69.1	16.5	98 89 87 87 85 84 81 81 79 79	47 41 39 37 29 24
	237	66.3	19.4

Mike Krukow

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1977	33	47.1	14.9	84 68 67 66 63 61 60 58 57 56	36 36 35 33 31 30 26 26 26 20
1978	20	54.4	20.0	83 81 76 75 71 67 65 62 60 59	38 31 28 28 21 20
1979	28	48.8	14.8	73 66 66 65 65 64 61 59 57 57	43 42 42 42 41 37 37 21 20 12
1980	34	48.9	15.9	84 75 75 69 66 65 62 61 59 58	40 40 39 35 34 34 29 26 23 13
1981	25	51.0	18.3	76 74 72 72 71 70 69 67 64 60	44 37 37 35 35 33 31 26 23 17
1982	33	53.0	17.5	84 84 82 76 70 69 67 64 63 62	46 40 38 35 35 33 31 21 21 20
1983	31	50.6	16.1	85 73 73 72 71 70 66 62 61 61	42 41 39 38 35 32 32 30 25 21
1984	33	46.2	14.9	78 76 73 65 65 61 57 55 55 54	37 37 37 33 31 31 29 23 22 21
1985	28	56.8	16.8	80 78 78 78 75 73 71 71 70 70	43 43 42 41 40 39 37 37 27 27
1986	34	59.5	16.8	87 81 81 79 79 77 76 75 74 71	48 45 41 39 39 37 23 18
1987	28	46.5	16.0	72 69 69 65 64 59 59 57 56 56	33 32 31 30 30 29 28 26 22 17
1988	20	53.9	13.3	80 74 70 69 66 60 59 57 56 55	46 44 44 44 43 42 40 27
1989	8	49.9	15.6	68 64 63 56	47 44 30 27
	355	51.2	16.5

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