Gems and Stinkers

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Satchel Paige

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1965	1	58.0	0.0	58
	1	58.0	0.0

Jim Palmer

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1965	6	53.2	10.9	71 57 54 53	44 40
1966	30	55.6	14.9	80 79 75 75 73 71 69 67 66 66	47 46 43 41 40 40 39 39 30 23
1967	9	55.3	19.8	89 74 64 62 57 53	36 33 30
1969	23	64.0	17.3	89 89 85 82 80 80 79 75 74 69	49 47 47 45 31 30
1970	39	60.2	17.0	85 84 84 82 79 79 79 77 76 76	44 42 42 40 38 38 37 34 33 33
1971	37	60.0	15.6	88 80 79 76 75 74 72 72 72 72	47 44 43 42 41 39 37 33 32 26
1972	36	63.7	15.8	82 82 81 79 78 77 76 76 76 76	42 37 35 32 31 26
1973	37	62.1	17.5	87 85 84 84 81 80 79 79 77 76	48 48 42 41 41 40 38 34 31 21
1974	26	52.7	19.8	93 86 76 73 73 72 62 62 61 59	40 38 37 34 28 26 24 24 21
1975	38	65.3	17.1	92 90 89 86 85 84 82 80 80 79	44 44 44 42 42 37 36 32
1976	40	61.0	19.6	89 89 87 83 81 81 80 79 77 77	47 43 37 36 35 30 28 25 24 23
1977	39	61.1	18.2	92 88 85 83 82 81 79 77 75 73	46 45 41 40 37 34 31 30 30 25
1978	38	59.8	16.3	89 85 83 80 77 77 74 72 72 72	49 48 46 46 41 37 33 28 26 25
1979	22	54.1	13.4	78 74 73 69 64 61 59 59 58 56	44 44 44 32 30 29
1980	33	50.0	14.0	80 76 74 69 67 64 62 61 61 59	39 38 37 36 34 34 34 33 32 28
1981	22	50.5	15.1	75 72 70 68 64 63 60 57 55 54	48 44 40 37 36 32 29 28 25
1982	32	56.8	16.5	90 83 81 77 77 73 73 72 72 68	48 45 44 42 39 39 38 31 29 29
1983	11	50.0	18.2	69 69 66 64 59 57	48 40 33 30 15
1984	3	34.0	4.6		39 33 30
	521	58.5	17.2

Milt Pappas

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	27	55.9	18.9	90 83 76 76 74 73 73 71 69 67	41 40 39 38 37 37 37 35 26 20
1961	23	56.6	20.3	91 85 79 75 74 72 66 64 64 63	49 45 42 28 25 22 12
1962	32	51.4	18.7	83 78 77 76 74 73 72 68 66 65	37 36 34 34 32 31 29 29 25 18
1963	32	56.7	18.4	85 81 81 81 78 78 76 72 67 67	49 48 45 43 39 31 29 24 22 18
1964	36	57.8	17.6	94 82 81 79 78 77 75 72 71 70	48 46 42 40 39 31 30 28 27 25
1965	34	57.1	17.1	86 85 84 79 78 75 73 71 70 70	45 43 42 40 35 34 32 31 31 27
1966	32	50.7	17.6	83 78 74 72 71 66 65 64 63 60	40 38 38 38 34 29 28 22 18 13
1967	32	54.3	18.0	92 80 77 77 73 72 72 67 63 63	47 44 41 41 39 39 38 25 15 13
1968	30	53.3	16.5	83 80 76 75 72 69 68 65 64 63	47 42 40 38 36 34 31 27 26 25
1969	24	49.8	12.5	71 65 65 64 62 61 61 58 56 56	47 45 45 40 39 37 34 31 31 27
1970	23	55.5	19.1	83 81 79 78 74 72 72 68 62 62	47 45 40 34 34 31 22 19
1971	35	52.1	18.3	88 81 80 77 72 71 70 69 69 66	43 42 38 38 34 28 25 23 23 15
1972	28	56.3	14.6	92 79 76 70 68 68 66 65 65 63	48 48 46 46 44 43 37 35 34 31
1973	29	46.3	15.6	76 68 67 63 63 63 61 60 56 56	36 35 35 31 28 28 27 25 23 22
	417	53.9	17.5

Chan Ho Park

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1995	1	58.0	0.0	58
1996	10	53.9	11.7	68 67 62 61 59 53	47 47 44 31
1997	29	56.7	13.9	81 77 75 75 73 71 70 67 63 59	49 49 42 41 37 26 26
1998	34	54.1	17.1	83 76 75 72 70 69 67 65 65 65	43 43 41 40 32 26 26 25 23 16
1999	33	46.9	16.7	73 67 67 67 65 63 62 60 58 57	41 40 35 33 26 26 23 20 11 7
2000	34	57.4	19.3	95 87 83 83 81 77 76 74 73 73	48 45 44 43 42 41 32 27 22 10
2001	35	58.2	18.0	92 78 78 78 77 73 73 72 72 70	47 45 41 38 38 30 22 18 17
2002	25	45.5	14.9	65 63 63 61 59 59 58 57 55 53	41 41 39 38 38 37 30 26 23 2
2003	7	38.9	13.5	55 55	46 33 33 31 19
2004	16	44.9	14.4	73 63 60 59 57 50	47 46 45 36 35 32 31 30 29 26
	224	52.4	17.1

Carl Pavano

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	23	50.3	13.4	71 68 65 64 64 62 62 61 56 54	49 49 44 40 37 37 33 31 29 27
1999	18	45.9	21.4	84 72 66 64 63 62 57 52	49 45 42 38 36 33 24 20 18 2
2000	15	54.6	11.9	73 71 71 61 57 57 54 53 53 52	38 28
2001	8	41.3	25.1	69 63 58 54	44 32 8 2
2002	22	43.3	13.0	65 59 58 57 57 57 57	39 38 37 34 32 31 31 26 23 21
2003	32	51.3	19.6	78 77 74 73 72 71 69 67 65 62	42 40 38 28 26 24 23 21 14 7
2004	31	56.8	14.9	88 79 78 73 73 73 69 67 66 63	49 47 45 43 43 43 40 33 30 25
	149	50.3	17.2

Brad Penny

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
2000	22	47.8	13.1	71 62 62 62 57 56 54 54 53 53	46 44 43 40 37 31 31 22 21
2001	31	54.9	17.7	92 85 80 80 78 71 69 69 61 59	47 43 43 43 42 38 35 30 20 19
2002	24	46.6	20.2	84 79 74 69 66 66 58 57 56 54	41 40 37 31 29 26 21 20 19 12
2003	32	51.5	17.5	79 78 73 71 69 69 68 66 64 64	42 41 38 35 32 31 31 28 15 12
2004	24	55.1	14.5	87 81 75 70 66 62 62 62 61 60	49 46 40 38 36 36 28
	133	51.5	17.0

Odalis Perez

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1999	17	43.9	16.9	70 70 63 62 54 54	44 43 43 41 37 33 27 20 20 18
2001	16	47.6	17.6	74 72 70 65 59 56 51	47 45 42 42 39 33 29 22 16
2002	32	59.5	16.8	91 90 79 76 76 76 73 73 71 71	49 45 44 39 38 33 27 26
2003	30	50.7	20.6	81 80 78 74 73 69 66 66 64 63	44 40 38 34 32 28 27 19 7 2
2004	31	55.1	16.2	87 74 74 73 72 69 69 69 66 65	49 46 42 41 41 40 34 32 22 16
	126	52.7	18.3

Gaylord Perry

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1962	7	43.1	15.4	74	46 44 44 36 32 26
1963	4	37.5	12.1	55	36 31 28
1964	19	59.3	19.7	90 84 79 78 78 74 73 65 64 56	49 46 45 33 32 16
1965	26	51.9	17.1	83 80 76 75 70 63 63 61 59 58	44 42 42 41 32 31 30 28 28 24
1966	35	58.9	22.1	92 86 86 85 80 80 80 77 77 76	49 43 40 35 33 31 26 25 16 3
1967	37	63.2	22.2	112 87 87 86 85 83 83 82 79 76	46 38 34 26 24 20 20 18
1968	38	61.4	18.1	94 90 88 81 80 79 78 76 75 73	48 45 44 40 40 36 35 22 14
1969	39	62.0	16.2	91 83 81 79 76 76 76 76 73 73	46 33 29 20 18
1970	41	58.6	21.1	88 83 83 82 81 81 80 80 79 79	42 39 38 36 36 30 27 26 10 7
1971	37	57.5	17.5	92 82 81 78 77 77 75 75 72 69	48 47 42 38 37 34 34 31 26 14
1972	40	68.2	15.5	96 95 87 87 83 83 82 80 80 79	49 48 46 31 20
1973	41	58.1	20.9	93 91 84 82 82 82 81 80 78 78	45 44 38 38 38 27 26 23 22 11
1974	37	65.9	17.7	95 88 86 86 83 81 78 78 78 78	44 41 39 34 23 19
1975	37	59.8	21.2	95 85 83 81 81 80 80 79 79 78	42 40 36 36 34 29 26 23 23 12
1976	32	57.9	18.0	83 82 81 81 80 72 72 70 69 68	44 40 37 34 33 30 29 26 23
1977	34	55.0	20.9	85 83 82 77 77 77 76 75 71 70	37 34 33 33 28 27 26 23 23 18
1978	37	56.8	16.3	84 82 79 78 73 73 70 69 69 69	49 43 39 37 35 29 29 25 17
1979	32	56.0	17.1	81 77 76 75 74 71 70 66 66 66	46 46 40 39 36 31 31 26 24 19
1980	32	50.5	16.1	81 78 70 68 67 65 64 64 64 63	43 42 36 31 31 30 28 26 26 19
1981	23	48.6	17.1	73 69 69 67 67 65 65 61 56 53	43 43 42 34 34 34 29 25 22 15
1982	32	48.8	13.9	79 65 64 62 60 60 60 58 58 58	43 41 41 41 39 33 27 22 21 17
1983	30	46.5	15.7	78 73 72 70 64 62 60 56 54 52	38 37 35 34 32 32 25 24 23 18
	690	57.5	19.1

Jim Perry

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	36	51.6	19.1	87 84 81 79 75 69 68 68 65 65	36 36 34 33 33 29 27 21 18 12
1961	35	46.4	16.7	80 74 69 66 64 62 60 60 59 59	34 32 32 28 28 26 26 25 22 11
1962	27	48.7	19.1	87 79 78 75 70 66 63 59 56 56	37 35 35 30 30 27 25 24 24 24
1963	25	51.1	15.5	80 70 68 67 66 65 64 64 63 58	46 46 41 41 41 39 29 27 25 23
1964	1	20.0	0.0		20
1965	19	57.9	15.3	82 78 75 75 69 69 68 67 65 59	49 45 45 45 44 41 39 31
1966	25	60.2	17.1	86 85 85 78 78 78 76 76 70 64	46 46 44 38 38 33 31
1967	11	55.6	17.0	83 82 65 64 61 50	49 46 44 37 31
1968	18	58.7	19.6	91 85 81 74 70 69 68 66 64 63	44 39 38 33 32 24
1969	36	56.0	16.2	80 78 78 76 75 74 73 72 70 70	42 41 41 41 38 36 30 28 27 24
1970	40	56.5	18.6	90 87 86 83 77 74 74 74 74 73	39 37 37 33 32 32 29 29 28 20
1971	39	50.1	16.6	87 81 78 77 77 70 68 67 65 60	39 36 36 35 35 33 27 27 24 19
1972	35	53.4	18.5	84 83 79 77 76 71 68 67 67 66	42 41 38 37 31 27 26 24 20 14
1973	34	48.5	18.4	90 79 76 75 70 68 63 62 60 58	40 33 31 31 28 25 23 21 20 17
1974	36	53.7	15.6	80 80 77 74 73 71 68 65 64 62	47 45 45 42 41 41 36 25 18 12
1975	17	45.2	17.3	90 77 61 56 50	41 41 37 36 36 35 33 32 31 23
	434	52.6	17.7

Fritz Peterson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1966	32	54.3	17.8	83 82 79 78 77 76 72 70 70 68	40 40 40 39 37 37 35 34 32 16
1967	30	51.9	18.8	94 83 83 76 74 67 66 64 59 58	41 41 40 36 35 32 27 25 22 18
1968	27	58.9	16.1	87 85 80 76 74 72 71 71 65 63	31 30 28 28
1969	37	59.9	17.1	90 84 82 80 79 78 77 75 75 74	46 45 43 42 41 40 39 37 28 19
1970	37	55.7	15.2	84 81 80 77 76 70 68 67 65 64	48 40 32 32 31 30 27 26
1971	35	56.5	13.8	86 82 78 73 72 71 69 68 68 65	48 47 46 44 44 39 38 37 37 27
1972	35	53.1	14.5	83 82 78 77 70 67 66 64 63 59	45 44 44 43 42 41 33 32 25 24
1973	31	48.2	17.6	78 78 74 70 69 68 65 63 62 61	35 35 33 33 33 29 28 27 21 14
1974	30	45.4	16.9	78 72 72 70 65 65 61 60 55 52	37 36 31 28 27 25 25 22 22 17
1975	25	49.3	16.5	79 74 72 72 65 63 61 57 57 57	42 40 36 36 33 32 29 29 27 20
1976	11	43.8	10.3	57 57 53	49 49 47 41 35 34 31 29
	330	53.2	16.7

Dan Petry

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1979	15	51.5	17.5	78 75 67 66 63 61 60 51	47 44 43 39 28 28 22
1980	25	49.7	19.4	84 81 71 65 63 63 61 59 59 59	44 38 38 33 28 22 22 15 11
1981	22	55.5	17.3	86 81 80 75 68 68 66 64 61 60	49 43 37 37 36 32 30 30
1982	35	54.7	16.9	83 81 80 79 71 70 69 67 65 65	44 43 39 36 35 33 28 26 25 21
1983	38	51.2	14.3	77 75 70 70 67 66 65 62 60 59	44 39 38 36 34 31 30 29 22 18
1984	35	53.8	17.4	86 85 85 83 79 72 66 65 64 62	42 41 40 39 37 35 34 24 22 22
1985	34	55.8	16.7	84 82 75 75 73 70 69 68 68 67	46 42 40 39 34 33 32 26 25 25
1986	20	45.9	15.2	77 67 60 60 59 56 56 55	45 43 42 35 35 31 30 29 23 22
1987	21	42.0	15.0	72 65 59 55 54 54 52 52 51	35 34 33 31 30 29 28 28 24 17
1988	22	48.5	18.2	86 77 75 68 68 59 55 53 53 50	46 44 39 34 32 31 31 29 27 17
1989	4	36.0	10.8		46 41 36 21
1990	23	46.7	16.3	75 69 67 64 63 61 58 55 50 50	46 42 42 36 33 32 29 20 20 18
1991	6	43.3	15.1	62 58	45 40 33 22
	300	50.7	16.9

Andy Pettitte

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1995	26	50.8	18.5	79 73 72 70 69 67 66 62 60 59	49 47 46 42 32 31 25 20 14 13
1996	34	51.6	17.7	77 75 74 69 68 67 66 65 64 64	45 45 44 42 42 33 30 29 2 1
1997	35	56.5	14.4	84 79 78 74 71 71 69 68 67 66	47 46 44 44 42 39 38 35 27 27
1998	32	49.8	16.8	79 78 78 69 69 66 64 62 62 61	40 38 37 37 35 34 25 23 22 16
1999	31	46.7	16.7	76 71 69 69 68 64 63 58 58 57	39 37 33 29 27 27 26 23 17 14
2000	32	48.5	19.7	81 78 76 76 71 69 65 64 63 61	35 35 31 30 27 24 22 22 20 4
2001	31	51.6	16.2	76 75 71 68 67 66 65 63 62 61	48 47 46 39 39 35 24 19 18 16
2002	22	52.8	19.9	87 79 75 74 67 67 66 65 64 64	48 46 42 39 34 33 31 31 21 16
2003	33	51.5	19.3	80 80 73 73 73 71 66 66 65 65	41 39 37 29 28 27 19 19 19 9
2004	15	53.5	13.9	72 65 65 65 65 58 58 57 55 51	40 28 23
	291	51.2	17.4

Sidney Ponson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	20	45.0	15.7	73 69 59 56 55 55 54 54 53 51	41 40 39 39 36 34 30 28 26 8
1999	32	47.3	19.1	74 74 74 71 71 70 67 64 60 57	34 29 27 26 23 20 20 18 16 15
2000	32	49.6	17.5	82 77 72 71 67 62 62 61 61 59	41 40 34 30 30 25 23 21 20 15
2001	23	46.3	15.8	88 69 68 62 57 54 54 50	41 39 39 39 38 35 33 24 23 21
2002	28	51.3	12.0	72 69 64 64 62 62 62 60 59 57	45 45 44 42 42 42 41 30 29 25
2003	31	53.6	14.1	76 75 74 72 67 66 64 64 63 62	44 43 42 41 38 37 36 32 28 23
2004	33	43.8	19.9	86 80 80 76 67 61 59 58 57 55	32 31 27 24 18 18 18 17 16 14
	199	48.3	16.8

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