Gems and Stinkers

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Frank Tanana

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1973	4	58.3	28.9	91 74	35 33
1974	35	55.8	15.2	83 83 81 77 76 75 70 69 66 64	48 45 43 41 40 38 38 30 29 28
1975	33	65.0	19.6	105 89 86 85 85 83 80 79 78 77	48 45 35 28 24 18
1976	34	67.7	19.0	104 96 92 85 83 83 83 83 81 81	46 40 32 24 22
1977	31	63.7	18.6	90 88 86 85 82 80 78 78 76 75	47 41 40 39 35 34 29 25
1978	33	53.3	18.4	85 82 82 77 76 75 75 74 72 66	37 37 35 35 35 34 32 30 29 25
1979	17	50.0	16.0	80 77 66 61 58 55 52 52 52 51	44 43 41 37 32 27 22
1980	31	50.0	16.5	80 73 73 69 68 67 67 67 66 57	39 36 36 36 35 33 29 24 22 20
1981	23	49.9	17.4	84 71 70 68 68 65 65 60 57 55	48 41 37 34 33 31 28 27 26 25
1982	30	49.2	16.1	79 78 74 69 67 66 65 64 58 56	40 40 36 36 35 34 31 27 22 21
1983	22	52.9	12.8	75 73 73 67 63 61 61 60 59 56	48 47 45 44 44 42 42 38 37 28
1984	35	53.6	14.6	81 80 78 76 76 71 70 66 63 62	46 46 45 43 42 41 40 33 31 20
1985	33	51.3	16.2	88 70 70 70 68 65 64 63 63 62	43 42 40 37 32 27 26 26 21 18
1986	31	50.1	20.9	81 78 77 75 72 71 71 67 66 64	37 36 33 32 27 21 19 19 18 7
1987	34	52.4	18.0	84 81 81 77 74 72 69 68 68 64	36 35 35 34 33 33 32 25 24 23
1988	32	49.8	15.7	75 70 68 68 66 66 62 61 61 61	43 42 42 40 37 33 25 21 17 13
1989	33	52.5	16.1	91 78 68 68 66 66 65 65 64 62	43 40 39 39 35 35 33 29 25 17
1990	29	47.2	17.6	79 77 76 69 66 62 62 61 58 57	41 37 32 31 28 26 22 22 22 20
1991	33	51.1	14.8	82 78 77 76 70 66 63 58 56 55	44 43 40 38 38 38 35 31 26 19
1992	31	47.7	16.1	76 70 69 65 64 64 61 59 58 57	41 41 38 33 28 25 22 20 20 15
1993	32	49.0	13.4	71 70 67 66 66 63 61 58 56 54	45 43 40 37 36 30 27 25 24 23
	616	53.4	17.6

Kevin Tapani

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1989	5	51.8	22.4	77 64 59	39 20
1990	28	51.1	18.6	86 77 75 73 69 66 65 64 63 62	46 38 37 36 31 29 26 22 20 19
1991	34	57.5	13.7	84 82 77 73 70 70 68 66 65 64	48 46 46 44 43 43 42 36 32 24
1992	34	51.8	18.4	93 78 76 74 72 70 66 66 65 63	41 39 39 36 35 28 26 18 17 16
1993	35	49.5	18.6	82 75 71 69 68 67 67 67 65 64	38 38 33 31 27 27 20 18 14 11
1994	24	47.8	20.0	81 77 72 71 69 63 62 59 57 55	45 41 38 38 27 23 21 21 19 11
1995	31	46.5	17.1	84 77 73 71 66 63 61 60 54 52	37 36 35 34 31 27 26 25 21 13
1996	34	49.2	16.6	74 73 71 68 67 62 62 61 61 60	43 41 41 35 34 30 25 15 11 10
1997	13	55.2	17.8	88 72 71 65 62 60 58 53 50	43 41 31 23
1998	34	48.2	19.4	88 83 79 69 67 65 65 64 61 59	37 35 34 33 31 28 27 16 9 6
1999	23	47.0	15.9	78 69 67 66 63 60 55 53 52	45 44 41 37 36 35 34 32 16 15
2000	30	49.3	18.1	80 71 67 67 66 66 64 62 61 61	44 43 43 40 34 31 25 18 11 3
2001	29	49.7	18.8	81 76 74 70 64 63 59 59 58 57	46 46 45 41 36 35 28 26 6 -4
	354	50.2	17.8

John Thomson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1997	27	47.2	17.3	78 77 69 64 63 63 62 62 62 55	39 36 34 33 31 29 28 26 17 17
1998	26	48.5	21.2	81 78 78 76 68 68 60 59 57 56	44 40 39 39 31 28 24 14 13 -1
1999	13	34.8	14.1	59 58	41 40 40 39 26 24 23 22 18 18
2001	14	53.7	15.8	83 73 67 63 63 59 56 56 50	41 41 38 33 29
2002	30	46.8	14.6	68 68 68 63 62 62 61 59 58 57	40 40 39 38 38 27 25 25 24 13
2003	35	48.4	17.3	84 81 64 63 62 62 62 61 61 59	41 40 36 36 26 22 21 20 14 11
2004	33	51.2	14.0	71 71 69 69 67 67 64 63 62 61	42 41 37 36 35 34 30 29 25 25
	178	47.9	16.9

Luis Tiant

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1964	16	62.5	17.4	89 86 81 78 73 73 67 64 61 60	46 40 26
1965	30	55.0	18.5	89 86 86 78 78 76 73 67 65 64	43 43 42 42 35 34 29 29 28 26
1966	16	61.4	21.6	90 83 82 81 80 79 78 73 64	48 47 40 37 36 36 28
1967	29	61.8	18.1	86 84 83 81 80 79 78 78 78 76	46 42 39 39 37 36 35 22
1968	32	72.4	15.4	99 94 89 88 87 87 86 85 85 84	49 46 42
1969	37	51.8	16.7	86 78 75 73 72 68 67 67 66 65	38 37 36 36 33 33 31 30 23 12
1970	17	52.1	12.2	86 62 61 60 59 56 55 55 52	47 46 45 45 43 42 37 34
1971	10	42.8	19.7	78 65 62	47 41 35 28 27 24 21
1972	19	65.3	19.0	91 87 84 82 82 81 81 76 69 67	49 36 33 31
1973	35	60.4	16.8	85 85 80 80 80 78 77 76 74 74	49 48 48 47 47 46 29 21 19
1974	38	59.7	19.4	85 85 81 80 80 79 79 79 78 77	49 46 44 39 39 33 29 24 21 9
1975	35	52.3	20.7	86 84 82 77 77 75 73 72 67 65	38 31 28 26 25 25 21 20 19 19
1976	38	55.8	19.5	88 87 83 81 80 79 74 74 71 68	40 38 38 33 32 30 28 23 21 15
1977	32	48.8	18.9	89 85 85 74 68 65 65 60 59 57	35 31 29 29 29 29 28 25 23 20
1978	31	55.8	18.3	87 86 85 80 75 71 70 70 70 68	45 44 43 39 36 34 31 27 26 22
1979	30	51.8	16.9	89 73 72 71 68 65 65 65 63 63	45 41 39 38 36 35 30 25 21 17
1980	25	47.6	17.8	81 79 72 66 65 63 58 56 55 54	40 35 33 31 31 30 26 24 22 21
1981	9	50.6	13.9	78 62 55 51	48 47 45 41 28
1982	5	47.6	19.6	66 64 51	38 19
	484	56.3	19.0

Brett Tomko

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1997	19	55.6	14.2	77 73 69 68 67 65 65 59 56 56	42 40 28 24
1998	34	51.5	18.2	80 80 78 77 72 71 68 66 63 60	43 42 39 36 28 24 23 20 17 15
1999	26	47.3	17.5	83 77 75 67 66 64 63 60 56 53	38 37 37 35 35 31 30 26 22 19
2000	8	46.9	12.1	67 55 52 50	47 41 34 29
2001	4	40.8	19.4	59 53	35 16
2002	32	49.5	20.5	84 76 76 75 73 73 68 68 67 65	33 33 32 31 31 31 28 26 8 2
2003	32	45.4	16.9	78 75 64 64 63 61 58 56 55 52	40 35 32 31 28 27 26 21 20 -2
2004	31	50.1	18.1	82 81 73 72 70 69 68 67 64 62	41 38 33 31 31 27 27 26 24 14
	186	49.3	17.7

Mike Torrez

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1967	1	59.0	0.0	59
1968	2	41.0	4.2		44 38
1969	15	53.5	12.5	76 71 66 63 60 57 57 51 51 51	46 45 41 35 33
1970	28	49.5	17.7	82 80 77 70 66 62 61 59 58 57	37 36 35 35 33 31 29 26 19 17
1971	6	40.0	13.1	64	46 35 33 33 29
1972	33	54.6	15.6	79 79 77 75 75 71 67 67 66 66	44 43 42 39 38 38 34 32 28 28
1973	34	48.2	15.8	76 73 70 67 67 64 62 61 61 60	41 41 40 31 30 27 26 22 21 12
1974	30	49.9	16.0	82 78 72 71 70 68 61 59 59 56	42 35 35 35 35 35 34 32 32 13
1975	36	55.2	16.1	86 85 73 71 70 68 67 66 66 64	45 44 41 39 37 36 30 29 22 16
1976	39	56.6	18.8	89 84 82 82 81 77 76 76 75 73	44 34 34 32 32 31 30 28 25 22
1977	35	51.5	19.9	87 84 73 73 72 72 71 70 69 69	32 30 30 30 30 26 21 19 19 17
1978	36	49.6	16.1	79 78 74 71 69 65 64 64 64 61	38 37 36 34 32 30 26 21 21 20
1979	36	48.0	18.6	78 73 72 71 71 67 67 66 66 63	35 32 31 27 25 23 23 18 16 12
1980	32	44.5	15.3	82 71 66 63 61 58 57 57 53 53	32 32 31 30 29 27 27 25 23 21
1981	22	49.0	14.4	78 71 66 66 59 56 56 55 53 51	47 44 43 42 39 39 37 31 28 18
1982	31	44.6	18.3	80 71 70 69 67 61 59 58 57 56	35 32 32 31 27 25 22 20 11 5
1983	34	47.7	17.9	81 80 78 71 71 67 67 61 61 61	38 37 37 32 29 27 25 24 20 14
1984	8	41.8	13.8	60 58	46 45 37 36 35 17
	458	49.9	17.1

Steve Trachsel

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1993	3	54.0	14.2	65 59	38
1994	22	55.5	14.9	79 72 71 69 68 68 67 61 60 60	41 37 32 31 22
1995	29	45.9	19.0	77 74 71 69 68 64 62 61 59 56	35 33 29 29 28 25 19 19 18 6
1996	31	55.8	16.2	88 79 73 71 69 68 67 67 66 64	48 47 47 46 45 40 40 36 20 8
1997	34	48.5	17.2	76 75 74 71 69 68 65 65 65 63	38 32 32 30 29 29 29 25 18 15
1998	33	50.3	16.1	80 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 59	40 40 39 39 38 38 35 33 22 6
1999	34	46.2	19.9	78 74 73 73 72 71 66 64 60 60	33 33 30 27 26 23 17 16 10 4
2000	34	45.9	16.6	89 74 74 72 65 60 60 57 55 54	34 33 33 30 28 25 25 24 24 19
2001	28	52.1	21.0	88 78 74 73 70 70 69 69 67 63	47 42 41 29 28 18 16 11 10
2002	30	51.2	14.2	80 72 70 69 68 64 62 60 58 57	46 46 43 42 39 33 32 29 25 22
2003	33	51.3	18.7	88 82 73 72 72 70 69 66 65 64	41 39 39 38 33 30 28 18 16 13
2004	33	49.5	14.1	70 69 68 67 64 64 63 62 61 59	45 41 41 38 35 34 31 25 23 12
	344	50.0	17.3

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