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Tim Wakefield

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1992	13	59.7	14.7	76 76 72 70 67 66 63 60 58 53	32 31
1993	20	42.3	19.1	79 74 63 61 58 53 52	44 40 31 28 24 23 20 20 18 17
1995	27	57.5	18.0	81 80 78 78 77 75 74 74 71 70	47 46 41 40 39 35 35 25 22
1996	32	44.6	19.4	78 75 74 72 71 64 63 63 61 56	30 29 26 25 21 21 20 19 18 11
1997	29	50.1	18.6	81 80 76 71 67 65 65 64 64 62	41 39 39 33 32 26 22 22 20 17
1998	33	49.5	15.1	82 78 68 66 63 63 62 61 60 57	46 45 45 43 35 32 32 26 20 9
1999	17	42.0	15.9	69 65 63 56 55 51	41 39 39 36 34 32 27 27 25 11
2000	17	42.1	14.9	62 59 57 56 54 53 50 50	48 36 36 33 32 30 28 21 11
2001	17	50.9	14.7	79 65 65 65 63 61 57 50	49 49 47 45 45 41 32 29 23
2002	15	61.3	10.9	77 71 71 70 70 66 65 63 63 61	45 44 42
2003	33	51.6	12.3	68 68 67 66 64 63 63 61 61 59	45 45 42 40 40 38 37 36 23 17
2004	30	46.6	17.5	78 76 68 67 65 64 63 63 58 58	37 33 32 31 29 27 26 25 25 10
	283	49.5	17.1

Jarrod Washburn

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	11	50.7	8.7	66 64 56 56 50	47 46 46 45 43 39
1999	10	47.9	20.7	81 79 58 56	49 40 35 32 29 20
2000	14	53.2	17.3	73 69 68 67 61 60 59 59 56 50	44 42 21 16
2001	30	51.9	15.4	78 77 71 66 66 64 63 62 61 61	47 45 44 43 41 35 29 25 20 19
2002	32	55.8	14.1	82 81 80 78 71 67 67 67 66 64	48 47 46 46 44 42 36 35 34 28
2003	32	50.3	16.4	77 75 74 72 67 66 64 63 62 61	42 41 40 38 37 34 33 32 32 0
2004	25	48.2	19.8	83 73 73 70 69 66 64 58 56 54	45 45 45 38 30 29 26 23 11 4
	154	51.6	16.2

Jeff Weaver

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1999	29	46.0	19.9	76 71 69 68 68 68 67 60 59 58	35 33 32 27 23 23 17 15 14 8
2000	30	51.5	17.0	79 77 76 73 71 70 66 65 63 60	45 42 41 36 31 28 25 24 24 23
2001	33	51.5	17.2	75 74 72 69 68 68 67 66 65 64	43 42 40 35 33 25 24 24 20 12
2002	25	54.3	19.4	94 86 82 78 75 64 64 64 63 57	49 45 45 45 41 40 33 29 27 12
2003	24	41.5	16.8	77 76 62 60 51 50	38 36 35 34 31 26 23 23 14 9
2004	34	52.1	14.4	77 77 74 71 68 63 63 62 61 61	47 44 44 42 39 35 35 28 23 15
	175	49.7	17.7

Bob Welch

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1978	13	59.8	16.5	83 81 70 70 68 68 66 62	49 47 44 41 28
1979	12	52.2	12.2	69 67 61 58 58 57 55	47 45 43 39 27
1980	32	55.3	16.3	92 85 79 73 70 67 67 67 65 63	46 45 45 42 42 39 38 36 29 13
1981	23	52.8	12.5	86 67 66 63 60 59 58 58 55 55	49 48 48 43 35 35 23
1982	36	56.4	20.0	85 82 81 79 78 77 76 75 74 72	38 35 30 29 28 27 24 22 13
1983	31	58.4	14.0	89 87 76 76 74 72 71 69 64 64	49 45 44 43 42 40 35 32
1984	29	51.5	17.0	89 75 73 73 71 68 67 66 63 59	44 42 41 36 36 34 30 29 28 17
1985	23	60.5	14.9	85 84 78 77 74 69 68 67 67 67	44 42 34 28
1986	33	56.6	16.4	85 83 80 76 75 72 70 70 70 69	48 46 45 43 41 39 36 36 23 18
1987	35	58.7	18.6	91 86 85 83 82 78 77 76 73 70	47 47 46 46 43 37 35 25 19 19
1988	36	53.4	18.2	82 78 77 74 74 74 72 72 71 70	42 41 41 40 31 29 27 25 22 6
1989	33	54.6	15.5	83 80 75 74 72 72 68 66 66 64	45 44 44 42 39 38 38 32 28 18
1990	35	55.4	15.3	83 79 78 76 70 69 69 67 67 66	46 44 43 43 42 39 38 33 27 13
1991	35	47.8	21.6	80 78 77 77 72 69 68 67 65 62	36 36 27 24 24 24 19 8 5 2
1992	20	52.4	12.0	66 66 65 63 62 62 60 60 59 59	49 48 42 40 40 39 34 25
1993	28	42.5	14.3	68 65 61 59 55 55 54 52 51	36 35 32 28 27 27 26 25 18 13
1994	8	35.0	16.5	58 54	47 34 32 23 17 15
	462	53.9	17.1

David Wells

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1987	2	26.0	5.7		30 22
1990	25	55.8	14.4	77 75 74 73 72 71 70 68 61 61	49 47 47 45 39 32 32 27
1991	28	52.8	18.7	83 81 76 75 75 70 69 67 64 61	44 41 36 34 31 27 25 25 25 24
1992	14	40.1	23.4	76 66 65 54 53	49 44 37 35 31 25 21 19 -14
1993	30	52.2	16.0	76 73 72 72 71 71 69 64 64 62	41 41 41 40 37 37 30 29 22 20
1994	16	52.6	16.4	88 77 67 63 62 61 57 52	45 44 42 41 40 39 38 25
1995	29	55.1	16.6	79 79 75 74 74 72 69 67 66 64	48 47 44 43 42 39 32 30 22 18
1996	34	47.3	18.9	76 76 70 69 69 66 65 65 64 62	37 36 35 32 24 23 22 19 9 5
1997	32	51.2	22.4	94 85 82 70 70 70 67 66 65 65	41 36 35 31 26 24 23 21 9 -5
1998	30	57.8	19.4	98 96 83 81 80 72 71 69 67 66	49 48 45 39 35 33 30 27 17
1999	34	49.6	20.0	89 82 81 77 75 66 65 64 63 63	39 37 32 31 29 24 22 19 15 11
2000	35	51.3	20.2	83 81 74 73 70 69 69 67 66 66	41 38 31 30 24 21 20 18 11 8
2001	16	48.3	15.2	73 73 67 57 56 54 51 50	45 43 42 41 37 35 31 17
2002	31	52.5	15.9	87 78 78 71 70 67 66 63 60 58	49 41 40 39 37 35 31 27 26 22
2003	30	49.8	16.8	87 71 68 68 68 66 63 62 62 57	43 41 39 35 35 32 32 26 20 8
2004	31	52.1	15.5	76 74 73 71 71 69 68 67 63 59	45 43 42 42 41 33 32 31 30 10
	417	51.5	18.3

Kip Wells

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1999	7	50.4	15.0	64 60 55 53 52 51	18
2000	20	40.5	15.1	71 70 56 53 52 51	38 37 37 34 33 29 25 24 19 16
2001	20	44.7	19.1	82 77 63 61 60 57 56 56	42 41 39 32 29 27 25 22 21 13
2002	33	51.5	14.6	81 76 69 64 64 62 62 62 61 59	47 45 42 42 40 34 33 29 18 15
2003	31	55.3	10.9	75 74 73 69 68 65 64 63 62 61	48 46 45 43 43 41 41 28
2004	24	49.0	17.7	77 74 74 71 66 66 65 59 59 53	43 42 40 36 36 33 32 30 21 12
	135	49.3	15.8

Ed Whitson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1977	1	69.0	0.0	69
1979	24	50.4	15.7	76 74 71 70 68 60 60 58 56 55	48 44 42 41 35 34 33 29 28 18
1980	34	51.7	16.2	80 77 76 75 75 72 70 69 62 61	40 39 39 38 36 36 36 29 25 20
1981	22	48.4	15.2	80 79 67 63 58 57 55 55 53 52	44 41 40 39 37 36 30 30 30 26
1982	9	56.1	14.4	73 66 65 63 62 55 53	42 26
1983	21	51.0	17.6	82 76 67 67 66 63 62 61 57 55	48 45 42 38 37 35 35 26 8
1984	31	53.6	12.4	77 67 67 67 66 65 65 64 63 63	46 46 44 40 40 37 37 34 33 33
1985	30	44.7	17.8	80 78 78 67 65 58 56 54 53 53	38 30 30 27 26 24 21 21 18 18
1986	16	40.7	13.8	66 57 56 54 53 50	39 38 38 35 33 31 30 28 28 15
1987	34	49.7	16.0	85 80 80 75 69 59 59 59 57 57	39 38 35 32 32 32 31 30 26 19
1988	33	51.9	15.8	78 76 69 69 68 68 68 67 62 61	42 40 39 38 35 32 29 26 21 20
1989	33	57.8	14.0	81 80 77 76 72 70 70 68 67 66	48 44 43 39 37 36 34 24
1990	32	58.0	13.6	83 79 74 72 71 68 67 66 65 65	47 46 45 41 27 16
1991	12	47.7	12.8	66 62 59 57 54 50	48 43 43 32 31 27
	332	51.4	15.6

Hoyt Wilhelm

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	11	51.1	17.8	84 69 59 59 54 53 52	45 38 27 22
1961	1	38.0	0.0		38
1963	3	67.7	17.6	84 70	49
	15	53.5	18.3

Woody Williams

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1995	3	55.3	15.2	69 58	39
1996	10	49.1	21.6	79 75 64 59 53 50	44 28 25 14
1997	31	49.6	14.5	81 69 66 65 65 64 61 60 59 58	44 43 39 39 35 29 29 26 24 21
1998	32	50.8	15.8	79 78 72 69 69 64 64 62 61 60	42 40 40 36 34 34 31 27 25 15
1999	33	49.8	17.5	77 70 70 68 68 66 66 63 60 59	43 42 41 41 40 36 32 20 13 -6
2000	23	55.1	15.4	77 76 71 67 67 67 65 63 63 61	49 49 44 41 32 27 16
2001	34	51.5	19.3	89 81 77 72 71 70 67 67 64 63	42 40 36 31 28 28 26 17 15 12
2002	17	58.6	12.5	78 69 69 67 67 66 65 64 63 63	49 46 45 41 29
2003	33	53.1	18.5	84 77 75 75 74 73 70 69 68 66	45 37 36 34 34 32 28 27 19 9
2004	31	50.8	16.5	73 72 71 69 66 65 64 64 63 62	44 44 40 39 39 39 26 22 18 7
	247	51.8	16.8

Earl Wilson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	9	49.1	19.4	76 70 64 53 50	43 43 22 21
1962	28	53.2	16.1	88 81 80 70 66 64 63 62 61 60	47 44 44 42 41 32 31 28 28 27
1963	34	52.0	17.7	87 81 78 74 73 71 68 68 66 64	38 36 35 34 31 30 29 27 25 23
1964	31	49.9	15.2	85 77 69 68 66 64 64 62 60 59	44 42 41 34 31 30 29 28 28 25
1965	36	52.1	17.4	86 83 76 76 74 71 70 69 69 63	40 33 32 31 30 28 28 28 26 23
1966	37	59.5	18.5	89 85 85 83 79 79 79 78 77 75	48 43 42 42 35 35 32 32 28 21
1967	38	57.5	15.1	86 75 75 74 73 71 71 70 70 68	39 35 35 31 29 25 20
1968	33	58.3	16.8	83 82 79 78 77 76 76 75 74 74	48 48 48 46 34 34 34 33 29 28
1969	35	53.7	13.9	89 78 70 69 69 67 65 64 63 63	47 44 44 41 37 35 35 34 30 26
1970	25	48.3	17.5	83 74 70 68 68 65 60 57 55 55	41 38 36 34 33 32 30 24 20 19
	306	54.0	16.7

Paul Wilson

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1996	26	45.3	21.5	84 80 75 75 68 61 60 59 59 54	32 32 31 29 27 23 18 15 14 11
2000	7	56.6	20.1	74 74 71 65 52	37 23
2001	24	46.3	18.7	79 72 70 66 61 61 60 59 57 54	43 39 39 36 33 27 26 25 12 7
2002	30	46.6	16.5	72 71 69 66 64 64 63 62 56 53	42 41 41 31 28 27 24 19 15 13
2003	28	46.8	16.4	70 70 65 65 64 63 61 58 57 53	44 43 42 40 34 33 25 25 8 7
2004	29	49.6	18.7	80 78 74 74 66 65 63 62 61 56	45 42 40 39 37 33 22 16 13 7
	144	47.5	18.3

Rick Wise

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1964	8	43.5	13.0	63 59 51	42 38 35 34 26
1966	13	50.4	13.2	71 69 63 58 57 56	49 48 45 38 35 35 31
1967	25	55.6	22.5	83 82 82 81 81 80 79 70 68 66	49 49 40 34 29 24 21 18 12
1968	30	48.0	18.7	88 76 73 70 70 68 68 63 63 59	34 34 33 28 28 28 26 26 25 20
1969	31	54.5	21.3	83 82 82 82 80 79 79 75 72 72	37 37 34 33 32 29 29 23 23 22
1970	34	48.5	16.5	79 74 73 73 70 70 66 60 60 58	37 35 34 30 29 28 27 24 23 21
1971	37	56.4	20.0	92 89 89 80 79 72 71 71 71 70	39 38 36 35 30 26 26 24 20 20
1972	35	57.7	16.7	82 82 77 76 76 74 73 71 69 69	49 42 32 26 26 25 15
1973	34	54.1	18.8	86 83 78 74 73 73 71 69 67 66	37 36 35 33 29 28 25 23 23 22
1974	9	50.0	17.6	76 69 62 61	45 40 39 34 24
1975	35	51.9	17.8	82 74 74 74 74 70 70 69 67 66	37 34 32 31 29 29 28 27 26 20
1976	34	52.6	20.7	87 86 85 83 77 76 75 75 72 66	38 36 34 31 28 27 27 23 22 20
1977	20	48.5	21.7	91 78 74 68 68 62 61 60 59 52	46 37 36 32 31 28 26 21 20 19
1978	31	48.5	18.6	85 83 70 68 68 63 61 61 61 60	31 29 28 28 26 26 26 22 22 20
1979	34	51.8	15.1	79 75 74 74 69 69 68 66 66 61	43 40 39 35 35 33 31 31 25 24
1980	27	49.2	12.8	72 70 65 61 61 59 58 58 57 57	44 43 42 40 39 34 33 32 30 20
1981	18	47.7	13.8	66 64 63 63 62 56 54 53 50	48 48 45 39 34 30 30 29 24
	455	51.8	18.2

Bobby Witt

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1986	31	47.5	15.9	71 70 66 65 63 62 61 60 60 59	38 33 32 29 28 28 23 23 22 18
1987	25	49.6	17.6	81 78 70 66 64 63 62 60 58 56	46 46 42 39 37 35 24 21 18 17
1988	22	57.0	17.6	84 77 73 73 72 71 71 70 70 68	48 47 47 46 46 45 43 39 24 19
1989	31	48.4	19.3	90 81 79 77 72 70 64 61 61 59	32 32 31 28 28 28 28 24 24 24
1990	32	55.6	19.3	83 82 79 76 74 74 72 72 72 71	45 44 42 42 32 31 27 27 23 8
1991	16	43.8	18.0	81 62 58 57 56 56 53	49 42 37 35 28 25 21 20 20
1992	31	49.4	13.3	73 71 65 64 64 64 63 62 59 59	40 39 39 38 36 34 33 32 28 22
1993	33	49.3	19.7	82 77 74 73 72 71 65 63 62 62	38 37 37 31 24 21 16 13 13 12
1994	24	45.8	23.9	99 86 78 75 67 65 64 61 55	34 30 28 27 26 26 24 23 13 10
1995	29	50.2	15.1	76 72 71 71 69 68 62 61 61 57	41 40 40 40 36 34 34 27 23 23
1996	32	44.6	15.9	76 76 68 66 62 61 57 54 54 53	35 33 30 30 30 28 27 25 20 12
1997	32	46.2	17.4	80 78 72 70 63 62 58 58 58 57	36 35 34 33 32 26 25 20 15 14
1998	18	36.8	15.9	61 60 60 52 52	38 37 34 28 28 23 19 17 16 12
1999	32	42.6	17.6	86 80 67 64 61 58 58 54 52 51	29 28 28 27 24 24 23 19 18 18
2000	2	24.5	14.8		35 14
2001	7	47.7	13.2	63 58 56 54	38 37 28
	397	47.8	18.0

Randy Wolf

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1999	21	47.1	17.1	76 71 66 66 62 57 56 56 55 54	45 42 36 36 35 31 29 24 22 17
2000	32	50.6	16.0	70 68 67 65 65 64 64 64 64 64	45 43 40 36 35 32 30 19 17 10
2001	25	54.5	19.1	92 81 78 78 76 73 72 67 63 61	42 41 41 40 39 38 37 36 29 16
2002	31	58.4	16.1	89 87 87 78 77 74 73 72 69 65	48 47 46 45 42 41 40 36 33 29
2003	33	52.7	16.9	82 80 76 71 67 67 64 63 63 62	43 42 42 40 38 35 32 32 20 3
2004	23	49.2	12.9	81 71 65 59 57 56 54 54 53 53	45 45 43 43 41 38 36 35 32 24
	165	52.4	16.6

Kerry Wood

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1998	26	60.6	18.5	105 83 81 77 75 75 73 73 70 68	49 44 37 34 30 21
2000	23	51.1	17.4	81 74 70 66 66 63 63 62 62 62	48 44 44 36 33 33 31 26 24 20
2001	28	58.7	15.5	97 81 79 70 69 69 67 67 66 65	49 47 44 38 34 32 24
2002	33	56.8	14.5	86 78 73 72 71 69 69 67 66 65	43 43 41 34 34 33 31 26
2003	32	61.2	19.8	89 86 86 86 85 83 82 77 77 76	48 48 44 35 33 26 26 14
2004	22	55.7	16.7	82 78 76 72 71 69 65 63 61 60	46 46 44 41 40 35 34 15
	164	57.6	17.2

Jamey Wright

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1996	15	43.9	14.4	64 62 61 56 54 51	45 41 41 40 40 37 28 20 18
1997	26	38.4	17.3	73 64 61 55 54 52	36 32 30 28 25 17 15 15 8 4
1998	34	42.0	17.3	74 68 67 65 62 61 60 58 54 52	32 28 27 25 22 20 20 16 13 10
1999	16	44.6	16.7	66 65 63 61 61 56 55	49 43 35 35 30 30 24 21 20
2000	25	50.2	16.1	81 76 70 65 64 63 61 59 59 58	44 43 42 38 34 33 28 28 24 24
2001	33	46.9	18.9	86 75 72 71 70 70 67 64 56 54	37 36 33 31 26 18 17 17 16 15
2002	22	45.3	16.0	81 70 59 58 57 56 55 52 52 50	42 42 39 38 33 32 31 24 24 12
2003	4	52.0	27.2	76 62 57	13
2004	14	47.1	14.5	65 62 62 57 57 55 54 50	49 36 36 28 25 24
	189	44.8	17.1

Jaret Wright

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1997	16	50.8	12.9	74 68 62 61 59 56 56 50 50	49 47 45 38 38 36 24
1998	32	47.6	17.5	85 76 65 64 63 62 60 60 59 58	42 41 37 35 31 29 19 15 13 11
1999	26	42.8	18.0	78 66 65 65 62 61 57 56 55 51	37 36 33 28 25 20 19 19 18 11
2000	9	50.3	22.5	81 73 66 64 51	41 38 23 16
2001	7	40.7	16.5	66	48 48 44 38 26 15
2002	6	25.0	12.0		48 28 21 19 19 15
2004	32	54.4	14.8	79 77 74 73 73 67 65 64 62 59	49 44 35 27 27 24 22
	128	47.5	17.5

Early Wynn

Year	Games started	Average game score	Standard deviation	Gems	Stinkers
1960	34	53.4	17.3	82 81 79 77 75 72 72 71 70 68	43 36 36 33 32 32 31 30 29 23
1961	16	56.2	17.9	81 77 76 75 68 65 61 60 58 58	49 49 34 31 31 26
1962	26	49.7	21.4	87 82 80 79 72 68 68 66 60 58	38 37 37 31 30 25 23 21 18 17
1963	5	52.4	13.3	67 64 53	39 39
	81	52.7	18.5

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