The topic might not be "hot" any more, but now that the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are little more than a warm fuzzy memory, perhaps we can address an issue and check our emotions at the door ...
Hey Rob,
I enjoy your column and I have a question for you. With Nolan Ryan recently going into the Hall of Fame, I found out a lot about his career numbers which I never knew. But the one I can't understand is his winning percentage. He was a .525 pitcher for his career. He basically threw 95-100 mph with a great curveball for his entire career, he has the lowest BA against and the most strikeouts ever. It seems to me that someone with that kind of "stuff" should have had a better winning percentage. Is there such a thing as a pitcher's OPS, on-base plus slugging allowed? If so, how does Ryan's stack up? Or is there some other reason why he doesn't have a better winning percentage? I mean, Walter Johnson pitched on some pretty terrible teams and he still had a .600 winning percentage. I remember reading how all the teams combined that Tom Seaver played for had a .500 record, yet Seaver has a .603 winning percentage. What gives with Ryan?
Joe
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