Koufax's 1965 Season..Best ever in history by a pitcher?

[kemper5]

Another one of these post.. .. 26 Wins, 382 K's, 27 Complete Games, 2.04 Era, 0.85 Whip..

[TheA'sFatLeadoffMan]

2000 Pedro Martinez

18-6
217.0 IP
284 K's
32 BB
1.74 ERA
0.74 WHIP
11.78 K/9
8.88 K/BB
BAA .167

All in the midst of the greatest offensive era in the history of baseball aswell as in the AL.

[tianyi86]

Imagine if u were playing in a custom league with CG as a setting during the 60s!!

[converge241]

2000 Pedro Martinez

18-6
217.0 IP
284 K's
32 BB
1.74 ERA
0.74 WHIP
11.78 K/9
8.88 K/BB
BAA .167

All in the midst of the greatest offensive era in the history of baseball aswell as in the AL.

AMEN

[Diggs]

2000 Pedro Martinez

18-6
217.0 IP
284 K's
32 BB
1.74 ERA
0.74 WHIP
11.78 K/9
8.88 K/BB
BAA .167

All in the midst of the greatest offensive era in the history of baseball aswell as in the AL.

Didn't Pedro have a ridiculous 1997 season also? Or some year in that vacinity.

[Diggs]

OK,

Pedro's 1997 season was ridiculous (0.93 whip, 1.90 era, 305 K's, 17 Wins). But, check out 1999:

23 Wins
213.1 innings
313 K's
0.92 whip
2.07 era

Look at those bolded stats! 313 K's in 213 innings.

[The Kavorka]

Bob Gibson in 1968

22-9
28 CG's
268 K's
1.12 ERA
.853 Whip


Dwight Gooden in 1985

24-4
16 CG's
268 K's
1.53 ERA
.965 Whip



Sandy Koufax with 382 K's in '65 and 27 CG's is insane

[WhiteHot]

King Felix in 2007.

[AcidRock23]

I think that it's hard to say that there's any one best season ever, they are all awesome. It would take some SABR type of analysis as well to evaluate matchups, climactic conditions (the SI a couple of weeks ago speculated that 'with global warming, Mays wouldn't have made 'The Catch') defenses, etc.

[Pogotheostrich]

2000 Pedro Martinez

18-6
217.0 IP
284 K's
32 BB
1.74 ERA
0.74 WHIP
11.78 K/9
8.88 K/BB
BAA .167

All in the midst of the greatest offensive era in the history of baseball aswell as in the AL.

That would be my vote also.