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Something Wild This Way Comes

2005-03-10 20:33

by Mike Carminati

Here is a rundown of the "wildest" and "mildest" per era (approx. every 25 years) based on the stat from the Ankiel research. This is followed by the current wildest/mildest-ers.

1871-1900	Wildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Cy Seymour	61	56	3.76	1029.0	655	60	84	8	0	7.06	1896
Bill Daley	29	16	3.49	409.7	291	10	8	0	0	6.79	1889
Mike Morrison	20	39	5.14	504.7	325	21	33	0	0	6.76	1887
Ed Crane	72	96	3.99	1550.3	887	145	23	0	0	6.12	1884
George Keefe	20	48	5.05	616.3	360	39	10	0	0	5.97	1886
Kirtley Baker	9	38	6.16	371.0	186	30	23	0	0	5.80	1890
Jack Easton	26	29	4.12	522.3	262	46	27	0	0	5.77	1889
Ed Doheny	75	83	3.75	1392.7	665	87	132	4	0	5.74	1895
Ed Knouff	20	20	4.17	343.0	175	15	28	0	0	5.72	1885
John Sowders	25	32	4.29	497.0	271	34	9	0	0	5.69	1887
1871-1900	Mildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Al Spalding	253	65	2.14	2890.7	156	1	0	0	0	0.49	1871
John Cassidy	2	21	4.06	232.7	13	0	0	0	0	0.50	1875
Bill Stearns	12	64	4.98	705.0	43	0	0	0	0	0.55	1871
Cherokee Fisher	57	84	2.83	1319.7	77	7	0	0	0	0.57	1871
Candy Cummings	145	94	2.49	2149.7	117	22	0	0	0	0.58	1872
George Zettlein	129	112	2.78	2175.7	148	4	0	0	0	0.63	1871
Jim Britt	26	64	4.38	816.7	59	0	0	0	0	0.65	1872
Tommy Bond	234	163	2.31	3628.7	198	80	2	0	0	0.69	1874
George Bechtel	7	20	4.13	246.0	19	0	0	0	0	0.70	1871
Dick McBride	149	78	2.85	2081.7	172	1	0	0	0	0.75	1871
1901-1925	Wildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
George Boehler	6	12	4.71	202.3	134	14	19	0	0	7.43	1912
Carl Cashion	12	13	3.70	255.7	170	15	16	2	0	7.15	1911
Grover Lowdermilk	23	39	3.58	590.3	376	22	37	1	0	6.65	1909
Sandy Burk	4	11	4.25	218.3	133	9	12	2	0	6.43	1910
Joe Engel	17	23	3.34	407.3	242	18	24	5	0	6.39	1912
Weldon Wyckoff	23	34	3.55	573.7	357	32	16	1	0	6.37	1913
Joe Giard	13	15	5.96	277.7	173	5	6	0	0	5.96	1925
Roy Moore	11	26	4.98	406.7	239	13	15	0	0	5.91	1920
Gene Krapp	40	47	3.23	764.3	418	36	32	3	0	5.76	1911
Lefty Weinert	18	33	4.59	437.0	222	20	21	3	0	5.48	1919
1901-1925	Mildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Babe Adams	194	140	2.76	2995.3	430	26	47	2	0	1.52	1906
Red Lucas	157	135	3.72	2542.0	455	7	23	6	0	1.74	1923
Addie Joss	160	97	1.89	2327.0	364	28	60	2	0	1.76	1902
Elmer Steele	18	24	2.41	418.0	68	2	8	4	0	1.77	1907
Pete Alexander	373	208	2.56	5190.0	951	39	70	1	0	1.84	1911
Ray Collins	84	62	2.51	1336.0	269	11	10	2	0	1.97	1909
Jesse Barnes	152	150	3.22	2569.7	515	22	25	0	0	1.97	1915
Slim Sallee	174	143	2.56	2821.7	573	12	43	5	0	2.02	1908
Pete Donohue	134	118	3.87	2112.3	422	10	46	4	0	2.05	1921
Dick Rudolph	121	108	2.66	2049.0	402	39	27	3	0	2.07	1910
1926-1950	Wildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Dick Weik	6	22	5.90	213.7	237	19	2	1	0	10.91	1948
Dave Cole	6	18	4.93	237.3	199	12	7	1	0	8.30	1950
Carl Doyle	6	15	6.95	222.7	155	16	17	2	0	7.68	1935
Tommy Byrne	85	69	4.11	1362.0	1037	28	85	4	10	7.56	1943
Ken Johnson	12	14	4.58	269.3	195	16	9	1	0	7.38	1947
Emmett O'Neill	15	26	4.76	355.7	260	16	8	2	0	7.24	1943
Lefty Mills	15	30	6.06	435.0	302	20	19	1	0	7.08	1934
Rex Barney	35	31	4.31	597.7	410	21	15	4	0	6.78	1943
Johnny Lindell	8	18	4.47	251.7	161	12	7	1	0	6.47	1941
Lou Kretlow	27	47	4.87	785.3	522	25	10	0	4	6.34	1946
1926-1950	Mildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Tiny Bonham	103	72	3.06	1551.0	287	4	9	2	0	1.75	1940
Robin Roberts	286	245	3.41	4688.7	902	33	54	3	69	1.77	1948
Lew Burdette	203	144	3.66	3067.3	628	23	56	7	63	1.91	1950
Ken Raffensberger	119	154	3.60	2151.7	449	10	19	3	0	2.01	1939
Joe Ostrowski	23	25	4.54	455.7	98	2	2	1	0	2.03	1948
Vern Law	162	147	3.77	2672.0	597	39	40	3	74	2.04	1950
Ray Prim	22	21	3.56	351.0	72	8	1	0	0	2.08	1933
Carl Hubbell	253	154	2.98	3590.3	725	53	53	1	0	2.09	1928
Paul Derringer	223	212	3.46	3645.0	761	50	32	2	0	2.09	1931
Curt Davis	158	131	3.42	2325.0	479	20	47	2	0	2.12	1934
1951-1975	Wildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Bob Wiesler	7	19	5.74	241.3	218	11	6	4	1	8.88	1951
Ken Wright	11	15	4.54	236.0	180	11	11	3	1	7.78	1970
Ryne Duren	27	44	3.83	589.3	392	38	41	3	15	7.01	1954
John D'Acquisto	34	51	4.56	779.7	544	56	19	5	25	6.91	1973
Lowell Palmer	5	18	5.29	316.7	202	35	23	1	18	6.91	1969
Bill Laxton	3	10	4.73	243.3	158	18	15	3	14	6.66	1970
Herb Score	55	46	3.36	858.3	573	55	7	2	7	6.61	1955
Lloyd Allen	8	25	4.69	297.3	196	27	11	2	18	6.60	1969
Preston Hanna	17	25	4.61	437.3	279	36	11	3	16	6.44	1975
Dave Jolly	16	14	3.77	291.3	198	12	7	0	11	6.36	1953
1951-1975	Mildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Dick Hall	93	75	3.32	1259.7	236	1	18	0	70	1.32	1952
Oscar Zamora	13	14	4.53	224.7	58	2	1	3	21	1.72	1974
Fritz Peterson	133	131	3.30	2218.3	426	33	42	6	75	1.75	1966
Juan Marichal	243	142	2.89	3507.3	709	51	40	20	82	1.89	1960
Ron Taylor	45	43	3.93	800.0	209	12	21	5	76	1.92	1962
Roy Face	104	95	3.48	1375.0	362	32	14	2	106	1.99	1953
Pedro Borbon	69	39	3.52	1026.7	251	24	28	7	83	1.99	1969
Jim Barr	101	112	3.56	2065.3	469	22	30	14	74	2.01	1971
Jim Merritt	81	86	3.65	1483.0	322	32	25	1	45	2.03	1965
Don Rudolph	18	32	4.00	450.3	102	3	9	2	13	2.06	1957
1976-Present	Wildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Mitch Williams	45	58	3.65	691.3	544	44	52	24	39	8.14	1986
Ed Correa	16	19	5.16	282.7	189	29	7	2	4	7.10	1985
Doug Creek	7	14	5.19	267.0	192	16	17	0	16	7.04	1995
John Rocker	13	22	3.42	255.3	164	29	12	4	17	6.77	1998
Mark Clear	71	49	3.85	804.3	554	49	35	8	45	6.72	1979
Victor Zambrano	37	27	4.45	495.7	294	35	43	3	9	6.65	2001
Dwayne Henry	14	15	4.65	334.7	216	41	9	3	22	6.64	1984
Richie Lewis	14	15	4.88	293.3	191	37	8	6	29	6.54	1992
Kazuhisa Ishii	36	25	4.30	473.0	305	20	14	2	9	6.32	2002
Jose DeJesus	20	19	3.84	349.0	227	17	6	0	8	6.24	1988
1976-Present	Mildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Dan Quisenberry	56	46	2.76	1043.3	162	4	7	5	70	0.93	1979
Bob Tewksbury	110	102	3.92	1807.0	292	24	41	7	22	1.70	1986
Luis DeLeon	17	19	3.12	334.3	77	3	12	0	26	1.78	1981
Tim Crews	11	13	3.44	423.7	110	10	7	1	43	1.81	1987
Steve Howe	47	41	3.03	606.0	139	17	18	2	54	1.81	1980
Rick Reed	93	76	4.03	1545.7	285	11	44	5	28	1.85	1988
Josh Towers	25	23	4.96	348.3	54	3	19	1	5	1.86	2001
Jon Lieber	100	91	4.20	1687.0	329	23	33	12	34	1.94	1994
Eric Hillman	4	14	4.85	232.0	45	2	8	2	7	1.94	1992
Greg Maddux	305	174	2.95	4181.3	871	55	118	26	158	1.96	1986
Active	Wildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Victor Zambrano	37	27	4.45	495.7	294	35	43	3	9	6.65	2001
Kazuhisa Ishii	36	25	4.30	473.0	305	20	14	2	9	6.32	2002
Scott Williamson	25	24	2.98	371.3	208	59	11	2	25	6.18	1999
Matt Mantei	13	18	3.86	296.3	176	14	18	0	8	6.07	1995
Rick Ankiel	13	10	3.90	242.0	130	20	12	2	2	6.02	1999
Dennys Reyes	19	29	4.76	476.0	273	45	11	6	18	5.99	1997
Bobby Jones	14	21	5.77	324.7	195	8	16	1	4	5.99	1997
Matt Perisho	9	17	6.60	262.0	151	11	17	2	7	5.98	1997
Toby Borland	11	9	4.17	269.7	146	33	18	0	19	5.94	1994
Jason Grimsley	40	54	4.74	887.0	481	94	47	2	42	5.91	1989
Active	Mildest
Name	W	L	ERA	IP	BB	WP	HBP	BK	IBB	Wild	FirstYr
Josh Towers	25	23	4.96	348.3	54	3	19	1	5	1.86	2001
Jon Lieber	100	91	4.20	1687.0	329	23	33	12	34	1.94	1994
Greg Maddux	305	174	2.95	4181.3	871	55	118	26	158	1.96	1986
Brad Radke	127	118	4.23	2088.0	390	24	54	3	8	2.00	1995
Gabe White	34	26	4.55	562.3	140	6	16	0	25	2.19	1994
Brian Anderson	81	81	4.69	1516.3	333	22	23	27	27	2.24	1993
Mike Mussina	211	119	3.59	2833.3	637	61	36	1	23	2.26	1991
David Wells	212	136	4.03	3022.3	644	96	71	16	60	2.28	1987
Curt Schilling	184	123	3.32	2812.7	638	70	44	7	41	2.30	1988
Paul Quantrill	66	76	3.74	1186.7	322	5	42	7	65	2.36	1992

Comments

2005-03-12 20:36:29

1. mrybill

So in the modern era, Dan Quisenberry is the least wild pitcher of all time. By a lot - 0.93 rating, only two others below 1.70.
Only 4 wild pitches in his career - wow.

2005-03-14 11:44:01

2. Mike Carminati

Yeah, he was a throwback so to speak.

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