Interesting Company For Wang
Chien-Ming Wang has made three starts for the Yankees this season and has allowed 7+ earned runs in all three of his starts. This now gives Wang eight starts in his Yankees career where he has allowed 7+ ER in the start. Via Baseball-Reference.com’s Play Index Pitching Game Finder, here’s the list of other Yankees pitchers, since 1954, to have 8+ starts for the Yankees where they have allowed 7+ ER in the game:
Games Link to Individual Games +-----------------+-----+-------------------------+ Andy Pettitte 21 Ind. Games Orlando Hernandez 11 Ind. Games Ron Guidry 10 Ind. Games Roger Clemens 10 Ind. Games Mel Stottlemyre 9 Ind. Games Mike Mussina 9 Ind. Games Tommy John 9 Ind. Games Bob Turley 8 Ind. Games David Cone 8 Ind. Games
But, there’s a catch here: Chien-Ming Wang has made just 98 starts in his Yankees career – including today. So, this begs the question: How many Yankees pitchers, since 1954, have made 8+ starts for the Yankees where they have allowed 7+ ER in the game within the first 100 starts that they’ve made in their career? Well, besides Wang – who made the list today – it’s just one (according to B-R.com’s PI):
Games Link to Individual Games +-----------------+-----+-------------------------+ Orlando Hernandez 10 Ind. Games
No other Yankees starter, since 1954, sans Wanger and El Duque has made more than 4 starts for the team where they have allowed 7+ ER in the game within the first 100 starts that they’ve made in their career.
