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What's the record for fewest appearances? I have had Paul Abbott on my 70s team since the beginning and am now at game 87. Paul has yet to appear. Plus for the last 40 or so games I have been carrying 9 pitchers. Must be some kind of record.

Hey Yount Fan!

I had Ed Lynch on my team all season in the 80s game, and HAL never used him once.
I think it was because of the solid bullpen I had, he was never really needed.
I did not have any special settings on him.

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[quote:a67651193c="jayhawk81"]What's the record for fewest appearances? I have had Paul Abbott on my 70s team since the beginning and am now at game 87. Paul has yet to appear. Plus for the last 40 or so games I have been carrying 9 pitchers. Must be some kind of record.

Hey Yount Fan![/quote:a67651193c]

I know I have seen 0 IP and AB, but I have know way of telling when they were picked up. I will look form low number when I get home. I know it will not be zero because I delete these. I think low IP for an unused 5th starter is not all that rare (IP < 10).

Bob James (.50 pure reliever) in my only 1986 team was never used in the regular season. He didn't have any special settings to limit his use.

Ironically, he did get used one inning in our short 3-game playoff series.