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I'm in a 140M league currently in pre-season and recently picked up a .57M SP-only card because all the .50M cards were gone. The idea behind the widely used tactic is, of course, is draft q bad, cheap 5th starter who will, never pitch, because he's a pure starter with no relief capability.
My SP "discovery" is one Mr. John F. Coleman, who went 12-48 while pitching in 65 games as a 20 year old rookie for the NL's Philadelphia Quakers in 1883. Hmmm...12-48. That's pretty terrible, and with an ERA of 4.87 when the league ERA is 2.98, that's pretty terrible as well.
These things caught might attention, and I began to wonder, my SP might have endured worst pitching season ever? I checked Baseball-reference.com and found Coleman's 48 losses in 1883 are the most by any MLB pitcher. The next-worst was Will White with 42 losses in 1880. For what it's worth, a total of 5 pitchers ever lost 40 or more games in one season, and they all pitched between 1879 and 1884.
One mitigating factor for Coleman might be that his team was downright awful. The Quakers WL for the season was 17-81, which means that the other pitchers on the staff went an excruciating 5-33. Another staff member, Art Hagan, went 1-14. Still, that 12-48 record is pretty awful, and Coleman soon, and wisely, converted to the outfield.
Anyway, I am wondering if anyone here knows of a worse season than Coleman's to mention? And isn't this season interesting? if Coleman get's this coming season without pitching an inning for me, I won't be sad.
My SP "discovery" is one Mr. John F. Coleman, who went 12-48 while pitching in 65 games as a 20 year old rookie for the NL's Philadelphia Quakers in 1883. Hmmm...12-48. That's pretty terrible, and with an ERA of 4.87 when the league ERA is 2.98, that's pretty terrible as well.
These things caught might attention, and I began to wonder, my SP might have endured worst pitching season ever? I checked Baseball-reference.com and found Coleman's 48 losses in 1883 are the most by any MLB pitcher. The next-worst was Will White with 42 losses in 1880. For what it's worth, a total of 5 pitchers ever lost 40 or more games in one season, and they all pitched between 1879 and 1884.
One mitigating factor for Coleman might be that his team was downright awful. The Quakers WL for the season was 17-81, which means that the other pitchers on the staff went an excruciating 5-33. Another staff member, Art Hagan, went 1-14. Still, that 12-48 record is pretty awful, and Coleman soon, and wisely, converted to the outfield.
Anyway, I am wondering if anyone here knows of a worse season than Coleman's to mention? And isn't this season interesting? if Coleman get's this coming season without pitching an inning for me, I won't be sad.