Who has been the best starting pitcher,

[TodaysAction]

record wise, in September and October over the past three seasons?

[Willie Bee]

Just pulling up some of the better known arms, it looks like Sabathia, Oswalt, Peavy, Pettitte and Beckett fit that bill.

PITCHER . . GS . W . L . ERA
J.Beckett . 15 . 9 . 3 . 3.34
M.Buehrle . 14 . 4 . 3 . 4.83
J.Garland . 16 . 5 . 8 . 3.31
R.Halladay. .9 . 2 . 1 . 2.73
C.Hamels. . .8 . 3 . 1 . 2.61
D.Haren . . 18 . 6 . 9 . 4.36
F.Hernandez 16 . 7 . 4 . 3.72
J.Lackey. . 17 . 8 . 3 . 2.94
Cl.Lee. . . 10 . 7 . 2 . 3.30
K.Lohse . . 16 . 5 . 5 . 5.40
D.Lowe. . . 17 . 8 . 5 . 3.48
G.Maddux. . 18 .10 . 8 . 4.33
J.Marquis . 15 . 5 . 6 . 4.93
J.Moyer . . 18 . 8 . 5 . 4.18
M.Mussina . 11 . 6 . 2 . 3.52
B.Myers . . 10 . 4 . 5 . 3.52*
R.Oswalt. . 16 . 9 . 2 . 2.37
J.Peavy . . 16 . 9 . 3 . 2.62
O.Perez . . 14 . 5 . 3 . 4.58
A.Pettitte. 17 . 8 . 2 . 3.45
C.Sabathia. 16 .10 . 4 . 2.30
E.Santana . 16 . 9 . 6 . 3.65
J.Santana . 15 . 6 . 5 . 2.73
B.Sheets. . 10 . 3 . 2 . 4.06
T.Wakefield 14 . 3 . 6 . 5.25
B.Webb. . . 16 . 9 . 4 . 2.96
C.Zambrano. 16 . 9 . 5 . 3.88

*: B.Myers also has 16 relief appearances in Sept.

[accuscoresucks]

era doesnt mean all that much a pitcher can have a 3.00 era but a 1.711 whip factor

[englishmike]

When you look at the run support Peavy has to endure you could argue he's far and away the best.

[topcat]

When you look at the run support Peavy has to endure you could argue he's far and away the best.

i agree with peavy,but randy johson is the same.he gives all he has,and does not get run support.

[Willie Bee]

Spoken like a true Padres homer, EM

Actually, I might lean more towards Crooked Cap Sa-fatty-a. Dude pitched the last three Septembers for these stats over in the AL against what are theoretically stronger/deeper lineups and recorded an ERA below what Peavy and Oswalt did. Even though I realize that ERA isn't very important to some folks. Of course, is anything important in baseball other than runs scored and runs allowed?

[topcat]

era doesnt mean all that much a pitcher can have a 3.00 era but a 1.711 whip factor

i dont know if you remember kevin brown,but he was one of the highest paid pitcher in the game.he was well known to not give up many runs.i do agree era are deceiving

[onthewhat]

i cant believe johan is so far down the list

[Willie Bee]

Y'all are free to make your own list with WHIP, ERA+, whatever you deem important. I just pulled regular ol' ERA out for this list since it was initially a question about records.

In theory, a closer could have a 9.00 ERA and 3.00 WHIP and still record 40+ saves per season. And a batter could have a 2.000 OPS without driving in a single run. Lots of stats are meaningless if you look at just a single column of numbers and don't take them into context of overall performance. But in the end, runs scored and runs allowed are all that matter.

[Willie Bee]

i cant believe johan is so far down the list

How does the alphabet go where you're from

[englishmike]

Bottom line is, there isn't a pitcher on that list you wouldn't want in YOUR team.

[topcat]

i cant believe johan is so far down the list

johan is good,but the best pitcher to me is roy doc holliday.i wish he played for the yankes,or boston.

[topcat]

Bottom line is, there isn't a pitcher on that list you wouldn't want in YOUR team.

i second that.