IMO, using ERA+ is the best way to compare pitchers of different eras.
I've identified 16 Cleveland pitchers as the best this franchise has had, beginning with Cy Young. Others are certainly free to debate which ones they would choose. I used a minimum of 100 starts for Cleveland.
Here they are, based upon ERA+ they put up while with this franchise:
*Adie Joss..................143
*Cy Young (Spiders)...138
*Cy Young (Naps).......106
Bieber..........................137
*Gaylord Perry.............134
Kluber...........................134
*Stan Covaleski...........129
*Bert Blyleven..............136
*Bob Feller...................122
Sonny Seibert..............122
Luis Tiant.....................120
*Bob Lemon.................119
*Early Wynn..................119
Sam McDowell.............119
CC Sabathia..................115
Carlos Carrasco...........114
Mel Harder....................113
*HOF
Now, this doesn't mean that Biebs will end up being a HOFer, but it does show that he has been over his five years just about as good as any pitcher Cleveland has ever had.
It also illustrates how good our pitching has been over the last decade...one of three eras of outstanding Cleveland starting pitching.
(Kluber-Cookie-Bieber)
(Feller-Lemon-Wynn)
(McDowell-Tiant-Siebert)
I've identified 16 Cleveland pitchers as the best this franchise has had, beginning with Cy Young. Others are certainly free to debate which ones they would choose. I used a minimum of 100 starts for Cleveland.
Here they are, based upon ERA+ they put up while with this franchise:
*Adie Joss..................143
*Cy Young (Spiders)...138
*Cy Young (Naps).......106
Bieber..........................137
*Gaylord Perry.............134
Kluber...........................134
*Stan Covaleski...........129
*Bert Blyleven..............136
*Bob Feller...................122
Sonny Seibert..............122
Luis Tiant.....................120
*Bob Lemon.................119
*Early Wynn..................119
Sam McDowell.............119
CC Sabathia..................115
Carlos Carrasco...........114
Mel Harder....................113
*HOF
Now, this doesn't mean that Biebs will end up being a HOFer, but it does show that he has been over his five years just about as good as any pitcher Cleveland has ever had.
It also illustrates how good our pitching has been over the last decade...one of three eras of outstanding Cleveland starting pitching.
(Kluber-Cookie-Bieber)
(Feller-Lemon-Wynn)
(McDowell-Tiant-Siebert)
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