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Forty Years Ago, Pitchers Threw Less Than Is Believed

Submitted by tangotiger, May 15, 2007 13:46

In 1963, Sandy Koufax, with his 311 IP (7.8 IP per start), threw 111 pitches per start. Pedro Martinez, in 2004 (6.6 IP per start), threw 106 per start. The difference in "workload" is that Koufax had 6 more starts. But, once they were on the mound, they each threw the exact same number of pitches. The pitchers from the 1970s though, those guys pitched much more.

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Isn't it also true that pitch counts per inning were lower back then, so that 300 IP by Bob Gibson... [MORE]	David Tate	May 17, 2007 11:42
In 1963, Sandy Koufax, with his 311 IP (7.8 IP per start), threw 111 pitches per start. Pedro Martinez, in...	tangotiger	May 15, 2007 13:46

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