What is the season statistical feat achieved by only these pitchers since 1961?
| Player |
|---|
| Wally Bunker |
| Dwight Gooden |
| Vida Blue |
| Roger Clemens |
| Jim Maloney |
| Denny McLain |
| Tom Seaver |
| Tony Cloninger |
| Juan Marichal |
| Don Drysdale |
| Steve Carlton |
Hint: none of these pitchers achieved this feat more than once
Congrats to –Bill ! He identified the players in today’s quiz as the only pitchers since 1961 with a season win total matching or exceeding their age. No pitcher has managed this feat since Roger Clemens recorded 24 wins as a 23 year-old in 1986, a year after 20 year-old Dwight Gooden also won 24 games.
Wally Bunker, at age 19, is the youngest to do this since the 19th century, while Steve Carlton is the oldest in our list with 27 wins at age 27 in 1972. The last pitcher to do this more than once – Hal Newhouser in 1944-46 with 29, 25 and 26 wins, aged 23-25. Bob Feller is the only other three-peater in the live ball era with 24, 27 and 25 wins aged 20-22 in 1939-41. The last pitcher to do this aged 30 or older – Lefty Grove with 31 wins at age 31 in 1931.
