1979 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

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Rank	Player	Status	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Mike Flanagan	Deceased	Baltimore	23	9	3.09	39	38	16	5	0	265	245	107	91	23	70	190	1.19	8.31	0.78	2.38	6.45
2	Dennis Eckersley	Retired	Boston	17	10	3.00	33	33	17	2	0	246	234	89	82	29	59	150	1.19	8.55	1.06	2.16	5.48
3	Tommy John	Retired	NY Yankees	21	9	2.97	37	36	17	3	0	276	268	109	91	9	65	111	1.21	8.74	0.29	2.12	3.62
4	Ron Guidry	Retired	NY Yankees	18	8	2.78	33	30	15	2	2	236	203	83	73	20	71	201	1.16	7.74	0.76	2.71	7.66
5	Nolan Ryan	Retired	California	16	14	3.60	34	34	17	5	0	222	169	104	89	15	114	223	1.27	6.85	0.61	4.62	9.03
6	Dennis Martinez	Bullpen Coach - Houston Astros (2013)	Baltimore	15	16	3.67	40	39	18	3	0	292	279	129	119	28	78	132	1.22	8.60	0.86	2.40	4.07
7	Fergie Jenkins	Retired	Texas	16	14	4.07	37	37	10	3	0	259	252	127	117	40	81	164	1.29	8.76	1.39	2.81	5.70
8	Mike Caldwell	Pitching Coach - Augusta (2012)	Milwaukee	16	6	3.29	30	30	16	4	0	235	252	96	86	18	39	89	1.24	9.65	0.69	1.49	3.41
9	Jerry Koosman	Retired	Minnesota	20	13	3.39	37	36	10	2	0	263	268	108	99	19	83	157	1.33	9.16	0.65	2.84	5.37
10	Dennis Leonard	Retired	KC Royals	14	12	4.08	32	32	12	5	0	236	226	117	107	33	56	126	1.19	8.62	1.26	2.14	4.81
11	Jack Morris	Retired	Detroit	17	7	3.29	27	27	9	1	0	197	179	76	72	19	59	113	1.21	8.17	0.87	2.69	5.16
12	Scott McGregor	STL Minors [AAA]	Baltimore	13	6	3.36	27	23	7	2	0	174	165	70	65	19	23	81	1.08	8.52	0.98	1.19	4.18
13	Ken Kravec	Retired	Chi White Sox	15	13	3.74	36	35	10	3	1	250	208	115	104	20	111	132	1.28	7.49	0.72	4.00	4.75
14	Dave Frost	Retired	California	16	10	3.58	36	33	12	2	1	239	226	108	95	17	77	107	1.27	8.51	0.64	2.90	4.03
15	Lary Sorensen	Retired	Milwaukee	15	14	3.98	34	34	16	2	0	235	250	113	104	30	42	63	1.24	9.57	1.15	1.61	2.41
16	Mike Torrez	Retired	Boston	16	13	4.50	36	36	12	1	0	252	254	144	126	20	121	125	1.49	9.07	0.71	4.32	4.46
17	Dave Goltz	Retired	Minnesota	14	13	4.17	36	35	12	1	0	250	282	124	116	22	69	132	1.40	10.14	0.79	2.48	4.75
18	Jim Slaton	Retired	Milwaukee	15	9	3.63	32	31	12	3	0	213	229	95	86	15	54	80	1.33	9.68	0.63	2.28	3.38
19	Mike Marshall	Retired	Minnesota	10	15	2.66	90	1	0	0	32	142	132	47	42	8	48	81	1.27	8.35	0.51	3.04	5.13
20	Steve Comer	Retired	Texas	17	12	3.68	36	36	6	1	0	242	230	114	99	24	84	86	1.30	8.55	0.89	3.12	3.20
21	Jim Kern	Retired	Texas	13	5	1.57	71	0	0	0	29	143	99	35	25	5	62	136	1.13	6.23	0.31	3.90	8.56
22	Bob Stanley	Pitching Coach - Las Vegas (2012)	Boston	16	12	4.00	40	30	9	4	1	216	250	110	96	14	44	56	1.36	10.41	0.58	1.83	2.33
23	Tom Underwood	Retired	Toronto	9	16	3.69	33	32	12	1	0	227	213	113	93	23	95	127	1.36	8.44	0.91	3.77	5.04
24	Paul Splittorff	Deceased	KC Royals	15	17	4.24	36	35	11	0	0	240	248	137	113	25	77	77	1.35	9.30	0.94	2.89	2.89
25	Sid Monge	Retired	Cleveland	12	10	2.40	76	0	0	0	19	131	96	37	35	9	64	108	1.22	6.60	0.62	4.40	7.42
Rank	Player	Status	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
26	Bill Travers	Retired	Milwaukee	14	8	3.90	30	27	9	2	0	187	196	89	81	33	45	74	1.29	9.43	1.59	2.16	3.56
27	Ross Baumgarten	Retired	Chi White Sox	13	8	3.55	28	28	4	3	0	190	175	82	75	18	83	72	1.36	8.28	0.85	3.93	3.41
28	Geoff Zahn	Retired	Minnesota	13	7	3.57	26	24	4	0	0	169	181	74	67	13	41	58	1.31	9.64	0.69	2.18	3.09
29	Aurelio Lopez	Deceased	Detroit	10	5	2.41	61	0	0	0	21	127	95	37	34	12	51	106	1.15	6.73	0.85	3.61	7.51
30	Floyd Bannister	Retired	Seattle	10	15	4.05	30	30	6	2	0	182	185	92	82	25	68	115	1.39	9.14	1.24	3.36	5.68
31	Sparky Lyle	Manager - Somerset (2012)	Texas	5	8	3.13	67	0	0	0	13	95	78	37	33	9	28	48	1.12	7.39	0.85	2.65	4.55
32	Rick Langford	Retired	Oakland	12	16	4.29	34	29	14	1	0	218	233	114	104	22	57	101	1.33	9.61	0.91	2.35	4.17
33	Luis Tiant	Retired	NY Yankees	13	8	3.92	30	30	5	1	0	195	190	94	85	22	53	104	1.24	8.76	1.01	2.44	4.80
34	Rick Waits	Retired	Cleveland	16	13	4.44	34	34	8	3	0	231	230	123	114	26	91	91	1.39	8.96	1.01	3.55	3.55
35	Mike Parrott	Pitching Coach - Reno (2012)	Seattle	14	12	3.77	38	30	13	2	0	229	231	104	96	17	86	127	1.38	9.07	0.67	3.38	4.99
36	Rick Wise	Retired	Cleveland	15	10	3.74	34	34	9	2	0	231	229	111	96	24	68	108	1.28	8.91	0.93	2.65	4.20
37	Steve Stone	Retired	Baltimore	11	7	3.77	32	32	3	0	0	186	173	91	78	31	73	96	1.32	8.37	1.50	3.53	4.65
38	Rich Wortham	Retired	Chi White Sox	14	14	4.90	34	33	5	0	0	204	195	126	111	21	100	119	1.45	8.60	0.93	4.41	5.25
39	Don Stanhouse	Retired	Baltimore	7	3	2.87	52	0	0	0	21	72	49	24	23	4	51	34	1.39	6.11	0.50	6.36	4.24
40	Larry Gura	Retired	KC Royals	13	12	4.48	39	33	7	1	0	233	226	137	116	29	73	85	1.28	8.72	1.12	2.82	3.28
41	Victor Cruz	Deceased	Cleveland	3	9	4.26	61	0	0	0	10	78	70	41	37	10	44	63	1.46	8.06	1.15	5.06	7.25
42	Dave Heaverlo	Retired	Oakland	4	11	4.23	62	0	0	0	9	85	97	42	40	7	42	40	1.63	10.25	0.74	4.44	4.23
43	Ed Farmer	Retired	Chi White Sox	3	7	2.44	42	3	0	0	14	81	66	36	22	2	34	48	1.23	7.32	0.22	3.77	5.33
		Retired	Texas	2	0	4.36	11	2	0	0	0	33	30	21	16	2	19	25	1.48	8.18	0.55	5.18	6.82
44	John Henry Johnson	Retired	Oakland	2	8	4.38	14	13	1	0	0	84	89	45	41	13	36	50	1.48	9.51	1.39	3.85	5.34
		Retired	Texas	2	6	4.93	17	12	1	0	0	82	79	50	45	12	36	46	1.40	8.66	1.32	3.95	5.04
45	Al Hrabosky	Retired	KC Royals	9	4	3.74	58	0	0	0	11	65	67	31	27	3	41	39	1.66	9.28	0.42	5.68	5.40
46	Dick Drago	Retired	Boston	10	6	3.03	53	1	0	0	13	89	85	33	30	6	21	67	1.19	8.60	0.61	2.12	6.78
47	Phil Huffman	Retired	Toronto	6	18	5.77	31	31	2	1	0	173	220	130	111	25	68	56	1.66	11.45	1.30	3.54	2.91
48	Mark Clear	Retired	California	11	5	3.63	52	0	0	0	14	109	87	48	44	6	68	98	1.42	7.18	0.50	5.61	8.09
49	Matt Keough	Retired	Oakland	2	17	5.06	30	28	7	1	0	176	220	115	99	18	78	95	1.69	11.24	0.92	3.98	4.85
50	Byron McLaughlin	Retired	Seattle	7	7	4.24	47	7	1	0	14	123	114	58	58	13	60	74	1.41	8.33	0.95	4.38	5.41
Rank	Player	Status	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
51	Rich Gossage	Retired	NY Yankees	5	3	2.63	36	0	0	0	18	58	48	18	17	5	19	41	1.15	7.44	0.77	2.94	6.35
52	Steve Renko	Retired	Boston	11	9	4.11	27	27	4	1	0	171	174	86	78	22	53	99	1.33	9.16	1.16	2.79	5.21
53	Dave Lemanczyk	Retired	Toronto	8	10	3.71	22	20	11	3	0	143	137	65	59	12	45	63	1.27	8.62	0.76	2.83	3.97
54	Shane Rawley	Retired	Seattle	5	9	3.85	48	3	0	0	11	84	88	40	36	2	40	48	1.52	9.42	0.21	4.28	5.14
55	Dave LaRoche	Retired	California	7	11	5.60	53	1	0	0	10	85	107	54	53	13	32	59	1.63	11.30	1.37	3.38	6.23
56	Milt Wilcox	Retired	Detroit	12	10	4.36	33	29	7	0	0	196	201	105	95	18	73	109	1.40	9.22	0.83	3.35	5.00
57	Moose Haas	Retired	Milwaukee	11	11	4.79	29	28	8	1	0	184	198	112	98	26	59	95	1.40	9.67	1.27	2.88	4.64
58	John Montague	Retired	California	2	0	5.23	14	0	0	0	6	17	16	12	10	3	9	6	1.45	8.37	1.57	4.71	3.14
		Retired	Seattle	6	4	5.58	41	1	0	0	1	116	125	73	72	14	47	60	1.48	9.69	1.09	3.64	4.65
59	Tom Buskey	Deceased	Toronto	6	10	3.45	44	0	0	0	7	78	74	33	30	10	25	44	1.27	8.52	1.15	2.88	5.06
60	Rich Gale	Pitching Coach - Nashville (2011)	KC Royals	9	10	5.66	34	31	2	1	0	181	197	131	114	19	99	103	1.63	9.78	0.94	4.92	5.12
61	John Hiller	Retired	Detroit	4	7	5.23	43	0	0	0	9	79	83	47	46	14	55	46	1.74	9.44	1.59	6.26	5.23
62	Steve McCatty	Pitching Coach - Washington Nationals (2013)	Oakland	11	12	4.23	31	23	8	0	0	185	207	106	87	17	80	87	1.55	10.06	0.83	3.89	4.23
63	Paul Hartzell	Retired	Minnesota	6	10	5.36	28	26	4	0	0	163	193	102	97	18	44	44	1.45	10.66	0.99	2.43	2.43
64	Jim Todd	Retired	Oakland	2	5	6.56	51	0	0	0	2	81	108	66	59	12	51	26	1.96	12.00	1.33	5.67	2.89
65	Jim Barr	Retired	California	10	12	4.20	36	25	5	0	0	197	217	100	92	22	55	69	1.38	9.91	1.01	2.51	3.15
66	Dan Spillner	Retired	Cleveland	9	5	4.64	49	13	3	0	1	157	153	82	81	16	64	97	1.38	8.76	0.92	3.66	5.55
67	Bill Campbell	Retired	Boston	3	4	4.32	41	0	0	0	9	54	55	28	26	5	23	25	1.44	9.13	0.83	3.82	4.15
68	Bill Castro	Bullpen Coach - Baltimore Orioles (2013)	Milwaukee	3	1	2.04	39	0	0	0	6	44	40	14	10	2	13	10	1.20	8.16	0.41	2.65	2.04
69	Dave Freisleben	Retired	Toronto	2	3	4.95	42	2	0	0	3	91	101	57	50	5	53	35	1.69	9.99	0.49	5.24	3.46
70	Mike Proly	Retired	Chi White Sox	3	8	3.88	38	6	0	0	9	88	89	43	38	6	40	32	1.46	9.09	0.61	4.09	3.27
71	Randy Scarbery	Retired	Chi White Sox	2	8	4.63	45	5	0	0	4	101	102	56	52	9	34	45	1.35	9.08	0.80	3.03	4.01
72	Ron Davis	Retired	NY Yankees	14	2	2.86	44	0	0	0	9	85	84	29	27	5	28	43	1.32	8.88	0.53	2.96	4.55
73	Steve Trout	Retired	Chi White Sox	11	8	3.89	34	18	6	2	4	155	165	77	67	10	59	76	1.45	9.58	0.58	3.43	4.41

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