Streaks Of 6+ IP With 5 Hits Or Less
Posted by Steve Lombardi on August 15, 2010
Since 1920, how many pitchers have streaks of 8+ games of throwing at least 6 innings while allowing 5 hits or less (each time)?
Here's the answer: Longest Streak with IPouts>=6, H<=5 From 1920 to 2010
| Rk | Strk Start | End | Games | W | L | GS | CG | SHO | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | WP | BK | Tm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Santana | 2004-06-15 | 2004-08-01 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 102 | 9 | 1.52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | MIN |
| 2 | Trevor Cahill | 2010-06-20 | 2010-08-02 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 2.24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OAK |
| 3 | Carlos Zambrano | 2006-05-05 | 2006-06-15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 64 | 5 | 1.52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | CHC |
| 4 | Roger Clemens | 2004-09-08 | 2005-04-23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 2 | 0.99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOU |
| 5 | Randy Johnson | 1999-09-24 | 2000-05-05 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74.1 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 97 | 6 | 1.09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ARI |
| 6 | Paul Foytack | 1958-09-01 | 1959-04-15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 3 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DET |
| 7 | Carlos Zambrano | 2007-06-06 | 2007-07-13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 4 | 1.55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | CHC |
| 8 | Pedro Martinez | 2006-04-22 | 2006-05-31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 6 | 2.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NYM |
| 9 | Rick Reed | 1998-04-27 | 1998-06-08 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NYM |
| 10 | Ken Hill | 1997-08-29 | 1998-04-07 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 1.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ANA |
| 11 | Pedro Martinez | 1997-07-24 | 1997-08-30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 83 | 4 | 1.54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | MON |
| 12 | Roger Clemens | 1994-04-30 | 1994-06-07 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 68 | 3 | 1.74 | 1 | 2 | 0 | BOS |
| 13 | Nolan Ryan | 1983-06-12 | 1983-07-17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 4 | 1.70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HOU |
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Note that, if you only want to see these who did it over a single season, the list looks like this:
| 6 | Strk Start | End | Games | W | L | GS | CG | SHO | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | WP | BK | Tm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Cahill | 2010-06-20 | 2010-08-02 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 2.24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OAK |
| Carlos Zambrano | 2007-06-06 | 2007-07-13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 4 | 1.55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | CHC |
| Carlos Zambrano | 2006-05-05 | 2006-06-15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 64 | 5 | 1.52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | CHC |
| Pedro Martinez | 2006-04-22 | 2006-05-31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 6 | 2.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NYM |
| Johan Santana | 2004-06-15 | 2004-08-01 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 102 | 9 | 1.52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | MIN |
| Rick Reed | 1998-04-27 | 1998-06-08 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NYM |
| Pedro Martinez | 1997-07-24 | 1997-08-30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 83 | 4 | 1.54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | MON |
| Roger Clemens | 1994-04-30 | 1994-06-07 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 68 | 3 | 1.74 | 1 | 2 | 0 | BOS |
| Nolan Ryan | 1983-06-12 | 1983-07-17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 4 | 1.70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HOU |
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So, that's just seven men since 1920 to pull this trick. Nice company to be in, huh?
August 15th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Cahill has only struck out 38 in that span. He must have an incredibly low BABIP.
August 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Hellickson has done this in his first 3 major league starts.
Interesting that one was in 1958 and the rest are since 1983.
August 17th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Other thing I notice? Johan Santana has the longest such streak on both lists (10 games), but the least number of hits allowed (27). Wowzas!
August 17th, 2010 at 11:44 am
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