Randy Johnson by the Numbers
With the retirement announcement of Randy Johnson, I decided to take a look back of some of the accomplishments of the future Hall of Famer:
- Johnson was the most recent (and possibly the last) player to reach 300 career wins. He finished with 303 wins which is 5th most all-time among left handers.
- A WHIP of 1.17 and ERA of 3.29 which is simply amazing considering he pitched during the heart of the steroid era.
- 4,875 strikeouts, second all-time to Nolan Ryan and over 700 Ks clear of the Steve Carlton who is second in strikeouts among lefties.
- His 372 strikeouts in 2001 is the third most for a season in the live-ball era and the 11th most all time for a single season.
- Johnson has 5 of the top 10 single-season strikeout totals during the live ball era.
- 5 Cy Young Awards (second all-time) and 10 All-Star games (tied for fourth among pitchers)
- He is the all-time leader in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched with 10.61.
- A 3-0 career World Series record and he was the 2001 World Series MVP along with Curt Schilling.
- One wicked mullet:
- And this unforgettable moment which was one of the first videos I searched for whenever YouTube was launched:
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Randy Johnson was the man! I'm glad Giants fans got to see him in the Bay Area in a Giants uniform and getting that #300 win. It's nice cause he's from the Bay Area.
~King of Cali
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Agree that is one of the best youtube clips out there and most unique in baseball history. The game needs more exploding birds.
