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Originally Posted by Lip Man 1
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At various times in the 1950's, Billy led the American League in the following categories:
Wins
ERA
Strikeouts
Complete Games
Threw four one hitters, made seven All Star selections, started three All Star Games. Two time Sporting News pitcher of the year.
Mark is a very good consistent pitcher, but he's no Billy Pierce...who should be in the Hall of Fame.
Lip
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The only thing separating Pierce and Buehrle is Pierce's 1955 season. Sure, Pierce's 1952 season, for example, looks better to the naked eye with a 2.57 ERA, but let's consider the era. That resulted in an era+ of 142, comparable to Buehrle's 2005 season when he had a 147 era+ despite an ERA more than half a run higher. Pierce's 1958 season with a 2.68 ERA compares to Buehrle's 2000 - 140 for Buehrle and 137 for Pierce. Buehrle has had nine 120 era+ season vs. only six for Pierce. Buehrle has nothing comparable to Pierce's 1955 season though.