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Most IP without allowing a triple

Posted by Andy
Here are the most innings pitched in a season since 1901 without allowing a triple:


Rk Player IP Year Age Tm ERA+
1 Bob Gibson 304.2 1968 32 STL 258
2 Mike Caldwell 293.1 1978 29 MIL 160
3 Sam McDowell 273.0 1965 22 CLE 161
4 Kevin Brown 257.0 1998 33 SDP 164
5 Frank Viola 251.2 1987 27 MIN 159
6 Greg Maddux 249.1 2000 34 ATL 153
7 Herb Score 249.1 1956 23 CLE 166
8 Catfish Hunter 247.0 1969 23 OAK 103
9 Frank Viola 238.0 1992 32 BOS 123
10 Ewell Blackwell 232.2 1951 28 CIN 119
11 Jamie Moyer 230.2 2002 39 SEA 128
12 Dennis Martinez 226.1 1992 37 MON 141
13 Don Sutton 226.0 1985 40 TOT 100
14 Jim Bunning 219.2 1958 26 DET 115
15 Jim Abbott 214.0 1993 25 NYY 95
16 Ron Bryant 214.0 1972 24 SFG 122
17 Rick Honeycutt 213.2 1983 29 TOT 130
18 Pedro Martinez 213.1 1999 27 BOS 243
19 Ricky Romero 210.0 2010 25 TOR 111
20 Mike Moore 210.0 1991 31 OAK 129
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Generated 11/16/2011.

Josh Beckett did it in 2011 in 193 innings, good for 30th place.

As you might imagine, these totals are a lot higher than for any other type of hit.

Here are the most IP with no homers in a season since 1920 (lots of guys had zero homer seasons before then):

Rk Player IP Year Age Tm ERA+
1 Allan Sothoron 178.1 1921 28 TOT 112
2 Slim Harriss 170.0 1926 28 TOT 95
3 Fritz Ostermueller 137.2 1935 27 BOS 121
4 Joe Beggs 115.1 1943 32 CIN 143
5 Jack Hallett 115.0 1946 31 PIT 108
6 Dale Murray 111.1 1975 25 MON 98
7 Sarge Connally 108.1 1926 27 CHW 124
8 Red Faber 106.0 1932 43 CHW 115
9 Terry Forster 100.0 1972 20 CHW 141
10 Greg Minton 91.1 1980 28 SFG 144
11 By Speece 90.1 1925 28 CLE 104
12 Hal McKain 89.0 1930 23 CHW 83
13 Warren Brusstar 88.2 1978 26 PHI 154
14 Al Brazle 88.0 1943 29 STL 223
15 Jim Crawford 86.2 1975 24 HOU 93
16 Frank Barrett 86.0 1945 31 BOS 131
17 Greg Minton 84.1 1981 29 SFG 119
18 Johnny Vander Meer 84.1 1937 22 CIN 97
19 John Buzhardt 83.2 1968 31 HOU 95
20 Johnny Cooney 83.1 1926 25 BSN 89
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Generated 11/16/2011.

Most IP with no doubles since 1901:

Rk Player IP Year Age Tm ERA+
1 Ron Necciai 54.2 1952 20 PIT 57
2 Matt Cain 46.1 2005 20 SFG 185
3 Cisco Carlos 41.2 1967 26 CHW 352
4 Mike Adams 37.0 2009 30 SDP 523
5 Scott Garrelts 35.2 1983 21 SFG 143
6 Cy Acosta 34.2 1972 25 CHW 206
7 Carroll Sembera 33.0 1966 24 HOU 115
8 Scipio Spinks 29.1 1971 23 HOU 93
9 Jim Coates 28.0 1965 32 CAL 97
10 Jim Hannan 27.2 1963 23 WSA 78
11 Ramon Ramirez 27.0 2008 25 CIN 168
12 Scott Holman 26.2 1982 23 NYM 157
13 Dick Selma 26.2 1965 21 NYM 96
14 Kyle Kendrick 26.1 2009 24 PHI 125
15 Brett Jodie 25.1 2001 24 TOT 65
16 Bob Miller 25.1 1955 19 DET 159
17 Al Corwin 24.2 1955 28 NYG 103
18 Jim Shellenback 23.1 1967 23 PIT 126
19 Gene Harris 23.0 1995 30 TOT 103
20 Greg Bollo 22.2 1965 21 CHW 91
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Generated 11/16/2011.

Most IP with no singles since 1901....guys who don't have an ERA+ had, obviously, a 0.00 ERA.

Rk Player IP Year Age Tm ERA+
1 Randy Hennis 9.2 1990 24 HOU
2 Eddie Gaillard 7.2 1998 27 TBD 84
3 Armando Benitez 6.1 2008 35 TOR 79
4 Jay Franklin 5.2 1971 18 SDP 56
5 Randy Wells 5.1 2008 25 TOT
6 George Throop 5.1 1977 26 KCR 129
7 Mitch Stetter 5.0 2007 26 MIL 132
8 Robert Ellis 5.0 1996 25 CAL
9 Rudy Seanez 5.0 1989 20 CLE 119
10 Floyd Weaver 5.0 1962 21 CLE 231
11 Tony Menendez 4.2 1992 27 CIN 204
12 Jack O'Connor 4.2 1984 26 MIN 235
13 Steven Cishek 4.1 2010 24 FLA
14 Yorkis Perez 4.1 1991 23 CHC 203
15 Alejandro Pena 4.0 1996 37 FLA 100
16 Chan Ho Park 4.0 1995 22 LAD 93
17 Tracy Stallard 4.0 1960 22 BOS
18 Robert Ray 3.2 2010 26 TOR 186
19 Phil Seibel 3.2 2004 25 BOS
20 Dave McCarty 3.2 2004 34 BOS 215
21 Joe Nathan 3.2 2002 27 SFG
22 Joe Slusarski 3.2 1999 32 HOU
23 Craig Kusick 3.2 1979 30 TOR 96
24 Jake Thies 3.2 1955 29 PIT 92
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Generated 11/16/2011.

All sort of different names on these lists...

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