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Originally Posted by G1911
Kershaw has pitched more innings (2,454) in his career than Koufax (2,324) did.
Kershaw (2,670) has more strikeouts than Koufax (2,396) did.
Kershaw has a better K/9 than Koufax, 9.8 to 9.3.
Koufax had 40 Shutouts, Kershaw has 15. Kershaw is the active leader, as complete games are dead (unfortunately, personally).
This old-school argument (which I don't think is generally invalid or necessarily bad, innings matter a lot I think, CG's not so much) doesn't seem to support Koufax over Kershaw.
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The old school argument, it seems to me, automatically discounts anyone from the past two decades or even longer. I get the romantic notion that men were men in the good old days and today's pitchers are wimps, but the game is what it is, today's pitchers don't choose to be rested more or to be on pitch counts.