Quiz on nastiest headhunters

[timn1]

Just musing further -

Some of the guys with really fearsome reputations for either fastballs, meanness, or both, including Early Wynn, Lefty Grove, Carlton, Marichal, Seaver, Jesse Haines, Feller, and Gaylord Perry turn out to be in the bottom half of the HBP rates for all HOFers. Even Gibson and Burleigh Grimes aren't that high compared to their reps. (I guess it pays to cultivate the rep even if you don't actually hit that many...)

[timn1]

Drysdale and Plank are indeed two of the seven. I would not have guessed Plank at all, but then I never saw him pitch

[BioCRN]

Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez are the 90s+ guys, I think. Pretty sure RJ is one at the very least and Pedro because of the limited innings.

I know Maddux hit a surprising amount of guys, but he threw a ton of innings so he's probably outside the limit.

[timn1]

Randy and Pedro are correct!

The easier ones have been gotten ... who's gonna get the others?

[Casey2296]

Nolan Ryan?

I would also say some of the most effective pitchers are the ones that can throw high and tight without hitting the batter so they wouldn't show on the hbp meter as much.

[timn1]

Two dead-ballers left, and one from the late 1950s-1960s

[Tabe]

Walter Johnson? 1 every 114 batters.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by timn1

one from the late 1950s-1960s

Jim Bunning