The Starting Pitcher Conundrum

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by mortimer brewster

4. The "complete game" will become a popular trivia answer on Net 54 in the 22nd century.

The all-time complete games and shutout lists may as well be etched in stone. there will be no movement on these lists moving forward.

Hmmmm. I may be wrong, but I see only one pitcher, Warren Spahn, in the top 35 who played into the 1960's:

Lifetime Complete Games - ESPN

There were only 28 complete games pitched in 2024 which was a new low compared to 210 as recently as 2002.

[sports-cards-forever]

I like the Tommy John streak idea. That might be better than Cal Ripken's!