Goose Gossage San Diego Padres

Goose Gossage

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1972—1994
Relief Pitcher
BORN
July 5, 1951, in Colorado Springs, CO
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Yankees

What Pitches Did Goose Gossage Throw?

Rising Fastball
Sinking Fastball
Slider
124
WINS
NA
QUALITY START PCT
41.4
WAR
107
LOSSES
126
ERA+
31.9
WAR7
3.01
ERA
2.05
K / BB RATIO
18.8
WAR3
1502
STRIKEOUTS
1.23
WHIP
2.3
WAR PER SEASON
Hard-throwing bullpen ace who struck fear in enemy batters. Typically entered the game in the seventh inning or earlier in an era when relief pitchers were used to “put out fires.”
9-TIME
ALL-STAR
1978
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Goose Gossage Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Gossage
CAREER
41.4
WAR7
31.9
WAR5C
22.1
WAR3
18.8
JAWS
36.7
WAR PER SN
2.3
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
36.2
WAR7
24.6
WAR5C
16.8
WAR3
13.7
JAWS
30.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Goose Gossage Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
NR
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS