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Goose Gossage

Relief Pitcher
1972—1994
BORN
July 5, 1951, in Colorado Springs, CO
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 16, 1972
PITCH ARSENAL
Rising Fastball
Sinking Fastball
Slider
PRIMARY TEAM
Yankees
124
WINS
310
SAVES
QUALITY START PCT
41.4
WAR
3.01
ERA
126
31.9
WAR7
1502
STRIKEOUTS
2.05
K / BB RATIO
2.3
WAR PER SEASON
Goose Gossage
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.”

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Goose Gossage Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Gossage
41.4
31.9
22.1
18.8
36.7
2.3
AVG HOFer
36.2
24.6
16.8
13.7
30.4
4.5

Where Does Goose Gossage Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2