When you talk about great postseason pitchers in the last 15 years, the first name that comes to mind may be Josh Beckett. What about Orlando Hernandez? Maybe his name doesn’t come up anymore because he is no longer with the Yankees, and he hasn’t been to the postseason in the 3 years. You can make the argument that he is just as good, if not a better postseason pitcher than Josh Beckett.
just take a look at the numbers…
Josh Beckett(Made the postseason 3 times..won the WS 2X, 2003 WS MVP, 2007 ALCS MVP)
8 Postseason Series: 87IP (W-L) 7-2 13G 12GS 2.90ERA 62H 28ER 20BB 96K
Orlando Hernandez(Made the postseason 7 times…won the WS 4X, 1999 ALCS MVP)
15 Postseason Series: 106IP (W-L) 9-3 19G 14GS 2.55ERA 77H 30ER 55BB 107K
I guess I’m just mad that El Duque doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Most true fans realize how good he really was, but when the postseason is brought up..most don’t mention Hernandez. As of right now..I think you can give it to El Duque, as he has a lower ERA, a better record, and two more WS rings. Beckett has been phenomenal in the postseason, and he has many more years in baseball to prove he is better.
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El Duque is a huge reason the Yankees won 4 times in the 90′s and not twice or once.
David Cone was very good too. In 111.1 games he had a 3.80 ERA and a 8-3 record. He was best in the World Series itself though with a 2-0 record and a 2.12 ERA.
I totally agree. His regular season numbers were not great, but they were good. He really stepped it up in the postseason, and people fail to realize how good he really was.
Kevin