Dodger fans have been lamenting the fact that Dodger starting pitchers (not named Clayton Kershaw) are not pitching deep into games. I have listened to this so much it makes me want to puke. 200 innings used to be the landmark by which starting pitchers were judged. Shoot, in 1963, Don Drysdale pitched 315 innings and Sandy Koufax pitched 311 innings. Johnny Podres pitched 198 innings and between the three they pitched 47 complete games. Those were the good ole’ days. It ain’t happening now!
In 1966, Koufax pitched 323 innings, Drysdale pitched 273 innings, Claude Osteen pitched 240 innings and Don Sutton pitched 225 innings.