Jack Torrance - contributing reporter
Is Gregor the best Lopez of all time? Jenny from the block might have something to say about that. At the age of 40, Season 54 just might be his last season, but choosing to come back to the Bisons for $3.43M could directly effect how people view him in the future. He was only able to lead Buffalo's team to two World Series rings but he has definitely been one of the top, if not the top, pitcher over the last 20 seasons. Every Christmas he has to move his 6 Cy Young awards to make room for the stockings to be filled by Santa. His 12 All-Star appearances are no joke, but after his first outing this season as a long reliever, many are questioning what will happen to his career marks over the next 160+/- games. He came in against the Nationals, and pitched the 8th, facing 8 batters, giving up 4 hits a walk, and 3 earned runs on 28 pitches. Let's take a look at some of the career records he has in place at the moment.
- Career Earned Run Average
- 2.21 - Yeico Miranda (passed over for the Hall)
- 2.37 - Marcos Owen (current player)
- 2.46 - Gregor Lopez
- 2.49 - Jair James (voted in his first Hall ballot)
- 2.51 - Tomo Hayashi (passed over for the Hall - also pitched the 5th most games)
- On-Base Percentage Allowed
- .264 - Gregor Lopez
- .265 - Antonio Ishida
- .266 - Marcos Owen
- .267 - Nick Shakelford
- .267 - James Haselman (HoF member)
- Quality Starts
- 489 - Gregor Lopez
- 462 - Chick Munson (HoF member)
- 454 - Norman LaPorta (HoF member)
- 442 - Alberto Beltre (HoF member)
- 422 - Thomas Hutchinson (HoF member)
- Strikeouts
- 4,190 - Chick Munson (HoF member)
- 3,885 - Alberto Beltre (HoF member)
- 3,857 - Norman LaPorta (HoF member)
- 3,786 - Gregor Lopez (71 behind LaPorta)
- 3,757 - Ryan Fisher (passed over for the Hall)
- Walks + Hits Per Inning
- 1.01 - Gregor Lopez
- 1.02 - Marcos Owen (current player)
- 1.03 - James Haselman (HoF member)
- 1.03 - Antonio Ishida
- 1.03 - Yeico Miranda (passed over for the Hall)
- Winning Percentage
- .770 - J.C. Wall (current player)
- .742 - Gregor Lopez
- .737 - Barry Carew
- .733 - Damaso Ethier (current player)
- .732 - Louis Conley (current player)
- Wins
- 334 - Chick Munson (HoF member)
- 328 - Gregor Lopez
- 325 - Norman LaPorta (HoF member)
- 315 - Thomas Hutchinson (HoF member)
- 304 - Bob Graves (HoF member)