Election Results: Seaver, Carlton, Gibson, Niekro and Perry Are the Kings of the Mound For Group 4!

By unanimous choice, legendary Met Tom Seaver was deemed to be the best of the best of the Hall of Merit’s Group 4 pitchers.

Virtually tied, stoic moundsman Steve Carlton and fiery hurler Bob Gibson received 90% of all possible points.

Of the remaining pitchers that earned at least 75% support, famed knuckleballer Phil Niekro and noted spitball artist Gaylord Perry both nabbed 79%.

Thanks to OCF for his help with the tally again!

RK   LY  Player            PTS  Bal   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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 1  n/e  Tom Seaver        380   19  19                                                         
 2  n/e  Steve Carlton     344   19      8  8  2        1                                       
 3  n/e  Bob Gibson        342   19      9  7     1  1  1                                       
4T  n/e  Phil Niekro       302   19         1  8  5  2  1  1     1                              
4T  n/e  Gaylord Perry     302   19      2  2  4  4  3  2  1        1                           
 6  n/e  Bert Blyleven     262   19            1  4  4  3  1  1  4  1                           
 7  n/e  Jim Palmer        233   19            3  1     2  4  3  2           4                  
 8  n/e  Fergie Jenkins    227   19                  3  4  3     3  3  2        1               
 9  n/e  Juan Marichal     206   19               1  2     4  1  2  1  3  3  1  1               
10  n/e  Nolan Ryan        202   19                  1  3  1  5  1  2  1  1  3           1      
11  n/e  Sandy Koufax      195   19            1  2  2     1  1     5  1  1  1     2  1  1      
12  n/e  Hoyt Wilhelm      166   19         1           2     1  1  1  2  2  3  4  1     1      
13  n/e  Dennis Eckersley  153   19               1           3  1  1  4     1  2  3  1  2      
14  n/e  Don Drysdale      151   19                  1        1  2  1  2  3  3  3  2           1
15  n/e  Jim Bunning       127   19                              1     2  6  1  3  2  3  1      
16T n/e  Bret Saberhagen   106   19                        1  1     2     1  1  1  2  3  4  3   
16T n/e  Don Sutton        106   19                        2  1  1  1  1        1  2  2  2  2  4
18  n/e  Rich Gossage       97   19                           1        1  2  1  2  1  6  2  3   
19  n/e  Dave Stieb         60   19                                             1  4  3  2  7  2
20  n/e  Rollie Fingers     29   19                                                      3  4 12
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