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Knuckleballers in Major League Baseball - Statistics

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Red Sox's all-time leader in innings pitched (and third all-time for the Red Sox in wins), who was a member of the 2004 and 2007 championship teams. Voluntarily took on an extra workload during the memorable 2004 ALCS with the Yankees, so that the Red Sox's more traditional pitchers could save their arms. Tim Wakefield
83%
After one of the most dominant stretches in baseball history in 2012, he became the first knuckleballer to win the Cy Young Award. R.A. Dickey
79%
Five-time all-star who pitched for 23 season, primarily for the Braves, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. Generally regarded as the greatest knuckleballer of all-time. Phil Niekro
78%
Knuckler who bounced around several teams before turning into an ace with the Houston Astros. He kept an emery board in the back pocket of his uniform, so that he could manicure his nails between innings to ensure his knuckler stayed effective. Tied with the pitcher immediately above for the league lead in wins in 1979. (Not the only thing they have in common.) Joe Niekro
76%
Pitcher who debuted with the Los Angeles in 1970, and ended his career with the Florida Marlins from 1993-94. In 1987, his catcher set a record with four passed balls in one inning. (Later tied by the catcher catching the Red Sox pitcher immediately above.) Finished his career with exactly 216 wins and 216 losses, the only pitcher with over 100 decisions with a .500 career record. Charlie Hough
40%
Pitcher for the Red Sox who had an otherwise forgettable career, but was selected to the All-Star team in 2016, and earned World Series rings as a member of both the 2013 and 2018 championship teams. Shares his name with a renowned comedian known for his ironic and deadpan style (and who also happens to be a big Red Sox fan). Steven Wright
34%
"Old Sarge," who entered the Major Leagues just before age 30 in 1952 and pitched until he was 49. He was the first reliever to earn 200 saves and the first to appear in 1,000 games. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. Hoyt Wilhelm
29%
Spent his first two years with the Yankees, during which he was part of the 1962 World Series champions and earned a spot on the 1963 all-star team (both before he developed his knuckleball). Had an otherwise unremarkable career and is best-remembered for writing Ball Four, an unflinching and honest look at life in the Majors, which Time included among its list of the 100 greatest nonfiction books published since 1923. Jim Bouton
28%
Ace for the 1919 Black Sox, nicknamed "Knuckles," who intentionally hit the first batter of the 1919 World Series to signal to gamblers that the Sox had agreed to fix the Series. One of the "Eight Men Out" who received a lifetime ban for his involvement in the scandal. Eddie Cicotte
24%
After languishing in the Minors, he abandoned his fastball for the knuckleball (which he was taught by Old Sarge), then regularly pitched on only two days' rest for much of the 1970s, resulting in his leading the league in innings pitched and wins several times, including four consecutive 20-win seasons. Taking a line-drive to his kneecap effectively ended his career. Wilbur Wood
17%
Pitched from 1983 until 1999, most notably for the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Was in position to finish the 1991 season with the AL's lowest ERA until a disastrous start in the last week of the season, in which he surrendered seven runs in less than one inning, inflated his ERA to 2.65, just behind Roger Clemens's league-best ERA of 2.62. Tom Candiotti
16%
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