Vinegar Bend Mizell
P · 9 seasons · 1952 – 1962 · B/T: R/L
Vinegar Bend Mizell is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. The peak came in 1953, +5.6, 19th that season and 4646th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from strikeouts (+10.4), wins (+7.7) and ERA (+0.7). It leaked back out through WHIP (-1.6).
Hitting
Best Season
-2.31
1959 · #88,408 all-time
Career Z
-26.9
summed
Avg / Season
-2.99
longevity-neutral
Seasons
9
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 30 | -3.89 | #556 | #111,334 |
| 1953 | STL | 33 | -3.41 | #533 | #110,707 |
| 1956 | STL | 33 | -3.26 | #546 | #110,114 |
| 1957 | STL | 33 | -3.01 | #547 | #108,690 |
| 1958 | STL | 30 | -3.10 | #568 | #109,272 |
| 1959★ | STL | 31 | -2.31 | #418 | #88,408 |
| 1960 | PIT | 32 | -3.05 | #559 | #108,973 |
| 1961 | PIT | 25 | -2.54 | #536 | #100,889 |
| 1962 | NYM | 21 | -2.35 | #525 | #91,987 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
5.57
1953 · #4,646 all-time
Career Z
12.7
summed
Avg / Season
1.42
longevity-neutral
Seasons
9
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | STL | 30 | 2.00 | #48 | #11,585 |
| 1953★ | STL | 33 | 5.57 | #19 | #4,646 |
| 1956 | STL | 33 | 5.04 | #25 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | STL | 33 | 1.90 | #69 | #11,884 |
| 1958 | STL | 30 | 1.27 | #80 | #13,778 |
| 1959 | STL | 31 | 0.69 | #75 | #15,726 |
| 1960 | PIT | 32 | 3.34 | #48 | #8,371 |
| 1961 | PIT | 25 | -2.39 | #168 | #37,465 |
| 1962 | NYM | 21 | -4.67 | #299 | #50,757 |
★ Best season by Z