Hbomb
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1961 wasn’t terrible. It’s when he learned to pitch.Although I agree about Koufax resume being shortest of all the greats left. His 5 years of greatness is amongst the best 5 years of all time.
Maybe not in war or Era+. As both those maybe affected by the times
But 3 CY, 3 triple crowns and 2 BPOT WS.
Not to mention his overall WS eliteness 8 games with 50+ innings and a .95 Era.
Those achievements are by far the best available pitcher.
The magnitude of his 5 season span is enough for me to consider him next pitcher(not saying I would vote for him or not)
His first two seasons were Bonus baby requirements to remain on the roster. He was used sparingly and wasn’t allowed to developed as he might have in the minors pitching full time.
His 3 pitching triple crowns were ML leading not just NL in addition to his MVP award he was runner up twice.