One of my blogging buddies did a pretty good analysis on the effects of a “perfect game”  in Major League Baseball translating to long-term success and/or if it is an indication of the quality of pitcher.

Granted, anyone who makes it to the big leagues is a quality pitcher – I use that loosely of course.

But what he found out when looking at the last 10 Perfect Game pitchers was that they were nearly on par w/ major league averages when it comes to WHIP, ERA, etc.

“That logic tells you that based on WHIP alone, there were 40 pitchers in 2009 who had a better chance of throwing a perfect game than the 10 pitchers who actually accomplished that feat in the last 30 years.” Source: AllSportsTalk.net

All in all, I think the results indicate that a perfect game is a pretty much a fluke. Sure, there are a handful of Hall of Fame pitchers who have done it – a credit to their long-term careers –  but more often than not, players like Dallas Braden (image above) make their 15-minutes of fame when they toss the magical game. They generally don’t do any better over the course of their career.

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