January 5th in Baseball History, Baseball Lore, Matthias, Sabermetrics, Toronto Blue Jays, Versus by Matthias Koster .
Best Toronto Blue Jay P – Dave Stieb vs Roy Halladay
Better Jay Pitcher – Dave Stieb or Roy Halladay?
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Common Traits
Started MLB careers at 21
Effectively (due to Stieb’s arm injury) ended their Toronto careers at the age of 32.
Each have over five all-star appearances
Led the AL in innings pitched at least twice in their careers
Tagged with rare and elusive term ‘True Ace’
Both were perfectionists, although Halladay had a bit more tact …
