Bronson Arroyo, the Reds Gopher King
Allowing a lot of homers does not make you a bad pitcher.
Top 10
Homer Granting Pitchers
| Rk | Player | HR | From | To | G | W | L | SV | IP | Tm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Moyer | 522 | 1986 | 2012 | 696 | 269 | 209 | .563 | 0 | 4074.0 | 4.25 | CHC-TEX-STL-BAL-TOT-SEA-PHI-COL |
| 2 | Robin Roberts | 505 | 1948 | 1966 | 676 | 286 | 245 | .539 | 25 | 4688.2 | 3.41 | PHI-BAL-TOT |
| 3 | Fergie Jenkins | 484 | 1965 | 1983 | 664 | 284 | 226 | .557 | 7 | 4500.2 | 3.34 | PHI-TOT-CHC-TEX-BOS |
| 4 | Phil Niekro | 482 | 1964 | 1987 | 864 | 318 | 274 | .537 | 29 | 5404.0 | 3.35 | MLN-ATL-NYY-CLE-TOT |
| 5 | Don Sutton | 472 | 1966 | 1988 | 774 | 324 | 256 | .559 | 5 | 5282.1 | 3.26 | LAD-HOU-TOT-MIL-CAL |
| 6 | Frank Tanana | 448 | 1973 | 1993 | 638 | 240 | 236 | .504 | 1 | 4188.1 | 3.66 | CAL-BOS-TEX-DET-TOT |
| 7 | Warren Spahn | 434 | 1942 | 1965 | 750 | 363 | 245 | .597 | 29 | 5243.2 | 3.09 | BSN-MLN-TOT |
| 8 | Bert Blyleven | 430 | 1970 | 1992 | 692 | 287 | 250 | .534 | 0 | 4970.0 | 3.31 | TOT-TEX-PIT-CLE-MIN-CAL |
| 9 | Tim Wakefield | 418 | 1992 | 2011 | 627 | 200 | 180 | .526 | 22 | 3226.1 | 4.41 | PIT-BOS |
| 10 | Steve Carlton | 414 | 1965 | 1988 | 741 | 329 | 244 | .574 | 2 | 5217.2 | 3.22 | STL-PHI-TOT-MIN |
Bronson Arroyo is 50th on the all-time list with 298 homers allowed
Yesterday, the Mariners defeated the Reds, 3-1, with Bronson Arroyo throwing six innings, allowing five hits and three runs with one walk and six strikeouts. He also allowed homers to Nick Franklin and Justin Smoak. Franklin’s blast was the club-record 235th home run allowed by Arroyo in his eight seasons with the Reds. He entered the game tied with Tom Browning for the record.
Nine to Know
Reds All-time Gopher Leaders
| Rk | Player | HR | From | To | G | W | L | SV | IP | BB | SO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronson Arroyo | 236 | 2006 | 2013 | 251 | 98 | 89 | .524 | 0 | 1605.0 | 421 | 1054 | 4.05 |
| 2 | Tom Browning | 234 | 1984 | 1994 | 300 | 123 | 88 | .583 | 0 | 1911.0 | 506 | 997 | 3.92 |
| 3 | Joe Nuxhall | 197 | 1944 | 1966 | 484 | 130 | 109 | .544 | 18 | 2169.1 | 706 | 1289 | 3.80 |
| 4 | Aaron Harang | 185 | 2003 | 2010 | 217 | 75 | 80 | .484 | 0 | 1343.0 | 353 | 1125 | 4.28 |
| 5 | Mario Soto | 172 | 1977 | 1988 | 297 | 100 | 92 | .521 | 4 | 1730.1 | 657 | 1449 | 3.47 |
| 6 | Bob Purkey | 156 | 1958 | 1964 | 244 | 103 | 76 | .575 | 3 | 1588.0 | 348 | 635 | 3.49 |
| 7 | Ken Raffensberger | 155 | 1947 | 1954 | 250 | 89 | 99 | .473 | 7 | 1490.0 | 305 | 511 | 3.64 |
| 8 | Gary Nolan | 141 | 1967 | 1977 | 245 | 110 | 67 | .621 | 0 | 1656.1 | 411 | 1035 | 3.02 |
| 9 | Jim Maloney | 135 | 1960 | 1970 | 289 | 134 | 81 | .623 | 4 | 1818.2 | 786 | 1592 | 3.16 |
