Eric Gagne was a shooting star for the Los Angeles Dodgers

In 2002, the Dodgers decided to convert righty starting pitcher Eric Gagne into a full-time short reliever and the result was awesome. From 2002-2004, Gagne pitched in 224 games (0 starts) in which he was 13-7 with 152 saves, a 1.79 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP. He whiffed 365 batters in 247 innings in those three years while only allowing 145 hits. Gagne’s best year came in 2003 when he won the N.L. Cy Young Award. Gagne pitched in 77 games (0 starts) for the Dodgers in 2003 and he was 2-3 with 55 saves (led the majors), a 1.20 ERA and a 0.69 WHIP. He only gave up 37 hits while whiffing 137 batters in 82 1/3 innings pitched, which is amazing! Gagne pitched in 298 games (48 starts) in his 8 years with the Dodgers and he was 25-21 with 161 saves, a 3.27 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Gagne is the all-time saves leader for the Dodgers (161) and he’s also #4 in Dodgers’ history with a 1.11 WHIP.