Pick your player

[Sockeye]

You play the GM. You have the option of drafting either one of two pitchers. But instead of drafting blindly you are blessed with the ability to see the future. Each player will spend their entire career with your franchise and averages the following numbers. Which player do you draft?

Player "A" plays 23 seasons averaging...13 wins....11 loses....30 games....27 starts....13 complete games....2 shutouts....198 innings pitches....187 hits allowed....89 runs allowed....78 earned runs allowed....15 home runs allowed....77 bases on balls....101 strikeouts....3.54 ERA....1.33 WHIP....
five 20+ win seasons.....ten 17+ win seasons

Player "B" plays 12 seasons averaging...14 wins....7 loses....33 games....26 starts....11 complete games....3 shutouts....194 Innings pitched....146 hits allowed....67 runs allowed....59 earned runs allowed....17 home runs allowed....68 bases on balls...200 strikeouts....2.76 ERA....1.11 WHIP....
three 20+ win seasons....five 17+ win seasons

[KCGHOST]

I'll always take Koufax over Wynn.

[Chisox]

I'll always take Koufax over Wynn.

Yeah, he almost had me with that 13CG/Seas until I looked down and saw PlayerB had nearly as many and innings, too.

[dgarza]

I can't assume that either pitcher will be the only good pitcher on my team for those years. I can't even assume he'll be the best. I may have someone better already.

I'll go with Player B. Alot can change over the course of 12 years.

[digglahhh]

Guys with long stretches of productivity can anchor your staff later in their career which gives them value, but they aren't doing the heavy lifting when it comes down to bringing home the hardware after their primes.

To take an El Halo analogy, would you rather drive a Honda Civic for 150K miles or a Ferrari for 30K?