Here we go. Five years ago today, Tim Lincecum pitched his last incredible game that wasn’t a no-hitter. Using Bill James’ Game Score, which you can read more about here, but in short is defined as —
Game score is a metric created by Bill James to judge a starting pitcher’s effectiveness in a single game. It uses a system of pluses and minuses to create a score. A score of 50 is considered an average outing. Scores of 0 or below, or 100 or greater are extremely rare.