Dwight Gooden
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Gooden had arguably the most dominant first two seasons ever for a starter, leading baseball in strikeouts and WHIP as a 19-year-old rookie in 1984, then winning the National League CY Young with a 1.53 ERA, the best in baseball, a year later. Drug addiction is often cited as the reason for Doc’s sudden decline, but he injured his shoulder in 1989, which coincides with his dip in effectiveness.