Mark Fidrych
As a rookie, the Bird came in second in CY Young voting in 1976, posting a majors-leading ERA of 2.34 and winning 19 games for the 74-win Tigers. But in spring training before the following season, he tore cartilage in his knee. Months later, he tore his rotator cuff, an injury that’d go undiagnosed until 1985. He appeared in just 16 games over three more seasons before that was it.