Editing Dave Stieb (section)

== Legacy ==

During his career, Stieb won 176 games while losing 137. Only [[Jack Morris]] won more games in the 1980s.<ref name="stieb">{{cite journal |date=May 1990 |title=1980s Top Ten Pitchers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jC4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40 |journal=[[Baseball Digest]] |publisher=Lakeside Publishing |volume=49 |issue=5 |page=40 |issn=0005-609X |access-date=June 9, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref> Stieb holds career records for Toronto pitchers in wins, games started, shutouts, strikeouts, complete games and a variety of other categories. Stieb appeared in seven All-Star games, also a Blue Jays team record.

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Baseball writer and statistician [[Bill James]] called Dave Stieb, in his prime, the best pitcher of his era. He compared Stieb to [[Jim Bunning]], arguing that both pitchers deserved "more than one" [[Cy Young Award]], but never won one, thanks to poor run support.<ref>{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Bill |title=The Dave Stieb Era |url=https://www.billjamesonline.com/the_dave_stieb_era/ |website=billjamesonline.com |access-date=24 May 2023 |date=Feb 27, 2019}}</ref> In 2009, a panel of [[Baseball-Reference]] historians listed him as the fourth best pitcher of the 1980s, behind [[Tommy John]] and Hall-of-Famers [[Nolan Ryan]] and [[Bert Blyleven]] (and ahead of Jack Morris).<ref name="historians">{{cite web |title=Three BR Historians Give Voted Consensus: 10 Best Starting Pitchers of the 1980s |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/312520-3-br-historians-give-voted-consensus-10-best-starting-pitchers-1980s |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=19 May 2023 |date=Dec 21, 2009}}</ref>

On August 29, 2010, Stieb threw the ceremonial first pitch at the [[Rogers Centre]], celebrating the 20th anniversary of his no-hitter game, with the anniversary coming four days after the celebration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2010 |title=Ryan Raburn hits pair of home runs to power Tigers in Toronto |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300829114 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914135705/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/300829114 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |access-date=September 14, 2022 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> Stieb's number 37 was written on the pitcher's mound for that game and 10,000 [[bobbleheads]] of Stieb were handed out to fans upon entrance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluejayhunter.com/2010/08/dave-stieb-bobblehead-day-review.html|title=Dave Stieb Bobblehead Day Review|work=Blue Jay Hunter |last=Hunter|first=Ian|date=August 30, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=bluejays |number=21846907794 | date=August 22, 2010 |title=FedEx Dave Stieb Bobblehead Day is Sun Aug 29 vs. Tigers. The first 10,000 fans will receive a Stieb Bobblehead }}</ref>

Stieb's autobiography, ''Tomorrow I'll Be Perfect'', was co-written with Kevin Boland and released in [[1986 in literature|1986]].

Stieb was the subject of a 2022 four-part miniseries by [[Secret Base|Secret Base's]] [[Jon Bois]] and Alex Rubenstein, entitled ''Captain Ahab: The Story of Dave Stieb''; in addition to discussing his career, the series advocated for his induction into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]] based on his accomplishments.<ref name="Ahab">{{cite web |title=Captain Ahab: The Story of Dave Stieb - Dorktown |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlviajJlctQ&list=PLUXSZMIiUfFTxGgtC_DSPolFqD7KlcZ17 |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Secret Base]] |language=en |format=video |date=April 12, 2022}}</ref> It was an effort to invoke empathy for him due to his six no-hitters lost past the sixth inning (especially the three lost after 26 outs) and his lack of representation because of his lower win totals compared to other dominant pitchers since the Blue Jays' less-than-optimal run support for him prevented him from achieving ones higher. ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised ''Captain Ahab'' as "not a standard, staid hagiography — it’s a whimsical and discursive look at statistics, passion, fandom, culture in general and baseball culture in particular".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lyons |first1=Margaret |title=How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/arts/television/black-lady-sketch-show.html |website=The New York Times |date=7 April 2022}}</ref> ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine and [[Polygon (website)|''Polygon'']] included the series in their lists of the best documentaries and video essays (respectively) of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 20 Best Documentaries of 2022 |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/best-of-2022/best-documentaries-2022 |publisher=Paste Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schindel |first=Daniel |date=2022-12-29 |title=The best video essays of 2022 |url=https://www.polygon.com/what-to-watch/23500291/best-video-essays-2022-youtube |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref>