Posnanski in a 2011 piece on the subject: "In July 2000, Mark Mulder went 6 2/3 innings, gave up 15 hits and nine runs — but only two were earned, so that was classified as a quality start. In June 1997, Randy Johnson struck out 19 in a complete game but allowed four runs. That was not a quality start. In July 1982, Mike Scott allowed seven hits and walked five in six innings, did not strike out anybody, gave up seven runs, but only three of those were earned. Quality start. In April 1974, Gaylord Perry went 15 innings and allowed four runs. Not a quality start." On the other hand, in the 21st century, team management has increasingly looked upon complete games with disfavor due to the clear and convincing evidence that a pitcher left in the game for more than six or perhaps seven innings is both less effective and at substantially increased risk of injury. Today, a manager is widely expected to pull his starting pitcher once he reaches his pitch count limit, no matter how well he is pitching. This managerial caution reached an unprecedented new standard in 2022 when the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw (who had an abbreviated spring training) was pulled after pitching a perfect game through seven innings, and only 80 pitches. The Dodgers' manager, Dave Roberts, had also pulled Rich Hill in 2016 after his own seven-inning perfect game bid, due to an injury precaution on Hill's throwing hand. Both perfect game bids were broken up later on, and there has yet to be a combined perfect game. Alternatives Nolan Ryan has used the term "high quality start" for games where the pitcher goes seven innings or more and allows three earned runs or fewer, which baseball columnist and former BBWAA president Derrick Goold referred to as "quality start plus". Dayn Perry of CBS Sports suggested what he calls the "dominant start". This stat would award a pitcher with a dominant start if he goes at least eight innings, and allows no more than one run, earned or unearned. Perry argues that this stat would better show which pitchers are truly the best in all of baseball. John Laghezza of The Athletic has offered two proposals: the "money start" (QS$) – 7 or more innings pitched with no more than 2 runs allows the "plus start" (QS+) – same as quality start