Early pitching appearance leaders
Posted by Andy on April 11, 2011
Through 2011:
| Rk | Player | G | Age | Tm | GF | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Slaten | 6 | 31 | WSN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .556 | 1.010 | 183 | ||
| 2 | Leo Nunez | 6 | 27 | FLA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 141 | 1 | .227 | .292 | .364 | .655 | 79 | |
| 3 | Shawn Camp | 6 | 35 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | .235 | .278 | .235 | .513 | 46 | ||
| 4 | Joakim Soria | 6 | 27 | KCR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7.50 | 60 | 1 | .292 | .346 | .458 | .804 | 123 |
| 5 | Jordan Walden | 6 | 23 | LAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 | -26 | ||
| 6 | Clay Hensley | 6 | 31 | FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 282 | 0 | .333 | .391 | .429 | .820 | 121 |
The Marlins have 2 guys on there.
Overall this is a pretty weird list. A negative OPS+ against....another guy with just a 1.50 ERA but a 121 OPS+ against...or a 0.00 ERA and 138 against...
April 11th, 2011 at 7:56 am
I believe this list is missing Kameron Loe, who also made his sixth appearance yesterday.
April 11th, 2011 at 8:02 am
Sorry, I meant to write through Saturday, not through 2011. That's what I get for trying to blog with little Heinie running around.
April 11th, 2011 at 8:30 am
I like the way the guy with the worst ERA (by far) is the only one with a win.
April 11th, 2011 at 11:03 am
Wow -- I had never really contemplated the possibility of a negative OPS+ against.
A quick P-I check reveals that Mike Adams pitched the most innings in a season with a negative OPS+ against, with a mark of -10 over 37 IP in 2009.
Another freak season: Most IP without allowing an extra-base hit, 41.2 IP by Cisco Carlos of the White Sox in 1967. A late-season call-up, he had an 0.86 ERA for 7 starts, including a 10-IP shutout that ended on Don Buford's 2-out, walk-off grand slam. Things went a little harder for Carlos the next season, when he was 4-14 with an 82 ERA+
April 11th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Feliciano would be on this list if he wasn't hurt
April 11th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
@5 -- Wait, does Cashman know that?
April 11th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
@4,
I believe Cisco Carlos was the subject of one of Andy's "Baseball Card of the Week" blog entries a while back. There was some pretty good info on him then, if I remember correctly.
April 11th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Slaten's OPS+ against is 183, which somehow makes his 0.00 ERA more amazing.
April 11th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Please jog my memory - is it the higher the OPS+ against the better, or the lower the OPS+ against the better? Thanks.
April 11th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
I would think the lower would be better if you're the pitcher. The sample size is obviously small, but it's like everybody facing Doug Slaten so far this year put up OPS+ numbers similar to Ted Williams, while everybody Jordan Walden put up OPS+ numbers simlar to Tony Pena Jr. in 2009.
April 11th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
@8
Yeah but Ajn, Slaton has only faced 11 batters, and has allowed 3 hits including 2 doubles and 2 BB. Four inherited runners have scored. That will do it to your OPS+ every time. I doubt he'll have pitching time in close games for a while.
Gotta be a function of the small number of games in the sample, but 5 out of the 6 on the list are righties. I think LH relievers are more likely to be niche specialists than righties, with more appearances and fewer BF per game.
April 12th, 2011 at 2:05 am
Ah. I didn't think to look closer. I wish they would make inherited runners / scored a more easily accessible stat.