Pitching Hero Trivia Quest
Posted by Raphy on September 23, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the players who were leading baseball in various offensive categories in the '00s. Here is the pitching version of that article. The leaders are much more predictable than the last one.
Games: He had to play for 7 different teams to do it, but Dave Weathers has this category locked up.
Cnt Player **G** From To Ages GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Dave Weathers 708 2000 2009 30-39 2 0 0 260 42 51 .452 73 766.1 699 311 283 323 554 3.32 131 75 3275 51 33 2 11 MIL-TOT-NYM-CIN .246 .328 .384 .712 103 55 23 130 18 82 37 20 1 2 LaTroy Hawkins 650 2000 2009 27-36 0 0 0 257 34 37 .479 87 672 638 261 243 208 491 3.25 140 56 2797 24 7 0 35 MIN-CHC-TOT-BAL-COL-TOT-HOU .252 .308 .369 .677 92 26 20 112 9 54 33 18 2 3 Mariano Rivera 646 2000 2009 30-39 0 0 0 584 45 39 .536 394 708.1 544 182 165 137 664 2.10 213 38 2791 18 29 1 6 NYY .209 .256 .285 .541 55 17 10 64 9 52 37 17 1
Games Started: Apparently pitching for the Expos in 2003 was good for longevity.
Cnt Player **GS** From To Ages G CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Livan Hernandez 330 2000 2009 25-34 330 36 7 0 128 124 .508 0 2188.2 2435 1159 1085 718 1331 4.46 96 250 9478 57 57 7 29 SFG-MON-WSN-TOT-ARI .286 .343 .440 .783 125 119 81 443 57 217 116 62 19 2 Javier Vazquez 325 2000 2009 23-32 326 22 6 0 127 115 .525 0 2148 2090 1019 953 527 1985 3.99 113 267 8964 40 63 4 58 MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL .253 .302 .414 .716 103 81 46 425 49 150 72 34 9 3 Jeff Suppan 318 2000 2009 25-34 321 11 4 0 115 108 .516 0 1953.1 2144 1076 977 679 1073 4.50 101 257 8542 47 82 5 67 KCR-TOT-STL-MIL .281 .344 .453 .797 124 87 61 443 50 208 83 40 15 4 Barry Zito 318 2000 2009 22-31 319 10 4 0 133 105 .559 0 1989.2 1766 924 847 819 1492 3.83 115 208 8441 34 81 7 36 OAK-SFG .238 .319 .375 .694 101 75 59 325 32 161 116 69 22
Innings Pitched: Buehrle jumps up the list.
Cnt Player **IP** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+----------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Livan Hernandez 2188.2 2000 2009 25-34 330 330 36 7 0 128 124 .508 0 2435 1159 1085 718 1331 4.46 96 250 9478 57 57 7 29 SFG-MON-WSN-TOT-ARI .286 .343 .440 .783 125 119 81 443 57 217 116 62 19 2 Javier Vazquez 2148 2000 2009 23-32 326 325 22 6 0 127 115 .525 0 2090 1019 953 527 1985 3.99 113 267 8964 40 63 4 58 MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL .253 .302 .414 .716 103 81 46 425 49 150 72 34 9 3 Mark Buehrle 2051.2 2000 2009 21-30 324 299 24 8 6 134 96 .583 0 2132 968 867 469 1185 3.80 122 236 8523 35 52 10 17 CHW .270 .314 .420 .734 109 61 49 413 32 240 39 55 65 4 Barry Zito 1989.2 2000 2009 22-31 319 318 10 4 0 133 105 .559 0 1766 924 847 819 1492 3.83 115 208 8441 34 81 7 36 OAK-SFG .238 .319 .375 .694 101 75 59 325 32 161 116 69 22
Decisions: The top 2 are getting repetative.
Cnt Player **Dec** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Livan Hernandez 252 2000 2009 25-34 330 330 36 7 0 128 124 .508 0 2188.2 2435 1159 1085 718 1331 4.46 96 250 9478 57 57 7 29 SFG-MON-WSN-TOT-ARI .286 .343 .440 .783 125 119 81 443 57 217 116 62 19 2 Javier Vazquez 242 2000 2009 23-32 326 325 22 6 0 127 115 .525 0 2148 2090 1019 953 527 1985 3.99 113 267 8964 40 63 4 58 MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL .253 .302 .414 .716 103 81 46 425 49 150 72 34 9 3 Barry Zito 238 2000 2009 22-31 319 318 10 4 0 133 105 .559 0 1989.2 1766 924 847 819 1492 3.83 115 208 8441 34 81 7 36 OAK-SFG .238 .319 .375 .694 101 75 59 325 32 161 116 69 22
Wins: Making 215 starts for the Yankees has to help.
Cnt Player **W** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Andy Pettitte 147 2000 2009 28-37 301 298 11 3 1 88 .626 0 1871.2 1962 910 810 538 1436 3.89 114 164 7959 29 32 8 30 NYY-HOU .270 .321 .400 .721 109 65 47 379 38 188 105 46 45 2 Randy Johnson 143 2000 2009 36-45 284 281 32 12 1 78 .647 0 1882.1 1612 788 698 484 2179 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26 3 Jamie Moyer 140 2000 2009 37-46 319 315 11 3 2 94 .598 0 1975 2022 987 929 548 1174 4.23 103 270 8393 31 80 3 21 SEA-TOT-PHI .265 .318 .432 .750 114 66 59 404 31 154 132 58 31
Losses: Weaver has the most with a losing record.
Cnt Player **L** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Livan Hernandez 124 2000 2009 25-34 330 330 36 7 0 128 .508 0 2188.2 2435 1159 1085 718 1331 4.46 96 250 9478 57 57 7 29 SFG-MON-WSN-TOT-ARI .286 .343 .440 .783 125 119 81 443 57 217 116 62 19 2 Javier Vazquez 115 2000 2009 23-32 326 325 22 6 0 127 .525 0 2148 2090 1019 953 527 1985 3.99 113 267 8964 40 63 4 58 MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL .253 .302 .414 .716 103 81 46 425 49 150 72 34 9 3 Jeff Suppan 108 2000 2009 25-34 321 318 11 4 0 115 .516 0 1953.1 2144 1076 977 679 1073 4.50 101 257 8542 47 82 5 67 KCR-TOT-STL-MIL .281 .344 .453 .797 124 87 61 443 50 208 83 40 15 4 Jeff Weaver 106 2000 2009 23-32 280 245 16 7 10 90 .459 2 1627 1770 889 830 438 1070 4.59 94 195 7042 36 106 3 37 DET-TOT-NYY-LAD-SEA .277 .331 .443 .774 115 59 51 378 48 117 82 54 13
Saves: 1 and 2 are no-brainers
Cnt Player **SV** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Mariano Rivera 394 2000 2009 30-39 646 0 0 0 584 45 39 .536 708.1 544 182 165 137 664 2.10 213 38 2791 18 29 1 6 NYY .209 .256 .285 .541 55 17 10 64 9 52 37 17 1 2 Trevor Hoffman 360 2000 2009 32-41 540 0 0 0 461 21 40 .344 527 430 179 163 121 518 2.78 143 46 2119 20 5 0 17 SDP-MIL .219 .265 .346 .611 83 17 16 87 11 29 20 5 0 3 Jason Isringhause 284 2000 2009 27-36 541 0 0 0 447 27 28 .491 556.1 439 211 187 234 510 3.03 143 41 2342 27 19 1 24 OAK-STL-TBR .214 .298 .320 .618 67 21 12 84 6 38 48 6 0 4 Billy Wagner 284 2000 2009 28-37 553 0 0 0 465 23 24 .489 576.1 404 174 155 167 691 2.42 182 55 2291 18 22 1 32 HOU-PHI-NYM-TOT .198 .265 .310 .575 51 12 9 63 5 34 34 14 6
Holds: The career middle reliever.
Games Link to Individual Games +-----------------+-----+-------------------------+ Arthur Rhodes 191 Ind. Games Scot Shields 154 Ind. Games Bobby Howry 153 Ind. Games
Blown Saves: I didn't see that one coming.
Games Link to Individual Games +-----------------+-----+-------------------------+ Francisco Cordero 56 Ind. Games Jason Isringhause 55 Ind. Games LaTroy Hawkins 50 Ind. Games
Complete Games: No surprise here.
Cnt Player **CG** From To Ages G GS SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Roy Halladay 45 2000 2009 23-32 273 265 12 4 137 69 .665 0 1865.1 1822 790 712 372 1385 3.44 133 151 7647 21 51 7 37 TOR .255 .295 .373 .668 97 34 37 333 29 179 156 44 2 2 Livan Hernandez 36 2000 2009 25-34 330 330 7 0 128 124 .508 0 2188.2 2435 1159 1085 718 1331 4.46 96 250 9478 57 57 7 29 SFG-MON-WSN-TOT-ARI .286 .343 .440 .783 125 119 81 443 57 217 116 62 19 3 Randy Johnson 32 2000 2009 36-45 284 281 12 1 143 78 .647 0 1882.1 1612 788 698 484 2179 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26
Shutouts: Bob Gibson had more in 1 season.
Cnt Player **SHO** From To Ages G GS CG GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Roy Halladay 12 2000 2009 23-32 273 265 45 4 137 69 .665 0 1865.1 1822 790 712 372 1385 3.44 133 151 7647 21 51 7 37 TOR .255 .295 .373 .668 97 34 37 333 29 179 156 44 2 2 Randy Johnson 12 2000 2009 36-45 284 281 32 1 143 78 .647 0 1882.1 1612 788 698 484 2179 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26 3 Tim Hudson 11 2000 2009 24-33 287 286 21 0 136 76 .642 0 1905.1 1814 811 742 563 1255 3.50 125 154 7945 59 71 6 52 OAK-ATL .252 .311 .372 .683 83 75 40 317 42 201 116 49 13 4 C.C. Sabathia 11 2001 2009 20-28 286 286 28 0 135 80 .628 0 1879.2 1729 818 755 583 1579 3.62 122 168 7788 21 57 11 36 CLE-TOT-NYY .246 .306 .377 .683 104 54 54 362 30 163 126 71 15
W-L% (at least 100 decisions):
Cnt Player **W-L%** Dec From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Pedro Martinez .691 162 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 0 1464 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 2 Roger Clemens .682 157 2000 2007 37-44 229 228 3 1 0 107 50 0 1454.1 1268 596 539 478 1356 3.34 133 129 6029 19 45 2 53 NYY-HOU .233 .299 .360 .659 73 37 31 253 25 104 154 44 12 3 Johan Santana .670 182 2000 2009 21-30 310 234 9 6 23 122 60 1 1709.2 1430 641 592 473 1733 3.12 143 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .225 .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18
Cnt Player **ERA** Dec From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+----------+---+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Pedro Martinez 3.00 162 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1464 1165 527 488 349 1618 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 2 Johan Santana 3.12 182 2000 2009 21-30 310 234 9 6 23 122 60 .670 1 1709.2 1430 641 592 473 1733 143 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .225 .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18 3 Roy Oswalt 3.23 207 2001 2009 23-31 283 271 18 6 5 137 70 .662 0 1803.1 1756 695 647 412 1473 134 154 7455 30 66 4 21 HOU .256 .303 .388 .691 102 84 44 367 36 164 35 31 5
Cnt Player **ERA+** Dec From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+--------+---+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Pedro Martinez 152 162 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1464 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 2 Johan Santana 143 182 2000 2009 21-30 310 234 9 6 23 122 60 .670 1 1709.2 1430 641 592 473 1733 3.12 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .225 .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18 3 Brandon Webb 142 149 2003 2009 24-30 199 198 15 8 1 87 62 .584 0 1319.2 1200 557 479 435 1065 3.27 92 5515 34 50 6 56 ARI .243 .309 .352 .661 73 60 35 215 24 140 143 46 9
Cnt Player **SO** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Randy Johnson 2179 2000 2009 36-45 284 281 32 12 1 143 78 .647 0 1882.1 1612 788 698 484 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26 2 Javier Vazquez 1985 2000 2009 23-32 326 325 22 6 0 127 115 .525 0 2148 2090 1019 953 527 3.99 113 267 8964 40 63 4 58 MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL .253 .302 .414 .716 103 81 46 425 49 150 72 34 9 3 Johan Santana 1733 2000 2009 21-30 310 234 9 6 23 122 60 .670 1 1709.2 1430 641 592 473 3.12 143 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .225 .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18 4 Pedro Martinez 1618 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1464 1165 527 488 349 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6
SO /9 IP (at least 1000 innings):
Cnt Player **SO/9** IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Randy Johnson 10.42 1882.1 2000 2009 36-45 284 281 32 12 1 143 78 .647 0 1612 788 698 484 2179 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26 2 Kerry Wood 10.05 1103.2 2000 2009 23-32 304 152 10 4 108 66 58 .532 53 875 480 455 516 1233 3.71 116 124 4677 15 79 2 47 CHC-CLE .219 .317 .366 .683 91 47 33 175 22 72 82 33 16 3 Pedro Martinez 9.95 1464 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6
Cnt Player **BB** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+--------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Barry Zito 819 2000 2009 22-31 319 318 10 4 0 133 105 .559 0 1989.2 1766 924 847 1492 3.83 115 208 8441 34 81 7 36 OAK-SFG .238 .319 .375 .694 101 75 59 325 32 161 116 69 22 2 Doug Davis 729 2000 2009 24-33 285 267 7 3 4 89 96 .481 0 1617 1674 831 765 1198 4.26 107 167 7107 26 38 10 58 TEX-TOT-MIL-ARI .270 .348 .415 .763 125 92 41 319 41 164 82 51 43 3 Livan Hernandez 718 2000 2009 25-34 330 330 36 7 0 128 124 .508 0 2188.2 2435 1159 1085 1331 4.46 96 250 9478 57 57 7 29 SFG-MON-WSN-TOT-ARI .286 .343 .440 .783 125 119 81 443 57 217 116 62 19
Fewest Walks/9 IP (at least 1000 innings):
Cnt Player **BB/9** Dec From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Brad Radke 1.36 153 2000 2006 27-33 214 214 19 7 0 82 71 .536 0 1366 1502 676 632 206 803 4.16 112 175 5696 8 41 1 15 MIN .280 .310 .446 .756 93 45 44 284 39 92 70 41 7 2 David Wells 1.40 156 2000 2007 37-44 216 215 18 3 0 98 58 .628 0 1362 1559 689 643 212 791 4.25 105 157 5766 9 38 3 25 TOR-CHW-NYY-SDP-BOS-TOT .287 .316 .440 .756 97 46 36 320 21 113 92 33 20 3 Greg Maddux 1.43 235 2000 2008 34-42 308 308 16 7 0 134 101 .570 0 1939.2 1965 877 797 308 1211 3.70 117 196 7964 59 57 4 24 ATL-CHC-TOT-SDP .265 .297 .402 .699 83 109 64 363 35 158 250 66 8
Hits Batsmen: It helps to have a W as your last initial:
Cnt Player **HBP** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Tim Wakefield 106 2000 2009 33-42 345 249 7 0 30 110 94 .539 7 1744 1657 923 835 614 1207 4.31 109 222 7458 18 3 70 BOS .249 .320 .408 .728 101 21 49 348 26 126 273 68 9 2 Jeff Weaver 106 2000 2009 23-32 280 245 16 7 10 90 106 .459 2 1627 1770 889 830 438 1070 4.59 94 195 7042 36 3 37 DET-TOT-NYY-LAD-SEA .277 .331 .443 .774 115 59 51 378 48 117 82 54 13 3 Jamey Wright 101 2000 2009 25-34 325 155 4 3 37 56 82 .406 0 1155.1 1195 682 615 579 696 4.79 94 121 5134 45 5 51 MIL-TOT-KCR-COL-SFG-TEX-KCR .273 .368 .413 .781 120 39 31 204 25 159 102 45 31
Cnt Player **HR** From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+-------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Jamie Moyer 270 2000 2009 37-46 319 315 11 3 2 140 94 .598 0 1975 2022 987 929 548 1174 4.23 103 8393 31 80 3 21 SEA-TOT-PHI .265 .318 .432 .750 114 66 59 404 31 154 132 58 31 2 Javier Vazquez 267 2000 2009 23-32 326 325 22 6 0 127 115 .525 0 2148 2090 1019 953 527 1985 3.99 113 8964 40 63 4 58 MON-NYY-ARI-CHW-ATL .253 .302 .414 .716 103 81 46 425 49 150 72 34 9 3 Jeff Suppan 257 2000 2009 25-34 321 318 11 4 0 115 108 .516 0 1953.1 2144 1076 977 679 1073 4.50 101 8542 47 82 5 67 KCR-TOT-STL-MIL .281 .344 .453 .797 124 87 61 443 50 208 83 40 15
Fewest HR/9 IP (at least 1000 IP):
Cnt Player **HR/9** IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Brandon Webb 0.63 1319.2 2003 2009 24-30 199 198 15 8 1 87 62 .584 0 1200 557 479 435 1065 3.27 142 92 5515 34 50 6 56 ARI .243 .309 .352 .661 73 60 35 215 24 140 143 46 9 2 Derek Lowe 0.72 1823 2000 2009 27-36 408 268 9 3 115 130 98 .570 66 1848 876 768 512 1170 3.79 118 145 7694 38 54 8 30 BOS-LAD-ATL .263 .317 .382 .699 103 69 35 334 32 214 179 42 6 3 Roy Halladay 0.73 1865.1 2000 2009 23-32 273 265 45 12 4 137 69 .665 0 1822 790 712 372 1385 3.44 133 151 7647 21 51 7 37 TOR .255 .295 .373 .668 97 34 37 333 29 179 156 44 2
Cnt Player **WHIP** IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Pedro Martinez 1.034 1464 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 2 Johan Santana 1.113 1709.2 2000 2009 21-30 310 234 9 6 23 122 60 .670 1 1430 641 592 473 1733 3.12 143 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .225 .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18 3 Randy Johnson 1.114 1882.1 2000 2009 36-45 284 281 32 12 1 143 78 .647 0 1612 788 698 484 2179 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26
Cnt Player **K/BB** IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Curt Schilling 6.01 1569.1 2000 2007 33-40 243 221 26 7 21 117 63 .650 9 1515 630 618 257 1545 3.54 133 194 6368 9 21 1 23 TOT-ARI-BOS .252 .284 .409 .693 76 50 28 311 26 92 39 31 8 2 Pedro Martinez 4.64 1464 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 3 Randy Johnson 4.50 1882.1 2000 2009 36-45 284 281 32 12 1 143 78 .647 0 1612 788 698 484 2179 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26
Lowest BA against (at least 1000 IP):
Cnt Player **BA** IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Pedro Martinez .216 1464 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 2 Kerry Wood .219 1103.2 2000 2009 23-32 304 152 10 4 108 66 58 .532 53 875 480 455 516 1233 3.71 116 124 4677 15 79 2 47 CHC-CLE .317 .366 .683 91 47 33 175 22 72 82 33 16 3 Johan Santana .225 1709.2 2000 2009 21-30 310 234 9 6 23 122 60 .670 1 1430 641 592 473 1733 3.12 143 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18
Lowest OPS+ against (at least 1000 IP):
Cnt Player **OPS+** IP From To Ages G GS CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+--------+------+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Pedro Martinez 65 1464 2000 2009 28-37 226 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 2 Brandon Webb 73 1319.2 2003 2009 24-30 199 198 15 8 1 87 62 .584 0 1200 557 479 435 1065 3.27 142 92 5515 34 50 6 56 ARI .243 .309 .352 .661 60 35 215 24 140 143 46 9 3 Roger Clemens 73 1454.1 2000 2007 37-44 229 228 3 1 0 107 50 .682 0 1268 596 539 478 1356 3.34 133 129 6029 19 45 2 53 NYY-HOU .233 .299 .360 .659 37 31 253 25 104 154 44 12
Average Game Score (at least 100 starts):
Cnt Player **AvGS** GS From To Ages G CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+--------+---+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Pedro Martinez 61 226 2000 2009 28-37 226 18 6 0 112 50 .691 0 1464 1165 527 488 349 1618 3.00 152 130 5897 10 85 2 24 BOS-NYM-PHI .216 .273 .344 .617 65 40 32 244 27 71 99 26 6 2 Johan Santana 60 234 2000 2009 21-30 310 9 6 23 122 60 .670 1 1709.2 1430 641 592 473 1733 3.12 143 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .225 .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18 3 Randy Johnson 59 281 2000 2009 36-45 284 32 12 1 143 78 .647 0 1882.1 1612 788 698 484 2179 3.34 137 212 7672 22 88 12 34 ARI-NYY-SFG .231 .287 .377 .664 80 74 39 325 32 107 170 96 26
Quality Start % (at least 100 Starts):
Cnt Player **QS%** GS From To Ages G CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Roy Oswalt .683 271 2001 2009 23-31 283 18 6 5 137 70 .662 0 1803.1 1756 695 647 412 1473 3.23 134 154 7455 30 66 4 21 HOU .256 .303 .388 .691 102 84 44 367 36 164 35 31 5 2 Brandon Webb .672 198 2003 2009 24-30 199 15 8 1 87 62 .584 0 1319.2 1200 557 479 435 1065 3.27 142 92 5515 34 50 6 56 ARI .243 .309 .352 .661 73 60 35 215 24 140 143 46 9 3 Johan Santana .667 234 2000 2009 21-30 310 9 6 23 122 60 .670 1 1709.2 1430 641 592 473 1733 3.12 143 187 6946 10 34 10 65 MIN-NYM .225 .281 .368 .649 88 44 30 293 30 97 35 36 18
Cnt Player **Pt/GS** GS From To Ages G CG SHO GF W L W-L% SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA ERA+ HR BF IBB HBP BK WP Teams BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ SH SF 2B 3B GDP SB CS Pk +----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+------+----+---+-----+---+---+---+---+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+----+---+---+ 1 Carlos Zambrano 106.0 236 2001 2009 20-28 257 8 3 4 104 67 .608 0 1536.1 1305 665 601 693 1310 3.52 126 126 6535 36 81 4 49 CHC .231 .322 .353 .675 98 72 28 255 30 132 39 46 12 2 Livan Hernandez 105.7 330 2000 2009 25-34 330 36 7 0 128 124 .508 0 2188.2 2435 1159 1085 718 1331 4.46 96 250 9478 57 57 7 29 SFG-MON-WSN-TOT-ARI .286 .343 .440 .783 125 119 81 443 57 217 116 62 19 3 Al Leiter 105.6 179 2000 2005 34-39 186 5 4 2 72 61 .541 0 1096.1 1016 515 461 480 867 3.78 111 104 4731 30 55 6 18 NYM-TOT .247 .332 .384 .716 92 57 28 215 17 89 120 51 24
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Why don't you guys have "franchise played for" choices for the pitching season finder? It's there for batting...
September 24th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I missed the opportunity to chime in on the whole “decade debacle dialog” last time around as I was away from baseball-reference.com for awhile, so let me get my 2.09 cents-worth (adjusted for inflation) in here…
The 210th decade of the Gregorian calendar does indeed span the years 2001 – 2010, but as B30b30 correctly points out, a decade can be any span of ten consecutive years. The Gregorian calendar is based on an erroneous estimate of the birth of Jesus – an event of little significance to 2/3 of the world’s population anyway – and one that has no direct significance to baseball.
I personally think that we should start MLB decades in 1876 – the first year of operation of the National League; or perhaps 1869 – the first year of operation of the National Association (the first recognized “major league of baseball”). A third option, though it would preclude some of the earliest years, would be to use 1903 (the year the AL and NL signed the National Agreement) as the first year.
Using my preferred “first year” (1876), the first MLB decade spans the years 1876 – 1885, and the 13th MLB decade ended in 2005. We’re only about a third of the way through the 14th MLB decade, so we have a long way to go to see who the leaders will be.
No matter what span we pick for our “official” decade, there’ll be players who missed the first year(s) and others who retired before the last year, some whose best years fit (nearly) perfectly in that frame while others’ best straddle the border between “decades”.
For the decade 2000 – 2009, we see Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter’s names near the tops of many of these lists. That’s helped by the years of their births; For A-Rod, the decade covers his age 24 to age 33 seasons, and for Jeter it covers his age 26 to age 35 seasons – essentially their prime years. That’s not to take away from their achievements, but on the other hand, players like Ken Griffey Jr. and Jim Thome saw their peak years split between the 90’s and 00’s. For Junior, the decade 2000 – 2009 represents his age 30 to age 39 seasons, and for Thome it represents his age 29 to age 38 seasons. For these two, their primes started before the decade (but too far into the 90’s to rise to the tops of those lists) and by the end of the decade they were both past their prime and into their declining years.
Perhaps the best solution (at least when it comes to comparing players) is to simply compare their “best decades” – the span of any 10 consecutive years in which they produced the most (however you want to measure that).
The bottom line – these lists are fun to look at and reflect upon, but have little statistical significance beyond that. Still… keep them coming, Raphy!