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Jumping Jimenez – More On Über Ubaldo

Posted by Steve Lombardi on June 1, 2010

Somewhat adding on to Raphy's post on Ubaldo Jimenez, via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Pitching Game Finder - starting pitchers, since 1969, to win 9+ times within a team's first 50 games of a season. There's more here than you would think:

Rk Player Year #Matching 6   W L W-L% ERA GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1 Wilbur Wood 1973 13 Ind. Games 13 0 1.000 1.43 13 8 4 0 113.0 94 18 4 17 62 0.98
2 Jim Merritt 1970 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 2.50 10 5 0 0 82.2 71 23 4 10 35 0.98
3 Vida Blue 1971 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 0.72 10 10 5 0 87.0 42 7 1 29 90 0.82
4 Wilbur Wood 1972 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 0.72 10 7 4 0 88.0 57 7 3 16 55 0.83
5 Gaylord Perry 1972 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.01 10 8 3 0 89.0 54 10 0 20 59 0.83
6 Mickey Lolich 1972 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.73 10 9 1 0 88.2 68 17 6 18 73 0.97
7 Bill Singer 1973 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.86 10 7 1 0 87.0 57 18 3 29 78 0.99
8 Ken Holtzman 1973 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.05 10 7 1 0 86.0 50 10 4 18 46 0.79
9 Joe Coleman 1973 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.67 10 5 1 0 81.0 64 15 8 21 42 1.05
10 Randy Jones 1976 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.42 10 9 1 0 89.0 67 14 1 13 30 0.90
11 Steve Carlton 1980 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.80 10 5 2 0 80.0 55 16 4 22 68 0.96
12 Jack Morris 1984 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.86 10 6 1 0 82.1 51 17 3 29 57 0.97
13 Andy Hawkins 1985 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 2.71 10 1 0 0 69.2 68 21 8 10 28 1.12
14 Joaquin Andujar 1985 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 2.09 10 4 1 0 77.1 68 18 3 14 28 1.06
15 Bret Saberhagen 1987 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 2.06 10 6 1 0 83.0 63 19 5 16 50 0.95
16 Greg Swindell 1988 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.94 10 4 2 0 83.2 58 18 3 11 52 0.82
17 Kevin Appier 1995 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.38 10 2 0 0 72.0 45 11 1 25 79 0.97
18 John Smoltz 1996 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.97 10 1 0 0 73.0 43 16 5 16 78 0.81
19 Pedro Martinez 1999 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.95 10 1 0 0 73.2 61 16 2 15 107 1.03
20 Denny McLain 1969 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.29 9 6 3 0 76.2 55 11 4 16 49 0.93
21 Ray Culp 1969 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 3.08 9 5 0 0 76.0 60 26 9 27 64 1.14
22 Sonny Siebert 1971 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.36 9 3 2 0 73.0 62 11 3 16 42 1.07
23 Larry Dierker 1971 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.19 9 6 2 0 75.1 62 10 0 13 49 1.00
24 Steve Carlton 1971 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.94 9 7 3 0 74.1 64 16 3 22 38 1.16
25 Ken Holtzman 1972 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.15 9 8 2 0 78.0 65 10 5 9 29 0.95
26 Wilbur Wood 1974 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.71 9 4 1 0 73.0 52 22 7 19 44 0.97
27 Gaylord Perry 1974 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.89 9 9 2 0 81.0 42 8 3 29 54 0.88
28 Don Sutton 1975 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.95 9 6 3 0 76.0 44 8 2 14 58 0.76
29 Tom Seaver 1975 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.48 9 8 1 0 79.0 56 13 2 21 60 0.97
30 Nolan Ryan 1975 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.29 9 6 4 0 76.2 35 11 3 49 75 1.10
31 Jim Palmer 1975 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.78 9 9 5 0 81.0 52 7 1 12 50 0.79
32 Vida Blue 1975 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.47 9 4 1 0 73.2 48 12 3 19 51 0.91
33 Frank Tanana 1977 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.90 9 8 4 0 80.0 55 8 6 18 68 0.91
34 Frank Tanana 1978 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.78 9 4 2 0 75.2 67 15 5 15 37 1.08
35 Ross Grimsley 1978 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.09 9 7 1 0 77.1 61 18 5 21 22 1.06
36 Fernando Valenzuela 1981 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.67 9 8 5 0 81.0 50 6 2 19 79 0.85
37 Charlie Lea 1984 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.09 9 2 0 0 69.0 56 16 5 23 35 1.14
38 Bob Knepper 1986 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.65 9 4 3 0 65.1 52 12 5 14 36 1.01
39 Roger Clemens 1986 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.45 9 3 0 0 73.1 49 20 10 22 79 0.97
40 Frank Viola 1988 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.66 9 3 2 0 70.2 55 13 4 13 56 0.96
41 Greg Maddux 1988 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.57 9 4 2 0 74.2 52 13 2 23 39 1.00
42 Rick Reuschel 1989 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.90 9 0 0 0 61.2 53 13 3 15 33 1.10
43 Frank Viola 1990 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.81 9 2 2 0 66.2 49 6 1 11 63 0.90
44 Roger Clemens 1990 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.22 9 2 0 0 69.0 50 17 2 11 66 0.88
45 Tom Glavine 1991 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.57 9 4 1 0 68.2 54 12 6 8 52 0.90
46 Chuck Finley 1991 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 3.02 9 2 2 0 65.2 51 22 4 26 60 1.17
47 Roger Clemens 1992 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.74 9 3 3 0 73.0 40 6 2 14 68 0.74
48 Greg Maddux 1994 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.87 9 3 2 0 72.2 43 7 1 12 66 0.76
49 Jimmy Key 1997 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.50 9 1 1 0 60.0 51 10 3 21 29 1.20
50 Roger Clemens 1997 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.20 9 2 0 0 67.2 40 9 2 19 74 0.87
51 Curt Schilling 2002 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.15 9 1 1 0 67.0 47 16 8 6 95 0.79
52 Brandon Webb 2008 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.56 9 1 0 0 63.1 46 18 2 17 49 0.99
53 Ubaldo Jimenez 2010 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.84 9 1 1 0 64.1 40 6 1 20 56 0.93
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 6/1/2010.

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Now, if you want to make it more exciting, here's those to make this list who did while they were age 27 or younger:

Rk Player Year #Matching   W L W-L% ERA GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1 Greg Swindell 1988 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.94 10 4 2 0 83.2 58 18 3 11 52 0.82
2 Bret Saberhagen 1987 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 2.06 10 6 1 0 83.0 63 19 5 16 50 0.95
3 Jim Merritt 1970 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 2.50 10 5 0 0 82.2 71 23 4 10 35 0.98
4 Pedro Martinez 1999 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.95 10 1 0 0 73.2 61 16 2 15 107 1.03
5 Randy Jones 1976 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.42 10 9 1 0 89.0 67 14 1 13 30 0.90
6 Ken Holtzman 1973 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.05 10 7 1 0 86.0 50 10 4 18 46 0.79
7 Andy Hawkins 1985 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 2.71 10 1 0 0 69.2 68 21 8 10 28 1.12
8 Joe Coleman 1973 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.67 10 5 1 0 81.0 64 15 8 21 42 1.05
9 Vida Blue 1971 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 0.72 10 10 5 0 87.0 42 7 1 29 90 0.82
10 Kevin Appier 1995 10 Ind. Games 10 0 1.000 1.38 10 2 0 0 72.0 45 11 1 25 79 0.97
11 Fernando Valenzuela 1981 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.67 9 8 5 0 81.0 50 6 2 19 79 0.85
12 Frank Tanana 1978 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.78 9 4 2 0 75.2 67 15 5 15 37 1.08
13 Frank Tanana 1977 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.90 9 8 4 0 80.0 55 8 6 18 68 0.91
14 Denny McLain 1969 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.29 9 6 3 0 76.2 55 11 4 16 49 0.93
15 Greg Maddux 1988 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.57 9 4 2 0 74.2 52 13 2 23 39 1.00
16 Charlie Lea 1984 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.09 9 2 0 0 69.0 56 16 5 23 35 1.14
17 Ubaldo Jimenez 2010 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 0.84 9 1 1 0 64.1 40 6 1 20 56 0.93
18 Ken Holtzman 1972 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.15 9 8 2 0 78.0 65 10 5 9 29 0.95
19 Tom Glavine 1991 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.57 9 4 1 0 68.2 54 12 6 8 52 0.90
20 Larry Dierker 1971 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.19 9 6 2 0 75.1 62 10 0 13 49 1.00
21 Ray Culp 1969 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 3.08 9 5 0 0 76.0 60 26 9 27 64 1.14
22 Roger Clemens 1990 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.22 9 2 0 0 69.0 50 17 2 11 66 0.88
23 Roger Clemens 1986 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 2.45 9 3 0 0 73.1 49 20 10 22 79 0.97
24 Steve Carlton 1971 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.94 9 7 3 0 74.1 64 16 3 22 38 1.16
25 Vida Blue 1975 9 Ind. Games 9 0 1.000 1.47 9 4 1 0 73.2 48 12 3 19 51 0.91
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 6/1/2010.

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Andy Hawkins? Really? I guess so....

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    Holy Jimenez!
    Ubaldo Jimenez’s no-hitter

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9 Responses to “Jumping Jimenez – More On Über Ubaldo”

  1. Steve Lombardi Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    FWIW, yes, I know that Ubaldo Jimenez is now 10-1. But, win #10 came in his team's 51st game. And, this cut was in he first 50 games.

  2. JDV Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 12:38 pm

    Wilbur Wood actually had 14 Wins in the White Sox first 50 games of 1973. He also had five losses, though, as he started a ridiculous 19 of his team's first 49 games. Two-and-a-half man rotation?

  3. SJBlonger Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    I think the discrepancy is because one of Wood's 14 wins was in relief (the last 5 innings of a 21-inning suspended game).

    How times change. In that game the teams used a total of eight pitchers -- no utility infielders trying out their stuff on the mound back then. Both starters (Gaylord Perry and Stan Bahnsen) went 13.

  4. SJBlonger Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    I forgot to mention that after pitching the last 5 innings of the suspended game Wood then threw a shutout in the regularly scheduled contest. I loved Wilbur when I was growing up.

  5. nightfly Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Would it be possible to include which team these pitchers were playing for at the time? Some are easy to identify (Morris with the '84 Tigers, for example) but I confess I don't recall, off the top of my head, for whom Bill Singer pitched in '73...

    (Ask not for whom the pitcher hurls... he hurls for thee?)

  6. Mr.Dave Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    Interesting how on the list of players to win the 9+ games in their teams first fifty before 27 had only two players on there twice - Clemens and Frank Tanana. I think people forget how truly dominant Tanana was before he got hurt and had to reinvent himself.

  7. Kahuna Tuna Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    Would it be possible to include which team these pitchers were playing for at the time?

    Rk Player, Year: Team
    1 Wilbur Wood, 1973: White Sox
    2 Jim Merritt, 1970: Reds
    3 Vida Blue, 1971: A's
    4 Wilbur Wood, 1972: White Sox
    5 Gaylord Perry, 1972: Indians
    6 Mickey Lolich, 1972: Tigers
    7 Bill Singer, 1973: Angels
    8 Ken Holtzman, 1973: A's
    9 Joe Coleman, 1973: Tigers
    10 Randy Jones, 1976: Padres
    11 Steve Carlton, 1980: Phillies
    12 Jack Morris, 1984: Tigers
    13 Andy Hawkins, 1985: Padres
    14 Joaquin Andujar, 1985: Cardinals
    15 Bret Saberhagen, 1987: Royals
    16 Greg Swindell, 1988: Indians
    17 Kevin Appier, 1995: Royals
    18 John Smoltz, 1996: Braves
    19 Pedro Martinez, 1999: Red Sox
    20 Denny McLain, 1969: Tigers
    21 Ray Culp, 1969: Red Sox
    22 Sonny Siebert, 1971: Red Sox
    23 Larry Dierker, 1971: Astros
    24 Steve Carlton, 1971: Cardinals
    25 Ken Holtzman, 1972: A's
    26 Wilbur Wood, 1974: White Sox
    27 Gaylord Perry, 1974: Indians
    28 Don Sutton, 1975: Dodgers
    29 Tom Seaver, 1975: Mets
    30 Nolan Ryan, 1975: Angels
    31 Jim Palmer, 1975: Orioles
    32 Vida Blue, 1975: A's
    33 Frank Tanana, 1977: Angels
    34 Frank Tanana, 1978: Angels
    35 Ross Grimsley, 1978: Expos
    36 Fernando Valenzuela, 1981: Dodgers
    37 Charlie Lea, 1984: Expos
    38 Bob Knepper, 1986: Astros
    39 Roger Clemens, 1986: Red Sox
    40 Frank Viola, 1988: Twins
    41 Greg Maddux, 1988: Braves
    42 Rick Reuschel, 1989: Giants
    43 Frank Viola, 1990: Mets
    44 Roger Clemens, 1990: Red Sox
    45 Tom Glavine, 1991: Braves
    46 Chuck Finley, 1991: Angels
    47 Roger Clemens, 1992: Red Sox
    48 Greg Maddux, 1994: Braves
    49 Jimmy Key, 1997: Orioles
    50 Roger Clemens, 1997: Blue Jays
    51 Curt Schilling, 2002: D'backs
    52 Brandon Webb, 2008: D'backs
    53 Ubaldo Jimenez, 2010: Rockies

  8. Gerry Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 6:23 pm

    28 May 1971, Vida Blue brings his 10-1 record to Fenway Park to go up against Sonny Siebert, 8-0. Ahead 4-2 in the 9th, Siebert gives up a home run to Sal Bando but, with a little help from the bullpen, gets out of the inning with the win, thus ensuring that, 39 years later, he will join Blue in a table at bbref blog. And I was there (for the game, that is). http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS197105280.shtml

  9. Andy Says:
    June 1st, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    I feel the need to mention that "Jumping Jimenez" is a really bad title. Either you need to pronounce "Jimenez" with a hard J like an ugly American or pronounce "Jumping" as "Humping".

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