Sudden Death Post-Season Games At Home
6th October 2011
Let's look at the winners and losers in sudden death post-season games at home.
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3 Sudden Death LDSs
6th October 2011
The postseason is off to an exciting start with 3 series reaching a dramatic sudden death game five. Here are the years with the most sudden death League Division Series games:
| Rk | Year | #Matching |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | 3 |
| 2 | 1981 | 3 |
| 3 | 2003 | 2 |
| 4 | 2002 | 2 |
| 5 | 2010 | 1 |
| 6 | 2005 | 1 |
| 7 | 2004 | 1 |
| 8 | 2000 | 1 |
| 9 | 1999 | 1 |
| 10 | 1997 | 1 |
| 11 | 1995 | 1 |
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Sample Sizes and the Postseason
5th October 2011
The baseball postseason is a time for excitement and histrionics. A time when players are considered to be in massive slumps with just a few bad games, but it is also when players are given glorious labels for life based on one game or even one at bat. However, the expansion of the playoffs combined with the uneven salary structure of major League Baseball, has provided us with an interesting new entity, the large post-season sample size.
Consider the following 2 extremely similar players:
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player A | 151 | 694 | 614 | 110 | 192 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 62 | 103 | 0.313 | 0.383 | 0.449 | 0.832 | 276 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Player B | 151 | 699 | 618 | 106 | 190 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 18 | 5 | 64 | 124 | 0.307 | 0.375 | 0.468 | 0.842 | 289 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
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All Runs – Solo HRs in the Post Season
4th October 2011
The Rangers hit 4 HRS, but scored only 4 runs in their decisive win today against the Rays. They became the third team to have 4 solo shots account for all of their runs in a postseason game.
Here are the all the teams with at least 3 solo HRS in a post-season game in which the HRs were the only runs they scored.
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Most Career Post-Season Starts With Game Score >70
3rd October 2011
Here are the starting pitchers with 5+ career post-season games with a Game Score greater than 70:
| Rk | Player | #Matching | W | L | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curt Schilling | 7 | Ind. Games | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.78 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 58.0 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 0.69 |
| 2 | Orel Hershiser | 7 | Ind. Games | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.63 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 0.72 |
| 3 | John Smoltz | 6 | Ind. Games | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0.71 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.2 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 0.71 |
| 4 | Andy Pettitte | 6 | Ind. Games | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Christy Mathewson | 6 | Ind. Games | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0.32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 57.0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0.68 |
| 6 | Cliff Lee | 6 | Ind. Games | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0.58 |
| 7 | Bob Gibson | 6 | Ind. Games | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.65 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 55.0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 0.73 |
| 8 | Whitey Ford | 6 | Ind. Games | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.34 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 53.2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 0.76 |
| 9 | Josh Beckett | 6 | Ind. Games | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.73 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49.1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Eddie Plank | 5 | Ind. Games | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Mike Mussina | 5 | Ind. Games | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.97 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 0.70 |
| 12 | Catfish Hunter | 5 | Ind. Games | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.65 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41.2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Tom Glavine | 5 | Ind. Games | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 14 | George Earnshaw | 5 | Ind. Games | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.63 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 0.72 |
| 15 | Mike Cuellar | 5 | Ind. Games | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 0.73 |
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So, who is the greatest post-season starting pitcher of all-time?
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10+ Games In A Season With WPA >= .5
29th September 2011
Since 1919 1950, how many teams had at least 10 games in a season where they had at least one batter in the line-up have a WPA of .5 or better in the contest?
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A.J. Burnett Sets A Wild Pitch Record
7th September 2011
A.J. Burnett had three wild pitches in today's Yankees game.
Before today, no pitcher since 1919 had 8+ games in their career with 3+ WP. Here is the list of those with 4+ such games in their career:
| Rk | Player | #Matching | W | L | GS | CG | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Ryan | 7 | Ind. Games | 0 | 6 | 5.25 | 7 | 1 | 48.0 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 35 | 50 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Phil Niekro | 7 | Ind. Games | 1 | 4 | 4.29 | 7 | 3 | 50.1 | 56 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 42 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Tommy John | 7 | Ind. Games | 1 | 3 | 5.57 | 7 | 2 | 42.0 | 58 | 26 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.76 |
| 4 | A.J. Burnett | 7 | Ind. Games | 2 | 2 | 5.48 | 7 | 0 | 42.2 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 1.66 |
| 5 | Jim Maloney | 6 | Ind. Games | 0 | 5 | 3.99 | 6 | 0 | 38.1 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 1.70 |
| 6 | J.R. Richard | 5 | Ind. Games | 3 | 1 | 2.16 | 5 | 3 | 41.2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 7 | Juan Guzman | 5 | Ind. Games | 3 | 1 | 5.17 | 5 | 0 | 31.1 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 1.79 |
| 8 | Tom Candiotti | 5 | Ind. Games | 0 | 3 | 6.12 | 5 | 1 | 32.1 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 1.61 |
| 9 | John Smoltz | 4 | Ind. Games | 2 | 2 | 1.74 | 4 | 1 | 31.0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Joe Niekro | 4 | Ind. Games | 3 | 1 | 5.97 | 4 | 1 | 28.2 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Mike Moore | 4 | Ind. Games | 1 | 3 | 8.72 | 4 | 0 | 21.2 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 2.12 |
| 12 | John Lackey | 4 | Ind. Games | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 4 | 0 | 23.1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1.37 |
| 13 | Orel Hershiser | 4 | Ind. Games | 0 | 4 | 5.84 | 4 | 0 | 24.2 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1.58 |
| 14 | Ron Darling | 4 | Ind. Games | 0 | 2 | 8.05 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.84 |
| 15 | Tony Cloninger | 4 | Ind. Games | 1 | 1 | 3.73 | 4 | 1 | 31.1 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 1.40 |
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With today, Burnett now has 8 games with 3+ WP and stands alone at the top of this list.
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WPA>= .260 In 1st Major League Game
4th September 2011
Since 1919, which batter had the highest WPA in his first big league game?
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13+ Games On Base 3+ Times Within 1st 50 Career Games
31st August 2011
Since 1919, which players had 13+ games within their first 50 career games where they reached base 3 times or more in the contest?
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Multiple Multiple Home Run Games by Quadragenarians
22nd August 2011
When Jim Thome hit his 599th and 600th home runs in the same game, it was the second time this season in which the 40 year old has homered more than once. Thome became the 15th player since 1919 to have more than one multiple homer game in a season at the age of 40 or older. Here are the players with the most. Read the rest of this entry »
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