- Messages
- 22,644
- Reaction score
- 2,146
- Points
- 313
I've always wondered what today's hitter could be like if they used bats from the Ruth/Wagner/Shoeless Joe era so this is kind of fascinating.
The fewest baserunners allowed in a complete game is two. Four times by Ryan, twice by Clemens. Pitchers who have done it five times in the live ball era include Mark Buehrle, Mike Mussina, Catfish Hunter and Warren Spahn.Nolan Ryan threw 7 no-hitters but never won a Cy Young award.
Roger Clemens won 7 Cy Young awards but never threw a no-hitter.
He was almost as good in 1912 but finished 3rd in the AL MVP behind Tris Speaker and "Big" Ed Walsh. Walter Johnson went 33-12 (vs. Walsh's 27-17) with a lower ERA - 1.39 vs. 2.15, drove in 8 more RBI, and a higher OPS of .701 vs. .600 for Walsh. The only positive for Walsh was that he threw 24 more innings, almost 3 games' worth at the time.The best pitching season of the 20th century was probably Walter Johnson in 1913. 36-7, 1.14 ERA, 15.2 bWAR. He also slugged .433, better than any individual on the team (with more than two at bats).
Austin Jackson also had a very weird split in that he hit .276 vs. RHP for his career (with a .361 BABIP) despite batting RH. He still hit a respectable .265 against LHP with a .342 BABIP.Batting Average On Balls In Play
Min. 1,000 games, since 1901
1. Ty Cobb .383
2. Joe Jackson .366
3. Rogers Hornsby .365
4. Rod Carew .359
5. Austin Jackson .355
The rest of the top ten is Harry Heilmann, Tris Speaker, Derek Jeter, Bill Terry and Christian Yelich. seven Hall of Famers, a former MVP, Shoeless Joe and a player who was basically a starter for five years. Genuine WTF.