Baseball Trivia during the off-season

[moonslav59]

Claymation? He falls short on innings in 2013, though.

 

Was it his 2010 season?

 

It was Clay in '13

[moonslav59]

Barnes -- it's always Barnes -- even if it's not Barnes

 

Barnes is 6th!

 

Price is 10th and Lester 11th.

[notin]

It was Clay in '13

 

It was Buchholz in 2010. In 2013, he only had 108 IP…

[moonslav59]

It was Buchholz in 2010. In 2013, he only had 108 IP…

 

Oooops.

 

Yes, 2010 not 2013. My bad.

 

Top Sox ERA- with 100+ IP since 2004:

42 Buch '13

47 Sale '18

54 Buch '10

61 Aceves '11

63 Lester '14

63 Sale '17

64 Dice K '08

68 Beckett '11

69 Schilling '04

70 Beckett '07

71 Lester '08 & Porcello '16

73 Pomeranz '17 & Lester '09

75 Lester '10

76 Wright '16

78 Buch '15

79 ERod '19

80 Price '18

81 Wacha '22

 

Buch has 2 of the top 3 and 3 of the top 17!

Lester has 3 in the top 15.

[moonslav59]

100+ IP as a SPer since 1967: Best ERA-

 

35 Pedro '00

37 Maddux '94

38 Gibson '68

39 Maddux '95

41 Rogers '73

42 Buchholtz '13

42 Pedro '99 & Kershaw '16

44 Gooden '85, Greinke '15, Clemens '05

45 deGrom '18, Clemens '97, Arroeta '15, Pedro '97, Verlander '22

 

Other Sox or ex Sox:

20. Clemens '90

21. Sale '18

24. Pedro '03

26. Kluber '17

27. Pedro '02

32. Clemens '06

35. R Hill '16

38. Pedro '01

39. Tiant '69

44. Saberhagen '89

45. Buchholtz '10

49. Anibal Sanchez '06

53. Tudor '85

 

19 of the top 53 pitched for the Sox at some point in their careers.

 

Pretty Amazing that Buch has 2 slots in the top 45, but he never did it with 180+ IP. (That was always his downfall.)

 

 

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

100+ IP as a SPer since 1967: Best ERA-

 

35 Pedro '00

37 Maddux '94

38 Gibson '68

39 Maddux '95

41 Rogers '73

42 Buchholtz '13

42 Pedro '99 & Kershaw '16

44 Gooden '85, Greinke '15, Clemens '05

45 deGrom '18, Clemens '97, Arroeta '15, Pedro '97, Verlander '22

 

Other Sox or ex Sox:

20. Clemens '90

21. Sale '18

24. Pedro '03

26. Kluber '17

27. Pedro '02

32. Clemens '06

35. R Hill '16

38. Pedro '01

39. Tiant '69

44. Saberhagen '89

45. Buchholtz '10

49. Anibal Sanchez '06

53. Tudor '85

 

19 of the top 53 pitched for the Sox at some point in their careers.

 

Pretty Amazing that Buch has 2 slots in the top 45, but he never did it with 180+ IP. (That was always his downfall.)

 

 

 

Thanks for enlightening us on Clay Buchholz... all this time, we only knew him as the millionaire star pitcher who married a Playboy Playmate.

 

Would Buch be more famous today, when starters pitch less innings than ever before?

 

In 2013, 64 pitchers threw at least 180 innings.

 

In 2023, only 25 pitchers had 180 IP -- less than one guy per MLB team.

[notin]

Thanks for enlightening us on Clay Buchholz... all this time, we only knew him as the millionaire star pitcher who married a Playboy Playmate.

 

Would Buch be more famous today, when starters pitch less innings than ever before?

 

In 2013, 64 pitchers threw at least 180 innings.

 

In 2023, only 25 pitchers had 180 IP -- less than one guy per MLB team.

 

Buchholz would be famous for leading MLB in pitch clock violations…

[moonslav59]

Since our magical 2004 season, which player does not belong on this top 10 wRC+ list?

 

550+ PAs

148 Manny

147 Papi

140 Beltre

138 AGon

135 Betts

134 J Bay

134 JD M

130 Youk

128 Casas

123 Devers

 

(Note: VMart belongs in the top 10.)

[moonslav59]

Since 2004, the Sox leader in ISO with 350+ PAs is, surprisingly, Duvall at .284.

 

Name the one player with 1,000+ PAs who is not in the top 5:

 

Manny, Ortiz, JD, Betts & Devers

 

(Note: Moreland is top 5! Bobby Dee missed top 7 by 49 PAs! Salty is 7th!)))

[moonslav59]

Do you know that among Sox players from 2004 to today, with 420+ PAs, Refsnyder has the 8th best OBP at .373?

 

Out of the top 10 with 1,000+ PAs, which does not belong?

 

Manny, Papi, Youk, Agon, Betts, Damon, Pedey, JD Drew, Millar and Nixon.

 

(Note: Mueller belongs on the list.)

[moonslav59]

Since 2004, who is 4th on the most IP list for the Sox, behind Lester, Wake and Beckett?

 

Just IP after 2004...

 

A) ERod

Porcello

C) Buchholz

D) Lackey

 

(Note: the #4 guy is over 200 IP ahead of #5.)

[moonslav59]

You guys are no fun!

[Bellhorn04]

Don't feel bad. I started a trivia thread in 2020 and it has 51 posts.

[moonslav59]

Do you know that among Sox players from 2004 to today, with 420+ PAs, Refsnyder has the 8th best OBP at .373?

 

Out of the top 10 with 1,000+ PAs, which does not belong?

 

Manny, Papi, Youk, Agon, Betts, Damon, Pedey, JD Drew, Millar and Nixon.

 

(Note: Mueller belongs on the list.)

 

Clue: It's Pedey.

[moonslav59]

Since 2004, who is 4th on the most IP list for the Sox, behind Lester, Wake and Beckett?

 

Just IP after 2004...

 

A) ERod

Porcello

C) Buchholz

D) Lackey

 

(Note: the #4 guy is over 200 IP ahead of #5.)

 

1519 Lester

1348 Wake

1240 Beckett

1168 Buchholz

 

964 Porcello

857 ERod

702 Lackey

675 Schilling

671 Sale

668 Dice-K

588 Price

487 Pivetta

462 Nate