Thursday, October 6, 2011

Game 4: you want bad starts, you got bad starts

 TBS made a point of just how similar Game 4 starters Randy Wolf and Joe Saunders were this season with:

  • Record
    • Wolf 13-10
    • Saunders 12-13
  • ERA
    • Wolf 3.69
    • Saunders 3.69
  • IP
    • Wolf 212.1
    • Saunders 212.0
  • Hits
    • Wolf 214
    • Saunders 210
  • WHIP
    • Wolf 1.32
    • Saunders 1.31
  • Earned Runs
    • Wolf 87
    • Saunders 87
Ok you get the point.  The most important stat coming out of game 4:
  • Game 4 IP
    • Wolf 3.0
    • Saunders 3.0
Yeah that's bad.

Ok so how often has that happened*:



Well technically a week ago but that was because of weather also 2005 ALDS on a Bartolo Colon injury.  Wednesday's game was the first NL playoff game since the 2001 NLCS and only other NL playoff game.

Aside from those 2 it has now happened a total of 15 times in #postseason history....here they are along with their horrible WPA's...notice Wolf 's is the worst
  • 10/5/11 NLDS
    • Randy Wolf
      • -.505(!!)
    • Joe Saunders
      • -.117 
  • 10/16/04 ALCS
    • Kevin Brown
      • -.276
    • Bronson Arroyo
      • -.420 
  • 10/20/01 NLCS
    • Albie Lopez
      • -.044
    • Greg Maddux (!)
      • -.440
  • 10/10/99  ALDS
    • Bartolo Colon
      • -.477
    • Kent Mercker
      • -.120
  • 9/30/88  ALDS
    • Tim Wakefield
      • -.305
    • Dwight Gooden
      • -.186
  • 10/8/88  ALCS
    • Mike Boddicker
      • -.438
    • Bob Welch
      • -.348
  •  10/24/81 WS
    • Rick Reuschel
      • -.155
    • Bob Welch
      • -.259
  • 10/13/76  (I remember it well....I was a month old) ALCS
    • Larry Gura
      • -.149
    • Catfish Hunter
      • -.371
  •  10/9/61 WS
    • Ralph Terry
      • -.086
    • Joey Jay
      • -.247
  •  10/5/57 WS
    • Bob Turley
      • -.082
    • Bob Buhl
      • -.268
  • 10/5/56  WS
    • Don Larsen (he did better in game 5)
      • -.010
    • Don Newcombe
      • -.366
  • 10/5/47 WS
    • Vic Lombardi
      • -.062
    • Allie Reynolds
      • -.284
  • 10/2/32 WS
    • Johnny Allen
      • -.355
    • Guy Bush
      • -.182
  • 10/11/21 WS
    • Fred Toney
      • -.225
    • Harry Harper
      • -.211
  • 10/7/21  WS
    • Bob Shawkey
      • -.182
    • Fred Toney
      • -.265
     
     *strictly on IP, includes pitchers that made it to the 4th but did not record an out


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