Post by greeme on Feb 9, 2014 14:43:21 GMT -5
The pitching seems to be getting better and better so my guess is that we see a bunch of these records fall in the coming years. By the end of this article I was sick of the name Kerry Wood, as I’m sure that you will be.
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Joseph Jackson
1.494 era in 2005
One only has to look at the single season era leaderboard to see that pitching is currently dominating. 5 of the 11 eras of 2 and under were from 2005. Not a good time to be a hitter, especially in the NL. This record shouldn’t last long at all given the state of pitching in the league. Jackson, wood and Santana are the likeliest to break the record.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 95%
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Mike Kusiewicz
30 wins in 2005
Alex Fernandez
30 wins in 2003
Randy Johnson
30 wins in 2000
Pedro Martinez
30 wins in 1999
This record won’t last long either. 4 pitchers are tied with 30 which means that it is definitely not out of reach. 7 pitchers have won 27 since 2003 and some of them are just hitting their prime now. It is just a matter of time before a pitcher breaks the 30 win barrier.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 90%
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Joseph Jackson
8 shutouts in 2004
Mike Mussina
8 shutouts in 2000
Another record which won’t last long. Just behind the season record 8 shutouts are grouped 4 seasons of 7 shutouts. 3 of the top 6 seasons are in the last 2 years. Wood, Halladay or Jackson will break this record soon.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 75%
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Ugueth Urbina
11.14 strikeouts in 1998
Urbina isn’t the best strikeout pitcher ratingwise and his second best season only came in 14th so this record is somewhat of a fluke. I’m pretty sure that Affeldt, Baxter or Blevins will break this record in the coming years as all of them have superior ratings to Urbina.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 65%
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John Wetteland
53 saves in 2002
This record is a little tougher than the previous ones but it will definitely be broken. Still, you have to have the right closer on the right team in order to break it. Lots of wins, not to many complete games and of course a top notch closer.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 60%
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Jeremy Affeldt
353 strikeouts in 2003
Finally a record that looks like it will be here for awhile, unless Affeldt breaks it himself. Affeldt has 3 of the top 5 strikeout seasons and is really in a class of his own strikeoutwise. The only other pitcher that I see with a good shot at breaking this record is Gerik Baxter and he will need to improve his duration to do so.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 50%
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Kerry Wood
.1527 oavg 2000
Again with Kerry Wood. I’m sick of seeing his name but at least it will make my life easier when I get around to looking for pics. This record isn’t as easy as some and not as hard as others. 1st place is only about 5% ahead of Pittsley’s 2nd place .1602 so I can’t imagine that it lasts too long.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 50%
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Kerry Wood
.2373 oslg in 2005
Yay, another Kerry Wood dominated category; can never have enough of those. Wood has the top 3 seasons. Santana and Jackson have the 4th and 5th best seasons and both were in 2005 so there is definitely some hope this record will be broken but given the disparity between Wood and the other pitchers it seems likely that if the record is broken it will be done by Wood himself.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 25%
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Kerry Wood
.4661 oops in 2004
Wow, here’s a shocker. Top 3 seasons belong to Wood. Erbes should just retire him already. Santana and Jackson have the 4th and 5th best seasons and both were in 2005 so there is definitely some hope this record will be broken but given the disparity between Wood and the other pitchers it seems likely that if the record is broken it will be done by Wood himself. Lol, didn’t even have to change a word.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 25%
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Kerry Wood
4.76 hits per 9ip in 2000
The Kerry Wood category. Well, one of them. He has the top spot and 4 of the top 6 as well as 8 of the top 20. It will be tough for anyone to beat Wood’s mark – even Wood himself is not likely to do so.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 25%
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Jim Pittsley
0.790 whip in 2001
As in other pitching categories, it seems that most of the best seasons have come in the last couple of years. That being said, Pittsley’s mark seems very hard to beat. Lincoln came in 2nd with a 0.802 mark, which is a lot farther away than it looks. Obviously, in any given season Wood or Lincoln or Kusiewicz could break the record but it is still a lot safer than most of the others.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 20%
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Esteban Loaiza
0.51 wlks per 9ip in 2003
This is going to be a tough one to break. There is a pretty big percentagewise between’s Loaiza’s 0.51 per 9ip and Buddy Groom’s 2nd place 0.6. Oddly enough, Greg Maddux and Alex Fernandez have 6 of the top 8 spots and yet couldn’t crack the top 2.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 15%
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Jim Pittsley
.2141 oobp in 2001
Pittsley had a great season and is only one of 2 pitchers ever to get under .22, Peavy being the other with .2161 in 2005. It will be extremely tough to beat Pittsley’s record but with the number of top notch pitchers somebody will eventually break it.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 15%
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Pedro Martinez
19 cgs in 2000
This won’t be broken anytime soon. Joseph Jackson’s 15 complete games are only 4 behind but I don’t see him getting to 19 anytime soon.
Odds the record will be broken within 10 years – 10%
