Tuesday, June 6, 2023

The highest SO/H ratios for guys with 100+ IP

I used Stathead and called up all the guys with 10.4+ SO/9IP (189) and then all the guys with 6.3 or fewer H/9IP (177). Here are all the cases of a 2.0 or higher SO/H ratio:

Player

Season

H

SO

SO/H

IP

Spencer Strider

2022

86

202

2.35

131.2

Chris Sale

2018

102

237

2.32

158

Freddy Peralta

2021

84

195

2.32

144.1

Gerrit Cole

2019

142

326

2.30

212.1

Pedro Martínez

2000

128

284

2.22

217

Justin Verlander

2019

137

300

2.19

223

Cristian Javier

2022

89

194

2.18

148.2

Max Scherzer

2017

126

268

2.13

200.2

Randy Johnson

2001

181

372

2.06

249.2

Mitch Williams

1987

63

129

2.05

108.2

Carlos Rodón

2021

91

185

2.03

132.2

Max Scherzer

2018

150

300

2.00

220.2

 

Here is the top 10 this year for guys with 40+ IP:

Player

H

SO

SO/H

IP

Spencer Strider

44

113

2.57

69.2

Shohei Ohtani

43

96

2.23

71

Matt Strahm

30

53

1.77

41.1

Edward Cabrera

47

76

1.62

58

Michael Kopech

49

79

1.61

68.2

Merrill Kelly

48

77

1.60

70.2

Tyler Wells

44

70

1.59

68.1

Kodai Senga

47

73

1.55

57.2

Luis Castillo

53

82

1.55

70.2

Hunter Greene

57

88

1.54

62

2 comments:

MWeddell said...

Perhaps an easier way to use Stathead is to search for search for pitcher seasons with strikeouts >= 2 x hits with and with IP >= 100, raise or lower the number 2 until you get a reasonable number of pitchers, and then download into Excel and sort.

100+ IP struck me as a bit of an idiosyncratic choice. When I clicked on Qualified for League ERA title, that also led to odd results: Bieber, Bauer and Limit from the shortened 2020 season and YTD 2023 season from Strider, none of which are really what I'd like either. For non-shortened seasons among pitchers qualifying for the ERA title, the leaders are 2019 Garret Cole and 2000 Pedro Martinez, with Martinez' season being more impressive as explained in your June 10 post.

Cyril Morong said...

Thanks for the tip. It never occurred to me to use that feature, altho I think I have seen it before.

These are all the guys with a ratio of 2.0 or higher & 100+ IP

Spencer Strider 2022 2.35
Chris Sale 2018 2.32
Freddy Peralta 2021 2.32
Gerrit Cole 2019 2.30
Pedro Martinez 2000 2.22
Just. Verlander 2019 2.19
Cristian Javier 2022 2.18
Max Scherzer 2017 2.13
Randy Johnson 2001 2.06
Mitch Williams 1987 2.05
Carlos Rodon 2021 2.03
Max Scherzer 2018 2.00