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 MartÃnez |
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 |
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.
ReplyDelete100+ 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.
Thanks for the tip. It never occurred to me to use that feature, altho I think I have seen it before.
ReplyDeleteThese 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