What are the most surprising individual numbers or team stats in MLB this year?

**BigDeem5** · 08-04-13, 06:49 AM

Indians home record is pretty great

**SamDiamond** · 08-04-13, 06:51 AM

How about the Pirates having the best team ERA in the game, at 3.09?

And right now, how about a shout out to Billy Beane. Again.

He's winning with a 60 million dollar payroll.

And the Pirates are winning with a 67 million dollar payroll.

And the Rays are winning with a 59 million dollar payroll.

Three playoff teams total payroll---180 million.

Yankees total-- 230,000,000
Phillies total---173,000,000

**Chi_archie** · 08-04-13, 07:26 AM

Jason Grilli's #'s before he was injured. He is a 36 year old journeyman

Jeff Locke's #'s

**seaborneq** · 08-04-13, 07:27 AM

Chris Davis 40 home runs. A-Rod lengthy suspension of over 200 games.

**Big Bear** · 08-04-13, 10:17 AM

chris davis # of HR's

**BennyBigNuts** · 08-04-13, 11:00 AM

Chris Davis can't believe I didn't list that one.

I thought about it when I first started making the post.

All good stuff.
Puig was an obvious shocker too. But even Hanley as well.
It's sad to see hanley doing so well to me because he tanked it in Miami obviously.
Signed big contract, Marlins lost a ton of games, started being lazy and not giving a fk after.
Traded to a contender, and has given 110% the whole year.

**BadLuckSanta** · 08-04-13, 11:01 AM

Dodgers went 30-42 to start season, then 31-7

**BennyBigNuts** · 08-04-13, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by BadLuckSanta

Dodgers went 30-42 to start season, then 31-7

I called this one when they were 8 games back and 35-1 ro win it all and 17-1 to win the NL.
Not SBR posted, but I saw this coming from this team.
Unlike the Angles, this team bought enough talent to win and once they got healthy and Puig came up, it was a wrap.

Dodgers will win it all this year most likely. But honestly I hope they come up short because I didn't post up a bet on the 35-1.
Hate to see them do it and stick it in my ass for $3500.

**BadLuckSanta** · 08-04-13, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by BennyBigNuts

I called this one when they were 8 games back and 35-1 ro win it all and 17-1 to win the NL.
Not SBR posted, but I saw this coming from this team.
Unlike the Angles, this team bought enough talent to win and once they got healthy and Puig came up, it was a wrap.

Dodgers will win it all this year most likely. But honestly I hope they come up short because I didn't post up a bet on the 35-1.
Hate to see them do it and stick it in my ass for $3500.

give us a winner benny

**face** · 08-04-13, 11:18 AM

royals #1 in pitching in the AL and no where near the playoffs

**gryfyn1** · 08-04-13, 11:21 AM

Chris Johnson currently has a .427 babip. The last time a player posted a Babip over 427 was Jesse Burkett for the 1895 Cleveland Spiders! Johnson would be the four player since 1900 to post a babip over 420, the other three being Babe Ruth, George Sisler and Roger Hornsby.

**face** · 08-04-13, 02:36 PM

mets w/ 6 more HR than yankees

**No coincidences** · 08-04-13, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by gryfyn1

Chris Johnson currently has a .427 babip. The last time a player posted a Babip over 427 was Jesse Burkett for the 1895 Cleveland Spiders! Johnson would be the four player since 1900 to post a babip over 420, the other three being Babe Ruth, George Sisler and Roger Hornsby.

Typical overachieving Atlanta Brave -- it's like there's magic in that jersey.

**pavyracer** · 08-04-13, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by gryfyn1

Chris Johnson currently has a .427 babip. The last time a player posted a Babip over 427 was Jesse Burkett for the 1895 Cleveland Spiders! Johnson would be the four player since 1900 to post a babip over 420, the other three being Babe Ruth, George Sisler and Roger Hornsby.

Wow I didn't know it. What's babip? Sounds like a kinky sex toy.

**BennyBigNuts** · 08-04-13, 07:35 PM

Originally posted by BadLuckSanta

give us a winner benny

Been riding your boys buddy.

Got it done again today.

**Cicima6709** · 08-04-13, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

Wow I didn't know it. What's babip? Sounds like a kinky sex toy.

Batting average on balls in play. Pretty much a measure of how lucky a player is. Most players should be between .280 and .320. Chris at .400+ is just ridiculous and means all his hits are luckily finding holes in the defense.

**daneblazer** · 08-04-13, 09:12 PM

Pat Corbin

**daneblazer** · 08-04-13, 09:13 PM

Bj Uptons stats with runners on base are remarkably bad

**Smoke** · 08-04-13, 09:37 PM

Bartolo Colon

Need I say more?

**You mad bro** · 08-04-13, 09:47 PM

Umm Mariano Rivera over 40 yrs old and still dominating like he did his entire career .. With 1 pitch

**antifoil** · 08-04-13, 09:49 PM

puig had a babip over .500 a few weeks ago. i don't know what it is now.

i guess i can look it up. he is at .468 in 226 PAs.
johnson has 358 so quite a bit more.

**Crayzee** · 08-04-13, 09:57 PM

how much the angels suck and how much pujols and Hamilton suck

**Crayzee** · 08-04-13, 09:58 PM

how much blue jays and most of their players suck

**pattymayo** · 08-04-13, 10:14 PM

Insane stat IMO:

Manny Machado leads MLB with 40 doubles through 112 games. BUT, he's only hit TWO doubles since July 2nd (29 game span)

So, at one point he had 38 doubles through his first 83 games.

**amarius87** · 08-04-13, 10:50 PM

The bluejays starting pitchers
Johnson morrow Dickey buerle
And Romero
18 wins between them and the 29th worst era in the league as a team???
For the huge payroll?
You would think to go with hentgan as pitching coach with the work he has done with the Bp.

**Jefferey13** · 08-05-13, 01:09 AM

How about the run differential for STL? +150? That's crazy. And their record is only 65/45 while the dodgers are only 4 games back of them and have a run differential of +17.

**Art Vandeleigh** · 08-05-13, 04:44 AM

Originally posted by Cicima6709

Batting average on balls in play. Pretty much a measure of how lucky a player is. Most players should be between .280 and .320. Chris at .400+ is just ridiculous and means all his hits are luckily finding holes in the defense.

Huh?

Isn't it a measure of hitting it where they ain't?

Also, if a player is hitting .300 on balls in play, wouldn't his average be much worse if you include at bats where the ball is not in play? (K's + foul outs - HR's - ground rule doubles - did I miss any?)

Full disclosure: I only saw Moneyball once.

**gryfyn1** · 08-05-13, 05:36 AM

Originally posted by Cicima6709

Batting average on balls in play. Pretty much a measure of how lucky a player is. Most players should be between .280 and .320. Chris at .400+ is just ridiculous and means all his hits are luckily finding holes in the defense.

not really, Batters have quite a bit of control over their Babips based on hit mix and certain skills and will generally range from 260-350. Babip has an extremely strong correlation with batting average.

Originally posted by Art Vandeleigh

Huh?

Isn't it a measure of hitting it where they ain't?

Also, if a player is hitting .300 on balls in play, wouldn't his average be much worse if you include at bats where the ball is not in play? (K's + foul outs - HR's - ground rule doubles - did I miss any?)

Full disclosure: I only saw Moneyball once.

Kind of, although that "skill" of "hitting it where they ain't, only goes so far. Babip basically excludes HR, BB, K, Sac Flies

**jjgold** · 08-05-13, 05:43 AM

Ibanez of Seattle. Guy is old and having great year. I would think maybe PED user that did not get caught.

**BennyBigNuts** · 08-05-13, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by You mad bro

Umm Mariano Rivera over 40 yrs old and still dominating like he did his entire career .. With 1 pitch

Business as usual for Mariano. Not a surprise at all. Plus he's probably 46 or 47 years old I'm sure.

Originally posted by pattymayo

Insane stat IMO:

Manny Machado leads MLB with 40 doubles through 112 games. BUT, he's only hit TWO doubles since July 2nd (29 game span)

So, at one point he had 38 doubles through his first 83 games.

38 doubles in 83 games is insane. Guy took a month off and still has the lead.
This was a great one.

**PickoMoff** · 08-05-13, 10:18 AM

How about SF and their once remarkable pitching staff?

Cain? 4.57 ERA?!

Freak? 4.43 ERA?!

This team once lived off pitching alone, now they are in last place because their pitching sucks and they still can't score runs since noah built the ark!

NYY?

El Cheeseburger C.C. Sabathia? 4.78 ERA? How the hell he got 9 wins with that current NYY lineup is beyond me!

**innovation** · 08-05-13, 10:21 AM

How Mike Scioiscia has a job in this economy....

Arte Moreno its time.

**You mad bro** · 08-05-13, 12:06 PM

Originally posted by BennyBigNuts

Business as usual for Mariano. Not a surprise at all. Plus he's probably 46 or 47 years old I'm sure.

38 doubles in 83 games is insane. Guy took a month off and still has the lead.
This was a great one.

Benny Mariano is arguably the best closer in baseball yet again even at the age of 40+

People say its not hard to close games but look at all these teams with bullpen problems at the end of their rotations .. The only thing that Mariano lost is mph on his fastball and cutter lol ..

you will probably never see another 40+ year old player dominate his position in any sport without using steroids .. Most players decline at what, about 35-36 maybe?

idk I just think its incredible how he is still untouchable

also how about this stat .. Prince fielder gained only 50 pounds from when he was 17 years old

also how about this stat .. Craig from stl batting almost 500 with runners in scoring position lol ..

Also how about this stat .. The Yankees only have about 4 home runs from a right handed batter in over a month

also how about this stat .. Miggy going for his second triple crown in a row ..

**Chi_archie** · 08-05-13, 06:13 PM

Home runs by Yankee 3rd basemen-4

Home runs by Cub Pitchers-5