|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 8:23:53 GMT -5
Post by sansterre - Milwaukee Brewers on May 7, 2019 8:23:53 GMT -5
I'm waiting on my new laptop to arrive so that I can build the list of PBL players for my pyramid. So while we wait . . .
WPA is a stat that measures the effect of each individual event on the likelihood of a win. Strike a batter out in the top of the third with no outs and a 10-0 lead, it's worth pretty much nothing. Strike out a batter with two on, two out in the bottom of the ninth with a 3-2 lead . . . that strikeout is a huge deal. It's basically a stat that measures the quality of performance, but explicitly relative to how clutch the performance is at that moment.
So. Currently, the #1 pitcher since 1974 in WPA (let the record show that the stat doesn't exist before 1974) is Roger Clemens.
The #2 pitcher since 1974 in WPA is Greg Maddux.
The #4 pitcher is Randy Johnson.
The #5 pitcher is Pedro Martinez.
The #6 pitcher is Clayton Kershaw.
So here's the trivia question: who is the #3 pitcher?
No cheating!
|
|
|
Post by craigWhiteSox on May 7, 2019 10:26:58 GMT -5
Curt Schilling
|
|
|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 10:58:34 GMT -5
Post by sansterre - Milwaukee Brewers on May 7, 2019 10:58:34 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Texas Rangers on May 7, 2019 11:28:59 GMT -5
So. Currently, the #1 pitcher since 1974 in WPA (let the record show that the stat doesn't exist before 1972) Wouldn't it be since 1972 then? Unless there was some horse who from 1972-1974 was more WPA than anyone else, and I'd like to know who that was!
|
|
|
Post by sansterre - Milwaukee Brewers on May 7, 2019 11:55:01 GMT -5
So. Currently, the #1 pitcher since 1974 in WPA (let the record show that the stat doesn't exist before 1972) Wouldn't it be since 1972 then? Unless there was some horse who from 1972-1974 was more WPA than anyone else, and I'd like to know who that was! Sorry, it was a typo
|
|
|
Post by MetDaMeats on May 7, 2019 13:42:56 GMT -5
Could it be Tim Wakefield? Just out of sheer longevity?
|
|
|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 14:06:34 GMT -5
Post by Arizona_PBL on May 7, 2019 14:06:34 GMT -5
Do relievers count? If yes, then I would say Rivera. As a Sox fan I was soooo happy when he retired. But I loved this Bill!!!
|
|
|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 14:20:20 GMT -5
Post by sansterre - Milwaukee Brewers on May 7, 2019 14:20:20 GMT -5
Do relievers count? If yes, then I would say Rivera. As a Sox fan I was soooo happy when he retired. But I loved this Bill!!!Relievers absolutely count; this is all pitchers total. I'll post the answer in the morning, just to let more people throw in a guess.
|
|
|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 14:27:36 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by Texas Rangers on May 7, 2019 14:27:36 GMT -5
John Smoltz Mariano Rivera Tom Seaver Steve Carlton Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd
These are my guesses
|
|
|
Post by Texas Rangers on May 7, 2019 14:32:10 GMT -5
If I need one out I'm going with Pedro Martinez. He is the baddest dude of all time.
Prime Pedro Martinez is the greatest pitcher that ever lived, I cannot be convinced otherwise.
|
|
|
Post by JeremiahRoyals on May 7, 2019 14:43:49 GMT -5
Nolan Ryan? He played before 1974 but most of his career was after
|
|
|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 16:53:06 GMT -5
Post by Tim_GiantsGM on May 7, 2019 16:53:06 GMT -5
If I need one out I'm going with Pedro Martinez. He is the baddest dude of all time. Prime Pedro Martinez is the greatest pitcher that ever lived, I cannot be convinced otherwise. But Pedro is #5.
|
|
|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 17:22:19 GMT -5
Post by Mac_Yankees GM on May 7, 2019 17:22:19 GMT -5
My 3 guesses are
Bartolo Colon Tim Lincacum Felix Hernandez
|
|
|
Trivia
May 7, 2019 18:44:55 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by NickP_Marlins GM on May 7, 2019 18:44:55 GMT -5
Greinke?
|
|
|
Post by BlueJaysGM_Fin on May 7, 2019 18:57:08 GMT -5
Mariano Rivera. Got to be
|
|