February 25, 200620 yr i've decided to take up a tourney pitting 32 of the single greatest seasons ever by individual players (hitting or pitching) Each person can nominate two seasons. Please, when you nominate them, post what you believe are the 5 most impressive statistics of that players' year (ERA, W-L or HR, AVG, etc.) like I have here Cobb 1911: .420 AVG, .467 OBP, 1.088 OPS, 248 Hits, 83 SB Ruth 1921: .378 AVG, .512 OBP, 1.359 OPS, 59 HR, 171 RBI
February 25, 200620 yr That was a great season by Seaver, but I would take Pedro's season in 2000. He went 18-6, 1.74 ERA, 217 IP, 284 SO, and a whip of 0.74(!!!!). I don't know how in the world he didn't win more games that season. And he posted those numbers at the height of MLB's offensive outburst.
February 25, 200620 yr Babe Ruth, 1921 .378 59 Home Runs 171 RBIs .530 OBP .846 SLG% 119 XB Hits 17 SB 457 Total Bases 2-0 As a Pitcher Out homered 5 other teams by himself.
February 25, 200620 yr Author Babe Ruth, 1921 .378 59 Home Runs 171 RBIs .530 OBP .846 SLG% 119 XB Hits 17 SB 457 Total Bases 2-0 As a Pitcher Out homered 5 other teams by himself. already nominated
February 25, 200620 yr Babe Ruth, 1921 .378 59 Home Runs 171 RBIs .530 OBP .846 SLG% 119 XB Hits 17 SB 457 Total Bases 2-0 As a Pitcher Out homered 5 other teams by himself. already nominated I was re-nominating it and adding on. It's the winner.
February 25, 200620 yr Author Babe Ruth, 1921 .378 59 Home Runs 171 RBIs .530 OBP .846 SLG% 119 XB Hits 17 SB 457 Total Bases 2-0 As a Pitcher Out homered 5 other teams by himself. already nominated I was re-nominating it and adding on. It's the winner. perhaps it will be, but it may be a little too early to say that now, seeing as the polls havent even started or anything even if you feel thats the greatest ever, you can still nominate others to fill out the field. There's plenty out there that are worthy.
February 25, 200620 yr That was a great season by Seaver, but I would take Pedro's season in 2000. He went 18-6, 1.74 ERA, 217 IP, 284 SO, and a whip of 0.74(!!!!). I don't know how in the world he didn't win more games that season. And he posted those numbers at the height of MLB's offensive outburst. 18 CG. That's mind blowing.
February 25, 200620 yr Barry Bonds' 2002: .370 BA 46 HR's 110 RBI 403 AB's 198 BB's 47 K's .582 OBP .799 SLG 1.381 OPS Ruth wins, but this has to be up there.
February 25, 200620 yr As for pitching, here are 2 that I think deserve some credit, even though they probably aren't #1: Greg Maddux's '95: 19-2, 1.63 ERA, 156 K's, 31 BB's, 0.811 WHIP, 209 2/3 IP Christy Matthewson 1905: 31-9, 1.28 ERA, 206 K's, 64 BB's, 0.933 WHIP, 338.7 IP, 32 complete games.
February 25, 200620 yr 1968 Bob Gibson 1.12ERA :blink: 22 Wins 268ks/62BB 28 CG 13 Shut outs And how many hit batters? That's an unbelievable season, especially in context of the era.
February 26, 200620 yr Here's a nice little sleeper pick that should go far Denny McClain- 1968 31-6 W/L 1.96 ERA 28 CG 280 K's/63 BB 0.90 WHIP
February 26, 200620 yr Author Here's a nice little sleeper pick that should go far Denny McClain- 1968 31-6 W/L 1.96 ERA 28 CG 280 K's/63 BB 0.90 WHIP very nice, I was waiting for that one and one more just to update, here's the nominations so far: Ruth 1921, Cobb 1911, McClain 1968, Bob Gibson 1968, Matthewson 1905, Maddux 1995, Koufax 1965, Bonds 2002, Seaver 1969, Pedro 2000, Ted Williams 1941 still a lot of spots open, so keep em coming
February 26, 200620 yr Bond's best season, 1993: .336 BA 46 HR (led league) 123 RBI .458 OBP (led league) .677 SLG% (led league) 129 runs 126 BB 29 SB Gold Glove
February 26, 200620 yr Lou Gehrig Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB BA SLG 1927 NY-A 155* 584 149 218 52* 18 47 109 .373 .765
February 26, 200620 yr Bond's best season, 1993: .336 BA 46 HR (led league) 123 RBI .458 OBP (led league) .677 SLG% (led league) 129 runs 126 BB 29 SB Gold Glove OMGBONDSROIDERHEHADNOPOWERWHENHEWASYOUNG!!!!!!!!!! :plain Bonds 2001 .328/.515/.863 73 HRs 137 RBI 13 SB 177 BB
February 26, 200620 yr Take a pitcher from the dead ball era. 30+win good lord. Walter Johnson's 1913 for example: 36 wins, 243 K's, and 1.14 ERA. His ERA, adjusted to the league, is the fifth best in history. Opponents batted .187 and had a .217 OBP (sixth lowest all-time). He tossed 11 shutouts, completed 29 games, and threw 346 innings - all league bests. But Christy Mathewson, Cy Young, and Grover Alexander all had similiar years.
February 26, 200620 yr Joe DiMaggio, 1941: G 139 AB 541 AVG .357 R 122 H 193 2B 43 3B 11 HR 30 RBI 125 BB 76 SO 13
February 26, 200620 yr Author Ruth 1921, Cobb 1911, McClain 1968, Bob Gibson 1968, Matthewson 1905, Maddux 1995, Koufax 1965, Bonds 2002, Seaver 1969, Pedro 2000, Ted Williams 1941, Bonds 1993, Gehrig 1927, Bonds 2001, Walter Johnson 1913, DiMaggio 1941 field half filled, need 16 more entries keep em coming
February 26, 200620 yr Sammy Sosa's 2001: .328 Average, 64 HR's, 160 RBI, .437 OBP, .737 SLG, 1.174 OPS Walter Johnson's 1913: 36-7, 11 Shut-outs, 29 CG, 1.14 ERA, 243 K's, 38 BB's, .780 WHIP (MVP as a pitcher)
February 26, 200620 yr because i'm a huge lefty grove fan.... 1931 31 wins 4 losses 27 complete games 4 shutouts 5 saves 288 2/3 innings 249 hits 62 bb 175 k 2.06 ERA 1.07 WHIP
February 26, 200620 yr Roger Maris hits 61 homers to pass the babe despite all the pressure he went through that caused him to peal and even lose his hair. That M & M Brothers season was something to remember.
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