Best Single Season Ever (Statistically) for a Player

ChiefBenderForever · #1 06-03-2010, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timber63401

Pedro in 1999.

Mn star trib writer La Velle E. Neal refused to vote for him out of spite and cost Pedro the MVP , he was so proud and openly bragged about his vote being the difference I have hated him ever since.

hunterdutchess · #2 06-03-2010, 11:46 PM

Wow! Joe Sewell's strike out numbers are just awsome. I have heard of him but had no idea of his eye at the plate! Thanks Rhett, I think I will be looking out for a Sewell card in the near future for my collection!

Bridwell · #3 06-03-2010, 11:51 PM

I'm with you, Rhett. Ruth's numbers are amazing. JP, take a look at Ruth's runs, RBI, walks, slugging avg. and total bases for 1920-21 & 1923. Better than Foxx during a lower scoring decade.

I love the small ball, too, but Ruth's domination is hard to ignore.

Ron

tedzan · #4 06-04-2010, 06:24 AM

Joe P says......

" I don't give a lot of love to Ruth for 1920-1921 because HRs was really the only category where he was des-
troying people (and teams). At the time it wasn't something people were really going for. Small ball was king."

Tell us what you are smoking ?

Ruth combined "Small Ball" with "Big Ball" in 1921. If the opposition hadn't WALKED him 145 times, who knows
what else Ruth would have accomplished in 1921 ?

Check-out these numbers......

AB's........540
HITs........204
BA......... .378
BB's.........145
HR's..........59
2B's..........44
3B's..........16
Runs........177
RBI..........171
SlAvg...... .846

And, he only struck-out 81 times.

Single season STAT's like these are unequalled in the history of BB.

TED Z

barrysloate · #5 06-04-2010, 06:34 AM

I'm with Ted all the way. Just look at the runs and RBI's- it ends right there!

P.S.- Ruth hit .378, not .387.

Abravefan11 · #6 06-04-2010, 06:38 AM

I agree with Ted and Barry, definitely Ruth.

bbcard1 · #7 06-04-2010, 06:40 AM

What about 1963 Buster Narum with 1-1 and a homer (1.000 BA).

tedzan · #8 06-04-2010, 07:14 AM

The best single-season pitching performance has to be Chesbro's 1904 season. Here are the STAT's......

Games.........55

WON...........41
LOST...........12
W/L %..... .774

ERA..........1.82

K's............239
BB's............88

Unfortunately, Chesbro blew the game against Boston on the last day of the 1904 season. This resulted
in no World Series that year, since McGraw and his NY Giants refused to play it vs. Boston.

TED Z

timber63401 · #9 06-04-2010, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyHarmonica

Mn star trib writer La Velle E. Neal refused to vote for him out of spite and cost Pedro the MVP , he was so proud and openly bragged about his vote being the difference I have hated him ever since.

Does he still have a vote every year? If so thats the travesty. Pedro ERA was about 2 FULL RUNS lower then 2nd place in the American League.

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