Interesting stats: 2007 MLB season
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by Wizardman
As some may remember, I wrote this article. Well, I'm going to look back at those stats and see how they played out for the second half of the season.
1. Curtis Granderson finished with a "paltry" 23 triples this season, meaning he "only" got 8 after the all-star break. I wonder what the triples record is, he's has to be at least close to a modern-day record. Closest I can find is Lance Johnson in '96 with 21.
1a. Jimmy Rollins finished the season with 20 triples, including 5 in September. What's even more impressive is that both of these players had multi-triple games!
2. Grady Sizemore finished second in the league with 155 strikeouts. Not very good, but he's a leadoff guy. The shocker is who came in first: Jack Cust. 164 strikeouts in 395 at bats. Grady had 628 at bats, so 155/628 isn't too bad. 164/395 though? Adam Dunn is laughing at Cust's attempt to match him.
2a. I pick on Adam Dunn for striking out too much. I mean, he finished third only with 165 K's. Dan Uggla had 167. But Ryan Howard finished with 199! I mean, that's practically a game to drink to. Watch Ryan Howard's 529 at bats, every time Ryan Howard strikes out you take a drink. I don't think anyone would get to the All-Star break..
3. Reed Johnson played in 89 games and STILL got hit 11 times. Ouch... meanwhile, Alex Gordon got sick of being hit and came to his senses, only getting one more pitch thrown at him since the other article was published. David DeJesus won the AL title with 23.
3a. The Philadelphia Phillies are tough, as evident by Chase Utley winning the HBP title with 25, and Aaron Rowand finishing second with 19. Well, it's a way to get on base...
4. Jose Reyes finished with 78 stolen bases, being caught 21 times. He failed to steal a base after September 15th though, so if it weren't for the Mets' collapse this probably would've been 80-odd. Derek Jeter finished with 8, so that follow-up isn't too necessary.
5. Paul Byrd finished with a league-leading 1.31 BB/9IP, 15 wins, and 28 walks. So he actually completely imploded if you compare his stats pre-All-Star and post-All-Star.
6. Who leads the AL in saves? J.J. Putz (ERA 1.38) or Joe Borowski (ERA 5.07)? Yup, Joe Borowski's 45 saves easily led the AL despite the lousy ERA.
7. Justin Verlander finished the season where he left off, 1st in hit batsmen with 19, 1st in wild pitches with 17. If Verlander can fix this problem we're looking at a perennial All-Star.
8. Barry Bonds, Prince Fielder, Chipper Jones, Ryan Braun: Who has the highest slugging %, who's not even close to being the top slugger? Surprisingly, Ryan Braun's .634 gave him top honors. Bonds' .565 has him way last out of these four.
9. Dan Uggla still could be the next Adam Dunn. .245 average, 167 K's, 31 HR's. Dunn has a .264 average with 40 HR's though, so it's not quite time for a passing of the Rob Deer torch.
9a. Adam Dunn's only 27? I would've guessed early 30s with how long I've seen him. Still, Adam Dunn is one of the only people ever to hit 40 home runs 3 seasons in a row. :What r u craz? lots of ppl hit 40 hrs many seasons liek barry bonds hit 73, and 50-somethin... ::This is true. However, when I say 40, I mean 40. Dunn hit exactly 40 in 2005, 40 in 2006, and 40 in 2007. Not 39, not 41: 40.
10. This article's mainly a recap of ones I found earlier, I'm gonna go find some new ones for you to enjoy at a later date, mainly since I'm tired to ripping Adam Dunn every other number.
