Top 5 All Time Favorite Players

[ManCrushOnNomar]

In no particular order:

 

1. Ryne Sandberg

2. Nomar Garciaparra (go figure)

3. Nolan Ryan

4. Andre Dawson

5. Mark Prior

[Andy]

4. Kerry Wood (how likely is it we'll never see another dominating performance like his 20K game against Houston?)

I'm sure this has been mentioned umpteen times on this board, but Bill James and his wild statistical formulas took all the factors into consideration and says that this was the single most dominating pitching performance in the history of baseball.

 

Not that I doubt you but where did you read this?

 

 

Also the Gaetti fan club loves NSBB!

 

http://www.stathead.com/bbeng/woolner/statglossary.htm

 

Bill James' Game Score formula measures pitcher dominance in a particular game:

 

 

1. Start with 50 points

2. Add 1 point for every out (3 points = 1 IP)

3. Add 2 points for each inning completed after the 4th

4. Add 1 point for every strikeout

5. Subtract 2 points for each hit allowed

6. Subtract 4 for each earned run allowed

7. Subtract 2 for each unearned run allowed

8. Subtract 1 for each walk

 

The top game score in the history of baseball is Kerry's 20k game with a score of 105.

Actually, it's Number 2 behind Harvey Haddix's 12-inning near-perfecto. Kerry's is Number 1 for nine-inning games.

[A New Era]

I can go and do extensive research finding about players who played the game the way it meant to be played, and who have done great things on and off the feild. But I will just comment on recent players that I have personally been priveledged to follow, and who I really like. . Not just because of their abilities. . .

 

Greg Maddux

Ryan Dempster

Ryne Samburg

Carlos Zambrono

Nomar Garciaparra

[David]

I can go and do extensive research finding about players who played the game the way it meant to be played, and who have done great things on and off the feild. But I will just comment on recent players that I have personally been priveledged to follow, and who I really like. . Not just because of their abilities. . .

 

Greg Maddux

Ryan Dempster

Ryne Samburg

Carlos Zambrono

Nomar Garciaparra

 

Who are these guys? Never heard of 'em. :lol:

[SouthSideRyan]

According to baseball-almanac's box score and my quick calculations in my head Haddix's was 105 as well.

[A New Era]

I can go and do extensive research finding about players who played the game the way it meant to be played, and who have done great things on and off the feild. But I will just comment on recent players that I have personally been priveledged to follow, and who I really like. . Not just because of their abilities. . .

 

Greg Maddux

Ryan Dempster

Ryne Samburg

Carlos Zambrono

Nomar Garciaparra

 

Who are these guys? Never heard of 'em. :lol:

 

They're typo versions of Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Sanburg!

[waffle]

Jose Cardinal

Billy Williams

mark Grace

Ernie

Ryno

 

Not quite making the cut (top 5 is hard)

 

lots of love for the entire '84 starting rotation.

Rich Reuschel

Fergie

Sutter

Ron Santo

The hawk

Jody Jody Jody

Matlock

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I can go and do extensive research finding about players who played the game the way it meant to be played, and who have done great things on and off the feild. But I will just comment on recent players that I have personally been priveledged to follow, and who I really like. . Not just because of their abilities. . .

 

Greg Maddux

Ryan Dempster

Ryne Samburg

Carlos Zambrono

Nomar Garciaparra

 

Who are these guys? Never heard of 'em. :lol:

 

They're typo versions of Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Sanburg!

 

Ah, but what about Ryne Sandberg?

[FergieJ31]

http://www.stathead.com/bbeng/woolner/statglossary.htm

 

Bill James' Game Score formula measures pitcher dominance in a particular game:

 

1. Start with 50 points

2. Add 1 point for every out (3 points = 1 IP)

3. Add 2 points for each inning completed after the 4th

4. Add 1 point for every strikeout

5. Subtract 2 points for each hit allowed

6. Subtract 4 for each earned run allowed

7. Subtract 2 for each unearned run allowed

8. Subtract 1 for each walk

 

The top game score in the history of baseball is Kerry's 20k game with a score of 105.

 

What's the second best game, and how far behind was it?

 

I only have data from 1990-2004 (no 2005 yet on retrosheet.org, but should be there soon). Here are the most dominant games in that period (9 inning complete games only):

 

105   5/ 6/1998  Houston at Chicago (Kerry Wood 1 hit 20k)
101   5/ 1/1991  Toronto at Texas (Nolan Ryan no hitter)
100   5/18/2004  Arizona at Atlanta (Randy Johnson's perfect game, 17th in history)
100   4/ 7/2002  Arizona at Milwaukee (Schilling 1 hit 17k)
99    4/26/1990  White Sox at Texas (Ryan, 1 hit 16k)
99    8/25/1998  KC at Toronto (Rocket, 3 hits 18k)
99   10/ 6/1991  Mets at Philadelphia (David Cone 3 hit 19k, final game of year)
99    6/11/1990  Texas at Oakland (Ryan no hitter, 2 bb 14k)
99    5/25/2001  Toronto at Boston (Nomo 1 hit 0 bb 14k)
99    6/23/1994  KC at Oakland (Witt 1 hit 0 bb 14k)

[UBlink]

What's the second best game, and how far behind was it?

 

I only have data from 1990-2004 (no 2005 yet on retrosheet.org, but should be there soon). Here are the most dominant games in that period (9 inning complete games only):

 

105   5/ 6/1998  Houston at Chicago (Kerry Wood 1 hit 20k)
101   5/ 1/1991  Toronto at Texas (Nolan Ryan no hitter)
100   5/18/2004  Arizona at Atlanta (Randy Johnson's perfect game, 17th in history)
100   4/ 7/2002  Arizona at Milwaukee (Schilling 1 hit 17k)
99    4/26/1990  White Sox at Texas (Ryan, 1 hit 16k)
99    8/25/1998  KC at Toronto (Rocket, 3 hits 18k)
99   10/ 6/1991  Mets at Philadelphia (David Cone 3 hit 19k, final game of year)
99    6/11/1990  Texas at Oakland (Ryan no hitter, 2 bb 14k)
99    5/25/2001  Toronto at Boston (Nomo 1 hit 0 bb 14k)
99    6/23/1994  KC at Oakland (Witt 1 hit 0 bb 14k)

 

Wow, 3 Nolan's! That guy was pretty good.

[don_kessinger_was_good]

Cubs:

 

1. Ryne Sandberg

2. Bill Madlock

3. Sammy Sosa

4. Billy Williams

5. Fergie Jenkins

6. Andre Dawson (can't leave Hawk off my list)

 

Non-Cubs:

 

1. George Brett

2. Nolan Ryan

3. Carl Yastrzemski

4. Johnny Bench

5. Cal Ripken, Jr.

[snoodmonger]

1. Sammy

2. Leon Durham

3. Hawk

4. Maddux

5. Ivan DeJesus

 

non-Cub: George Brett

[Mizzou]

1. Sammy

2. Ryno

3. Mitch Williams

4. Mark Prior

5. Carlos Zambrano

 

Honorable mentions: Shawon Dunston, Doug Dascenzo

[snoodmonger]

I can go and do extensive research finding about players who played the game the way it meant to be played, and who have done great things on and off the feild. But I will just comment on recent players that I have personally been priveledged to follow, and who I really like. . Not just because of their abilities. . .

 

Greg Maddux

Ryan Dempster

Ryne Samburg

Carlos Zambrono

Nomar Garciaparra

 

Who are these guys? Never heard of 'em. :lol:

 

They're typo versions of Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Sanburg!

 

:shock:

 

This has to be a joke.

[srbin84]

I'm in my early 20's, so I'll just include the players I've seen and liked (rules out pretty much the whole 90's for the Cubs) then do an all time legends list of players I liked.

 

Cubs

1. Sammy Sosa

2. Carlos Zambrano

3. Aramis Ramirez

4. Ryne Sandberg

5. Juan Cruz

 

Non-Cubs during my lifetime

1. Pedro Martinez

2. Bo Jackson

3. Mo Vaughn

4. Doc Gooden

5. Manny Ramirez

 

Legends:

1. Babe Ruth

2. Fergie Jenkins

3. Ty Cobb

4. Carl Yastrzemski

5. Pete Rose