Boston Sports Info: July 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016

David Price's crazy splits when he K's more than 6 batters

David Price has had a trying first year with the Boston Red Sox. His troubles have been attributed to cold weather, his leg when he delivers the ball, lack of velocity and I could go on but I choose not to.

Bottom line is that it comes down to one thing. How many batters Price strikes out.

If Price strikes out 6 or more, he is very successful and one of the elite pitchers in MLB.

If Price strikes out 5 or less, he is beyond horrible.

Here is the summary.

ERA + 4.25, WHIP almost doubled, K's to BB incredible.

SITUATION	GS	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
≥ 6 K's	12	86	70	28	9	13	114	2.93	0.97
≤ 5 K's	9	49 2/3	73	40	7	17	31	7.25	1.81

Here is the detail.

First the games where Price has ≥ 6 K's.

GAME DATE	OPP	GS	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
4/5/2016	At CLE	1	6	5	2	0	2	10	3.00	1.17
4/11/2016	Vs. BAL	1	5	5	5	1	2	8	9.00	1.40
4/16/2016	Vs. TOR	1	7	6	2	0	0	9	2.57	0.86
4/26/2016	At ATL	1	8	6	2	0	2	14	2.25	1.00
5/12/2016	Vs. HOU	1	6 2/3	6	1	0	1	12	1.35	1.05
5/24/2016	Vs. COL	1	7	5	3	1	1	6	3.86	0.86
6/8/2016	At SFN	1	8	3	2	2	2	7	2.25	0.63
6/14/2016	Vs. BAL	1	8	5	3	2	0	11	3.38	0.63
6/19/2016	Vs. SEA	1	8	8	1	1	0	7	1.13	1.00
6/29/2016	At TBA	1	6 1/3	9	4	1	1	10	5.68	1.58
7/5/2016	Vs. TEX	1	8	8	3	1	1	10	3.38	1.13
7/10/2016	Vs. TBA	1	8	4	0	0	1	10	0.00	0.63
TOTALS		12	86	70	28	9	13	114	2.93	0.97

Now the games where Price has ≤ 5 K's.

GAME DATE	OPP	GS	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
4/21/2016	Vs. TBA	1	3 2/3	8	8	2	2	5	19.64	2.73
5/1/2016	Vs. NYA	1	7	8	6	1	1	3	7.71	1.29
5/7/2016	At NYA	1	4 2/3	7	6	0	3	4	11.57	2.14
5/18/2016	At KCA	1	7 1/3	5	2	1	1	5	2.45	0.82
5/29/2016	At TOR	1	6 1/3	5	2	1	3	3	2.84	1.26
6/3/2016	Vs. TOR	1	7	6	2	1	4	5	2.57	1.43
6/24/2016	At TEX	1	2 1/3	12	6	1	0	1	23.14	5.14
7/17/2016	At NYA	1	5 2/3	11	3	0	1	1	4.76	2.12
7/23/2016	Vs. MIN	1	5 2/3	11	5	0	2	4	7.94	2.29
TOTALS		9	49 2/3	73	40	7	17	31	7.25	1.81

Red Sox - How do the Red Sox fare in Comeback Wins and Blown Leads

The Red Sox have had a myriad of issues this season. Coming in to light now are their inability to comeback and win games and and their penchant for blowing leads. Also, I will give you bonus information on where the Red Sox stand on walk-off wins and walk-off losses.

So let's take a peak at where Boston stands in comparison to the AL and MLB.

Information garnered from baseball-reference.

First let's look at all comeback wins and blown leads.

American League

1. Red Sox offense is 10th in the AL in comeback wins.

2. Red Sox pitchers are 10th in AL in blown leads.

3. Red Sox are 11th in AL in "net comeback wins minus blown leads" .

Tm	Comeback Wins	Blown Leads	Net
BAL	31	15	16
DET	27	15	12
TEX	29	22	7
NYY	29	23	6
HOU	25	21	4
CLE	18	15	3
KCR	19	18	1
TOR	21	23	-2
SEA	22	24	-2
CHW	22	25	-3
BOS	21	25	-4
TBR	20	25	-5
MIN	25	31	-6
LAA	18	26	-8
OAK	23	31	-8

MLB

1. Red Sox offense is 19th in the MLB in comeback wins.

2. Red Sox pitchers are 20th in MLB in blown leads.

3. Red Sox are 20th in "net comeback wins minus blown leads" .

Tm	Comeback Wins	Blown Leads	Net
BAL	31	15	16
DET	27	15	12
SF	30	20	10
WAS	27	20	7
LAD	28	21	7
TEX	29	22	7
NYY	29	23	6
CHC	20	16	4
HOU	25	21	4
CLE	18	15	3
KCR	19	18	1
MIA	23	22	1
MIL	23	22	1
SDP	23	22	1
NYM	18	18	0
STL	26	26	0
TOR	21	23	-2
SEA	22	24	-2
CHW	22	25	-3
PHI	19	23	-4
BOS	21	25	-4
PIT	18	23	-5
TBR	20	25	-5
COL	21	26	-5
MIN	25	31	-6
ATL	18	25	-7
CIN	25	32	-7
LAA	18	26	-8
OAK	23	31	-8
ARI	22	36	-14

Now walk-of wins and walk-off losses

American League

1. Red Sox offense is 14th in the AL in walk-off wins.

2. Red Sox pitchers are T 12th in AL in walk-off losses. (this is good)

3. Red Sox are T 8th in AL in "net walk-off wins minus walk-off losses"

Tm	Walk-Off Wins	Walk-off losses	Net
HOU	8	4	4
KCR	6	2	4
MIN	6	3	3
BAL	5	2	3
SEA	6	4	2
NYY	4	2	2
LAA	4	3	1
OAK	6	6	0
TOR	5	5	0
BOS	2	2	0
CHW	5	6	-1
CLE	5	7	-2
DET	4	6	-2
TBR	2	4	-2
TEX	3	9	-6

MLB

1. Red Sox offense is 22nd in the MLB in walk-off wins.

2. Red Sox pitchers are T 23rd in MLB in walk-off losses. (this is good)

3. Red Sox are T 14th in MLB in "net walk-off wins minus walk-off losses"

Tm	Walk-Off Wins	Walk-off losses	Net
SF	7	2	5
HOU	8	4	4
KCR	6	2	4
MIN	6	3	3
BAL	5	2	3
SEA	6	4	2
CIN	5	3	2
NYY	4	2	2
WAS	6	5	1
SDP	6	5	1
STL	5	4	1
LAA	4	3	1
ATL	3	2	1
OAK	6	6	0
TOR	5	5	0
BOS	2	2	0
NYM	2	2	0
MIA	1	1	0
CHW	5	6	-1
PHI	3	4	-1
PIT	2	3	-1
ARI	2	3	-1
CLE	5	7	-2
LAD	5	7	-2
DET	4	6	-2
TBR	2	4	-2
CHC	1	4	-3
MIL	1	5	-4
COL	1	6	-5
TEX	3	9	-6

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

How do the Red Sox stack up trailing or tied after the 7th and 8th inning?

The recent Red Sox struggles winning late have brought attention to their ability to come back late in game.

Let's look at how they stack up trailing or tied after the 7th and 8th innings.

NOTE: Numbers are through yesterday's games (July 26, 2016).

First we will start will each teams record when trailing.

1. Trailing after the 7th inning (just AL). Red Sox rank 11th. AL average is (.092).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
TEX	AL	7	34	0.171
KCR	AL	7	48	0.127
OAK	AL	6	48	0.111
CHW	AL	5	40	0.111
TOR	AL	4	32	0.111
LAA	AL	5	42	0.106
HOU	AL	4	38	0.095
SEA	AL	4	38	0.095
DET	AL	4	41	0.089
CLE	AL	3	34	0.081
BOS	AL	3	35	0.079
MIN	AL	3	48	0.059
BAL	AL	2	37	0.051
NYY	AL	2	40	0.048
TBR	AL	2	46	0.042

2. Trailing after the 7th inning in all of MLB. Red Sox rank 14th. MLB average is (.084).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
TEX	AL	7	34	0.171
LAD	NL	5	33	0.132
KCR	AL	7	48	0.127
OAK	AL	6	48	0.111
CHW	AL	5	40	0.111
TOR	AL	4	32	0.111
LAA	AL	5	42	0.106
HOU	AL	4	38	0.095
SEA	AL	4	38	0.095
DET	AL	4	41	0.089
STL	NL	4	41	0.089
SFG	NL	3	32	0.086
CLE	AL	3	34	0.081
BOS	AL	3	35	0.079
PHI	NL	4	47	0.078
MIA	NL	3	37	0.075
SDP	NL	4	51	0.073
ATL	NL	4	51	0.073
ARI	NL	4	53	0.070
MIN	AL	3	48	0.059
CHC	NL	2	35	0.054
BAL	AL	2	37	0.051
NYM	NL	2	39	0.049
PIT	NL	2	39	0.049
NYY	AL	2	40	0.048
TBR	AL	2	46	0.042
MIL	NL	2	46	0.042
CIN	NL	2	49	0.039
WAS	NL	1	33	0.029
COL	NL	1	45	0.022

3. Trailing after the 8th (just AL). Red Sox rank 7th. AL average is (.046).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
TEX	AL	4	34	0.105
SEA	AL	4	39	0.093
CLE	AL	3	35	0.079
KCR	AL	4	49	0.075
OAK	AL	3	47	0.060
LAA	AL	3	48	0.059
BOS	AL	2	38	0.050
HOU	AL	2	40	0.048
DET	AL	2	42	0.045
TOR	AL	1	38	0.026
BAL	AL	1	38	0.026
NYY	AL	1	43	0.023
CHW	AL	1	44	0.022
TBR	AL	0	53	0.000
MIN	AL	0	53	0.000

4. Trailing after the 8th inning in all of MLB. Red Sox rank 11th. MLB average is (.036).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
TEX	AL	4	34	0.105
SEA	AL	4	39	0.093
CLE	AL	3	35	0.079
LAD	NL	3	36	0.077
KCR	AL	4	49	0.075
OAK	AL	3	47	0.060
LAA	AL	3	48	0.059
WAS	NL	2	33	0.057
ARI	NL	3	51	0.056
SDP	NL	3	51	0.056
BOS	AL	2	38	0.050
HOU	AL	2	40	0.048
DET	AL	2	42	0.045
ATL	NL	2	55	0.035
CHC	NL	1	36	0.027
TOR	AL	1	38	0.026
BAL	AL	1	38	0.026
STL	NL	1	41	0.024
NYY	AL	1	43	0.023
CHW	AL	1	44	0.022
MIA	NL	1	44	0.022
PHI	NL	1	50	0.020
CIN	NL	1	56	0.018
TBR	AL	0	53	0.000
MIN	AL	0	53	0.000
MIK	NL	0	46	0.000
SFG	NL	0	35	0.000
NYM	NL	0	42	0.000
PIT	NL	0	44	0.000
COL	NL	0	41	0.000

Now each teams record when tied.

1. Tied after the 7th inning (just AL). Red Sox rank 12th. AL average is (.500).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
BAL	AL	11	2	0.846
OAK	AL	5	2	0.714
KCR	AL	4	2	0.667
CLE	AL	8	5	0.615
HOU	AL	7	5	0.583
CHW	AL	4	3	0.571
DET	AL	5	4	0.556
NYY	AL	7	6	0.538
TOR	AL	8	7	0.533
TEX	AL	4	4	0.500
TBR	AL	8	9	0.471
BOS	AL	2	5	0.286
MIN	AL	4	12	0.250
SEA	AL	2	6	0.250
LAA	AL	2	9	0.182

2. Tied after the 7th inning in all of MLB. Red Sox rank 25th. MLB average is (.500).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
BAL	AL	11	2	0.846
STL	NL	7	2	0.778
OAK	AL	5	2	0.714
WAS	NL	8	4	0.667
SFG	NL	8	4	0.667
MIA	NL	6	3	0.667
KCR	AL	4	2	0.667
PHI	NL	7	4	0.636
CLE	AL	8	5	0.615
HOU	AL	7	5	0.583
CHW	AL	4	3	0.571
MIL	NL	5	4	0.556
DET	AL	5	4	0.556
NYY	AL	7	6	0.538
TOR	AL	8	7	0.533
NYM	NL	5	5	0.500
COL	NL	5	5	0.500
TEX	AL	4	4	0.500
LAD	NL	8	9	0.471
TBR	AL	8	9	0.471
CHC	NL	3	4	0.429
SDP	NL	4	6	0.400
CIN	NL	4	7	0.364
ARI	NL	2	4	0.333
BOS	AL	2	5	0.286
ATL	NL	4	11	0.267
PIT	NL	2	6	0.250
MIN	AL	4	12	0.250
SEA	AL	2	6	0.250
LAA	AL	2	9	0.182

3. Tied after the 8th inning (just AL). Red Sox rank T-11th. AL average is (.500).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
BAL	AL	9	3	0.750
CHW	AL	7	3	0.700
TOR	AL	7	5	0.583
OAK	AL	5	4	0.556
NYY	AL	5	4	0.556
SEA	AL	5	5	0.500
KCR	AL	1	1	0.500
TBR	AL	5	5	0.500
MIN	AL	6	7	0.462
HOU	AL	3	4	0.429
LAA	AL	3	5	0.375
BOS	AL	3	5	0.375
DET	AL	3	5	0.375
CLE	AL	3	6	0.333
TEX	AL	2	5	0.286

4. Tied after the 8th inning in all of MLB. Red Sox rank T-23rd. MLB average is (.500).

TEAM	LG	W	L	%
SFG	NL	11	3	0.786
BAL	AL	9	3	0.750
CHW	AL	7	3	0.700
PHI	NL	6	3	0.667
CIN	NL	8	4	0.667
LAD	NL	9	6	0.600
TOR	AL	7	5	0.583
OAK	AL	5	4	0.556
NYY	AL	5	4	0.556
NYM	NL	5	4	0.556
SEA	AL	5	5	0.500
KCR	AL	1	1	0.500
TBR	AL	5	5	0.500
MIA	NL	2	2	0.500
PIT	NL	4	4	0.500
MIN	AL	6	7	0.462
SDP	NL	6	7	0.462
MIK	NL	6	7	0.462
HOU	AL	3	4	0.429
STL	NL	3	4	0.429
WAS	NL	4	6	0.400
CHC	NL	2	3	0.400
LAA	AL	3	5	0.375
BOS	AL	3	5	0.375
DET	AL	3	5	0.375
ARI	NL	4	7	0.364
CLE	AL	3	6	0.333
COL	NL	4	8	0.333
TEX	AL	2	5	0.286
ATL	NL	3	9	0.250