Name That Tune

by Sky Kalkman on Apr 22, 2009 10:25 PM EDT

Listed below are the performance lines of five hitters and fiver pitchers so far in 2009. See how many you can match with the correct name without cheating. All qualify for either the batting title or ERA title. Answers after the jump.

.304/.385/.826 in 23 ABs
0 BBs, 11% K-rate, .326 OBP, .435 SLG
37% K-rate, .333 OBP, .302 SLG
An MLB-leading 13.5 unadjusted wRAA
One of the three hitters with a .000 ISO
Two of the five starters yet to yield a homerun
.39 GB/FB rate, 33.3% IFFB%, 5.6% HR/FB rate, 7.80 ERA
League-leading 86.5% ~~GB%~~ fastball% at a 92.0 mph average (so says BIS)
A FIP 3.99 lower than his ERA
A 5.57 K/9, 2.14 BB/9, and a .163 BABIP (lowest in MLB)

Melky Cabrera
Yuniesky Betancourt
Prince Fielder
Ian Kinsler
Magglio Ordonez, Nick Punto, Ty Wigginton
Johan Santana, Erik Bedard, Zach Greinkie, Gil Meche, Chad Billingsley
Oliver Perez
Fausto Carmona
Justin Verlander
Edwin Jackson

How'd you do? Which were easy/hard? Got any of your own to share?

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I got Kinsler for #4, Magglio in #5, Grienke and Billingsley in #6.

I guessed Derek Lowe for #8 and Chien Ming Wang for #9.

Crashburn Alley

by Crashburn Alley on Apr 22, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

I knew Verlander

"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa."
-Casey Stengel

by Hero 3 on Apr 23, 2009 12:01 AM EDT reply actions

Fielder

I knew Fielder because he is on my fantasy team :(

"Never judge a taco by its price" - Dr. Gonzo

by KennyWang on Apr 23, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions

Oliver Perez

Cards just played the Mets and the ERA looked familiar. Not to mention it seemed the Cards popped up on the infield more than once

by Glowsticks on Apr 23, 2009 12:20 AM EDT reply actions

Verlander, Kinsler, and Greinke,

So, two and a half

But I think I may have gotten Cabrera if I had read “answers after the jump” and not clicked on read the whole article before I had made my choices. Probably not though.

Also, did I see a “fiver” in there?

by lookatthosetwins on Apr 23, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions

8. League-leading 86.5% GB% at 92.0 mph average (so says BIS)
8. Fausto Carmona

Not sure where you’re getting this (is it all BIS or just the mph?), but according to FanGraphs Fausto’s GB% is 42.1%, which is of course nowhere near the league lead and is pretty awful for him.

by vegaswatch on Apr 23, 2009 12:54 AM EDT reply actions

Oh, I see. His FB (as in fastball, rather than fly ball) percentage is 86.5%.

by vegaswatch on Apr 23, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, my bad. I actually out-thought myself here.

I originally typed FB%, then looking back, I thought “no way he has a fly ball % that high, I must have meant GB%”. But no, I meant fastball percentage. It’s now changed.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Apr 23, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions