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Cliff Lee Hates Walks
Posted by Chris Cwik in Baseball on July 13, 2010
If Kevin Youkilis is the “Greek God of Walks,” does that make Cliff Lee his mortal enemy? It’s an interesting query to ponder, considering Cliff Lee’s complete refusal to walk batters this season. At this pace, Lee is set to shatter the single season record for K/BB ratio. Given that the record for highest K/BB isn’t as universally celebrated as the single season home run or RBI leaders, let’s take a closer look at Cliff Lee’s historic season.
Stats That Interest Only Me
If you own Ricky Nolasco in a fantasy baseball league, you’re probably aware that the highly-touted right-hander brought an ERA of 5.00 into tonight’s start at Philadelphia. While that ERA is disappointing, it obscures the fact that Nolasco has actually pitched quite well over the course of the season. With a strikeout-to-walk ratio over 4.00 and a strikeout per nine-inning rate of over 9.00, Nolasco’s command should not be in question. In fact, since 1901, no pitcher with K/BB and K/9 rates that high had ever qualified for an ERA title with an ERA near Nolasco’s. The worst ERA ever for a pitcher with rates that high was just 3.33, by Johan Santana in 2007. While Nolasco probably won’t be able to bring his ERA down to that level, it’s a pretty good indicator that his fantasy owners, and the ever-so-rare Marlins fan, don’t have too much to worry about with Nolasco down the stretch.
| Worst ERA with K/BB Over 4, K/9 Over 9 Since 1901 |
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| Player | ERA | K/BB | SO/9 | Year | Age | Tm |
| 1 Ricky Nolasco | 5.00 | 4.21 | 9.08 | 2009 | 26 | FLA |
| 2 Johan Santana | 3.33 | 4.52 | 9.66 | 2007 | 28 | MIN |
| 3 Justin Verlander | 3.29 | 4.09 | 10.57 | 2009 | 26 | DET |
| 4 Curt Schilling | 3.25 | 4.92 | 10.05 | 1998 | 31 | PHI |
| 5 Javier Vazquez | 3.24 | 4.23 | 9.40 | 2003 | 26 | MON |
| 6 Curt Schilling | 3.23 | 9.58 | 10.97 | 2002 | 35 | ARI |
Thanks, Baseball-Reference.



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