http://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1692097

back to back firemen of the year awards. and then in season 8 he leads his squad in losses and gets relegated to mop up duty.

were the previous 2 seasons aberrations, and this just the flip side of the fortune coin?

did his 4 point drop in velocity from 77 to 73 cripple him as a major league pitcher?

is season 8 merely a small sample size?

discuss

Regular Season Pitching Stats
Season Fran Level G GS CG W L SV SVO Inn H R ER HR BB SO OAV OBP SLG WHIP ERA
1 MNT ML 34 28 0 13 4 0 0 159.1 146 60 53 15 40 119 .242 .297 .347 1.17 2.99
2 SEA ML 31 31 0 10 7 0 0 160.2 163 81 74 19 33 135 .255 .299 .375 1.22 4.15
3 SXF ML 56 0 0 0 2 33 37 53.1 67 34 34 7 16 34 .310 .367 .477 1.56 5.74
4 ROC ML 49 6 0 8 4 3 3 116.0 114 45 37 8 38 86 .251 .321 .345 1.31 2.87
5 ROC ML 47 0 0 1 5 34 39 54.2 56 24 20 9 21 49 .259 .333 .421 1.41 3.29
6 ROC ML 50 0 0 1 2 42 46 49.2 42 19 12 4 13 50 .212 .266 .313 1.11 2.17
7 BOS ML 66 0 0 4 6 47 50 64.0 46 14 14 4 14 62 .204 .252 .288 0.94 1.97
8 BOS ML 45 0 0 2 9 18 22 38.2 49 29 28 5 16 30 .301 .377 .436 1.68 6.52
Career Totals ML 378 65 0 39 39 177 197 696.1 683 306 272 71 191 565 .252 .309 .367 1.26 3.52

General and Fielding Ratings
Event Season Height Weight OV RA GL AS AA PC DU HE SP PA TP MK
Current - 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 95 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
Projected - 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 95 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
Spring Training 1 6-6 200 77 55 22 54 100 0 25 92 36 35 44 58
Spring Training 2 6-6 200 77 55 22 54 100 0 25 93 36 35 46 61
Spring Training 3 6-6 200 77 54 22 54 100 0 25 93 35 35 46 61
Spring Training 4 6-6 200 75 54 22 54 99 0 24 87 35 35 46 61
Spring Training 5 6-6 200 75 54 22 54 99 0 24 87 35 35 46 61
Spring Training 6 6-6 200 74 53 22 53 98 0 24 86 35 35 46 61
Spring Training 7 6-6 200 73 52 22 52 97 0 24 83 34 35 46 61
Spring Training 8 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 97 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
Opening Day 8 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 97 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
RegularSeason 8 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 97 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
RegularSeason 8 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 96 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
RegularSeason 8 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 96 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
RegularSeason 8 6-6 200 73 51 22 50 95 0 24 82 33 35 46 61
Batting and Pitching Ratings
Event Season CN PW LH RH BE BR BU PP ST CT LH RH VE GB P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Current - 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0
Projected - 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0
Spring Training 1 33 4 37 17 23 24 67 71 55 90 73 71 79 86 91 79 78 59 0
Spring Training 2 33 4 37 17 23 24 67 71 55 90 73 71 80 86 91 79 78 59 0
Spring Training 3 33 4 37 17 23 24 67 72 55 90 73 71 80 86 91 79 78 59 0
Spring Training 4 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 72 52 88 73 71 79 88 91 77 77 59 0
Spring Training 5 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 72 51 88 73 71 79 88 91 77 77 59 0
Spring Training 6 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 50 88 73 71 78 88 91 77 77 59 0
Spring Training 7 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 77 88 90 77 77 59 0
Spring Training 8 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0
Opening Day 8 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0
RegularSeason 8 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0
RegularSeason 8 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0
RegularSeason 8 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0
RegularSeason 8 33 4 37 17 23 24 65 74 48 87 73 71 73 88 90 77 77 59 0

Had it coming, its a bit excessive, but that season 7 in Boston is the polar opposite of season 8, i would expect something like season 5 with an OAV closer to .240

That's a great pitcher. He just didn't get yanked soon enough on a couple of occasions and probably got touched up for 5 runs each time...and sent his ERA (based on low innings) through the roof.

bad year. how old is he?

Brad Lidge?

he'd need a couple more horrendous seasons to be brad lidge

or at least playoffs