Thursday, August 26, 2021

Shawon Dunston: worst career BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021. And fewest BB for PA >= 5,000.

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Shawon Dunston

Positions: Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-1175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 211963 (Age: 58-158d) in Brooklyn, NY us






Dunston had almost FIVE SO for each BB.

In the Regular Season, from 1903 to 2021 (as of August 24), Playing in the AL or NL, At least 5000 Plate Appearances, requiring Bases on Balls <= .333 × Strikeouts, sorted by greatest Bases on Balls.

https://stathead.com/tiny/QYsXW via https://www.baseball-reference.com/

24 batters had career BB/SO ratio <= .333, i.e., at least three times as many SO as BB.

The spreadsheet below and at this link includes the column BB/SO: greater than 1 means more BB than SO; less than 1 means more SO than BB.

Rk is the rank in this group in BB, most to fewest.

Sorted on BB/SO in DESCENDING order, the worst is at the bottom:

RkPlayerBBSOBB/SOPAFromToAgeGABRH2B3BHRRBIBAOBPSLGOPSPlayer
11Donn Clendenon3791,140.3325,1121961197225-361,3624,6485941,27319257159682.274.328.442.771Donn Clendenon
13Dante Bichette3551,078.3296,8561988200124-371,7046,3819341,906401272741,141.299.336.499.835Dante Bichette
12Greg Gagne3671,121.3276,2091983199721-351,7985,6737121,44029650111604.254.302.382.684Greg Gagne
21Mookie Wilson282866.3265,4421980199124-351,4035,0947311,3972277167438.274.314.386.700Mookie Wilson
7Juan Uribe3881,224.3176,7152001201622-371,8266,1617241,56832343199816.255.301.418.719Juan Uribe
14Howie Kendrick3491,102.3176,4212006202022-361,6215,9507921,74735438127724.294.337.430.767Howie Kendrick
3Matt Kemp5181,641.3166,9832006202021-351,7506,3659501,808338372871,031.284.337.484.821Matt Kemp
5Lee May4871,570.3108,2191965198222-392,0717,6099592,031340313541,244.267.313.459.772Lee May
10Marlon Byrd3821,234.3106,1232002201624-381,5735,5797401,53431139159710.275.329.430.759Marlon Byrd
6Juan Samuel4401,442.3056,6641983199822-371,7206,0818731,578287102161703.260.315.420.735Juan Samuel
16Starlin Castro3381,108.3056,5792010202120-311,5736,1486981,72231940138678.280.319.412.732Starlin Castro
2Chris Davis5551,852.3005,6302008202022-341,4174,9787071,1602285295780.233.315.459.774Chris Davis
23Alcides Escobar237801.2965,8792008202121-341,4755,4686301,4102345542453.258.294.344.638Alcides Escobar
1Andres Galarraga5832,003.2918,9161985200424-432,2578,0961,1952,333444323991,425.288.347.499.846Andres Galarraga
17Jose Guillen3211,103.2916,4181997201021-341,6505,8887481,59130525214887.270.321.440.761Jose Guillen
9Jose Hernandez3841,391.2765,0891991200621-361,5874,6186231,16619333168603.253.312.418.729Jose Hernandez
8Ian Desmond3871,402.2765,9442009201923-331,4785,4427241,43227737181711.263.315.427.742Ian Desmond
4Alfonso Soriano4961,803.2758,3951999201423-381,9757,7501,1522,095481314121,159.270.319.500.819Alfonso Soriano
20Jeff Francoeur2841,080.2635,6612005201621-321,4805,2606261,37328127160698.261.304.416.720Jeff Francoeur
19Alex Gonzalez3001,168.2576,2481998201421-371,6095,7766671,41833231157690.246.290.395.685Alex Gonzalez
18Carlos Gomez3191,259.2535,2272007201921-331,4614,7246751,18923641145546.252.313.411.724Carlos Gomez
15Adam Jones3401,395.2447,5162006201920-331,8237,0099631,93933629282945.277.317.454.771Adam Jones
22Tony Armas2601,201.2165,5021976198922-351,4325,1646141,30220439251815.252.287.453.740Tony Armas
24Shawon Dunston2031,000.2036,2761985200222-391,8145,9277361,59729262150668.269.296.416.712Shawon Dunston
RkPlayerBBSOBB/SOPAFromToAgeGABRH2B3BHRRBIBAOBPSLGOPSPlayer
min203801.2035,0891,3624,6185941,160192542438.233.287.344.638min
max5832,003.3328,9162,2578,0961,1952,3334811024121,425.299.347.500.846max
average3731,291.2896,4181,6615,9087821,58430141204798.267.315.433.748average

There are a couple of Met World Series guys: Donn Clendenon and Mookie Wilson (1986, game 6, bottom 10th: Mookie stood there as the tie run scored, then safe on error for the winning run:

Wild Pitch; Mitchell Scores; Knight to 2B

Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Knight Scores/unER

Yeah, great moments in Met history.

Former Yankee Alfonso Soriano is on the list. He holds the Montreal/Washington franchise record for home runs in a season: 46 in 2006. In the 2001 World Series for the Yankees against Arizona in game 7: 8th, 1-1: HR: Alfonso Soriano (2, off Curt Schilling, 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF). Yanks lead 2-1. However, Mariano Rivera in bottom 9 blew the save, lost the game and World Series.

Two active players: former Yankee Starlin Castro and Alcides Escobar.

BB and SO: 1903-2021 from the AL and NL and ONLY the AL and NL. Sunday, August 22, 2021

1950 is the most recent season when the combined AL and NL BB (Bases on Balls) exceeded their SO (Strike Outs).

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Most career BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Monday, August 23, 2021

The champ (BB/SO) is: Tris Speaker

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Most season BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. And Buck Showalter Walks Barry Bonds With Bases Loaded. Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Joe DiMaggio 80 in 1950 (see below) (age 35); 33 SO. 1941: 76 BB, 13 SO: 5.846 ratio; 56 game hitting streak.

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2019 (most recent full season) most BB in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the Bases Loaded in 1998 based on Buck's ignorance of the data. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

475 career home runs in AL or NL: BB/SO ratio. Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Ted Williams has the highest BB/SO ratio in this group.

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Joe Sewell: best career BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021. 87% better than #2 Mickey Cochrane. Thursday, August 26, 2021

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