Friday, August 27, 2021

Tim Anderson: worst season BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021: one BB for every 12.5 SO.

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Tim Anderson

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-1185lb (185cm, 83kg)






Regular Season, from 1903 to 2021 (as of August 24), Playing in the AL or NL, Qualified for league batting title, requiring Plate Appearances >= 450 and Bases on Balls <= .150 × Strikeouts, sorted by greatest Bases on Balls.

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

33 batters had career BB/SO ratio <= .150, i.e., at least six 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.

Look at the difference between the best such season and the worst:

PlayerBBSOBB/SOYearAgeTmLgGPAAB
Lou Boudreau98910.889194830CLEAL152676560
Tim Anderson13162.080201724CHWAL146606587
PlayerBBSOBB/SOYearAgeTmLgGPAAB

Boudreau's ratio equates to almost 11 BB for every SO; best 1946-2021. Link at the end of this post.

Anderson's ratio of .080 equates to one BB for every 12.5 SO.

Sorted DESCENDING by season BB/SO; worst is at the bottom:

PlayerBBSOBB/SOYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBAOBPSLGOPSPlayer
George Stovall640.150190931CLEAL145598565601391710249.246.259.322.581George Stovall
Hobe Ferris1067.149190631BOSAL130522495471212513244.244.262.360.622Hobe Ferris
Rube Oldring747.149190723PHAAL11746544148126278140.286.305.390.695Rube Oldring
Shawon Dunston16108.148198825CHCNL15559957569143236956.249.271.357.627Shawon Dunston
Andres Thomas1495.147198824ATLNL153627606541532221368.253.268.360.628Andres Thomas
Alcides Escobar15102.147201730KCRAL16262959971150365654.250.272.357.629Alcides Escobar
Alfonso Soriano23157.146200226NYYAL15674169612820951239102.300.332.547.880Alfonso Soriano
A.J. Pierzynski1176.145201336TEXAL134529503481372411770.272.297.425.722A.J. Pierzynski
Chris Johnson23159.145201429ATLNL153611582431532701058.263.292.361.653Chris Johnson
Garry Maddox1497.144197222SFGNL125482458621222671258.266.293.432.725Garry Maddox
Miguel Olivo20140.143201132SEAAL130507477541071911962.224.253.388.641Miguel Olivo
Adam Jones19133.143201428BALAL159682644881813022996.281.311.469.780Adam Jones
Benito Santiago16112.143198722SDPNL146572546641643321879.300.324.467.791Benito Santiago
John Leary1071.141191423SLBAL14455353335141287045.265.282.343.625John Leary
Rougned Odor19135.141201622TEXAL150632605891643343388.271.296.503.798Rougned Odor
Billy Cowan18128.141196425CHCNL139520497521201641950.241.268.404.673Billy Cowan
Jean Segura1393.140201525MILNL14258456057144165650.257.281.336.616Jean Segura
Charley Smith17123.138196527NYMNL135531499491222031662.245.273.393.666Charley Smith
Tim Anderson15109.138201926CHWAL123518498811673201856.335.357.508.865Tim Anderson
Mariano Duncan1288.136199330PHINL124518496681402641173.282.304.417.721Mariano Duncan
Corey Patterson19142.134200222CHCNL153628592711503051454.253.284.392.676Corey Patterson
Salvador Perez18135.133202131KCRAL125511481591311903482.272.309.524.833Salvador Perez
Shawon Dunston1075.133199532CHCNL127503477581413061469.296.317.472.788Shawon Dunston
Alex Gonzalez15113.133199922FLANL136591560811552881459.277.309.430.739Alex Gonzalez
Tony Pena1078.128200726KCRAL15253650958136257247.267.284.356.640Tony Pena
Todd Cruz1295.126198226SEAAL136519492441132021657.230.246.376.622Todd Cruz
Juan Encarnacion14113.124199923DETAL132538509621303061974.255.287.450.736Juan Encarnacion
Buck Weaver974.122191221CHWAL14755352355117218143.224.245.300.546Buck Weaver
Ivan Rodriguez1193.118200533DETAL129525504711393351450.276.290.444.735Ivan Rodriguez
Dee Strange-Gordon980.113201830SEAAL14158855662149178436.268.288.349.637Dee Strange-Gordon
Shawon Dunston875.107199734TOTNL132511490711472251457.300.312.451.763Shawon Dunston
Ivan Rodriguez996.094200735DETAL129515502501413131163.281.294.420.714Ivan Rodriguez
Tim Anderson13162.080201724CHWAL146606587721512641756.257.277.402.679Tim Anderson
PlayerBBSOBB/SOYearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBAOBPSLGOPSPlayer
min640.08019062111746544135107160036.224.245.300.546min
max23162.150202136162741696128209511339102.335.357.547.880max
average14103.134198727140562535631432651461.266.289.409.698average

Shawon Dunston is almost at the bottom. He has the worst such ratio for a career. See the link below to a post on that.

Despite being on this list, Alfonso Soriano had a pretty good season in 2002.

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

Shawon Dunston: worst career BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1903-2021. And fewest BB for PA >= 5,000. Thursday, August 26, 2021

Lou Boudreau: best season BB/SO ratio in AL or NL 1946-2021: 10.9. Boudreau has top 3 spots. Thursday, August 26, 2021

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