Game Score

[tomr1962]

Did not understand the Pitcher's game score so I been looking into it. Very interesting concept. Here is a list of the top five pitchers who have achieved a score of 90+ , highest score and #times over 100. It is obvious that flamesthrowers do better.


Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan


Randy Johnson

• Nolan Ryan 31 (101, 4)
• Randy Johnson 20 (100, 1)
• Sandy Koufax 18 (101, 1)
• Tom Seaver 16 (106, 1)
• Bob Gibson 14 (100, 1)

[Jimmy]

Cool stuff.

[Lintyfresh85]

How does one score over 100?

[liquidcrash]

The formula:

Game Score is a metric devised by Bill James to determine the strength of a pitcher in any particular baseball game. To determine a starting pitcher's game score:

1. Start with 50 points.
2. Add 1 point for each out recorded, so 3 points for every complete inning pitched.
3. Add 2 points for each inning completed after the 4th.
4. Add 1 point for each strikeout.
5. Subtract 2 points for each hit allowed.
6. Subtract 4 points for each earned run allowed.
7. Subtract 2 points for each unearned run allowed.
8. Subtract 1 point for each walk.

And how to get scores over 100:

Maximum Score

The highest possible game score in a nine-inning game while allowing no baserunners is 114, possible only if a pitcher goes 9 innings while striking out every batter he faces and facing three batters per inning. The pitcher receives 50 to begin with, and loses no points because there are no hits, walks, or runs of any kind. He receives 27 points for the 27 outs, and 10 points for five innings completed after the 4th, for a total of 87. In this "perfect score" scenario, the pitcher would have to strike out every hitter he faced, netting him an additional 27 points, for a grand total of 114. The maximum possible score actually involves an extremely unlikely scenario in which three base runners reach base each inning on wild pitches or passed balls on third strikes. If this were to happen such that no one scored, and the pitcher recorded all outs by strikeout, a pitcher could theoretically record six strikeouts per inning, and thus 54 for the game, netting him 54 points in addition to the 87 he would have received as described above, for a total of 150.

The highest ever:

The highest game score for a nine inning game in the history of baseball was Kerry Wood's one-hit, no walk, 20-strikeout shutout performance for the Chicago Cubs against the Houston Astros on May 6, 1998. His game score was 105 (50 + 27 + 10 + 20 – 2).

All from Wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_score

[Lintyfresh85]

I remember getting home from school in time to watch that Wood game on WGN. Never seen anything like it.

[Jimmy]

I remember getting home from school in time to watch that Wood game on WGN. Never seen anything like it.

I'm not a big fan of the Cubs, but I've watched that game more than once.