re: 2016 Clayton Kershaw: 145 Ks, 9 BBs

Posted by The Seaward

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:13 pm to GynoSandberg

The scary thing is that he still seems to be improving at the moment though.

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Posted by tduecen

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:22 pm to Drewbie

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But Kershaw has given up double the runs (12) that Arrieta has this season (6)

Kershaw also has 1 more start and 14 more innings pitched....

Posted by Drewbie

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:23 pm to tduecen

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Kershaw also has 1 more start and 14 more innings pitched....

And that makes up for a 6 run differential? Arrieta hasn't given up more than 2 earned runs in any start and has more games that he's given up 0 than games he's given up more than 1.

This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 4:24 pm

Posted by Drewbie

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:24 pm to The Seaward

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There is a lot of noise in a one year sample of ERA. Defense and luck can play a pretty big role.

So can 2 no-hitters in 11 starts.

Posted by tduecen

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:25 pm to Drewbie

and? all that can change in 1 game, 14 innings is basically 2 starts for Arrieta anyway

Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:31 pm to The Seaward

The wild thing is that he seems to improve every year. The only year where his k%-bb% dropped from the previous was from 2011 to 2012.

This post was edited on 5/13/16 at 4:32 pm

Posted by The Seaward

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:34 pm to Drewbie

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So can 2 no-hitters in 11 starts

Since we are discussing my opinions that you vehemently disagree with, I'll throw this out there: Kershaw has two starts this year more impressive than Arrieta's no-hitter from this year.

Posted by Drewbie

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:38 pm to The Seaward

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Kershaw has two starts this year more impressive than Arrieta's no-hitter from this year.

And has given up twice as many runs. You can pick the flash guy if you want. I'd prefer my pitcher to keep runs off the board.

Posted by tduecen

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:41 pm to Drewbie

Kershaw has pitched the equivalent of 2 more games than Jake since Jake does not average 7 innings a start

Posted by GynoSandberg

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:49 pm to The Seaward

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The scary thing is that he still seems to be improving at the moment though.

For sure.

Velo has been around 93 on the FB since he got into the league. And he has an effective pitch selection that should play well even when his velo drops.

Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 5/13/16 at 4:53 pm to GynoSandberg

i just keep thinking of CLiff Lee who pitched at 89-91 his last few years. If he can be that good, then wow

Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:36 pm to The Seaward

7ks and 0bbs through the first 5 so far

Posted by The Seaward

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Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:41 pm to WestCoastAg

I'll update the tally in the title once he is done.

Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 5/17/16 at 11:07 pm to The Seaward

think his nights over. 11 ks, 0 bbs. 88 ks and 4 bbs on the season

Posted by tzimme4

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Posted on 5/17/16 at 11:22 pm to WestCoastAg

Where's goldennuggett at?

Kershaw's last 6 starts:
8IP 10H 1ER 1BB 10K
7IP 7H 5ER 0BB 10K
9IP 3H 0ER 0BB 14K
7IP 8H 2ER 0BB 10K
9IP 3H 0ER 1BB 13K
8IP 4H 1ER 0BB 11K

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