Team OPS and ERA in the Johnson era and all other championship seasons

Excellent post.

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1997 - 1.019 and 4.62 (great hitting)

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Like you said it's all relative to the era you played in too. I went and did a quick look and in 1997 that 4.62 ERA was still #35 in the nation and #2 in the SEC. Only 3 teams in the entire country that year had an ERA under 4

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2026 - .880 and 5.69

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The bats weren't meaningfully different from 1996 to 1997, which tells how impressive that 1996 pitching staff is.

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Going from memory, there were still some 97-98 style slugfests in 96 but Yarnall was lockdown almost every Friday night and that was a big part of it.

I think the proliferation of “other stuff” also peaked in 97-98.

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You have to outscore the opponent - either hit/get on base more and/or allow fewer baserunners/fewer runs with better pitching. Defense helps the ERA also.

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To win, you must score more than your opponent! YES!!!

We can do this by limiting their offensive production via strong pitching.
We can also do this by hitting more and getting more base runners? ????

You fricking cracked the code! Someone quick! Call JJ!

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That year was 1 starter away from being a potentially great team.

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If Grant Taylor realizes his potential about 6 months sooner than he did, that team is in Omaha.

shite, if the Ole Miss Friday game didn't get delayed, that team is in Omaha. I'm still convinced it's the reason Jay has such a fear of weather games.

Building on what you put together....

from 1986-2026

Last 40 Years - .875 and 4.02 (40-yr avg)
CWS Nat'l Title - .955 and 4.02 (8 CWS champs)
CWS (No Title) - .914 and 3.81 (made CWS)
NCAA Tournament - .852 and 4.18 (made a regional or super regional)
No Tournament - .802 and 4.32 (did not make NCAA tournament)
2026 season - .880 and 5.69

our ERA of 5.69 sticks out. it's our worst in 40 years. in 2010, our team ERA was 5.56 and we lost in the regionals with a 41-22 record. We've only had 5 seasons in 40 years with a +5.00 ERA.

this 2026 team is on par with 2007
2007 season - .710 and 5.10 with a record of 29-26-1

Hitting under Paul Mainieri was below avg for the last 40 years, and Jay has mostly improved this. However, Mainieri's pitching was better with some exceptional seasons, and that's where we need to improve.

Mainieri - .812 and 3.88 (2007-21)
JJ - .920 and 4.51 (2022-26)