With his five shutout innings on Monday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom posted his 12th consecutive start in which he allowed one or zero earned runs. It's the longest single-season streak by a traditional starting pitcher in major league history.
deGrom passed bob Gibson, who had 11 straight starts with one or zero earned runs in 1968, when he finished the season with a 1.12 ERA. deGrom's ERA is now 0.50 and he has not allowed a run in his last 30 innings.
0.50! . . . His ERA+ is 777! . . . How is that even possible after 12 starts?
MLB ERA+ Leaders
deGrom, Mets 777
Gausman, Giants 263
Rodon, White Sox 228
Rogers, Marlins 216
Woodruff, Brewers 210
Gibson, Texas 200
Lynn, White Sox 195
Wheeler, Phillies 182
Peralta, Brewers 179
Cole, Yankees 179
For comparison, Pedro's ERA+ in 2000 was 291. Gibson's 1968 ERA+ was 258. (100 is league average.)
Gibson's 11-game streak (June 6-July 30, 1968): 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-0-1
Note: Gibson pitched 11 complete games in those 11 starts. He also had a streak of 47 consecutive shutout innings (June 2-26).
GS IP H R ER BB K ERA AVG OBP SLG OPS W-L
deGrom 12 72 27 7 4 10 117 0.50 .113 .148 .205 .353 7-2
Gibson 11 108 63 6 6 16 91 0.50 .167 .209 .199 .408 12-0
The first batter of the game is 0-for-12, with eight strikeouts.
Batters leading off an inning are 6-for-70 (.086), with two walks and 37 strikeouts.
Overall, batters are 27-for-139 against him: .113/.148/.205.
deGrom leads MLB with only 3.4 hits allowed per 9 innings, 14.6 strikeouts per 9 innings, and 0.514 walks+hits per inning.
deGrom has allowed no runs in the first, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth innings of his 12 starts.
2-for-23 - .087/.185/.130
Bases Empty
21-for-191 - .110/.141/.199
2 outs, RATS
0-for-12 (seven strikeouts, one walk)
Right-Handed Batters
15-for-120 - .125/.152/.183 - .335 OPS
Left-handed Batters
12-for-119 - .101/.144/.227 - .371 OPS
After 1-0 Count
9-for-84 - .107/.185/.155 - .340 OPS
After 0-1 Count
13-for-131 - .099/.112/.198 - .310 OPS
Batters in June (71 batters in 4 starts)
5-for-68 - .074/.113/.103 - .216 OPS
ERA
Wins (7): 0.20 (1 earned run in 44 innings)
Losses (2): 1.29 (2 earned runs in 14 innings)
No Dec. (3): 0.64 (1 earned run in 14 innings)
3 comments:
Also consider that he has more RBI (six) than runs allowed (four). In 27 at-bats, which includes eight strikeouts, he has a .407 batting average and a .444 slugging percentage.
Shohei who?
Walter Johnson, 1925:
.433 batting average, 1.033 OPS, 3.07 ERA, 20-7 record, 16 complete games
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