Telling Numbers?
Justin Booth

One of the things that makes being a baseball fan so much fun is talking about the game. Anyone who enjoys this pastime knows it always helps to have a few good stats up your sleeve. So with a new baseball season upon us, I took the liberty of compiling a few numbers which should help predict how the Red Sox will fare this season. Let’s talk baseball!

’09 Rewind

  • Runs scored: 872, runs allowed: 736
  • Record when leading after seven innings: 79-4 (.952), when trailing after seven innings: 7-55 (.113)
  • Record when scoring less than four runs: 13-44 (.228)
  • Record in one run games: 22-17 (.564)
  • Record after trading for Martinez: 35-25 (.583)
  • 41 comeback wins, 36 blown leads

    Leading Man?

  • Ellsbury’s career OBP leading off game: .332, leading off inning: .318

    The Lineup Card Please…

  • Youkilis’ numbers in ’09 batting third: .259, .362 OBP, .513 SLG, .875 OPS, batting fourth: .338, .447 OBP, .573 SLG, 1.020 OPS
  • Ortiz’ numbers in ‘09 batting fifth: .275, .355 OBP, .569 SLG, .924 OPS
  • Scutaro’s career numbers batting ninth: .290, .772 OPS

    There’s No Place Like Home

  • Ortiz’ ’09 home numbers: .263, .348 OBP, .532 SLG, .880 OPS, away: .213, .315 OBP, .388 SLG, .703 OPS

    Fenway Resume

  • Beltre’s career numbers at Fenway: .209, 0 HRs, .558 OPS
  • Cameron’s career numbers at Fenway: .228, 5 HRs, .782 OPS
  • Scutaro’s career numbers at Fenway: .291, 1 HR, .731 OPS

    Party Crasher

  • Martinez’ career average vs. Baltimore: .321, vs. New York: .287, vs. Tampa Bay: .380, vs. Toronto: .311

    …No, But I Stayed at a Holiday Inn Express Last Night

  • Martinez’ career average at Camden Yards: .304, at Rogers Centre: .333, at Tropicana Field: .398, at Yankee Stadium: .268
  • Hermida’s career numbers at Tropicana Field: .357, 1.067 OPS
  • Hermida’s career numbers at home (Sun Life Stadium): .253, .328 OBP, .393 SLG, .721 OPS, on the road: .276, .359 OBP, .460 SLG, .819 OPS

    New Faces

  • Pedroia’s career average vs. Vazquez: .571
  • Beltre’s career average vs. Vazquez: .441
  • Cameron’s career numbers vs. Sabathia: .500, .563 OBP, 1.000 SLG, 1.563 OPS
  • Scutaro’s career numbers vs. Sabathia: .368, .478 OBP, .368 SLG, .847 OPS

    Friendly Fenway

  • Beckett’s ’09 home numbers: 10-1, 3.59 ERA, .216 AVG, road numbers: 7-5, 4.13 ERA, .271 AVG
  • Lester’s ’09 home ERA: 2.86, road ERA: 3.86

    House of Horrors

  • Lackey’s career numbers (regular season) at Fenway: ten starts, 57.2 IP, 72 hits, 8 HRs, 5.15 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, .301 AVG

    AL East Dominance

  • Lackey’s career numbers vs. Baltimore, Tampa Bay and Toronto: 20-8, 3.17 ERA

    Damn Yankees, and Ray!

  • Lackey’s career numbers vs. Jeter: .348, vs. Posada: .387, vs. AROD: .167, 4 HRs, 23 Ks, vs. Teixeira: .380, vs. Crawford: .394

    Pre and Post-All-Star Break

  • Wakefield’s numbers from ’07-’09 before the All-Star Break: 26-17, 4.08 ERA, 337.2 IP, .243 AVG, after the All-Star Break: 12-11, 5.33 ERA, 162 IP, .273 AVG

    Vtek vs. Vmart

  • Sox pitchers’ ERA in ‘09 with Varitek catching: 3.87, with Martinez catching: 5.22, ’09 league average: 4.45
  • Beckett’s ERA in ‘09 with Varitek catching: 3.17, with Martinez catching: 7.16
  • Lester’s ERA in ‘09 with Varitek catching: 3.92, with Martinez catching: 1.62

    Catch Him, If You Can

  • Varitek threw out 13% of base runners attempting to steal in ’09, Martinez threw out 14% of base runners attempting to steal in ‘09 (15% in Cleveland, 11% in Boston)


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    Justin Booth is a diehard Red Sox fan living in Brookline, MA and uses his above average writing skills to opine about his favorite team. He can be reached by e-mail at gringoencolo@hotmail.com.

    This column was written on April 18, 2010.