Baseball Toaster: The Griddle : Closing time

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	C1
2	Philadelphia	92	70	.568	E1
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	.519	W1
4	Milwaukee	90	72	.556	C2
5	New York Mets	89	73	.549	E2
6	Houston	86	75	.534	C3
7	St. Louis	86	76	.531	C4
8	Florida	84	77	.522	E3
9	Arizona	82	80	.506	W2
10T	Colorado	74	88	.457	W3
10T	Cincinnati	74	88	.457	C5
12T	Atlanta	72	90	.444	E4
12T	San Francisco	72	90	.444	W4
14	Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	C6
15	San Diego	63	99	.389	W5
16	Washington	59	102	.366	E5

American League

Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	100	62	.617	W1
2	Tampa Bay	97	65	.599	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	89	74	.546	C1
4	Boston	95	67	.586	E2
5	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	E3
6	Minnesota	88	75	.540	C2
7	Toronto	86	76	.531	E4
8	Cleveland	81	81	.500	C3
9	Texas	79	83	.488	W2
10	Oakland	75	86	.466	W3
11	Kansas City	75	87	.463	C4
12	Detroit	74	88	.457	C5
13	Baltimore	68	93	.422	E5
14	Seattle	61	101	.377	W4

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Closing time

2006-01-31 13:28

by Bob Timmermann

Gabriel Schechter of the Baseball Hall of Fame has an interesting piece about the evolution of the closer.

Of Trevor Hoffman's 436 career saves to date, 78.9% of them have seen him pitch exactly one inning. Of Rollie Fingers 341 career saves, 23.8% were of the 1-inning variety. Only 27.3% of Bruce Sutter's saves were of the 1-inning variety.

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Comments

2006-01-31 14:46:54

1. das411

Then again, Hoffman already has almost half again as many saves as Sutter did, while pitching in a MUCH more offense-friendly era.

How many times did Fingers or Sutter have to face Barry Bonds?

2006-01-31 15:06:54

2. Icaros

How many times did Fingers or Sutter have to face Barry Bonds?

He was called George Foster back then.

2006-01-31 15:07:44

3. Bob Timmermann

Hoffman has faced Bonds 24 times in his career. Bonds is 5 for 18 with 6 walks and 2 home runs.

The team Hoffman has recorded the most saves against is L.A. with 49. He has 41 against the Giants and Rockies.

2006-01-31 15:10:52

4. Bob Timmermann

2
He was also called Mike Schmidt.

As for Fingers, choose your own AL equivalent.

2006-01-31 15:16:51

5. Icaros

As for Fingers, choose your own AL equivalent.

I was going with Fingers during the San Diego years.

2006-01-31 15:19:17

6. Bob Timmermann

Both of you are too young to remember seeing Fingers pitch! He's just a moustache to you whippersnappers.

2006-01-31 15:27:14

7. Icaros

I have some vague memories of the '82 World Series when Fingers and Sutter squared off.

Go Darrell Porter!

2006-01-31 15:32:02

8. Bob Timmermann

Rollie Fingers was injured during the 1982 World Series, which is one reason why the Cardinals won.

2006-01-31 16:01:55

9. Icaros

Told you my memory of the event was vague.

2006-01-31 16:54:08

10. De Ruijter

"Both of you are too young to remember seeing Fingers pitch! He's just a moustache to you whippersnappers."

Now now. He's not just a moustache to a young whippersnapper of today. He's also a good to great closer in MVP Baseball 2005! He's no Hoyt Wilhelm, though.

2006-02-01 07:49:48

11. DXMachina

4 As for Fingers, choose your own AL equivalent.

Jim Rice.

And I think Gossage was a bit better than either Fingers or Sutter.

2006-02-01 15:54:17

12. das411

11 - Oh boy, you dare compare Jim Rice and Barry Bonds?

2006-02-01 19:01:04

13. grandcosmo

1. What does the level of offense have to do with anything? Relievers are recording a lot more saves today than they were in the 1970s.

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