LAD first half leadersboards – sOPS+ against
If you thought Alex Wood was having a season that could be used in the same breath as Sandy Koufax and Clayton you are correct.
12 LAD seasons from a pitcher with a first half sOPS+ against of 50 or less. Kershaw and Koufax have had six of them. Alex Wood joins Jerry Reuss as the only other left-hander on the list besides the statues.
Player Split Year sOPS+ W L W-L% ERA GS IP Clayton Kershaw 1st Half 2016 28 11 2 .846 1.79 16 121.0 Alex Wood 1st Half 2017 30 10 0 1.000 1.67 13 80.2 Jerry Reuss 1st Half 1980 37 9 2 .818 1.96 11 105.2 Sandy Koufax 1st Half 1963 38 14 3 .824 1.73 20 156.1 Hideo Nomo 1st Half 1995 38 6 1 .857 1.99 13 90.1 Sandy Koufax 1st Half 1964 42 12 4 .750 1.73 18 140.2 Clayton Kershaw 1st Half 2013 43 8 6 .571 1.98 20 145.1 Zack Greinke 1st Half 2015 43 8 2 .800 1.39 18 123.1 Sandy Koufax 1st Half 1962 44 13 4 .765 2.15 21 167.2 Don Sutton 1st Half 1972 45 12 5 .706 1.90 19 156.0 Clayton Kershaw 1st Half 2014 45 11 2 .846 1.78 14 96.1 Kevin Brown 1st Half 2000 46 8 2 .800 2.38 17 125.0
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Generated 7/10/2017.
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- Tagged: Alex Wood, Clayton Kershaw, Don Sutton, Hideo Nomo, Jerry Reuss, Kevin Brown, Sandy Koufax, Zack Greinke
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Love thsses comparisons.
They provide a great perspective for what we are seeing Wood do.
When pitchers like Kershaw and Wood can consistently wiggle off the hook when challenged with runners on base and no out, it’s a big relief.
Meanwhile they make short work of their opponents for the majority of the balance of their efforts.
Guys who make it look so easy can make it easy to underappreciate just how great what they are accomplishing in the moment is …
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