Mike Selleck Brings the Stats to Twitter
By Tony Frye
Mike Selleck gives A’s fans the greatest gift of all; fighting words against Giants fans.
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Mike Selleck is the Baseball Information Manager for the Oakland Athletics. If you don’t follow his Twitter, you really should. He is a wealth of fun facts and statistics and has a knack for making followers feel like this year’s team is the greatest team in baseball history. For today’s Twitter Roundup, we’re going to check in with Mike and read some of the most fascinating stats he’s come up with. Enjoy.
In case you’ve forgotten, Moss is Boss.
Brandon Moss is averaging 5.50 at bats per RBI over the last three years, which is fifth best in MLB (min. 1000 PA). #Athletics
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 24, 2014
Imagine what the number would have been if “the slump” were contained to a couple of weeks instead of a couple months.
#Athletics pitchers allowed a .646 OPS, which was the lowest by a ML team since the Dodgers in 1989 (.642).
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 23, 2014
Go back and read all the tweets that said that the Athletics didn’t play small-ball enough.
The #Athletics ranked third in the American League with 25 bunt hits.
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 22, 2014
In case you don’t know how to interpret this stat, I’ll do it for you. Amazing. That’s the accurate interpretation.
Scott Kazmir allowed a .081 batting average with RISP and two outs, the lowest mark in MLB since 1965 (Bobby Bolin, .079 w/SF). #Athletics
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 21, 2014
Any time you can get into a stat next to Vida Blue and Barry Zito, you’re doing just fine.
Sonny Gray had 183 strikeouts, which ranks 10th in Oakland #Athletics history and 3rd by a 24-year-old or younger (Blue, 301; Zito, 205)
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 17, 2014
Remember when Jim Johnson was our closer? I think things are better now.
Sean Doolittle set an #Athletics record for saves by a left-handed pitcher with 22.
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 15, 2014
Alberto Callaspo has a stat that doesn’t involve “slowest run to first in the majors” which is great for him.
Alberto Callaspo is 1 of 3 in Oakland #Athletics history with at least 15 starts at 4 different positions (Mangual, 1974; Baylor, 1976).
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 10, 2014
And this is how you win games even when the bats are a little cold.
The #Athletics allowed a .290 opponents on-base percentage, which was the lowest by a MLB team since Houston had a mark of .289 in 1981.
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) October 6, 2014
Notice a bay area team with pretty braggy fans missing from this list?
Most Postseason Appearances, Last 15 years:
— Mike Selleck (@MikeSelleck) September 28, 2014
12 Yankees
11 Cardinals
9 Braves
8 #Athletics
7 Angels
7 Red Sox
Like I said, all interesting stats to keep you dreaming about 2015 during the off season. Follow Mike Selleck on Twitter and get these stats twice a week and tell him Swingin’ A’s sent you. He’s not giving you anything for telling him that and may not know we exist but tell him anyway.
If you see an A’s related tweet that you think should be included in the Twitter Roundup, make sure to tag me (@greencollarbb) so that I know it exists.