One game playoff

[WizardHawk]

Do you put Kuma or Felix on the mound?

We all know what an outstanding year Iwakuma had last season and really going back to the all-star break in his first year. He has had better stats in nearly every category than Felix over that stretch outside of strike outs. The one stat that surprises me that Felix isn't leading is innings per start. Always feels like Kuma has some stretches where he doesn't go as deep, but he still leads Felix in that one too.

I'm sure we all count our lucky stars that we have both of them, but right now would you consider Kuma to be more of the staff ace than Felix has been? Who would you take if the season was on the line and you had to get a win?

 

[PolarVortex]

Do you put Kuma or Felix on the mound?

We all know what an outstanding year Iwakuma had last season and really going back to the all-star break in his first year. He has had better stats in nearly every category than Felix over that stretch outside of strike outs. The one stat that surprises me that Felix isn't leading is innings per start. Always feels like Kuma has some stretches where he doesn't go as deep, but he still leads Felix in that one too.

I'm sure we all count our lucky stars that we have both of them, but right now would you consider Kuma to be more of the staff ace than Felix has been? Who would you take if the season was on the line and you had to get a win?

Since we've never seen either one pitch in a playoff game (and probably never will), how are we supposed to know which one performs the best under playoff pressure.

I'd take Lester over Bucholtz or Lackey

 

[dude82]

Felix has pitched in so many high pressure situations in his career, having had to pitch in tons of games where one bad pitch could cost him the game, that, as much as I love Iwakuma and believe that he could do extremely well in a "win-or-go-home" situation, I would take Felix in a game like that.

 

[Logicallylethal]

It's gotta be Felix with Kuma as a bullpen option

 

[seahawksfan234]

Right now I'd have to take Iwakuma. Felix has fallen apart at the end of the season for the past few years, and Iwakuma has just been better in terms of ERA.

In 53 MLB starts, Iwakuma has a 2.53 ERA. From 2012-2014 Felix has a 3.04 ERA in 74 starts, with terrible performances near the end of the season.

Felix at the end of the year:
2013:
First 23 starts: 160.2 IP 2.30 ERA
Last 8 starts: 43.2 IP 5.77 ERA

2012:
First 27 starts: 196.2 IP 2.43 ERA
Last 6 starts: 35.1 IP 6.62 ERA

In 2012 and 2013 he pitched Cy Young caliber ball until those last 6-8 starts.

 

[mcnabb7542]

You start Iwakuma for the one playoff game then start Felix game one of your first series...

 

[gowazzu02]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA PLAYOFFS ,.,.,, Playoffs. Were talking Playoffs! For the Mariners! ha

Playoffs?