MLB Daily Thread: Post Your Favorite Individual Great Seasons

[DragonfromTO]

tell me how it works

He's been on 9 ballots so far. He'll be on next year's ballot.

 

[Good_Code]

Raines is in my Hall easily

 

[Good_Code]

Hank Greenberg, Detroit, 1937

200 Hits, 120 runs, 184 RBI(All-Time Best), 40 HR, 49-2B, 14-3B, .337/.436/.668, 172 OPS+

 

[broncosmitty]

If we're naming seasons we can't remember, I've got a couple favs.

Rube Waddell 1904. 349 Ks.

Ty Cobb 1909

 

[Omar 382]

Great thread. Arky Vaughan- 1935. Probably the best season by a shortstop not named Honus Wagner (maybe A-Rod in '03, but I'll take Vaughan's season). In 610 PA, he hit .385/.491/.607. He had a 194 wRC+, a number Trout has never been within 17 points of in any season. He had a 9.4 fWAR, and a .493 wOBA. He was also decent defensively and had a 15.9% BB% vs. a 3% K%. That's crazy good. I'll post some more as I have a weird fetish for great individual seasons.

 

[Good_Code]

Wade Davis (i'll choose 2014)

9-2 w/L, 72 IP, 8 ER, O HR, 1.00 ERA, 1.19 FIP, 33 Holds, 109/23 K/BB, 13.6 K/9, .847 WHIP

 

[Cedrique]

Brad Lidge 2008. Even though closers are overvalued in my opinion it sure is great when you have one that doesn't blow any saves.

 

[Cedrique]

Also, if we are including ones that we don't remember but wish we did 1972 Steve Carlton

 

[Omar 382]

Also, if we are including ones that we don't remember but wish we did 1972 Steve Carlton

All that acid and weed smoke clouding your memory of the early '70s?

 

[Good_Code]

pretty juicy

 

[broncosmitty]

Wade Davis (i'll choose 2014)

9-2 w/L, 72 IP, 8 ER, O HR, 1.00 ERA, 1.19 FIP, 33 Holds, 109/23 K/BB, 13.6 K/9, .847 WHIP

I was in attendence for the first of his 8 earned runs.

Remember thinking "Wade Davis throws this hard!?!"

 

[Hangman]

I hope I got this in the right category, I'm still a newbyish

Mine, George Brett 1980

515 PA, 175 Hits, 58 BB, 22 K, .390/.454/.664, 87 Runs, 118 RBIs, 24 HR, 33-2B, 9-3B, 1.118 OPS, 203 OPS+

Great favorite. I met him in 82. He was dating my 2nd grade teacher when I lived in Ft Leavenworth. He came to our class a few times and took us all to a game. Gave us autographs. He signed my glove. He was super cool.

 

[Cedrique]

All that acid and weed smoke clouding your memory of the early '70s?

Yeah that's what you'd like to believe. But I was up to my knees in rice patties, with guns going up against Charlie, slugging it out with him, while pussies like you were back here partying, putting headbands on, doing drugs, listening to the goddamned Beatles Albums!

 

[Omar 382]

Yeah that's what you'd like to believe. But I was up to my knees in rice patties, with guns going up against Charlie, slugging it out with him, while pussies like you were back here partying, putting headbands on, doing drugs, listening to the goddamned Beatles Albums!

It sounds like you just watched Apocalypse Now more than anything

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Pedro was something else to watch in an age of freewheeling offenses. I am not sure it's even fair to list just one year. In an era where great pitching was smothered, he still shined bright every 5th day with some unreal FIP-, ERA, whatever number you can think of. I just wonder what Kershaw would have done back then.

 

[Good_Code]

Donny Ballgame, NY Yankees, 1985

211 Hits, 107 Runs, 145 RBI, 35 HR, 48-2B, ,324/.371/.573, 388 TB

 

[Good_Code]

Mike Schmidt 1980

104 Runs, 121 RBI, 48 HR, .286/.380/.624, 342 TB, 171 OPS+

 

[DragonfromTO]

Donny Ballgame, NY Yankees, 1985

211 Hits, 107 Runs, 145 RBI, 35 HR, 48-2B, ,324/.371/.573, 388 TB

One of the all-time "overrated" seasons, Donnie wasn't even the best player on his own team in 1985 (that was the guy who kept getting on base in front of him).

 

[Cedrique]

It sounds like you just watched Apocalypse Now more than anything

Good guess. I was actually going with this

 

[Chewbaccer]

95 Maddux
68 Gibson
99/00 Pedro