Statistics Don't Lie (Player Edition)

Following yesterday's Team Edition, here are some random and (hopefully) interesting stats compiled by Brassball players so far in 2012.  As always, Statistics Don't Lie...

2 – team-leading save total for Brew City’s Brian Sanchez. 

2 – pinch hit homeruns by Springfield’s Jorge Posada – the only player in Brassball with more than one.

3 - number of outs Fremont infielder Jeff Keppinger recorded in his unassisted triple play.  Amazingly, he was also involved in a second triple play this year!

2.08 – Daiske Matsuzaka’s ERA in relief, after a 4.54 ERA in 25 starts for Frisco in 2011.  Did Boston find the answer for Daiske’s many questions or is it misusing a valuable asset?

5 - balks by North Georgia's John Grabow, more than many teams in the league.

7 – the number of times Santa Barbara’s Jonathon Papelbon pitched and did not earn a save, in 40 games pitched.

8 – league-leading number of sacrifice Flies by Fleetwod outfielder Carlos Beltran, one more than Latrobe’s Placido Polanco. 

8 - team-leading home run total by Florence's Will Venable and Clint Barmes.

11 – pinch hits by North Georgia’s Reed Johnson – more than twice as many as any other player in the league.

12.97 - runs created/27 outs by SoCal's Mike Napoli, easily outpacing any other regular hitter.

14 – number of unearned runs allowed by Brew City’s Aaron Harang.

33 – sacrifice bunt attempts by Santa Barbara’s Elvis Andrus.  He has come to the plate 349 times, meaning Andrus tried to bunt in almost 10% of his at bats.

36 - potential base stealers thrown out by Myrtle Beache's Jonathon Lucroy, more than ten ahead of the runner up.

45 – net stolen bases (SB-CS) for Tinley’s Michael Bourn.  The next closest is Simi Valley’s Brett Gardner with 31.

57.6% - percentage of Adam Dunn’s plate appearances that end in one of the “Three True Outcomes” (BB, K, HR) for Plaza.

66.6% - the percentage of his 15 starts that Brooklyn’s Ricky Romero has completed.