A brief bullet-point list to admire the remarkable season that Sergio Romo has put together… (note: I’m arbitrarily setting a 30-IP cutoff for most of these stats)
- Romo has posted a WHIP of 0.645 in 2011; among pitchers with 30+ IP in a single-season, that’s the fourth-lowest of all time. Only two pitchers have bested that: Dennis Eckersley (2) and Mike Adams. Oh yeah, and his 2008 season comes in at #10.
- Romo’s strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season is 11.60; using the same 30+ IP cut-off, that’s the sixth-best of all time. It’s also the best mark ever by a Giants pitcher, and it’s not even close.
- He’s allowing hits at a rate of 4.7 per nine innings, which is the third-best ever by a Giants pitcher. (Romo’s 2008 season comes in at #1.)
- Only five times has Romo allowed a base on balls this year (though one of them was intentional). That’s good for a 1.12 BB/9. During the San Francisco era, only two Giants pitchers (Juan Marichal and Rod Beck) have posted a lower single-season BB/9 than Romo.
- Romo has the title of best single-season K/9 (12.94) by a Giants pitcher. (Quite an interesting list, actually — Denny Bautista and Alex Hinshaw are up there.)
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6 Responses to Sergio Romo’s Remarkable 2011 Season
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That’s just crazy. I really hope they sign this guy long term, he just keeps getting better.
And his facial hair is pretty dope too.
Romo has been terrific. Why are they not using him more, especially the way Mota and Casilla have been stinking it up during their last outings. I don’t think Romo was called in to pitch during the weekend series with the Dodgers. He should have been called in to pitch the ninth inning on Friday with the score tied at one.
maybe Bochy should consider him as a starter ??
Yeah, he is such an under-appreciated player. Can’t even find a t-shirt in the dugout store with his name on it. I finally ordered a custom shirt from MLB. Somebody share this! He is an amazing reliever and there have been plenty of games where I wished Bochy would let Romo close!
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