Who Are These Guys?

Player A: .159 BA, .196 OBP, .227 SLG, 88 AB/HR, 17 wRC+
Player B: .285 BA, .386 OBP, .512 SLG, 18 AB/HR, 153 wRC+ (100 is league average)

Player C: 57 1/3 inn, 1.57 ERA, 10.0 K/BB
Player D: 41 1/3 inn, 5.01 ERA, 2.9 K/BB

Who Are These Guys

Player A: 73 1/3 inn 48 sv 0.61 ERA 1.34 FIP 603 ERA+ 8.96 K/9 0.49 BB/9 .213 BABIP 3.1 WAR
Player B: 70 2/3 inn 39 sv 1.40 ERA 2.03 FIP 316 ERA+ 9.81 K/9 0.76 BB/9 .218 BABIP 3.3 WAR
Player C: 74 1/2 inn 21 sv 1.09 ERA 1.61 FIP 376 ERA+ 12.23 K/9 1.09 BB/9 .188 BABIP 3.3 WAR

Notes: 1) Numbers are all jumbled, but its easier if you read it as columns, than straight across. 2) I use Fangraphs WAR, other calculations differ slightly. 3) These are from 3 different seasons.

Who Are These Guys?

Player A: 2008: 16 wins, 2.53 ERA
Player B: 2008: 15 wins, 4.77 ERA
Player A: 2009: 4 wins, 0.78 ERA
Player B: 2009: 5 wins, 7.02 ERA

Who Are These Guys?

Player A: .293 BA 20 HR 90 RBI
Player B: .285 BA 21 HR 87 RBI
Player C: .289 BA 27 HR 111 RBI
Player D: .286 BA 23 HR 86 RBI
Player E: .285 BA 29 HR 75 RBI

Who Are These Guys?

Player A: 39 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD
Player B: 39 carries, 171 yards, 1 TD

Story suggested by Pizza Parlor Derek

Who Are These Guys?

Player A: 216 at bats 64 hits 10 HR 36 RBI 18 BB 50 K .296 BA .354 OBP .491 SLUG
Player B: 205 at bats 63 hits 10 HR 36 RBI 19 BB 50 K .307 BA .370 OBP .512 SLUG

Story Suggested by Reissberg

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Player A - 2005: .247 BA, .927 OPS, 40 HR, 114 BB
Player B - 2005: .303 BA, .786 OPS, 15 HR, 48 BB
Player A - 2006: .234 BA, .855 OPS, 40 HR, 112 BB
Player B - 2006: .322 BA, .786 OPS, 9 HR, 49 BB
Player A - 2007: .264 BA, .940 OPS, 40 HR, 101 BB
Player B - 2008: .351 BA, .827 OPS, 6 HR, 49 BB

Please note the eerie consistency of Player A's home runs and Player B's walks.

Who Are These Guys?

Player A - 2006: 658 AB 131 R 203 hits 32 HR 102 RBI .309 BA .906 OPS
Player B - 2006: 611 AB 105 R 172 hits 27 HR 90 RBI .282 BA .819 OPS
Player A - 2007: 530 AB 104 R 176 hits 22 HR 103 RBI .332 BA .976 OPS
Player B - 2007: 632 AB 113 R 155 hits 31 HR 88 RBI .245 BA .805 OPS
Player A - 2008: 173 AB 34 R 53 hits 14 HR 31 RBI .306 BA 1.024 OPS
Player B - 2008: 157 AB 33 R 50 hits 13 HR 31 RBI .316 BA 1.067 OPS

Hint: They play the same position and while we all admit that Player A is better than Player B, the amount by which he is better is not as great as you would think. My main point in this one is that if these two players continue this pace their entire careers (far from a given), both will be deserving Hall of Famers when they're through.

Who Are These Guys?

Player A - 10 innings 4 hits 0 walks 0 runs 10 strikeouts 7 saves
Player B - 10 innings 1 hit 2 walks 0 runs 10 strikeouts 6 saves

Who Are These Guys?

Through 15 weeks (14 games) of the 2007 NFL season:
Player A: 971 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, 49 first downs
Player B: 971 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, 49 first downs

Story suggested by Pizza Parlor Derek

Who Are These Guys?

Player A - 2006: 492 ABs 32 HR 90 RBI 89 runs .289 BA .915 OPS
Player B - 2006: 524 ABs 38 HR 114 RBI 89 runs .265 BA .909 OPS
Player A - 2007: 420 ABs 18 HR 69 RBI 55 runs .255 BA .778 OPS
Player B - 2007: 445 ABs 18 HR 58 RBI 58 runs .254 BA .769 OPS

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Player A - 2005: 141 games 520 ABs 95 runs 32 HRs 108 RBI .317 BA .959 OPS
Player B - 2005: 151 games 582 ABs 83 runs 16 HRs 78 RBI .266 BA .744 OPS
Player A - 2006: 156 games 607 ABs 92 runs 33 HRs 116 RBI .329 BA .934 OPS
Player B - 2006: 140 games 510 ABs 127 runs 41 HRs 116 RBI .275 BA .982 OPS
Player A - 2007: 109 games 410 ABs 64 runs 18 HRs 90 RBI .329 BA .965 OPS
Player B - 2007: 96 games 373 ABs 55 runs 19 HRs 62 RBI .263 BA .823 OPS

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Player A - rookie year: 41 runs 14 HR 45 RBI .300 BA .885 OPS
Player B - rookie year: 41 runs 14 HR 40 RBI .293 BA .857 OPS
Player A - 2006: 83 runs 29 HR 103 RBI .260 BA .742 OPS
Player B - 2006: 96 runs 26 HR 116 RBI .311 BA .912 OPS
Player A - 2007: 45 runs 10 HR 65 RBI .291 BA .759 OPS
Player B - 2007: 59 runs 18 HR 59 RBI .296 BA .890 OPS

2007 stats through 7/21

Who Are These Guys?

I'll give you stats of two players. You tell me who the guys are. I'll post the answer in the comments section tomorrow.

Player A - rookie season: 280 AB 22 HR 43 RBI .293 BA .952 OPS
Player B - rookie season: 312 AB 22 HR 63 RBI .288 BA .923 OPS

Player A - 2007: 209 AB 14 HR 37 RBI .273 BA .884 OPS
Player B - 2007: 207 AB 17 HR 53 RBI .256 BA .938 OPS