=== By The Numbers Dept. ===

15-5, 2.52 - Felix' Triple Crown numbers after shutting out Texas (2-3 starts left)

17-8, 2.92 - Pedro Martinez' triple crown numbers, lifetime, per 162 games

17-9, 3.12 - Roger Clemens' triple crown numbers, lifetime

17-9, 3.29 - Randy Johnson's triple crown numbers, lifetime

16-10, 3.27 - Greg Maddux' triple crown numbers, lifetime

17-9, 3.46 - Roy Halladay's triple crown numbers, lifetime

12-9, 3.32, 9 saves - John Smoltz' triple crown numbers, lifetime

15-10, 3.54 - Tom Glavine's' triple crown numbers, lifetime

14-10, 3.52 - Felix' numbers, lifetime

17-10, 3.90 - Andy Pettite's triple crown numbers, lifetime

14-10, 4.22 - Jamie Moyer's triple crown numbers, lifetime

Tim Wakefield -- Except the above, which active pitcher has the most career wins (189)

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20 - In his last 21 starts, how many Quality Starts did Felix have

4 - How many months does that span cover

2 - How many losses does Felix have during those four months

NO -  Is Felix kidding around about being an ace

 

16-5 - What is the Mariners' record in those 21 Felix starts

123 - How many wins would that be, full season

4.0 - How many runs did the Mariners' offense average to go 16-5

Only Twice - How many times did Felix strike out 10 batters during that span

Five times - How many times did Felix walk 4+ batters in that span

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Felix' performances have taken on an oddly monotonous quality.  Twenty-one* consecutive outstanding games, and none of them really overwhelming in the Big Unit, Pedro, Rocket sense.

He goes out game after game after ever-lovin' game, goes 7 innings, fans 6-7 guys, allows one or two runs.  It's like watching a pitching machine (albeit one dialed up to about 99 mph).   How can somebody be so routinely winning, without really ever being dazzling?

That's not a complaint.  I can't think of another righty power pitcher like that, except maybe Lackey and Halladay.  And they don't fit, exactly.

Felix' game is very repeatable these days, except I don't understand what exactly it is that he's repeating.  In terms of the ways in which he attacks batters.

Sunday night against Texas was a case in point.   His pitch quantities, rounded:

80 - Fastballs

8 - Changeups

8 - Sliders

15 - Curveballs (33% strikes)

Would you have guessed that?  What would you have guessed?  I dunno either.  Why was the curve the #2 pitch tonight, when it was the one he couldn't throw for a strike?

This doesn't sound very positive, considering that Felix has delivered us 21 straight terrific games.  ... I'd just like to know what kind of pitcher he is.  :- )

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#2 - Felix' rank in AL ERA (2.61 vs 2.19 for Greinke)

#4 - Felix' rank in AL wins (15 vs 16 for Sabathia etc)

#3 - Felix' rank in AL winning percentage (.737 vs .800 Feldman)

#7 - Felix' rank in AL WHIP (1.16 vs 1.08 Greinke)

#1 - Felix' rank in AL hits per IP (7.7 vs 7.8 Garza)

#4 - Felix' rank in AL strikeouts per IP (8.4 vs 10.2 Verlander)

#5 - Felix' rank in IP (200.1 vs 208 Halladay)

#4 - Felix' rank in strikeouts (188 vs 230 Verlander) 

#4 - Felix' rank in HR per 9 innings pitched (.63 vs .48 Greinke)

#5 - Felix' rank in adjusted ERA+ (166 vs 200 Greinke)

Enjoy,

Jeff