John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™

Who are the Fielding Bible Award winners for 2009?
THE 2009 FIELDING BIBLE AWARDS have been officially announced after one of the closest races in the history of the award centered around the keystone sack. Second basemen Aaron Hill, Dustin Pedroia and Chase Utley finished with 76, 76 and 73 points respectively, forcing a tie-breaking procedure [...]

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November 2, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, awards, book, fielding, stats  No Comments

John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™

Catcher Pickoff Leaders
Over the last several seasons, no one compares. Yadier Molina has nabbed more baserunners who fell asleep on the bases than any other catcher by a wide margin. Here are the leaders in catcher pickoffs since 2003:

Most Catcher Pickoffs
(Since 2003)

Player

Pickoffs

Yadier Molina

33

Miguel Olivo

19

Jose Molina

17

Ivan Rodriguez

13

Jeff Mathis

11

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