To measure their performances, I'm going to look at Game Scores for Hudson and Runs Created (in a single game) for Sheffield.
Runs Created Formula
(H+BB+HBP-CS-GIDP)(TB+.26[BB-IBB+HBP]+.52[SH+SF+SB])
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(AB + BB + HBP + SH + SF)
Game Score calculation from ESPN:
Start with 50 points. Add 1 point for each out recorded, (3 points per inning). Add 2 points for each inning completed after the 4th. Add 1 point for each strikeout. Subtract 2 points for each hit allowed. Subtract 4 points for each earned run allowed. Subtract 2 points for each unearned run allowed. Subtract 1 point for each walkSo, we go through Gary and Tim's gamelogs and come up with the following information.
Prior to May 26...
- Sheffield was averaging .76 RC/game played.
- Sheffield had cracked 3 RC in a single game only twice.
- Gary had topped out at 4.17 RC in a single game
On May 26, Sheff created 6.05 runs. That's a 45% increase over his previous best game.
And for Tim Hudson, prior to May 25...
- He had a 5-1 record and a 2.90 ERA.
- His average game score was a 58. (Randy's perfect game was a 100)
- His lowest game score was a 33. (May 2 against the Devil Rays)
- He had fallen below a game score of 50 only twice!
And then Timmy goes out against the Red Sox and helps himself to a gamescore of 22. Twenty-two!! That stinks.
So, I talk about Hudson's success and it disappears. I mention Sheffield's struggles and they disappear. Perhaps I should point out that the Angels are winning a lot of games...
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