You don't have to say it; I already know it. One of the three pitchers on the podium got completely hosed. Life's not fair, WPA is a cruel and flawed mistress, and so on.
Despite all of that, it didn't have any effect on who took the top spot. So there's that.
Graphs for Game 47 (courtesy of Fangraphs):
Stats for Game 47:
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
HR |
ER |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
J Russell |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.72 |
.037 |
E Jackson |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.07 |
-.013 |
J Arrieta |
7 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0.65 |
-.165 |
J Grimm |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.88 |
-.168 |
P Strop |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1.83 |
-.300 |
Total |
9 |
11 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
0.72 |
-.609 |
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
pLI |
WPA |
A Russell |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.86 |
.273 |
J Soler |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1.04 |
.117 |
K Bryant |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0.8 |
.111 |
A Rizzo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1.07 |
.028 |
M Baxter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.36 |
-.009 |
J Lake |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.71 |
-.021 |
C Coghlan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.91 |
-.047 |
M Montero |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.22 |
-.069 |
J Arrieta |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.59 |
-.078 |
S Castro |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.71 |
-.086 |
D Fowler |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.88 |
-.110 |
Total |
35 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
1.07 |
.109 |
Writer's Note: The daily selections of the three Heroes and three Goats are based solely on the top three and bottom three WPA scores for the game. The selections are not based on my subjective opinion.
THE THREE HEROES:
- Superhero - Addison Russell (.273). Slowly working his way up the charts with his game-tying homer propelling him to the top spot.
- Hero - Jorge Soler (.117). His two-run homer earned him the second podium spot.
- Sidekick - Kris Bryant (.111). And his run-scoring double in the second earned him the final one.
THE THREE GOATS:
- Billy Goat - Pedro Strop (-.300). When you have the second-highest number of Billy Goats on the season and you're a reliever... that could be a problem.
- Goat - Justin Grimm (-.168). Feel free to vote for Dexter Fowler in the Marmol Non-Player of the Game poll. He'll be there.
- Kid - Jake Arrieta (-.165). Seven innings is always good. Three homers and four runs... notsomuch.
RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 47 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):
Bryant puts more distance on third place in the plus/minus race, while Strop pushes his way to, but not through, the basement door.
Heroes |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Anthony Rizzo |
7 |
9 |
1 |
40 |
Kris Bryant |
4 |
7 |
5 |
31 |
Dexter Fowler |
6 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
Jorge Soler |
2 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
Miguel Montero |
4.5 |
2.5 |
0 |
18.5 |
Starlin Castro |
2 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Addison Russell |
3 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
Jake Arrieta |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
13.5 |
Hector Rondon |
0 |
4 |
3.5 |
11.5 |
Jason Hammel |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
Jon Lester |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Zac Rosscup |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
Kyle Hendricks |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Jonathan Herrera |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
Travis Wood |
1 |
0 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
James Russell |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
x-Phil Coke |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
Pedro Strop |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Jason Motte |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Welington Castillo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Junior Lake |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
David Ross |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Goats |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
Jorge Soler |
3 |
7 |
4 |
27 |
Starlin Castro |
5 |
2 |
7 |
26 |
Dexter Fowler |
3 |
5 |
2 |
21 |
Chris Coghlan |
2 |
5 |
5 |
21 |
Kris Bryant |
3 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
Pedro Strop |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
Zac Rosscup |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Anthony Rizzo |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
Addison Russell |
0 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
Miguel Montero |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Jake Arrieta |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
Hector Rondon |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Edwin Jackson |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
Jon Lester |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Travis Wood |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
Jason Motte |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
Jason Hammel |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
x-Welington Castillo |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
David Ross |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Kyle Hendricks |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
x-Mike Olt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
x-Matt Szczur |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Justin Grimm |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
x-Phil Coke |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
James Russell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Jonathan Herrera |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Junior Lake |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Overall |
Hero |
Goat |
+/- |
Anthony Rizzo |
40 |
12 |
28 |
Kris Bryant |
31 |
15 |
16 |
Miguel Montero |
18.5 |
11 |
7.5 |
Jonathan Herrera |
8 |
2 |
6 |
Dexter Fowler |
26 |
21 |
5 |
Jake Arrieta |
13.5 |
10 |
3.5 |
Addison Russell |
15 |
12 |
3 |
Jason Hammel |
10 |
7 |
3 |
Kyle Hendricks |
8 |
5 |
3 |
Hector Rondon |
11.5 |
9 |
2.5 |
x-Chris Denorfia |
2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
Jon Lester |
9 |
7 |
2 |
James Russell |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Junior Lake |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Arismendy Alcantara |
2 |
1 |
1 |
x-Phil Coke |
3.5 |
3 |
0.5 |
x-Matt Szczur |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
Tsuyoshi Wada |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
x-Neil Ramirez |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
Justin Grimm |
2.5 |
4 |
-1.5 |
Travis Wood |
4.5 |
7 |
-2.5 |
Zac Rosscup |
9 |
12 |
-3 |
x-Gonzalez Germen |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Jason Motte |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
x-Mike Olt |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
x-Welington Castillo |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
David Ross |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
x-Brian Schlitter |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
Jorge Soler |
19 |
27 |
-8 |
Edwin Jackson |
0 |
8 |
-8 |
Starlin Castro |
16 |
26 |
-10 |
Pedro Strop |
3.5 |
14 |
-10.5 |
Chris Coghlan |
9 |
21 |
-12 |