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08-09-2007, 03:32 PM
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Jim Rice is NOT in the Hall of Fame. [/ QUOTE ] Bert Blyleven isn't either. He is 1 behind Ryan/Seaver for the modern career shutout record (he had 60). In 1973 (age 22) he started 40 games and completed 25 of them. Career WARP3 of 141.5. 
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08-09-2007, 03:37 PM
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An NBA one I stumbled across today that kinda blew my mind:
Adrian Dantley has 7 career 3 point FG. It was a different era for what was expected out of swingmen, I guess.
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08-09-2007, 04:08 PM
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Re: random sports stats/facts that surprise you when you first hear them
NCAA Tournament
Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, there has never been a year where all four #1 seeds have made the Final Four. NFL Despite having one of the most heralded defenses in NFL history, the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens finished only six total yards allowed (which is what the NFL uses to measure defensive rankings) ahead of their divisonal rival the Tennessee Titans. The Ravens allowed 4,145 total yards (259.1 YPG) to the Titans (259.4). The Ravens also bested the Titans in total points allowed by just 26 (191-165, a difference of 1.6 PPG). NBA The Celtics new "Big Three" in Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen have played a total of 34 seasons in the NBA. The three combined have zero NBA Finals appearances and only three Conference Finals appearances (one each).
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08-09-2007, 04:10 PM
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FWIW my statement was completely wrong.
I still stand by my point that rebound numbers were crazy back then, which they were.
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08-09-2007, 04:17 PM
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FWIW my statement was completely wrong. I still stand by my point that rebound numbers were crazy back then, which they were. [/ QUOTE ] Teams often have 4 or more players average over 10 points per game. Maybe you just got confused....I could see how points and rebounds are difficult to tell apart at times.
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#7
08-09-2007, 04:25 PM
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Re: random sports stats/facts that surprise you when you first hear th
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[ QUOTE ] FWIW my statement was completely wrong. I still stand by my point that rebound numbers were crazy back then, which they were. [/ QUOTE ] Teams often have 4 or more players average over 10 points per game. Maybe you just got confused....I could see how points and rebounds are difficult to tell apart at times. [/ QUOTE ] Or maybe I was thinking of rebounds per 40 minutes, where teams in the 60s would regularly have 6+ players averaging over 10 per game, compared to the current era where teams usually have 2 or 3.
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08-09-2007, 04:30 PM
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Re: random sports stats/facts that surprise you when you first hear th
Outside of the little back and forth, I'll second that I'm not the least bit surprised that no active NBA player is in the top 15 for rebounds/game. Not even looking at the stats, I know Duncan, KG, and Shaq are all around 11 RPG. It's well known that the early rebound numbers were gaudy. The Wilts and Russells of the world are in the 20s. Seems logical there'd be quite a few guys in the 12-20 range from the early days.
edit: Other NBA not so surprised: the Stackhouse scoring champ thing, if only because they mention it during Mavs games all the time. "Former scoring leader, moves to the 6th man role for the benefit of the team!" That Laettner was an All-Star. For some reason I've always known that. I agree with GKA that Wally is pretty surprising.
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#9
11-09-2007, 09:29 PM
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Re: random sports stats/facts that surprise you when you first hear th
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] FWIW my statement was completely wrong. I still stand by my point that rebound numbers were crazy back then, which they were. [/ QUOTE ] Teams often have 4 or more players average over 10 points per game. Maybe you just got confused....I could see how points and rebounds are difficult to tell apart at times. [/ QUOTE ] Or maybe I was thinking of rebounds per 40 minutes, where teams in the 60s would regularly have 6+ players averaging over 10 per game, compared to the current era where teams usually have 2 or 3. [/ QUOTE ] Perhpas you were thinking of minutes played. Teams quite often have over 4 players average 10+ minutes played per game too. 100,385 and counting
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#10
08-09-2007, 04:44 PM
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In 1998 Gary Anderson only missed 1 field goal, everybody knows the one he missed gets blamed for the Vikings losing in the NFL championship to Atlanta.
If he had missed every field goal THE ENTIRE SEASON (not extra point, just field goals) their record would have been 13-2 w/ 1 game going into OT, (and they would have been the OT favorite anyways, but lets just assume they end up w/ a tie). Their record ends up 13-2-1 and they make playoffs. They would have got a bye in the wildcard game. They would have won the divisional playoff game and been right back in the NFC Championship where Anderson would go on to miss the only FG he actually missed the entire season. Who says you need a kicking game? Source
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