Good morning!
Last season, the White Sox didn't have a single pitcher --starter or reliever-- finish the season with a WHIP lower than 1.107. (Jacob Amaya's one inning of pitching doesn't count; if you had Martín Pérez on your bingo card come on down!) In fact, among relievers only, one has to return to the 2022 season to find a pitcher who makes the cut. Just another reminder of how sparse the past few years have been!
But, it makes for a good Sporcle with some interesting names that go back a bit. Today's quiz: name those White Sox relievers in franchise history to pitch at least 60 innings --and at least 80 % of those innings in relief-- and a WHIP of 1.1 or below. In all that's 47 names. How many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the season and the WHIP.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The two highest ERAs among pitchers on this list both came in 1998: 4.13 and 3.57.
- The lowest ERA is 1.31, coming in 1967 (the one that has a 1.034 WHIP; three guys in 1967 sure seems as though it presaged Year of the Pitcher!)
- The highest K/9 is 14.3 in 2021 while the lowest is 2.5 in 1955.
All data from stathead.com
