Top 5 #2: Fantasy Player Games in the NFBC era

[Navel Lint]

Over the last 11 seasons we've seen a lot of great games played by a huge variety of different players. Here are five games that impacted your team both positively and unexpectedly.

Top 5 Fantasy Player Games in the NFBC era


#5: Kevin Slowey 6/8/2013............. W/7.0Inn/0ER/8K
That's a fairly routine stat line for any starting pitcher. The only thing that makes it special was that it wasn't a start for Slowey, it was a relief appearance. After making 12 straight starting appearances to open the season, Slowey was called to make a relief appearance in the 13th inning of a 1-1 game against the Mets. He held NY scoreless for the next 7 innings while striking out 8 batters. The 8K's are the second most of any relief pitcher in the NFBC era.

#4: Carl Crawford 5/3/2009........... 4-4/1BB/2R/1RBI/6SB
The six stolen bases says it all. In 2009, that would have been close to 5% of the average NFBCs team total for the year. It's the highest single game total since 2004. There were a couple of other players that have picked up 5SB's in a game, but Crawford tops them all with the 4-4 batting and the RBI thrown in.

#3: Lonnie Chisenhall 6/9/2014.......... 5-5/3R/3HR/9RBI
A great game for Chisenhall. The 9 RBI are the second most of any player in the NFBC era. The real question is; What was the percentage of owners that had Chisenhall active in their lineup for this game?

#2: Josh Hamilton 5/8/2012........... 5-5/4R/4HR/8RBI
There are only fourteen 4-HR games in MLB history, and only 1 in NFBC history. This is that game. Hamilton hit home runs in his first two at-bats, then doubled deep to right center, and then hit two more home runs in his final two at-bats. His 8RBI are tied for 3rd most in one game since 2004.

#1: Clayton Kershaw 6/18/2014............W/9Inn/0H/0ER/0BB/15K
It wasn't a perfect game due to a 7th inning throwing error by Hanley Ramirez, but this no-hitter was about as perfect as a pitcher can be. There is a Bill James created stat called GameScore. It assigns numeric value to each start made by a pitcher based on the events of the game. Since 2004, only 4 pitchers have received a score of 100 or higher. Kershaw's 102 for this game is the highest in the NFBC era and 2nd highest of any 9 inning game since 1969.

[Bronx Yankees]

Great lists. I'm enjoying reading them. Keep them coming as your time allows. Thanks.

Mike

[Red Sox Nation-]

Although this is a little bit off topic, has a single players game ever meant so much fantasy baseball money as David Ortiz on August, 16, 2014? 3-4, 2 runs, 2 HR, and 6 RBI

Net result = NFBC player Dave Potts wins 1 Million Dollars in a Fanduel tournament.


Keep up the great work with these lists. Very cool

Jason