Centers to score 100+ points over a two-game span:
Joel Embiid (2022)
DeMarcus Cousins (2016)
David Robinson (1994)
Bob McAdoo (1975)
Wilt Chamberlain (86x)
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Shohei Ohtani now has 45 HR, 5 triples and 23 steals in 2021.
The only other player in MLB history with at least 45 HR, 5 3B and 23 SB in a season was Willie Mays in 1955.
Highest PPG in a season with 65%+ true shooting (min. 50 GP):
33.6 – Joel Embiid (2022-23)
32.0 – Stephen Curry (2020-21)
30.6 – Adrian Dantley (1983-84)
30.1 – Stephen Curry (2015-16)
28.3 – Charles Barkley (1987-88)
Bryce Harper since All-Star break: .352/.484/.754
Since the first All-Star Game in 1933, the only players to hit .350/.480/.750 or better (min. 250 PA) after the break are: Ryan Howard, Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Ted Williams.
Luka Dončić has played at least 42 minutes in five of his last six games.
No player in the last six seasons has played more minutes over a 6-game stretch with no overtime games.
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#MFFL
Most seasons with an OPS of 1.000 or better, among active MLB players (min. 200 PA):
4 – Joey Votto
3 – Mike Trout
3 – Miguel Cabrera
3 – Bryce Harper
3 – Aaron Judge
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#Reds
The
@Reds
are on an 8-game win streak, their longest since 2012. 🔥
Tonight, franchise icon Joey Votto returns to the lineup for his first game of the season.
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#ATOBTTR
Jack Flaherty is now 7-0 with a 2.47 ERA in 8 games.
He is the first Cardinals pitcher to have a sub-3.00 ERA and win at least 7 of his first 8 games of a season since Bob Gibson did it in 1965.
The
@Senators
have won 5 straight games, scoring at least 5 goals in each win.
Ottawa is just the 5th team in the last 15 years to score 5+ goals in each game of a 5-game win streak.
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#Sens
The Cubs have been outscored by 114 runs in their last 45 games.
That's their worst run differential in any 45-game span within a season in the modern era (since 1900).
Steph Curry is four 3PM away from possessing six of the top 10 individual seasons with the most playoff threes:
He and Klay Thompson currently combine for eight of the top ten.
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#DubNation
Tyrese Haliburton is on pace to become the 6th player in NBA history—and the first since John Stockton—to average at least 12 assists per game.
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#BoomBaby
Bryce Harper in August: 10 HR, 11 2B, 22 BB
Harper is the first NL player with at least 10 HR, 10 2B and 20 BB in any calendar month since Jeff Bagwell in May 1997.
Damian Lillard vs Nuggets:
206 points, 61 assists in 6 games
Lillard is the only player in our
@bball_ref
database with 200+ points and 60+ assists in any playoff series of 6 games or fewer.
Gerrit Cole entering tonight:
10 starts, 1.81 ERA, 92 K, 8 BB
Cole is the 2nd pitcher in MLB history with a sub-2.00 ERA, at least 90 K and fewer than 10 BB in his first 10 games of a season. The other? Clayton Kershaw in 2016
Shohei Ohtani has 18 extra-base hits in 26 games.
The only Angels player to have more extra-base hits in their first 26 games of a season was Troy Glaus, who had 19 in 1999 and 2004.
Shohei Ohtani is the 5th player in MLB history with at least 40 HR, 5 3B, 65 BB and 20 SB in a season
The others: Curtis Granderson(2011), Barry Bonds (1997), Brady Anderson (1996), Willie Mays (1955)
Mike Trout has a .420 BA and .783 SLG in 20 games this season.
This is the first time that he has hit at least .410 and slugged at least .750 in ANY 20-game span during his career.
Shohei Ohtani is the 2nd pitcher in Angels history with at least 40 K and fewer than 10 runs allowed in his first 5 games of a season.
The other guy to do that was Nolan Ryan in 1976.
Jrue Holiday in the 2021 playoffs:
399 points, 199 assists, 38 steals
The only other player in NBA history to have that many points, assists and steals in a single postseason is Isiah Thomas (1988).
Steph Curry is averaging 37.5 PPG over his last 20 games.
That's the highest scoring average in any 20-game span in NBA history for a player age 33 or older.
Miguel Cabrera has reached the 3,000 hit mark. Some neat stats:
1108 hits at Comerica Park
997 different pitchers
599 doubles
502 career home runs
266 vs. Cleveland (the most vs. any one team)
13 walk-off hits
1 bunt-single
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Giannis Antetokounmpo has 1,047 points, 492 rebounds and 213 assists in 44 playoff games entering tonight.
No player in our
@bball_ref
database has compiled at least 1000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists in their first 45 career playoff games.
Buster Posey is currently hitting .333/.428/.549 this season.
He is on pace to be the first catcher (min. 70 games) to hit .300/.400/.500 in a season since ... Posey did it in 2012 when he won the NL MVP.
Shohei Ohtani in 2021: 72 games, 25 HR, 11 steals, 4 triples
He is the first player in MLB history with at least 25 HR, 10 steals and 4 triples in his first 72 games played of a season.
Yermin Mercedes is hitting .427 in 21 career games.
That is the highest BA through 21 career games by any player in MLB history that started their career after 1900 (min. 75 PA).
Through 41 games this season,
@NYIslanders
defenseman Noah Dobson has 42 points.
He's on pace to become the first Islanders defenseman since Denis Potvin to average at least one point per game in a season.
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#Isles
Joey Votto is 1 of 10 players in MLB history with at least 2000 hits, 300 HR, 400 doubles and 1200 walks in their first 15 MLB seasons.
7 of the 9 others are in the Hall of Fame:
Luka Dončić posted the 6th highest game score since the NBA-ABA merger last night.
Two of the ten best game scores have come in the last two months.
#NBA
Most 40-point games all-time by a center:
271 – Wilt Chamberlain
70 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
58 – Bob McAdoo
49 – Shaquille O'Neal
34 – Joel Embiid
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#Sixers
Jazz Chisholm .326/.439/.630 in 15 games
He's the 5th player in Marlins history hit .320/.430/.630 or better in his first 15 games of a season (min. 50 PA):
Others: Miguel Cabrera (2007), Hanley Ramirez (2007), Mike Lowell (2002), Jeff Conine (1997)
Most points over a three-game span at age 21 or younger:
134 – Cam Thomas
134 – Allen Iverson
134 – Allen Iverson
129 – LeBron James
128 – LeBron James
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#Nets
Corey Seager's game-tying homer was the 14th HR in World Series history to tie or take the lead while trailing in the 9th inning.
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#GoAndTakeIt
Joel Embiid leads the NBA with a 31.5 PER this season.
That would be the 4th-highest PER in a season by any player 7'0 or taller, behind three Wilt Chamberlain seasons.
Jacob deGrom is 24-21 (.533) with a 1.99 ERA over his last 75 starts.
That is lowest win pct for any starting pitcher in any 75-game span with a sub-2.00 ERA in MLB history.
Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021 playoffs:
28.8 PPG, 13.6 RPG and 5.1 APG
He is on pace to be the 3rd player in NBA postseason history to average at least 28 pts, 13 reb and 5 ast in a single postseason. The others: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson
Today is Patrick Mahomes' 16th career game with at least 4 passing touchdowns, moving him into a tie for the 9th most of any player since 1950.
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John Means today: 7 IP, 5 K, 0 BB, 1 H
The last pitcher with 7+ IP, 5+ K, 0 BB and 1 hit or fewer allowed on Opening Day was ...
Irv Young (Boston Beaneaters) in 1906 vs Brooklyn Superbas
Wander Franco (20 years, 113 days) is the youngest player to make his MLB debut batting 1st or 2nd in the starting lineup since Andruw Jones (19 yrs, 114 days) on August 15, 1996.
Tonight's starting NL pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, has the lowest career ERA of any AL/NL pitcher with at least 200 starts in the Live-Ball Era:
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#AllStarGame
Last night, Shohei Ohtani became just the fifth NL/AL player since 1901 with 8 RBI in a game that his team lost.
In this time frame, players with 8+ RBI in a game were on the winning side 96.8% of the time (153/158):
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#GoHalos
Aged 21 or younger with 60+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 10+ assists over any two-game playoff span:
Luka Doncic
LeBron James
Tracy McGrady
Magic Johnson
Tyrese Maxey
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#NBAPlayoffs
Anthony Edwards last 3 games: 96 points, 20 rebounds, 16 assists.
Edwards is the first teenager in NBA history with at least 95 points, 20 rebounds and 15 assists in any 3-game span.
Aroldis Chapman is the first reliever in MLB history with...
✅0 runs allowed
✅at least 2 strikeouts
✅1 or fewer baserunners allowed
in each of his first 6 games of a season.
Last night, Shohei Ohtani hit his 118th career home run, passing Ichiro Suzuki for the second most ever by a player born in Japan.
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