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Roger Clemens - Stats Insanity

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Introduction:
"I am, like most baseball fans, a statistics hound. Roger Clemens's career statistics are incredible, so here's a quick quiz on the Rocket. If you memorize the stats like me, you'll have an easy time. All answers are as of the start of the 2004 season."


1. When Roger Clemens won 20 games in 2001, it was the _____ time he had won 20 (or more) games in a single season?
    7th
    9th
    8th
    6th


2. In 1990, the Rocket had one of his greatest seasons, going 21-6 with a 1.93 ERA. However, he failed to win the Cy Young Award that year. Who did?
    Answer: (Two words, or just surname - Oakland A's)


3. Clemens is best known for his power-pitching, especially his fastball. In how many seasons has he struck out 300 or more batters?
    0
    2
    1
    3


4. The 2001 season saw Clemens finish, in the top 3 in voting for the Cy Young, for the 8th time. Of those 8 he won 6 awards. The first time he was in the top 3 and didn't win was 1990. What was the second year he finished in the top 3 but didn't win?
    1995
    1993
    1992
    1994


5. 2003 was Clemens's 14th season with 30 or more starts. Of those 14 seasons, how many seasons was his ERA under 3.00?
    7
    10
    9
    8


6. In 1997 Clemens led the league in shutouts, with 3. In how many previous seasons had he led the league in shutouts?
    1
    7
    5
    3


7. He won more Cy Young Awards with the Toronto Blue Jays than with any other team.
    True
    False


8. In Clemens's rookie year, 1984, he pitched one game in relief: the next game in which he pitched relief was in 1999.
    True
    False


9. Clemens is reknowned for brushback pitches and beanballs. In 1995 he led the league with 14 hit batsmen. Had he ever led the league in beanballs before?
    Yes
    No


10. In the 2003 season Clemens struck out 190 batters, to take him through the 4000 mark: at the end of the season he had struck out 4099 batters. At that time, how many other pitchers in baseball history had stuck out more?
    1
    2
    0
    3


11. In 2001, a 38 year-old Clemens went 20-3 and led the league in winning percentage with 87%. Was this the first time he'd ever led the league in winning percentage?
    Yes
    No


12. Has Clemens ever had a hit as a batter in the post season?
    Yes
    No


13. In 1986, on top of winning the Cy Young Award, Clemens also won the award as the League's Most Valuable Player. He has never won it again, but he did finish third in the voting in one subsequent season. Which year was it?
    1990
    1991
    1997
    2001


14. During the 18 seasons from 1986 and 2003, how many times did Clemens finish in the top 10 in the league in strikeouts recorded?
    17
    15
    18
    16


15. Clemens was the first man in baseball history to _________ ?
    strike out 20 men in a nine-inning game
    average more than 10 strikeouts per nine inning for an entire season
    lead the league in wins, strikeouts, ERA, innings pitched, complete games and shutouts in the same season
    earn a salary of over $10 million for a single season


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