Records

[PolarBear]

Regardless, Gibson's 1.12 isn't one of the greatest sports records ever. Maybe he would have had a 1.00 in the "dead ball era". Maybe Maddox would have had a 1.10 in 1968 before the pitching rule changes. We'll never know. Which is why Gibson's record, while impressive in it's own right, doesn't hold up as an undisputed greatest ever record.

[cubsfan-budman]

the only ones up there that will never be broken are cy young's and (probably) gretsky's. cy youngs are absolutely unattainable because of how the game is played now...and will be as long as big money is involved. gretsky's because he is the greatest...odd to have another like him.

[CharleyBrown]

How about Old Hoss Radbourn's 59 wins in a season?

[HRBAKER]

How about 107 years without a championship?

[sycks22]

Hack Wilson 191 RBI in a season

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

How about 107 years without a championship?

Ouch.


You're right though.

[KCRfan1]

Originally Posted by PolarBear

Ouch.


You're right though.

I suspect that will change within the next couple of years.

[iwantitiwinit]

That average of 50 ppg by the stilt won't be broken unless a 8 footer suddenly emerges and if anything is even more impressive given the 3 point possibilities now haven't helped anyone get any closer.

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

I suspect that will change within the next couple of years.

Even if true, I doubt their 107+ year drought record will ever be broken.

[dabigyankeeman]

I think two separate lists need to be made, I dont feel you can compare individual season feats with career stats.

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by CharleyBrown

How about Old Hoss Radbourn's 59 wins in a season?

This is at the top of my list for the next baseball book I get.

[ALR-bishop]

For me the stat that stands out from Wilt's 1960-61 season was not his 50 points and 25 rebounds a game, but that he averaged over 48 minutes per game for the entire season

[7nohitter]

Ryan's 7 No-No's will never be broken. If Randy Johnson couldn't do it nobody will.

[Mikehealer]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

Ryan's 7 No-No's will never be broken. If Randy Johnson couldn't do it nobody will.

I doubt his number of walks will either.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

the only ones up there that will never be broken are cy young's and (probably) gretsky's. cy youngs are absolutely unattainable because of how the game is played now...and will be as long as big money is involved. gretsky's because he is the greatest...odd to have another like him.

I think Wilt's 100 pt game is pretty unbreakable, as is the 50 PPG. I don't see Dimaggio's hit streak ever getting broken, although it's not as completely impossible as cy young's records.

[cubsfan-budman]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I think Wilt's 100 pt game is pretty unbreakable, as is the 50 PPG. I don't see Dimaggio's hit streak ever getting broken, although it's not as completely impossible as cy young's records.

100 pt game? Didnt Kobe score 87 or something a few years back?

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

100 pt game? Didnt Kobe score 87 or something a few years back?

81 and that was the closest anyone has come in the last 50+ years since he scored 100. I don't see this one breaking.

And no one will ever come close to averaging 50 for a season. No one else has ever even averaged 40.

[frankbmd]

I'm surprised that Joe Cleary's career ERA of 189.00 didn't make the list.

Ironically he also struck out 27.00 batters per game (9 innings).

Two records that have stood for 70 years and he did it all in less than an hour.

In 1945 he pitched 1/3 of an inning for the Washington Senators, gave up 7 earned runs and struck out the only batter he retired.

Just do the math.