Best of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Relief Pitching Seasons (UPDATED)
By Phil Watson
9. Rod Beck, 1993
| Year ▾ | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA+ | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2.16 | 76 | 71 | 48 | 79.1 | 57 | 19 | 13 | 86 | 181 | 0.882 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 2/13/2014.
Shooter was selected for his first All-Star Game based on his work out of the bullpen for the revitalized Giants, who won 103 games after spending the previous season dodging rumors of a move to Tampa Bay. Beck also received MVP support for his work.
He converted 48 of 52 save opportunities and allowed only seven of 35 inherited runners to score, posting an average leverage index of 1.854.
He was second in the National League with 48 saves and 76 appearances.
Among relievers, Beck was second with an 0.882 WHIP, fourth with a 2.16 ERA and a 181 ERA-plus, tied for fourth with an opponent batting average of .201 and an OPS-plus of 59 and tied for eighth with 9.76 strikeouts per nine innings.