Best of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Relief Pitching Seasons (UPDATED)
By Phil Watson
7. Robb Nen, 2000
| Year ▾ | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA+ | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1.50 | 68 | 63 | 41 | 66.0 | 37 | 11 | 19 | 92 | 286 | 0.848 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 2/12/2014.
Nen is one of only two relievers to appear on this top 10 list twice, as his 2000 season was perhaps his best. Nen finished fourth in the Cy Young Award voting., converting 41 of 46 save opportunities and allowing five of 18 inherited runners to score, with an average leverage index of 1.862.
Nen was third in the National League with 41 saves. Among relief pitchers with at least 50 appearances, he led the NL with a 1.50 ERA, a 0.848 WHIP and a 26 OPS-plus, was second with a 286 ERA-plus, third with a .162 opponents batting average and tied for third with 12.55 strikeouts per nine innings.
He made two appearances for the Giants in the NLDS against the Mets, pitching 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk with three strikeouts, but New York beat the Giants in four games.