Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons By Relief Pitchers
By Phil Watson
6. Huston Street, 2005
| Year | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA+ | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1.72 | 67 | 47 | 23 | 78.1 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 72 | 254 | 1.009 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/5/2014.
Taken with the 40th overall pick the previous June, Street made it to the bigs with less than one minor league season under his belt, pitching his way to Rookie of the Year honors.
He converted 23 of 27 save chances while allowing nine of 36 inherited runners to score. His ALI was 1.486.
Street was second among AL relievers with a 1.72 ERA and 254 ERA-plus, fifth with a 43 opponents OPS-plus, seventh with a .194 opponents batting average and eighth with a 1.009 WHIP.
He also thrived on keeping busy, posting a 1.50 ERA in 16 appearances the day after pitching and a 1.38 ERA on one day’s rest.