Insane Baseball Awards

The SABRhood’s original, data-selected awards for baseball’s strangest and most specific skills.

The SABRhood originals

Specially crafted leaderboards, unique to the Sabrhood

Unusual skills, count-level dominance, strange player profiles, and the category races you did not know you needed.

The SABRhood originals

Baseball deserves awards for the wonderfully specific

Every candidate board begins with an explainable formula or an unusual game context. The rotating showcase favors races with a leader far from the field, a tight fight at the top, or both.

9 candidate awards 3 featured this cycle
Ranked race

Earthworm Killer Award

Who combines the loudest contact with the strongest ground-ball habit?

  1. 1Heliot RamosSan Francisco Giants · hitter92.4 mph | 52.7% GB
  2. 2Garrett MitchellMilwaukee Brewers · hitter92.3 mph | 53.2% GB
  3. 3Leo JiménezMiami Marlins · hitter91.2 mph | 54.8% GB
  4. 4Gabriel AriasCleveland Guardians · hitter91.5 mph | 53.3% GB
  5. 5Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays · hitter93 mph | 49.5% GB
50% exit-velocity percentile + 50% ground-ball-rate percentile | Leader separation 2.40 SD | Race closeness 99.3/100 | Minimum 100 PA
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Ambush Artist

Who does the most damage when the plate appearance ends on pitch one?

  1. 1Andrew VaughnMilwaukee Brewers · hitter1.200 SLG
  2. 2Max MuncyAthletics · hitter1.143 SLG
  3. 3Josh LoweLos Angeles Angels · hitter1.083 SLG
  4. 4Michael ConfortoChicago Cubs · hitter1.067 SLG
  5. 5Isaac ParedesHouston Astros · hitter1.040 SLG
Slugging percentage in one-pitch plate appearances | Leader separation 3.29 SD | Race closeness 71.5/100 | Minimum 15 one-pitch PA
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Two-Strike Escape Artist

Who keeps producing after the pitcher reaches the doorstep?

  1. 1Yordan AlvarezHouston Astros · hitter1.002 OPS
  2. 2Nolan SchanuelLos Angeles Angels · hitter0.953 OPS
  3. 3Miguel AndujarSan Diego Padres · hitter0.850 OPS
  4. 4Juan SotoNew York Mets · hitter0.844 OPS
  5. 5Tyler TolbertKansas City Royals · hitter0.840 OPS
OPS proxy in plate appearances that reached two strikes | Leader separation 3.38 SD | Race closeness 69.6/100 | Minimum 15 two-strike PA
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Velvet Rope Award

Who controls the strike zone so well that pitchers rarely get an easy out?

  1. 1Geraldo PerdomoArizona Diamondbacks · hitter15% BB | 12% K
  2. 2Juan SotoNew York Mets · hitter15.8% BB | 13.8% K
  3. 3Steven KwanCleveland Guardians · hitter12.9% BB | 9.8% K
  4. 4Spencer HorwitzPittsburgh Pirates · hitter13.5% BB | 13.5% K
  5. 5Kevin McGonigleDetroit Tigers · hitter13.7% BB | 14% K
50% walk-rate percentile + 50% inverse strikeout-rate percentile | Leader separation 2.43 SD | Race closeness 89.6/100 | Minimum 100 PA
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Short Porch Architect

Who most consistently puts airborne contact toward the pull-side seats?

  1. 1Nick CastellanosSan Diego Padres · hitter55.4% pull | 37.3% FB
  2. 2Cal RaleighSeattle Mariners · hitter53.4% pull | 42% FB
  3. 3Mitch GarverSeattle Mariners · hitter54.8% pull | 37% FB
  4. 4Mickey MoniakColorado Rockies · hitter53.2% pull | 38.7% FB
  5. 5Tyler O’NeillBaltimore Orioles · hitter53% pull | 39.3% FB
50% pull-rate percentile + 50% fly-ball-rate percentile | Leader separation 2.09 SD | Race closeness 96.0/100 | Minimum 100 PA
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Bad Ball Bandit

Who steals the most total bases from pitches outside the strike zone?

  1. 1Ernie ClementToronto Blue Jays · hitter44 TB
  2. 2Junior CamineroTampa Bay Rays · hitter40 TB
  3. 3Ozzie AlbiesAtlanta Braves · hitter39 TB
  4. 4Alec BurlesonSt. Louis Cardinals · hitter39 TB
  5. 5Michael Harris IIAtlanta Braves · hitter39 TB
Total bases on terminal pitches outside the strike zone | Leader separation 3.81 SD | Race closeness 44.7/100 | Minimum 7 out-of-zone hits
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No Mercy Award

Which pitcher most often turns an 0-2 advantage into a strikeout?

  1. 1Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers · pitcher66 K
  2. 2Cristopher SánchezPhiladelphia Phillies · pitcher60 K
  3. 3Joe RyanMinnesota Twins · pitcher47 K
  4. 4Dylan CeaseToronto Blue Jays · pitcher46 K
  5. 5Jacob deGromTexas Rangers · pitcher43 K
Total strikeouts in plate appearances that reached 0-2; rate breaks ties | Leader separation 4.98 SD | Race closeness 40.2/100 | Minimum 15 0-2 PA
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Full Count Survivor

Who produces the most after the count reaches its final possible pitch?

  1. 1Hunter GoodmanColorado Rockies · hitter1.949 OPS
  2. 2Evan CarterTexas Rangers · hitter1.580 OPS
  3. 3Pete Crow-ArmstrongChicago Cubs · hitter1.508 OPS
  4. 4Endy RodríguezPittsburgh Pirates · hitter1.437 OPS
  5. 5Andruw MonasterioBoston Red Sox · hitter1.406 OPS
On-base percentage + slugging proxy in 3-2 plate appearances | Leader separation 4.34 SD | Race closeness 0.0/100 | Minimum 15 full-count PA
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Full Count Executioner

Which pitcher has finished the most full counts with a strikeout?

  1. 1Dylan CeaseToronto Blue Jays · pitcher27 K
  2. 2Zack WheelerPhiladelphia Phillies · pitcher21 K
  3. 3Gavin WilliamsCleveland Guardians · pitcher19 K
  4. 4Shane BazBaltimore Orioles · pitcher17 K
  5. 5Taj BradleyMinnesota Twins · pitcher16 K
Total strikeouts in 3-2 plate appearances; rate breaks ties | Leader separation 4.97 SD | Race closeness 0.0/100 | Minimum 15 full-count PA
Rotation ruleShowcase score is 55% leader separation from the eligible field and 45% closeness between first and second. That lets a dominant oddity and a genuinely dramatic race both earn the front page.