Posted by Matthew Namee
After the perfect game, Randy Johnson has a 2.43 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 63 innings (11.6 per 9 innings). He's currently on pace for 355 strikeouts and 70 walks in 276 innings -- very similar to the numbers from his career year of 2002 (334 K's and 71 walks in 260 IP). Looks to me like the Big Unit is back.
(Note: the numbers are from ESPN.com... When I initially posted this, ESPN.com hadn't finished updating Randy's stats through tonight's game. The above numbers are the correct ones.)
Matthew Namee cofounded The Hardball Times in 2004, when he was working as the assistant to baseball author and Red Sox executive Bill James. Matthew still lives in Kansas, where he is currently pursuing a law degree. He can be reached at mfnamee [at] gmail [dot] com.
