Paul, baseball fan
@bravespaul.bsky.social
I love MLB history, the Atlanta Braves, stats, fun facts, trivia, and dad jokes. Baseball Reference Brand Ambassador and longtime Stathead helper.
Other enthusiasms: Super Mario, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spaceballs, The Matrix, SQL…
Other enthusiasms: Super Mario, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spaceballs, The Matrix, SQL…
Me, two hours ago:
July 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Me, two hours ago:
Stolen bases per game over 3-year spans. Since 1920 (start of the Live Ball Era), the top 25 spans include all 24 that started from 1974 to 1997…
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
July 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Stolen bases per game over 3-year spans. Since 1920 (start of the Live Ball Era), the top 25 spans include all 24 that started from 1974 to 1997…
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
…and right now, 2023-2025 (so far).
💻 @Baseball_Ref Batting Year-By-Year Averages (and Excel)
www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majo...
June 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I asked ChatGPT to draw Atlanta Fulton County Stadium with the Atlanta skyline behind it under a picturesque night sky (I provided a classic daytime photo).
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
June 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I asked ChatGPT to draw Atlanta Fulton County Stadium with the Atlanta skyline behind it under a picturesque night sky (I provided a classic daytime photo).
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
This is what I got: "Baseball Starry Night"
Take 2: Some direction. I uploaded famously online photo of Joe Simpson, Don Sutton, Pete Van Wieren, and Skip Caray and told ChatGPT to keep the Braves on TBS desk but redraw the caricatures based on the photo.
June 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Take 2: Some direction. I uploaded famously online photo of Joe Simpson, Don Sutton, Pete Van Wieren, and Skip Caray and told ChatGPT to keep the Braves on TBS desk but redraw the caricatures based on the photo.
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of the Atlanta Braves broadcast team of the 1990s on TBS: Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Don Sutton, and Joe Simpson." No other direction. This is the result.
June 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of the Atlanta Braves broadcast team of the 1990s on TBS: Skip Caray, Pete Van Wieren, Don Sutton, and Joe Simpson." No other direction. This is the result.
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of Kent Hrbek lifting Ron Gant off first base." No other direction. This is the result.
June 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a caricature of Kent Hrbek lifting Ron Gant off first base." No other direction. This is the result.
Early glance at the upcoming Hall of Fame ballot season and the Baseball Reference probable list of names on the ballot:
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
June 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Early glance at the upcoming Hall of Fame ballot season and the Baseball Reference probable list of names on the ballot:
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones will get in.
No one else will come close.
I lost my stats in my downtime during the move, but I'll take this start!
June 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I lost my stats in my downtime during the move, but I'll take this start!
100 Greatest Sports Heroes, published in 1954. I read this cover to cover when I was about 10. Still in remarkably good shape considering it doesn't even know Aaron, Mays, Gibson, Mantle…
How much do you think it's worth?
How much do you think it's worth?
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
100 Greatest Sports Heroes, published in 1954. I read this cover to cover when I was about 10. Still in remarkably good shape considering it doesn't even know Aaron, Mays, Gibson, Mantle…
How much do you think it's worth?
How much do you think it's worth?
Reminder, MLB fans: The “quarter pole” means a quarter to go, not a quarter done. Horse racing, not pie charts. “Down the stretch they come!” is for late August, not late May.
May 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reminder, MLB fans: The “quarter pole” means a quarter to go, not a quarter done. Horse racing, not pie charts. “Down the stretch they come!” is for late August, not late May.
If the MLB season ends with today's standings, the Seattle #Mariners would have a Wildcard Round bye and the #Athletics would be playing the Tigers (probably?) for a shot at bringing MLB playoff baseball to the SAC.
May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
If the MLB season ends with today's standings, the Seattle #Mariners would have a Wildcard Round bye and the #Athletics would be playing the Tigers (probably?) for a shot at bringing MLB playoff baseball to the SAC.
Mike Trout's April 1-20, 2025: 13-for-63, 2B, 8 HR, 12 R, 14 RBI in 17 games.
That’s a 162-game pace of 76 home runs.
💻 Baseball Reference (Game Logs)
That’s a 162-game pace of 76 home runs.
💻 Baseball Reference (Game Logs)
April 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Mike Trout's April 1-20, 2025: 13-for-63, 2B, 8 HR, 12 R, 14 RBI in 17 games.
That’s a 162-game pace of 76 home runs.
💻 Baseball Reference (Game Logs)
That’s a 162-game pace of 76 home runs.
💻 Baseball Reference (Game Logs)
Don Sutton *or* Greg Maddux (but not both) pitched enough innings to qualify for ERA and other rate stats leaderboards for 43 straight MLB seasons.
Don Sutton’s Major League debut:
4/14/1966
Greg Maddux’s outside the womb debut:
4/14/1966
Don Sutton’s Major League debut:
4/14/1966
Greg Maddux’s outside the womb debut:
4/14/1966
April 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Don Sutton *or* Greg Maddux (but not both) pitched enough innings to qualify for ERA and other rate stats leaderboards for 43 straight MLB seasons.
Don Sutton’s Major League debut:
4/14/1966
Greg Maddux’s outside the womb debut:
4/14/1966
Don Sutton’s Major League debut:
4/14/1966
Greg Maddux’s outside the womb debut:
4/14/1966
So, what it actually did was start me on Game 6... but on the current week. So when I got to Game 6 just now, it repeated the same 4 I started with. (And I missed Game 5 again!)
It's holding my longest streak, but I don't think the "broken by" line is correct?
It's holding my longest streak, but I don't think the "broken by" line is correct?
April 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So, what it actually did was start me on Game 6... but on the current week. So when I got to Game 6 just now, it repeated the same 4 I started with. (And I missed Game 5 again!)
It's holding my longest streak, but I don't think the "broken by" line is correct?
It's holding my longest streak, but I don't think the "broken by" line is correct?
So far so good, but it shows 5-1 for current week when I've played only game 1. (I forgot to finish last week after starting 4-1.)
April 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
So far so good, but it shows 5-1 for current week when I've played only game 1. (I forgot to finish last week after starting 4-1.)
This is reality in 2025
April 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is reality in 2025
The AI devil wears Bravta
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The AI devil wears Bravta
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a 1-page comic book style graphic that briefly captures the joy that Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season brings."
March 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I told ChatGPT to "Draw a 1-page comic book style graphic that briefly captures the joy that Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season brings."
Happy Major National Holiday
March 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Happy Major National Holiday
I want to know more about this "free speech" Dumbass in Chief is talking about. I tried to share my thoughts on the hellbird app, and:
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I want to know more about this "free speech" Dumbass in Chief is talking about. I tried to share my thoughts on the hellbird app, and:
Nolan Ryan pitched 840 innings in his final 5 seasons, ages 42 to 46.
Aaron Nola pitched 850 innings over the last 5 years. No one else has pitched 830. (@stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Pitching Season Finder)
(Ryan's playing time in his final season was roughly analogous to 2020.)
Aaron Nola pitched 850 innings over the last 5 years. No one else has pitched 830. (@stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Pitching Season Finder)
(Ryan's playing time in his final season was roughly analogous to 2020.)
February 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Nolan Ryan pitched 840 innings in his final 5 seasons, ages 42 to 46.
Aaron Nola pitched 850 innings over the last 5 years. No one else has pitched 830. (@stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Pitching Season Finder)
(Ryan's playing time in his final season was roughly analogous to 2020.)
Aaron Nola pitched 850 innings over the last 5 years. No one else has pitched 830. (@stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Pitching Season Finder)
(Ryan's playing time in his final season was roughly analogous to 2020.)
Alex Bregman and Anthony Rendon are each at the top of the other's Similarity Scores list.
Here's their head-to-head @stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Versus Finder comparison.
Here's their head-to-head @stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Versus Finder comparison.
February 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Alex Bregman and Anthony Rendon are each at the top of the other's Similarity Scores list.
Here's their head-to-head @stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Versus Finder comparison.
Here's their head-to-head @stathead.com @baseball-reference.com Versus Finder comparison.