Derek Bain

I am a New Jersey native with a passion for baseball, statistics, computers and video games who enjoys spending quality time with his family. Co-chair of the SABR Games and Simulations Committee since August 2022 along with Mark Wendling. Visit my Amazon author page to check out my books, promotional videos, and post a review if you're a Hardball Retro fan! My Books: “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds”, published in September 2024 with co-author John Racanelli, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds was recognized with the 2025 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award. Hardball Architects – Volume 1 (American League Teams)”, published in July 2020, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com.  Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams)”, published in April 2022, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. “Hardball Architects” examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All key moves are scrutinized for every team and Sabermetric principles are applied to the roster construction throughout the lifetime of the organization to encapsulate the hits and misses by front office executives. Hardball Retroactive”, published in June 2018, is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. A cross-section of essays that I penned for Seamheads.com along with my Baseball Analytics blog spanning nearly a decade touching on subjects including "Taking the Extra Base", "General Manager Scorecard", "Worst Trades", "BABIP By Location" and "Baseball Birthplaces and the Retro World Baseball Classic". Rediscover your favorite hardball arcade and simulations in "Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser" or take a deep dive into every franchise's minor league successes and failures in relation to their major league operations in "Minors vs. Majors". “Hardball Retrospective” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Supplemental Statistics, Charts and Graphs along with a discussion forum are offered at TuataraSoftware.com. In Hardball Retrospective, I placed every ballplayer in the modern era (from 1901-present) on their original teams. Using a variety of advanced statistics and methods, I generated revised standings for each season based entirely on the performance of each team’s “original” players. I discuss every team’s “original” players and seasons at length along with organizational performance with respect to the Amateur Draft (or First-Year Player Draft), amateur free agent signings and other methods of player acquisition. Season standings, WAR and Win Shares totals for the “original” teams are compared against the real-time or “actual” team results to assess each franchise’s scouting, development and general management skills. Don Daglow (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball, Tony LaRussa Baseball) contributed the foreword for Hardball Retrospective. The foreword and preview of my book are accessible here “Hardball Retrospective - Addendum 2014 to 2016” supplements my research for Hardball Retrospective, providing retroactive standings based on Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for each "original" team over the past three seasons (2014-2016). Team totals from 2010 - 2013 are included for reference purposes. “Addendum” is available in paperback and digital (Kindle) format at Amazon.com. Contact me on BlueSky - @hardballretro.bsky.social

Expos / Nationals Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Expos / Nationals (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Bob Gebhard 0.950 Tim Young* 0.954 Heath Haynes 0.991 Rusty Kilgo* 0.997 Caleb Clay 1.031 Kevin Cavalier 1.046 Pat Lehman 1.061 Chuck Taylor 1.064 Juan Martinez 1.075 Richard Bleier* 1.086 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey —– FINAL STANDINGS for Minor League Career WHIP Leaders —– Bryan Swank 11 Jon Winkler … Read more

Blue Jays Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Blue Jays (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Matt Boyd* 0.985 Justin Nicolino* 0.998 Casey Janssen 1.011 Frank Gailey* 1.023 Dane Anthony 1.032 Nestor Molina 1.032 Sandy Nin 1.038 Danny Barnes 1.042 Bobby Bell 1.051 Shaun Marcum 1.080 Correctly answered by Neil Bush, Bryan Swank and Patrick Lachaine Select one of the four choices then click Vote in … Read more

Senators II / Rangers Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Senators II / Rangers (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Robbie Erlin* 0.925 Fred Waters* 0.944 Carl Edwards 0.954 Alex Claudio* 0.999 Ben Rowen 1.004 Jovanny Cedeno 1.005 Kyle Hendricks 1.010 John Dettmer 1.047 Jim Hvizda 1.047 Erik Thompson 1.047 Correctly answered by Neil Bush and Bryan Swank Select one of the four choices then click Vote in … Read more

(Devil) Rays Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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(Devil) Rays (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Chad Orvella 0.962 Derek Andersen* 1.044 Lance Carter 1.048 Taylor Guerrieri 1.062 Andy Sonnanstine 1.074 Yonny Chirinos 1.075 Brandon Henderson* 1.082 Brent Honeywell 1.082 C.J. Riefenhauser* 1.094 Jeremy Hellickson 1.095 Correctly answered by Michael Danes, Neil Bush, Jon Winkler, Bryan Swank, Matthew Bloss, Michael McConchie and Tom Siegler Select one … Read more

Cardinals Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Cardinals (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Clyde Keller 0.834 Kirk Bullinger 0.931 Earl Porter 0.948 Mike O’Reilly 0.954 Frank Speek 0.993 Jerry Robertson 1.012 Pete Mikkelsen 1.022 Steve Jones 1.023 Seth Maness 1.029 Deimer Bier 1.030 Correctly answered by Michael Danes and Matthew Bloss Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to lock … Read more

Giants Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Giants (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Masanori Murakami* 0.914 Sergio Romo 0.954 Greg Bruso 0.985 Miguel Ferrer 1.033 Juan Marichal 1.046 Santos Hernandez 1.049 Murray Wall 1.050 Larry Jansen 1.059 Red Murff 1.063 Madison Bumgarner* 1.069 Correctly answered by Neil Bush, Jon Winkler, Michael Murray, Rod Humphrey and Doug Snyder Sr. Select one of the four choices … Read more

Mariners Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Mariners (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Emilio Pagan 1.061 Pablo Lopez 1.068 Nick Neidert 1.071 Yeuri Gonzalez 1.073 Andrew Moore 1.078 Michael Pineda 1.083 Rafael Soriano 1.084 Henry Perez* 1.086 Andres Torres 1.092 Brandon Miller 1.100 Correctly answered by Michael Murray, Michael McConchie, Neil Bush, Bryan Swank and Tom Siegler Select one of the four choices then … Read more

Padres Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Padres (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Kyle McGrath* 0.829 Joey Lucchesi* 0.934 Brad Brach 0.992 Mat Latos 1.061 Evan Scribner 1.073 Lance Painter* 1.085 Kevin Quackenbush 1.085 J.J. Trujillo 1.098 Ron Morton 1.100 Leo Rosales 1.103 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey and Doug Snyder Sr. Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to … Read more

Pirates Minor League Career WHIP Leaders

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Pirates (Minor Leaguers) WHIP Montana DuRapau 0.926 Diego Moreno 0.933 Tate Scioneaux 0.967 Diomedes Olivo* 0.979 Dick Hall 1.002 Luke Hamlin 1.022 Ricardo Paulino 1.049 Wilbur Wood* 1.049 Chris Demaria 1.053 Scooter Hightower 1.053 Mitch Keller 1.053 Correctly answered by Michael Murray, Bryan Swank and Rod Humphrey Select one of the four choices then click … Read more