Nation STATion: Deconstructing Theo

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It all began when Theo Epstein was named general manager on Nov. 25, 2002.

It all ended when Theo Epstein resigned as general manager on Oct. 21, 2011.

A lot of stuff happened in between:

2003: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, defeated the As in the ALDS (3-2), and lost to the Yankees in the ALCS (4-3). Manager Grady Little was fired and replaced by Terry Francona.

2004: 98-64 .605 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, defeated the Angels in the ALDS (3-0), defeated the Yankees in the ALCS (4-3), and won the World Series over the Cardinals (4-0).

2005: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card and lost the ALDS to the White Sox (3-0).

2006: 86-76 .531The Sox finished 3rd.

2007: 96-66 .593The Sox finished 1st, defeated the Angels in the LDS (3-0), defeated the Indians in the ALCS (4-3), defeated the Rockies in the World Series (4-0).

2008: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, defeated the Angels in the ALDS (3-1), lost the ALCS to the Rays (4-3).

2009: 95-67 .586 - The Sox finished 2nd, won the Wild Card, lost to the Angels in the ALDS (3-0).

2010: 89-73 .549The Sox finished 3rd.

2011: 90-72 .556The Sox finished 3rd.

Nine years:
Total wins839
Total losses619
Avg. wins per season93.2
Avg. losses per season68.7
Most wins98
Most losses76
Fewest wins86
Fewest losses64
Seasons 90 wins7
95 win seasons4
67 loss seasons4
World Championships2
AL championship2
Postseason appearances6
Finished 1st in AL East1
Finished 2nd n AL East5
Finished 1st in AL East3

Managers2
Grady Little95-67 .586
Terry Francona744-552 .574
Hitting stats
Homers hit
David Ortiz320
Manny Ramirez200
Jason Varitek139

RBI
David Ortiz1028
Manny Ramirez636
Kevin Youkilis550

Runs scored
David Ortiz884
Kevin Youkilis569
Manny Ramirez566
Hits
David Ortiz1367
Kevin Youkilis927
Manny Ramirez918

Extra base hits
David Ortiz681
Manny Ramirez397
Kevin Youkilis377

Doubles
David Ortiz348
Kevin Youkilis232
Dustin Pedroia206

Triples
Jacoby Ellsbury -23
Johnny Damon18
Kevin Youkilis16
Nomar Garciaparra16

Stolen bases
Jacoby Ellsbury175
Dustin Pedroia82
Coco Crisp70

Strikeouts
David Ortiz996
Jason Varitek872
Kevin Youkilis - 689

Walks
David Ortiz769
Manny Ramirez482
Kevin Youkilis480

Batting average (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.307
Dustin Pedroia.305
Bill Mueller.303
Jacoby Ellsbury.301

On-base percentage (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.406
Kevin Youkilis.391
David Ortiz.387

Slugging (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.576
David Ortiz.570
Kevin Youkilis.492

OPS (minimum 1000 plate appearances)
Manny Ramirez.982
David Ortiz.958
Kevin Youkilis.883

Pitching stats
Games
Jonathan Papelbon396 games
Mike Timlin394
Manny Delcarmen289

Started
Tim Wakefield243
Josh Beckett173
Jon Lester154

Innings pitched
Tim Wakefield1550.1
Josh Beckett1112.2
Jon Lester957.2

Wins
Tim Wakefield95
Josh Beckett84
Jon Lester76

Losses
Tim Wakefield86
Josh Beckett47
Jon Lester34

ERA(400 innings min.)
Jonathan Papelbon2.33
Pedro Martinez3.12
Jon Lester3.53

WHIP(400 innings min.)
Jonathan Papelbon1.018
Pedro Martinez - 1.110
Josh Beckett - 1.212

Complete Games
Tim Wakefield8
Josh Beckett7
Jon Lester6

Home runs allowed
Tim Wakefield209
Josh Beckett137
Jon Lester85

Strikeouts
Josh Beckett1014
Tim Wakefield1002
Jon Lester894

Walks
Tim Wakefield510
Jon Lester362
Daisuke Matsuzaka301
Josh Beckett - 300

Saves
Jonathan Papelbon219
Keith Foulke47
Mike Timlin27

Games played by position
Catchers19
Jason Varitek caught 989 games
Doug Mirabelli264
Victor Martinez110

First basemen32
Kevin Youkilis581
Kevin Millar280
David Ortiz118 games

Second basemen30
Dustin Pedroia709
Mark Loretta138
Mark Bellhorn124

Third basemen27
Mike Lowell528
Bill Mueller373
Kevin Youkilis331

Shortstops27
Julio Lugo226
Marco Scutaro241
Alex Cora171
Jed Lowrie147

Left fielders51
Manny B. Manny839
Jason Bay199
Carl Crawford127

Centerfielders28
Johnny Damon590
Jacoby Ellsbury402
Coco Crisp361

Right fielders40
J.D. Drew580
Trot Nixon387
Gabe Kapler160

Designated Hitters49
David Ortiz1128
Manny B. Manny131

All in all, a damn good resume.

The best of luck in Chicago, Theo.

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