OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS

The official Twitter page for @StatsPerform's US sports coverage, providing you with in-depth analysis and deep data across sports. Formerly @StatsBySTATS statsperform.com Chicago, IL Joined April 2009

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22 hours ago

Tonight is the 146th game in which the Rockies have trailed this season. That is tied for most in MLB's modern era with the 1962 Mets.

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Is Indiana's Fernando Mendoza the best QB in the nation right now? He's rarely talked about in that light, but he's put up some impressive numbers through four weeks. @alex_kirshner has his favorite in college football players so far this season. theanalyst.com/articles/most-…

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OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS

2 days ago

The @Mariners (17-1) and @Seahawks (3-1) are a combined 20-2 over the past 20 days. It's the first time ever an MLB team and an NFL team from the same metro area combined to win 20+ games in 20 days with each team contributing multiple wins (reg or post).

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2 days ago

Since ERA became official in both leagues in 1913, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the second MLB pitcher to have a season with: 200+ strikeouts sub-2.50 ERA sub-.200 opp BA sub-1.00 WHIP < 35 XBH allowed The other was Bob Gibson in 1968.

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2 days ago

The @Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba has at least 90 receiving yards, a 40+ yard catch & 4+ first-down catches in all three games this season. The last NFL player to start a season reaching those marks in his first three games was the Colts' Marvin Harrison in 1999.

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3 days ago

In MLB history, there have been over 100,000 instances of a player coming into a season having never had a 35-HR season in the majors up to that point. Of those players: 303 hit 35+ HR that season 114 hit 40+ HR 44 hit 45+ HR 13 hit 50+ HR 3 hit 55+ HR 1 hit 60+ HR (Cal Raleigh)

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3 days ago

Wednesday in MLB: Cal Raleigh: homers 59 & 60 Kyle Schwarber: homers 55 & 56 Aaron Judge: homers 50 & 51 It's the first time in MLB history 3 players with 50+ homers (at the end of the day) had multi-homer games on the same day.

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3 days ago

Cal Raleigh of the @Mariners is the first player in MLB history to hit his 60th homer of a season as part of a multi-homer game.

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3 days ago

Since ERA became an official stat in both leagues in 1913, Paul Skenes is the only MLB pitcher to finish a season with 200+ strikeouts and a sub-2.00 ERA and yet not have a winning record.

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3 days ago

Hunter Greene over his last 2 home starts entering today 2 Wins 2 Hits Allowed 21 Strikeouts He’s the only pitcher in the modern era (since 1901) with those marks or better over a 2-start span at home.

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4 days ago

The Mets lost 7 straight in June. They lost 7 straight again in August. They lost 8 straight in September. The only team in MLB history to have 3 separate 7+ game losing streaks & yet still make the playoffs was the 2006 Cardinals, who went on to win the World Series that year.

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4 days ago

Tonight marked the first time in MLB history a former Cy Young winner (Tarik Skubal) had an error, a wild pitch and a balk all in the same inning.

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4 days ago

Jose Ramirez has 100 runs, 30 home runs and 40 steals in 2025, becoming the first player in MLB history to record those figures in back-to-back seasons. He is the fourth player ever with multiple such seasons, joining Bobby (3x) & Barry (2x) Bonds and Alfonso Soriano (2x).

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5 days ago

The @Lions are the only NFL team in the Super Bowl era to have a game with: 7+ sacks 4+ rushing TDs 0 turnovers 0 sacks allowed

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5 days ago

Over their last 9 games, the @Braves: haven't lost haven't committed an error haven't scored fewer than 5 runs haven't allowed more than 5 runs No other team in MLB history has done that over a 9-game span.

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5 days ago

Including the playoffs, Lamar Jackson of the @Ravens has had 10 straight games with multiple passing touchdowns and 10+ yards rushing. That's the longest such streak (regular season and playoffs) by any player in NFL history.

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6 days ago

Russell Wilson is the first QB in NFL history to throw for under 200 yards and no TDs in one start, then throw for 450+ yards in his next start, then throw for under 200 yards and no TDs again in his next start.

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OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS

6 days ago

Players in the Super Bowl era to have multiple TD catches and a return TD through three career NFL games: Tory Horton 2025 Percy Harvin 2009 Tim Brown 1988

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6 days ago

The @Vikings are the first team in NFL history to have... 2+ pass TD 2+ rush TD 2+ defensive TD 2+ made field goals ...all before the 4th quarter of a game.

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7 days ago

Over their last 16 games, the @CleGuardians are 15-1 and have allowed 23 runs. They are the first MLB team to have a 16-game span with that many wins and so few runs allowed since the 1981 Oakland A's (April 9-24).