Chris Begg: The REAL Chien-Ming Wang

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Comp Pitching                Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV  K  BB 
(07)Begg, Chris              SFG  109.1  4.03  17  17  7  5  0  48  37
(05)Wang, Chien-Ming          NYY  116.3  4.02  18  17  8  5  0  47  32

Okay. So they had VERY similar rookie seasons.

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2008 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB
Begg, Chris              SFG  147.0  3.43  21  20  12  5  0  74  42
(06)Wang, Chien-Ming      NYY  218.0  3.63  34  33  19  6  1  76  52

Right now Begg is striking out more and walking more. We're comparing a 65 and a 70 power pitcher. As for walking, that is an interesting thing. Begg has 98 control and Wang 97.

Want more evidence?

Begg
98 control
70 power
89 movement
Best Pitch: Sinker
GB%: 52.8%

Wang
97 control
65 power
90 movement
Best Pitch: Sinker
GB%: 63.7%

Begg averages a little over 12 pitches an inning (I can only see his last 10 games, though =\). Chien averages 13.9. As you can see, both are very efficient.

Begg has many similarities with the real Chien. One could argue as many as the Mogul Chien with the real Chien. Either way, just pointing this out