More impressive: Quadruple Double or Perfect Game?

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EL PRESIDENTE

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I say Quadruple Double. It requires you to be good at more than one thing.

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Quadruple def. Much less frequent.
 
looking up, Drexler came up short by one stat TWICE...crazy shit. I remember the 2nd one.
 
Not even close, Triple Dub!
 
Perfect Game. You can play great for, say, 36 minutes, take some breaks, coast, etc and still end up with double-digit basketball stats. If you take a batter off, you have no shot at a perfect game.
 
Perfect game by far. Ask Galarraga how hard it is to be perfect. He was, and still didn't get one. You don't have to be perfect to get a quadruple double
 
BrianFromWA said:
Perfect Game. You can play great for, say, 36 minutes, take some breaks, coast, etc and still end up with double-digit basketball stats. If you take a batter off, you have no shot at a perfect game.
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Pitchers get to take entire half innings off, when their team is batting. I agree that they can't take any of their own pitches off, but it's bursts of concentration with plenty of downtime, and the ability to control the pace themselves. I don't think there's an effort/concentration advantage for the basketball achievement.

Also, you can get a double-digit stat while cruising at times. Getting four, positive double-digit stats? I don't think you can cruise and do that.
 
Has anyone ever gotten a Quadruple Double? As for a perfect games there have been what 3 this year?
 
1) Nate Thurmond, October 18, 1974, Chicago vs. Atlanta; 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks.

2) Alvin Robertson, February 18, 1986, San Antonio vs. Phoenix; 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.

3) Hakeem Olajuwon, March 29, 1990, Houston vs. Milwaukee; 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks.

4) David Robinson, February 17, 1994, San Antonio vs. Detroit; 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks.
 
Hakeem's had many 'near-quads' before too, falling short by one stat more than twice, I believe.
 
It's not even really a perfect game, you can give up a hit, as long as the person gets out. A perfect game IMO should be nobody hits the ball unless it goes foul.
 
westnob said:
It's not even really a perfect game, you can give up a hit, as long as the person gets out. A perfect game IMO should be nobody hits the ball unless it goes foul.
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So essentially, 27 Ks?

Yeah, that would be more special than either of these.
 
why do you have to throw the ball by someone for it to be perfect? The point of the game is to get outs, not strikeouts.

If anything, 27 pitches that led to 27 outs would be perfect.
 
Throw the first pitch and hit the batter in the head and kill him and cause the other team to quit, that would have to be a perfect game.

But, add Kate Beckinsale and her hottest friend giving you a double after the game and that would be better, so maybe we should just leave a perfect game the way it is.

I will say Quadruple double is more impressive.
 
BrianFromWA said:
why do you have to throw the ball by someone for it to be perfect? The point of the game is to get outs, not strikeouts.

If anything, 27 pitches that led to 27 outs would be perfect.
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Ground outs/fly outs require some amount of luck and/or fielder skill. Strikeouts are pure pitcher talent, so I'd say that 27 strikeouts are a more "perfect" game for a pitcher.
 
Minstrel said:
Ground outs/fly outs require some amount of luck and/or fielder skill. Strikeouts are pure pitcher talent, so I'd say that 27 strikeouts are a more "perfect" game for a pitcher.
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A perfect game that goes into extra innings seals it though. ;]
 
My favorite near-perfect game: On June 23, 1917, Babe Ruth, then a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, walked the Washington Senators' first batter, Ray Morgan, on four straight pitches. Ruth, who had already been shouting at umpire Brick Owens about the quality of his calls, became even angrier and, in short order, was ejected. Enraged, Ruth charged Owens, swung at him, and had to be led off the field by a policeman. Ernie Shore came in to replace Ruth. Morgan was caught stealing by Sox catcher Pinch Thomas on the first pitch by Shore, who proceeded to retire the next 26 batters. All 27 outs were made while Shore was on the mound. Once recognized as a perfect game by Major League Baseball, this still counts as a combined no-hitter.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
My favorite near-perfect game: On June 23, 1917, Babe Ruth, then a pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, walked the Washington Senators' first batter, Ray Morgan, on four straight pitches. Ruth, who had already been shouting at umpire Brick Owens about the quality of his calls, became even angrier and, in short order, was ejected. Enraged, Ruth charged Owens, swung at him, and had to be led off the field by a policeman. Ernie Shore came in to replace Ruth. Morgan was caught stealing by Sox catcher Pinch Thomas on the first pitch by Shore, who proceeded to retire the next 26 batters. All 27 outs were made while Shore was on the mound. Once recognized as a perfect game by Major League Baseball, this still counts as a combined no-hitter.
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You were there? :O
 
Quadruple double is harder to get, that is all the input i'm willing to put in. Both are amazing feats.
 
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