Triple Doubles are becoming more frequent. Some of this has to do with a man they call The Brodie doing what he does. Some of that has to do with Kevin Durant leaving OKC and unleashing Russell Hustle n' Bustle. There's also Pace to consider amongst other factors. Ben wades into previously unexplored (on Gaudy Stats) Advanced Stats waters to try to…

On today's hot, steamy podcast, I get on the line with my friend Brandon who is a born n' bred Chicagoan. We discuss all things Chicago Bears, including new head coach Matt Nagy, John "Inside the Box" Fox, Mitchell Trubisky and up-and-coming waterbug Tarik Cohen. We also dicuss (in detail) the wonders of drinking broth out of a mug. This is a delic…

Technically, Barry Sanders is not the Gaudy Stats GOAT because he didn't play long enough to best Emmitt Smith's output, but he certainly is the greatest running back of all time by every other measure! No question! Objectively! Well, it's Dan and I's opinion, but... YEAH! Hey, let's embrace debate, shall we? We search his stats far and wide and ev…

Dennis Rodman aka The Worm aka Rodzilla aka The Demolition Man was a once-in-a-generation glass cleaner, maybe once in a lifetime. The rebounding stats are gaudy, yes, but they only tell half the story. Rodman was a tenacious defender as well, earning SEVEN All-NBA Defensive Team honors. He was beloved by teammates, even referred to as a basketball…

In this fuzzy, hungover-on-the-bubbly podcast, Dion Lewis gets adulation poured upon him. I welcome back my buddy Chris Kemp, Patriots superfan and fellow member of the Waterbug Alliance. We go through some interesting end-of-the-year stats for Mr. Lewis and wonder if he will continue to be a the bellcow for the Pats in the playoffs. Also, we touch…

This pod is an ode the most selfless play in basketball: THE ASSIST. Recently, Rajon Rondo, an assist maven who hyperactively looks to serve up his teammates, put up 25 assists in only 30 mins of action. That got me thinking about over big 23+ assist nights. Turns out there is a 23 assist club: 23 players with 23+ assist nights. 23 for 23. From Jas…

For three games in the 2004 NFL season, the stars aligned as Tennessee Titans backup QB Billy Volek and unheralded WR Drew Bennett locked in tadem to produce incredibly gaudy numbers. I phone Samuelson and we get into the stats, but the conversation also shifts to the incredible season Todd Gurley is having and how it stacks up to all-time RB seaso…

I dial up Danny from Philly and we smother ourselves with the cheese sauce flavored stats of Dr. J and Moses Malone. In the 1983 Finals, these two all-time greats and gaudy stat stuffers bested the vaunted Showtime Lakers in 4 games! They remain an underrated championship squad, but their stats live on for eternity. We also get into career numbers …

In this Gaudy Stats pod, I, as a Planet Orange inhabitant, treat myself on Christmas Eve with a look back at the 2005-06 Phoenix Suns roster and statistical output. Steve Nash, Boris Diaw, Tim Thomas, Shawn Marion, Eddie House, Jim Jackson, Leandro Barbosa and even James Jones are discussed. This group was a merry band of marksmen shooting 39.9% fr…

I call up my Philadelphia-born, gaudy stats-loving friend Dan to fawn over Wilt Chamberlain's third season in which he dropped his internationally famous 100-point game. But that year also saw him average 50 points and 25 rebounds per game! Plus, have you seen his career averages?! Wilt has the gaudiest of the gaudy stats, but we only skim the surf…

I call up my friend Sam and we discuss eye-popping statistical outlier seasons from the NFL. Steve Slayton is sampled, but you get heaping servings of Braylon Edwards and Peyton Hillis. Plus, lots of Saints talk and even some Andrei Kirilenko love cause you know he's one of my guys. This is a feast of a pod that stretches out to nearly two hours. I…

Ben tries not to hate on Kobe, but he's a Suns fan and remembers the playoff battles in which Kobe was public enemy number one. Kobe's volume shooting percentages are examined and criticized, but Ben comes to the conclusion that Kobe may have had better averages than Michael Jordan if he'd been "the guy" for his whole career like His Airness. This …

The Tom Brady + Bill Belichick New England Patriots have had a helluva run and it ain't over yet! During the dynasty, enough gaudy stats have been accumulated to make Roger Goodell constipated for an entire year! My friend and Patriots mega-fan Chris Kemp gets on the horn to pay homage to his idols. Don't forget to stick around for Kemp's immediate…

I call up my friend Sam and we settle in for a deep statistic vision quest. Samuel quizzes me about which running back caught the most balls in NFL history (I was stumped!). Also, Sammy throws a spotlight on Rudi Johnson's (of Bungles fame) ugly recieving season. Plus, workhouses Larry Johnson, Marshall Faulk and Matt Forte are discussed at length.…

Kristaps Porzinigis is the Unicorn, but what is Devon Booker? Do you prefer a Center or Shooting Guard as your young franchise cornerstone and building block? We trademarked a new phrase: "Embrace Debate." We do just that in this podcast. Did I say we invented the phrase, too? Cause we did. Also, more Jordan Bell love. Ben is obsessed!!!…

First ever episode of the Gaudy Stats Podcast! I talk Ben Roethlisberger's 506 passing yards and other big NFL performances. Plus we get into NBA numbers, Hakeem Olajuwon and some sweet 5x5 stat lines from years past, including those posted by Dr. J and Draymond Green and Hakeem the Dream. Plus more random ramblings of a stats head!…