I totally agree that wins are highly overrated ... but saves are an example of a decent counting stat? Saves are one of the WORST counting stats. A whole generation of mediocre pitchers have become rich because they were able to compile "saves" by protecting a three-run lead with no one on for one inning.
Steve O On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yesterday we saw that "Wins" as we count them today are a useless pitching > stat. They are only vaguely correlated to the skill of a pitcher and can be > picked up through sheer luck. > > That said, I think it would be good to have better "counting" stats for > pitchers. Saves are an example of a decent counting stat. They measure > pitching in difficult situations. So if I were king of the world (a > horrible scenario) I'd like to see the following pitching stats. > > First a simple rule. All these stats only apply if the tying run is on > deck when the pitcher enters the game. They are counted when the pitcher > leaves the game. > > There are two basic stats: > > 1. The hold -- The team had the lead when the pitcher entered the game and > kept it when he left. > 2. The blown hold -- The team had the lead or a tie when the pitcher > entered the game and didn't have it when he left. > > This gives us the following: > > 1. Win -- A hold that happens the inning after a team takes the lead > 2. Loss -- A blown hold in a game where the team never regains the lead > 3. Save -- A hold at the end of the game > > 4. Hold -- as defined > 2. Blown hold -- as defined > > So in yesterday's game Oki would have gotten the loss and Aardmsa would > have gotten a Win and a Save. > > Ray > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
