I dunno, isn't this kind of like the HOF debate - I know one when I see one....? ;-)
Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:16 AM Subject: Re: Shields got a 78 Game Score Bill James devised the game score so that one could look at a pitching line and calculate a single number that tells you whether the pitcher pitched well. A game score over 50 is "pitched well enough to win" or "This wasn't the pitcher's fault." The highest game score for a nine-inning game in the history of baseball was Kerry Wood's one-hit, no walk, 20-strikeout shutout performance for the Chicago Cubs against the Houston Astros on May 6, 1998. His game score was 105. I've gotten to the point where I calculate it almost automatically. There's a description here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_score Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Shields(W, 2-0) 8.1 4 0 0 2 5 But, I combine some of the steps to make it faster: 1. Give the pitcher a base score for complete innings pitched. There is a pattern here. The even innings end in 2 and the odd innings end in 7. 4 : 62 5 : 67 6 : 72 7 : 77 8 : 82 9 : 87 2. Give the pitcher a point for every out beyond a complete inning. Shields pitched 8.1, so he gets a base of 82 + 1 = 83. 3. Give the pitcher a point for every strikeout and take away a point for a walk. Shields had 5 K's and 2 BB's so add 3. 83 + 3 = 86. 4. Subtract 2 points for every hit Shields gave up 4 hits. 4 * 2 = 8 86 - 8 = 78. 5. Add runs and earned runs, multiply by 4 and subtract. 78 - 0 = 78. Very good score Bard's numbers: Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Bard(L, 0-2) 6.2 4 1 1 7 7 6 innings = 72 2 outs > 72 + 2 = 74 7 K - 7 BB = 0 > 74 + 0 = 74 4 H 4 * 2 = 8 > 74 - 8 = 66 1R + 1 ER = 2 * 4 = 8 > 66 - 8 = 58 Game Score. So 58 says that Bard pitched well enough to win most games, but he didn't pitch great. If you just looked at the 1 run, you'd say this was a close pitcher's duel, but Bard was clearly beaten by Shields who pitched longer and better. Ray On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: Not sure what that means, but he sure did pitch well..... > > >Dan D >Central NJ USA > > > >________________________________ > From: Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:01 PM >Subject: Shields > > >Got an 82 game score. > > >Nice! > >Ray > >-- >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. > > > -- >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. > -- 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. -- 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.
