Can I just look at the box score and say he pitched a good game? On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected] > wrote:
> 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<http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=448306>(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<http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=453268>(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.
