This week's question comes from Sam Grossman, who writes:
What percentage of "quality starts" results in Ws, Ls and NDs for the starting pitcher? What about Ws and Ls for the team?
Has this been consistent across time (effect of bullpens, etc.)?
This week's question comes from Sam Grossman, who writes:
No matter how much the numbers may suggest otherwise, a fan growing up in the
60s may never be persuaded that Barry Bonds deserves to be ranked alongside Hank
Aaron. Likewise, a fan growing up in the 90s may never fully grasp the greatness
of Stan Musial.
But bringing Aaron and Bonds fans together is child's play compared to settling
pitcher debates.
This week's question comes from Chuck Valenches, who writes:
I am the broadcaster for the Pirates' Triple-A club, the Nashville Sounds. We do a promotion where fans are encouraged to write in and "Ask the Sounds".... One question we received we cannot find an answer for.
Q. Has there ever been a game in which both teams scored at least one run in every inning, and when was the last time it happened?
This week's question comes from Chuck Valenches, who writes:
Looking at which length of a plate appearance favors the hitter, the pitcher, or neither
This week's question comes from Don Coffin, who asks:
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PAP^3 is the name for the new system for measuring pitcher abuse via pitch counts introduced in Baseball Prospectus 2001. Though it shares a similar name and goal with a system previously introduced by Rany Jazayerli, it was developed independently, and replaces the older system.
Since the chat session, I've received dozens of e-mails asking for additional details. The response from BP readers finally
prodded me into finishing some related projects I'd had in progress for a while, which I'll present later in this article.
Before claiming any success for any measure in predicting injury, we must fundamentally recognize that any PAP-style metric will be positively correlated with raw pitch counts. Pitchers with high pitch count totals will tend to have high PAP totals. If a PAP function provides no additional insight into which pitchers will be injured that pitch count totals alone, there is no reason to add the added complexity of a PAP system to our sabermetric arsenal.
Aim For The Head: Lengthening Pitch Counts
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