I created this earlier today. Hopefully it can lead to the end of the W-L record having any significance. Looking for thoughts, opinions and ideas about how to make this stat a better complex and accurate tool.
Quality Start Applicable To Season
My own version of the "quality start" stat.
I basically took the old QS and changed the ER requirements so that a pitcher must pitch below the league average on earned runs allowed pending on the amount of innings played in order to qualify. You gotta be one step ahead of the MLB opposition. Read further for deeper analysis.
A very simple formula actually. Just fills up the hole left by John Lowe.
In order to get a league average, you must first divide the amount of innings needed into the amount of innings pitched within the entire MLB in that season. After you have that quotient, divide it into the full amount of ER given up that entire season, estimate, and you have your league average. Now, for an example....
We will find the league average for every 7 innings pitched....
2009 MLB IP - 43,272
2009 MLB ER - 20,779
43272/7 = 6182
20779/6182 = (estimated to nearest whole) 3
Now what this means is that the average pitcher would give up 3 earned runs every 7 innings pitched. Now if you wanna win the game, you gotta play above the opposition meaning that in order to get a QSAS if you pitched a 7 inning start in 2009, you must give up 2 runs or less.
Here's a 2009 list of requirements -
6 IP - 2 runs or less
7 IP - 2 runs or less
8 IP - 3 runs or less
9 IP - 3 runs or less
Criticize me, support me whatever you feel needs to be said, please, say it.
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