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There are those who feel that current day pitchers throw too much between starts because of the extra day and that they would be better off throwing those pitches in games. One should also remember that back in the 4-man rotations pitchers got quite a few 4-day rests due to the schedule.
I know its only a snapshot but I looked at a pitcher in 1974 and one in 2010 and compared days rest for each start plus the total days rest in the season.
Pitcher 1 1974
41 Starts - note the total is 40 because the first start does not have days rest from ST.
26 on 3-days rest
10 on 4-days rest
3 on 5-days rest
1 on 6-days rest
14 of 41 or 34% of the starts were 4-days or more rest.
139 days rest 41 starts = 180 days.
Pitcher 2 2010
35 Starts - note the same data missing on the first start
28 on 4-days rest
4 on 5-days rest
2 on 6-days rest
6 of 35 or 17% of the starts were 5-days or more rest.
144 days rest 35 starts = 179 days.
Obviously no conclusion can be reached but it does seem to indicate that SP in current day baseball seem to be underused considering the availability/quality of relief pitching in the two eras.
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