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Originally Posted by Curve Ball Dave
One other point.
That which is good for a batter is bad for a pitcher and visa versa.
Sabermaticians tell us that it's ok for a guy to strike out over 200 times in a season because an out is an out and as long as other numbers are good he can strike as many times as he wants (see Reynolds, Mark).
So if strike outs are not inherently bad for hitters, they serve no additional good inherent for the pitchers. An out is out.
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The reason a strike-out is good for a pitcher or better than other outs is because it is the only kind of out they fully control. Once the batter puts wood on the ball they have little control over whether it is an out or not.
We are talking about an almost 14-year old piece of analysis that has been through the ringer. Pitchers that have the highest K/9 are usually the most sucessful pitchers because of the volatile nature of BAIP.
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Last edited by jaxmagicman; 07-12-2012 at 09:17 PM.
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