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Originally Posted by hopeful1212
No, it's the better performance in a large number of innings for a reliever (150+!). He nearly had enough innings to qualify for the ERA title. If you don't get it for pitching nearly as many innings as a starter and better than all of them, then it's an award that's only for SP.
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It's maybe nearly as many innings as a generic starter, but not nearly as many innings as the starter he's being compared to. 60 innings less, is a big, big deal. It's around a 40% difference.
It's important to factor in the fact that someone was pitching an extra 60 innings that the RP didn't pitch compared to the starter, and likely at a much lower level than either. The amount of innings pitched matters.
The fact that the RP pitched so many innings so well mitigates this point to a small extent. I'll admit that if ever a RP deserved a CY it would be this guy. But the extra innings make a big difference. You can't just ignore them.