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NoOne · 01-17-2017, 03:26 PM

you should apply different thresholds to SP vs RP too.. HR/9 is much more damaging to a RP than a SP in a given season. so, movement becomes more important to a RP than a SP. you don't want a top-3 reliever giving up more than the league average HR/9ip.

I give a little more with walks too. a good bb/9 for a starter is < 3 or so... for an RP i will let that go a bit higher if they are awesome at the other thigns (k/9, whip etc). but, there is a point where weak control will make a 70-80/80 rp much weaker than their rating leads you to believe

ERA has too many factors that the pitcher does not control to blame him for it... i do look at it though. i try to translate it by looking at bad luck (elevated babip),,, if i see a reason, i won't hold them accountable for a bad 1-season ERA.

stick to the rates (k/9 bb/9). even whip needs to consider defense, so it needs a slight translation when comparing 2 different players or different season's data just like ERA.

01-17-2017, 03:26 PM	#4
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	you should apply different thresholds to SP vs RP too.. HR/9 is much more damaging to a RP than a SP in a given season. so, movement becomes more important to a RP than a SP. you don't want a top-3 reliever giving up more than the league average HR/9ip. I give a little more with walks too. a good bb/9 for a starter is < 3 or so... for an RP i will let that go a bit higher if they are awesome at the other thigns (k/9, whip etc). but, there is a point where weak control will make a 70-80/80 rp much weaker than their rating leads you to believe ERA has too many factors that the pitcher does not control to blame him for it... i do look at it though. i try to translate it by looking at bad luck (elevated babip),,, if i see a reason, i won't hold them accountable for a bad 1-season ERA. stick to the rates (k/9 bb/9). even whip needs to consider defense, so it needs a slight translation when comparing 2 different players or different season's data just like ERA. Last edited by NoOne; 01-17-2017 at 03:29 PM.