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Originally Posted by frangipard
I have no idea what this sentence means. If you use a reliever for 2 innings more often than not, he's going to have a heavier workload than a guy used for one inning only. And in fact most stoppers ended up throwing 80-120 innings a year, instead of the 65-70 that is typical of top relievers today.
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It means it isn't the 106 Games that Marshall pitched in, that was a freak of nature, it's how much he pitched in each outing regardless of weather it was every day, every other day or every 3rd day. A closer pitches usually 1 inning or less each outing and usually with a lead, a Stopper usually pitches more than an inning, pushing 2 each outing. And would come in in any close game situation, ahead or behind. So naturally based on the same number of outings per season a Stopper would double a closers IP in any given year!