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Originally Posted by Dyzalot
The fact that you ran a whole season and came up with an average of over 1.2 inning per outing is concerning to me. I would guess that the current MLB average outing for relievers is less than an inning. There is a reason that the commissioner is considering implementing a rule to make it that relievers have to pitch to at least three batters.
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I posted the 2016 numbers for relievers. It's not under 1 inning, it's slightly over 1 inning. (The same in 2019, and 2018, and probably forever, although I'm sure it's at higher averages as you go back in time.)
You can find actual numbers like this.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/l...g=NL&year=2018