Originally posted by eagles54Indeed 🙂
[b]R Runs, RBI Runs Batted In, SB Stolen Bases, BB Base on Balls (aka Walks), K Strikeouts (batter), AVG Batting Average. All those are Batting categories.
W Wins, CG Complete Games, SV Saves, K Strikeouts (pitcher), ERA Earned Run Average, WHIP Walks + Hits (allowed ...[text shortened]... ]pitching[/i] categories.
You may have more questions stemming from this reply. Fire away. 😀[/b]
What exactly does RBI entail?
What does Base on Balls mean?
How is the AVG calculated?
How is Wins a pitching category?
Could you explain Complete games?
Saves?
How is ERA calculated?
Thanks Eagles 🙂
Originally posted by StarrmanRBI - When a batter gets a hit (a single, double, triple, or home run) or a base on balls (BB) that allows a team mate or himself to score, that is an RBI. A batter can get from one up to four RBIs depending on how many runs he drives in in any particular 'at bat'.
Indeed 🙂
What exactly does RBI entail?
What does Base on Balls mean?
How is the AVG calculated?
How is Wins a pitching category?
Could you explain Complete games?
Saves?
How is ERA calculated?
Thanks Eagles 🙂
BB - when a batter takes four balls (a 'ball' is a pitch determined by the umpire to be outside the strike zone and which the batter did not swing at) in an 'at bat' it's a base on balls or more commonly called a walk.
AVG - Batting Average = Hits/(Official at bats) and
Official at bats = Plate appearances - walks - hit by pitch - sacrifices (sounds more complex than it is).
Wins - When a pitcher gets credit for his team's win. I'd say more but it can be complex in determining a win due to various factors. Suffice to say that usually it's your starting pitchers that get wins.
CG - A starting pitcher pitches all the way through to the completion of the game.
Save - A 'Relief Pitcher' category. He takes over in mid-to-late (usually late) innings when his team is ahead in the score and preserves the win for his team.
ERA - (I copied and pasted this) This number represents the average number of earned runs given up by the pitcher per nine innings.
An earned run is any run that the opponent scores off a particular pitcher except for runs scored as a result of errors. For instance, if Randy Johnson gives up three solo homeruns, and then an error causes another run to score, he is only credited with those first three runs that were "his fault."
The earned run average can be calculated using the following formula:
(Earned Runs/Innings Pitched) x 9
Therefore, if Curt Schilling is charged with 19 earned runs in his first 89 innings pitched, his ERA would be 19 divided by 89, which is .2135, times 9, which is 1.92, a very good number.
(19 runs / 89 innings) x 9 = 1.92
More? 😀
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Originally posted by eagles54Wow, I never knew there were so many stats. Does any of this actually help decide who does what, or is it more for spectators?
RBI - When a batter gets a hit (a single, double, triple, or home run) or a base on balls (BB) that allows a team mate or himself to score, that is an RBI. A batter can get from one up to four RBIs depending on how many runs he drives in i ...[text shortened]... very good number.
(19 runs / 89 innings) x 9 = 1.92
More? 😀
Cheers for this eagles, and if you ever want me to explain the Duckworth-Lewis method for calculating remaining playing itme in cricket I'd be happy to 🙂
Originally posted by StarrmanI'm not sure what you mean by that, Starrman, concerning who does what or more for spectators.
Does any of this actually help decide who does what, or is it more for spectators?
Cheers for this eagles, and if you ever want me to explain the Duckworth-Lewis method for calculating remaining playing itme in cricket I'd be happy to 🙂
I'll keep your offer in mind, but I'm going to try to tackle the D/L method myself, first. 😉
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Actually, I think I do know what you mean. Baseball is statistics heavy. Every player, manager, owner, hot dog vendor, and most every rabid fan keeps track of them. Of course they are fun for determining if your team is on the upswing or going into the tank, but the teams themselves rely very heavily on them to determine which player is best within any given situation.
I think. 😀
I only just realised the game is not so much about results but the stats you can accumulate (I thought the matchup scores were somehow result related, not based on 14 different stat values).
It looks like I've a better batting lineup than my pitchers (who are getting dicked right now). Would it be better to have one good pitcher then the rest who enver started to ensure a good pitching average (at a gamble)?
Still at 4-6 vs CApe Knights I think it could go down to the wire, just need my tasty Cubans to learn how to throw.
I still haven't worked out how to setup my team for the week. I can go day by day for an unlimited time ahead - how do I do a week at a time?
Ta
Andy
Originally posted by rhbPitchers usually start just once every fifth game their respective teams play. If you've got starters who haven't played yet, they will. Some weeks you may get two starts out of one pitcher, the next week only one start due to the way the schedule works out. So no, it's not better to use just one. You'll get frosted in pitching categories.
Would it be better to have one good pitcher then the rest who enver started to ensure a good pitching average (at a gamble)?
I still haven't worked out how to setup my team for the week. I can go day by day for an unlimited time ahead - how do I do a week at a time?
You can manually set your lineup ahead for the week, or leave it as it is which will mean that although the same players will go each and every day, you don't have to set it each day if you prefer not to.
Originally posted by eagles54ah. ok. makes sense.
Pitchers usually start just once every fifth game their respective teams play. If you've got starters who haven't played yet, they will. Some weeks you may get two starts out of one pitcher, the next week only one start due to the way the schedule works out. So no, it's not better to use just one. You'll get frosted in pitching categories.
You can ma ...[text shortened]... will go each and every day, you don't have to set it each day if you prefer not to.
lots to learn.
🙂