The Best Pitchers In The Year Of The Pitcher
Posted by Jeff F. on June 29th, 2010 · Comments (2)
Here’s a question for you: Which pitcher would you rather have?
Pitcher A: 108 IP, 1.83 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 107 SO, 4.1 WAR
Pitcher B: 113 IP, 1.83 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 102 SO, 4.5 WAR
Pretty close, right?
Player A is the Marlins’ Josh Johnson, who has a 0.83 ERA over his last nine starts. Player B is the Rockies’ Ubaldo Jimenez, who has hit a bit of speed bump lately, but is still having an amazing season overall.
Both players are having near identical seasons. The difference is that Jimenez is 14-1 while Johnson is 8-3.
Yet another reason why pitching wins and losses never tell the whole story.
Jimenez has better stuff, IMO. All else equal, I’d take Ubaldo.
No, wins and losses don’t tell the whole story. Except for the team record at the end of the year, and each postseason round.
Absolutely right on that point.