http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1263 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1263/comment-page-1#comment-6265 JohnnyTwisto Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:15:32 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1263#comment-6265 Inferior relievers vs. tired starters. I'm pretty sure the % of leads lost in the late innings has not changed significantly over the last few decades. I think this can be searched on B-R but I don't remember how and don't have time to find it right now. Will try to do it later. Inferior relievers vs. tired starters. I'm pretty sure the % of leads lost in the late innings has not changed significantly over the last few decades. I think this can be searched on B-R but I don't remember how and don't have time to find it right now. Will try to do it later.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1263/comment-page-1#comment-6262 Jgeller Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:41:49 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1263#comment-6262 I think it's related to the starters not going the distance anymore. But it's not that relievers are being used more. It's that because starters are going less innings and closers are becoming 1-inning specialists, we have more sub-par relievers pitching in games in the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings of games. Because there are more sub-par relievers pitching, there are more blown leads leading to more losses for relievers. I think it's related to the starters not going the distance anymore. But it's not that relievers are being used more. It's that because starters are going less innings and closers are becoming 1-inning specialists, we have more sub-par relievers pitching in games in the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings of games. Because there are more sub-par relievers pitching, there are more blown leads leading to more losses for relievers.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1263/comment-page-1#comment-6258 Stat of the Day » More on fraction of decisions going to starters Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:37:08 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1263#comment-6258 [...] but that gap has closed to nothing in recent years. (This is the same conclusion drawn from my post two days ago where the starters’ historical win percentage has climbed from 48% to [...] [...] but that gap has closed to nothing in recent years. (This is the same conclusion drawn from my post two days ago where the starters’ historical win percentage has climbed from 48% to [...]

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