Each pitcher has an average MP rate based on the equations and
their SO, BB and HBP rates.
For a catcher, multiply this rate by the opportunities.
Add up and compare to actual MP's
Opportunities for low BF pitchers (< 150 BF in a 3-year period) are discarded
Doug Mirabelli, 2005
MPsave = ∑(avg MP) - ∑(MP) = 20.0 - 13 = 7 MPsave
Pitcher opps avg MPrate avg MP MP
+-----------------+-----+----------+------+-----+
Tim Wakefield 294 5.76 16.9 11
David Wells 27 0.81 0.2 0
Mike Timlin 24 1.67 0.4 1
John Halama 23 1.44 0.3 0
Jeremi Gonzalez 22 1.75 0.4 0
Matt Mantei 14 4.07 0.6 1
Alan Embree 9 1.56 0.1 0
Mike Remlinger 9 2.57 0.2 0
Chad Bradford 8 1.97 0.2 0
Manny Delcarmen 8 low-BF pitcher 0
Keith Foulke 8 1.89 0.2 0
Mike Myers 8 2.55 0.2 0
Curt Schilling 8 1.47 0.1 0
Lenny DiNardo 6 2.33 0.1 0
Cla Meredith 5 low-BF pitcher 1
Jonathan Papelbon 4 low-BF pitcher 0
Bronson Arroyo 3 1.69 0.1 0
Craig Hansen 3 low-BF pitcher 0
Mike Stanton 0 2.27 0.0 0
+------------------------+----------+-----+-----+
463 WtAvg 4.33 20.0 13
