Final 1984 NL Support-Neutral W/L Report

by Michael Wolverton


The Support-Neutral statistics evaluate starting pitchers by measuring the probability that each outing will lead to the starter getting a win (SNW), the starter getting a loss (SNL), and the starter's team winning (SNVA), given league average support from the offense and the bullpen. More information can be found in a short summary of the stats, or in a long detailed article.

Best & Worst o Luckiest & Unluckiest o Reliever help o Flakiest & Steadiest o Team Rankings o Team-by-Team Stats o Definitions



(Numbers through end of 1984 regular season)

Top 30 ML Starters (ranked by SNWs over a .425 pitcher):
Pitcher       Team    SNW   SNL  SNPct   W  L    RA    APW  SNVA SNWAR
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GoodenD        NYM   15.9   8.3  .658   17  9   2.97   2.7   3.7   5.6
RhodenR        PIT   16.0   9.4  .629   14  9   3.06   2.8   3.2   5.2
PenaA          LAD   12.8   7.8  .621   12  6   3.03   2.3   2.4   4.0
AndujarJ       STL   16.0  12.9  .554   20 14   3.58   1.1   1.5   3.7
McWilliamsL    PIT   13.7  10.2  .572   12 11   3.42   1.7   1.4   3.5
TudorJ         PIT   13.0   9.6  .576   12 11   3.44   1.6   1.6   3.4
EckersleyD     CHI   10.5   6.3  .625   10  8   3.31   2.0   2.0   3.4
TroutS         CHI   12.7   9.2  .578   13  6   3.71   1.5   1.7   3.4
HershiserO     LAD   10.1   5.8  .634    9  6   2.68   2.3   2.1   3.3
SutcliffeR     CHI   10.2   6.0  .630   16  1   3.17   2.1   1.9   3.3
SotoM          CIN   14.1  11.7  .548   18  7   3.87   1.1   1.1   3.2
LeaC           MON   12.8  10.1  .560   15 10   3.29   1.6   1.2   3.1
MahlerR        ATL   12.2   9.4  .563   13 10   3.58   1.8   1.3   3.0
ValenzuelaF    LAD   14.5  12.8  .530   12 17   3.76   0.7   0.6   2.9
SandersonS     CHI    9.4   6.0  .610    8  5   3.45   1.6   1.5   2.8
ThurmondM      SDP   11.3   8.7  .565   14  7   3.43   1.2   1.3   2.8
DennyJ         PHI    9.5   6.3  .601    7  7   3.09   1.8   1.4   2.8
CampR          ATL    8.5   5.4  .611    7  6   3.37   1.4   1.4   2.6
WhitsonE       SDP   11.3   9.3  .549   14  8   3.43   1.3   1.0   2.6
TibbsJ         CIN    7.0   3.5  .665    6  2   3.04   1.4   1.6   2.5
ShowE          SDP   12.3  10.8  .533   15  9   3.83   0.5   0.7   2.5
CandelariaJ    PIT   10.9   8.9  .551   12 10   3.41   1.4   0.9   2.5
HoneycuttR     LAD   10.8   8.9  .549   10  9   3.57   0.9   0.9   2.4
RyanN          HOU   11.6  10.3  .529   12 11   3.82  -0.1   0.5   2.3
PerezP         ATL   12.0  11.0  .522   14  8   4.08   0.7   0.5   2.2
KoosmanJ       PHI   12.4  11.7  .516   14 15   3.85   0.7   0.3   2.2
CarltonS       PHI   12.7  12.1  .512   13  7   4.09   0.1   0.1   2.2
DraveckyD      SDP    6.2   3.7  .626    5  5   3.25   0.8   1.1   2.0
KnepperB       HOU   12.8  12.8  .500   15 10   3.62   0.5   0.0   1.9
DeLeonJ        PIT   10.7  10.0  .517    6 13   4.02   0.1   0.4   1.9

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Bottom 10 NL Starters (ranked by SNWs over a .425 pitcher):
Pitcher       Team    SNW   SNL  SNPct   W  L    RA    APW  SNVA SNWAR
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ScottM         HOU    6.0  13.1  .315    5 11   5.74  -3.5  -3.4  -2.1
DavisM         SFG    5.8  12.7  .312    2 13   6.19  -3.6  -3.3  -2.1
GrantM         SFG    1.5   5.6  .213    1  4   7.25  -1.9  -2.0  -1.5
DayleyK        A/S    0.5   3.6  .116    0  5  10.38  -1.5  -1.4  -1.3
PastoreF       CIN    3.5   7.6  .317    2  8   7.42  -2.6  -1.9  -1.2
KrukowM        SFG    9.0  14.9  .375   11 12   5.37  -3.2  -2.8  -1.2
LynchE         NYM    2.7   6.2  .299    4  8   5.98  -1.5  -1.7  -1.1
StuperJ        STL    2.2   5.5  .282    3  5   5.97  -1.4  -1.5  -1.1
RuhleV         HOU    0.7   3.5  .176    1  4   9.38  -1.6  -1.3  -1.0
ForschB        STL    2.3   5.1  .306    1  5   7.04  -1.7  -1.4  -0.9

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Luckiest 10 ML Starters (ranked by (W - E(W)) + (E(L) - L)):
Pitcher       Team    E(W)  E(L)    W  L   Diff.
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SutcliffeR     CHI   10.1   6.0    16  1   10.9
SotoM          CIN   13.6  11.7    18  7    9.0
HortonR        STL    4.7   6.7     8  4    6.0
NiekroJ        HOU   12.6  14.4    16 12    5.8
CarltonS       PHI   12.7  12.1    13  7    5.4
KrukowM        SFG    8.6  14.9    11 12    5.4
KnepperB       HOU   12.6  12.8    15 10    5.3
PerezP         ATL   11.9  11.0    14  8    5.1
ThurmondM      SDP   11.1   8.7    14  7    4.6
ShowE          SDP   12.2  10.8    15  9    4.6

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Unluckiest 10 ML Starters (ranked by (W - E(W)) + (E(L) - L)):
Pitcher       Team    E(W)  E(L)    W  L   Diff.
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RussellJ       CIN   10.4  11.4     6 18  -10.9
DeLeonJ        PIT   10.5  10.0     6 13   -7.4
ValenzuelaF    LAD   14.4  12.8    12 17   -6.5
McMurtryC      ATL    9.5  11.4     9 15   -4.1
RogersS        MON    7.3  12.4     6 15   -3.9
RobinsonJ      SFG    8.7  13.4     7 15   -3.3
DavisM         SFG    5.1  12.7     2 13   -3.3
DennyJ         PHI    9.3   6.3     7  7   -2.9
HumeT          CIN    1.9   3.2     1  5   -2.7
TorrezM        NYM    1.8   3.1     1  5   -2.7

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10 ML Starters most hurt by their relievers (ranked by Runs Saved):
                    Act.   Ex.    Act.   Fair     Runs
Pitcher       Team   IR    IR      RA     RA      Saved
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RussellJ       CIN   17  12.0     5.04   4.78     -5.0
PastoreF       CIN    9   5.2     7.42   6.95     -3.8
TerrellW       NYM   11   7.8     4.14   4.01     -3.2
DeLeonJ        PIT   10   6.8     4.02   3.87     -3.2
HudsonC        PHI   10   6.9     5.23   5.07     -3.1
PenaA          LAD    7   4.1     3.03   2.89     -2.9
RaineyC        CHI    9   6.9     5.72   5.50     -2.1
CampR          ATL    5   3.0     3.37   3.22     -2.0
RawleyS        PHI    7   5.0     4.11   3.96     -2.0
ReussJ         LAD    5   3.1     4.27   4.07     -1.9

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10 ML Starters most helped by their relievers (ranked by Runs Saved):
                    Act.   Ex.    Act.   Fair     Runs
Pitcher       Team   IR    IR      RA     RA      Saved
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PriceJ         CIN    5   9.0     4.77   4.98      4.0
LearyT         NYM    0   3.8     6.53   7.67      3.8
NiekroJ        HOU    3   6.4     3.77   3.89      3.4
CandelariaJ    PIT    2   5.4     3.41   3.58      3.4
McWilliamsL    PIT    3   6.2     3.42   3.55      3.2
HershiserO     LAD    1   4.1     2.68   2.87      3.1
McMurtryC      ATL    7  10.0     4.75   4.91      3.0
ReuschelR      CHI    3   5.9     5.66   5.97      2.9
SutcliffeR     CHI    5   7.7     3.17   3.33      2.7
DennyJ         PHI    0   2.6     3.09   3.24      2.6

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Flakiest 10 NL Starters (ranked by variance of SNVA):
(20 starts minimum)
Pitcher       Team   APW  SNVA   SNVA Var.
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AndujarJ       STL   1.1   1.5    0.085
SutcliffeR     CHI   2.1   1.9    0.083
GoodenD        NYM   2.7   3.7    0.081
RussellJ       CIN  -1.5  -0.5    0.080
HershiserO     LAD   2.3   2.1    0.080
HawkinsA       SDP  -2.6  -1.9    0.075
RyanN          HOU  -0.1   0.5    0.071
TroutS         CHI   1.5   1.7    0.068
DarlingR       NYM  -0.5  -0.4    0.067
PerezP         ATL   0.7   0.5    0.066

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Steadiest 10 NL Starters (ranked by variance of SNVA):
(20 starts minimum)
Pitcher       Team   APW  SNVA   SNVA Var.
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ScottM         HOU  -3.5  -3.4    0.032
LeaC           MON   1.6   1.2    0.035
WhitsonE       SDP   1.3   1.0    0.035
SandersonS     CHI   1.6   1.5    0.035
DavisM         SFG  -3.6  -3.3    0.038
LaskeyB        SFG  -2.2  -2.3    0.041
CampR          ATL   1.4   1.4    0.042
DennyJ         PHI   1.8   1.4    0.044
TudorJ         PIT   1.6   1.6    0.046
RuthvenD       CHI  -1.2  -1.1    0.046

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Team Totals (teams ranked by SNW-SNL):
Team     SNW    SNL   SNPct.  E(W)    W    L    RA   AdjRA  SNVA
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PIT     67.0   52.0    .563   66.2   58   58   3.52   3.53   6.9
LAD     65.5   54.3    .547   63.6   61   58   3.58   3.66   5.3
CHI     59.6   52.7    .531   57.6   65   45   4.13   3.76   3.3
SDP     58.7   55.5    .514   57.5   66   51   3.97   4.02   1.5
ATL     58.2   57.4    .503   57.1   59   60   4.23   3.93   0.7
PHI     58.4   59.5    .495   57.5   61   55   4.25   4.21  -1.0
MON     58.0   59.2    .495   56.9   60   59   3.87   4.07  -0.9
NYM     56.5   59.9    .485   55.2   60   60   4.26   4.31  -1.6
CIN     55.1   61.5    .472   53.2   46   68   4.73   4.49  -3.2
STL     52.3   63.1    .453   49.0   58   61   4.56   4.70  -5.1
HOU     50.9   63.4    .445   48.7   56   56   4.34   4.64  -5.8
SFG     41.9   70.1    .374   39.3   36   63   5.39   5.50 -13.6
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NL     682.0  708.7    .490  661.7  686  694   4.21   4.21 -13.7

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Team Luck Totals
(teams ranked by ((SNW - E(W)) + (E(L) - SNL)):
Team    E(W)    E(L)    W    L    Diff
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CHI     57.6   52.7    65   45   15.2
HOU     48.7   63.4    56   56   14.7
SDP     57.5   55.5    66   51   13.0
STL     49.0   63.1    58   61   11.1
PHI     57.5   59.5    61   55    8.0
NYM     55.2   59.9    60   60    4.7
SFG     39.3   70.1    36   63    3.8
MON     56.9   59.2    60   59    3.3
ATL     57.1   57.4    59   60   -0.7
LAD     63.6   54.3    61   58   -6.3
CIN     53.2   61.5    46   68  -13.6
PIT     66.2   52.0    58   58  -14.2
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NL     661.7  708.7   686  694   39.0

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Team Bullpen Support Totals
(teams ranked by Bullpen Support of starting pitchers):
Team      IR   E(IR)   RA/A  E(RA)/A  SNVA_n  SNVA    BSup
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MON       34   40.8    4.07   4.13    -0.44  -0.88    0.45
CHI       43   48.0    3.76   3.80     3.60   3.27    0.33
PIT       38   40.2    3.53   3.54     7.08   6.91    0.17
ATL       33   36.2    3.93   3.96     0.82   0.66    0.16
HOU       28   32.7    4.64   4.69    -5.75  -5.85    0.09
SDP       34   35.9    4.02   4.03     1.57   1.49    0.08
NYM       31   32.0    4.31   4.32    -1.64  -1.63   -0.00
LAD       38   35.3    3.66   3.63     4.62   5.28   -0.67
CIN       54   49.6    4.49   4.46    -3.94  -3.24   -0.70
PHI       37   32.8    4.21   4.18    -1.75  -1.03   -0.72
STL       51   46.8    4.70   4.66    -5.89  -5.07   -0.82
SFG       55   51.1    5.50   5.46   -14.40 -13.56   -0.84
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NL       476  481.3    4.21   4.21   -16.12 -13.66   -2.47

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Team-by-team stats:
ATLANTA BRAVES                Park Effect: +13.8%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BarkerL      20  124.0  55  7.4  6.4  .535  7  8  3.99   0.5   0.5    1.5
BedrosianS    4   25.7  11  1.3  1.4  .485  3  1  3.86   0.1   0.0    0.2
BrizzolaraT   4   23.3  15  0.7  2.1  .264  1  1  5.79  -0.4  -0.6   -0.4
CampR        21  128.3  48  8.5  5.4  .611  7  6  3.37   1.4   1.4    2.6
DayleyK       4   18.7  18  0.4  2.3  .159  0  3  8.68  -0.9  -0.8   -0.7
FalconeP     16   88.7  53  4.5  6.4  .410  4  7  5.38  -1.0  -0.9   -0.2
MahlerR      29  206.0  82 12.2  9.4  .563 13 10  3.58   1.8   1.3    3.0
McMurtryC    30  168.7  89  9.8 11.4  .461  9 15  4.75  -0.7  -0.7    0.8
PayneM        1    2.7   4  0.0  0.7  .040  0  1 13.50  -0.3  -0.3   -0.3
PerezP       30  211.7  96 12.0 11.0  .522 14  8  4.08   0.7   0.5    2.2
SmithZ        3   20.0   7  1.3  0.8  .639  1  0  3.15   0.3   0.2    0.4
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TOTALS      162 1017.7 478 58.2 57.4  .503 59 60  4.23   1.5   0.7    9.1


CHICAGO CUBS                  Park Effect: +17.8%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BordiR        7   38.0  17  2.5  2.1  .545  3  1  4.03   0.2   0.3    0.6
EckersleyD   24  160.3  59 10.5  6.3  .625 10  8  3.31   2.0   2.0    3.4
NolesD        1    7.0   3  0.4  0.3  .565  0  1  3.86   0.0   0.1    0.1
PattersonR    1    4.0   4  0.1  0.6  .125  0  1  9.00  -0.2  -0.3   -0.2
RaineyC      16   85.0  54  4.0  6.6  .376  5  7  5.72  -1.2  -1.3   -0.5
ReuschelR    14   82.7  52  3.5  6.5  .350  4  5  5.66  -1.1  -1.4   -0.7
RuthvenD     22  125.7  74  6.5  8.7  .429  6 10  5.30  -1.2  -1.1    0.1
SandersonS   24  140.7  54  9.4  6.0  .610  8  5  3.45   1.6   1.5    2.8
SchulzeD      1    3.0   4  0.0  0.6  .054  0  0 12.00  -0.3  -0.2   -0.2
SutcliffeR   20  150.3  53 10.2  6.0  .630 16  1  3.17   2.1   1.9    3.3
TroutS       31  189.0  78 12.7  9.2  .578 13  6  3.71   1.5   1.7    3.4
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TOTALS      161  985.7 452 59.6 52.7  .531 65 45  4.13   3.5   3.3   11.9


CINCINNATI REDS               Park Effect: +9.8%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BerenyiB     11   47.3  34  2.3  4.9  .316  2  7  6.46  -1.2  -1.2   -0.8
BrowningT     3   23.3   4  1.9  0.3  .843  1  0  1.54   0.7   0.7    0.9
HumeT         8   40.0  26  2.0  3.2  .390  1  5  5.85  -0.7  -0.6   -0.2
McGaffiganA   3   13.7  11  0.4  1.5  .211  0  2  7.24  -0.5  -0.5   -0.4
OwchinkoB     4   20.0  13  0.7  1.8  .283  1  2  5.85  -0.4  -0.5   -0.4
PastoreF     16   74.0  61  3.5  7.6  .317  2  8  7.42  -2.6  -1.9   -1.2
PriceJ       30  171.7  91  8.6 12.3  .412  7 13  4.77  -1.0  -1.7   -0.3
PuleoC        4   20.3  14  0.9  1.6  .365  1  2  6.20  -0.4  -0.4   -0.2
RobinsonR     5   29.0  15  2.3  1.6  .584  1  2  4.66  -0.1   0.4    0.6
RussellJ     30  173.3  97 10.7 11.4  .483  6 18  5.04  -1.5  -0.5    1.3
SotoM        33  237.3 102 14.1 11.7  .548 18  7  3.87   1.1   1.1    3.2
TibbsJ       14  100.7  34  7.0  3.5  .665  6  2  3.04   1.4   1.6    2.5
ToliverF      1    7.0   1  0.6  0.1  .911  0  0  1.29   0.2   0.3    0.3
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TOTALS      162  957.7 503 55.1 61.5  .472 46 68  4.73  -4.9  -3.2    5.5


HOUSTON ASTROS                Park Effect: -14.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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KnepperB     34  231.0  93 12.8 12.8  .500 15 10  3.62   0.5   0.0    1.9
LaCossM      18   92.3  48  5.5  6.8  .451  6  5  4.68  -1.0  -0.5    0.3
MaddenM       7   23.7  16  1.3  2.7  .329  1  3  6.08  -0.7  -0.6   -0.4
NiekroJ      38  248.3 104 12.9 14.4  .473 16 12  3.77   0.1  -0.6    1.3
RuhleV        6   24.0  25  0.7  3.5  .176  1  4  9.38  -1.6  -1.3   -1.0
RyanN        30  183.7  78 11.6 10.3  .529 12 11  3.82  -0.1   0.5    2.3
ScottM       29  147.3  94  6.0 13.1  .315  5 11  5.74  -3.5  -3.4   -2.1
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TOTALS      162  950.3 458 50.9 63.4  .445 56 56  4.34  -6.3  -5.8    2.3


LOS ANGELES DODGERS           Park Effect: -4.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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HershiserO   20  147.7  44 10.1  5.8  .634  9  6  2.68   2.3   2.1    3.3
HoneycuttR   28  181.7  72 10.8  8.9  .549 10  9  3.57   0.9   0.9    2.4
HootonB       6   28.3  13  1.9  2.1  .479  0  2  4.13  -0.0  -0.1    0.2
HowellK       1    5.7   3  0.1  0.5  .228  0  1  4.76  -0.1  -0.1   -0.1
PenaA        28  199.3  67 12.8  7.8  .621 12  6  3.03   2.3   2.4    4.0
ReussJ       15   86.3  41  5.0  5.3  .484  5  5  4.27  -0.3  -0.1    0.6
ValenzuelaF  34  261.0 109 14.5 12.8  .530 12 17  3.76   0.7   0.6    2.9
WelchB       29  174.3  81 10.2 10.6  .491 13 12  4.18  -0.4  -0.2    1.4
WhiteL        1    4.0   3  0.1  0.5  .158  0  0  6.75  -0.1  -0.2   -0.2
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TOTALS      162 1088.3 433 65.5 54.3  .547 61 58  3.58   5.3   5.3   14.6


MONTREAL EXPOS                Park Effect: -10.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BargarG       1    5.0   4  0.1  0.5  .188  0  1  7.20  -0.2  -0.2   -0.2
GrapenthinR   1    3.0   4  0.1  0.5  .101  0  1 12.00  -0.3  -0.2   -0.2
GullicksonB  32  226.7 100 11.5 12.8  .474 12  9  3.97  -0.3  -0.7    1.2
HeskethJ      5   33.7   9  2.3  1.4  .615  2  1  2.41   0.6   0.4    0.7
LeaC         30  224.3  82 12.8 10.1  .560 15 10  3.29   1.6   1.2    3.1
McGaffiganA   3   16.3   8  1.2  1.0  .550  1  1  4.41  -0.1   0.1    0.3
PalmerD      19   99.3  45  6.5  6.4  .504  6  3  4.08  -0.2  -0.1    1.0
RogersS      28  164.0  93  7.7 12.4  .382  6 15  5.10  -2.4  -2.2   -0.9
SchatzederD  14   95.3  33  5.5  4.3  .563  6  5  3.12   0.9   0.6    1.4
SmithB       28  179.0  72 10.3  9.7  .513 12 13  3.62   0.5   0.3    1.8
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TOTALS      161 1046.7 450 58.0 59.2  .495 60 59  3.87   0.0  -0.9    8.2


NEW YORK METS                 Park Effect: -2.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BerenyiB     19  115.0  58  6.3  7.2  .466  9  6  4.54  -0.7  -0.4    0.6
DarlingR     33  205.7  97 11.7 12.2  .489 12  9  4.24  -0.5  -0.4    1.5
FernandesS   15   90.0  40  4.9  5.2  .484  6  6  4.00   0.0  -0.1    0.6
GoodenD      31  218.0  72 15.9  8.3  .658 17  9  2.97   2.7   3.7    5.6
LearyT        7   30.3  22  1.2  3.6  .253  0  3  6.53  -0.9  -1.1   -0.8
LynchE       13   64.7  43  2.7  6.2  .299  4  8  5.98  -1.5  -1.7   -1.1
SchiraldiC    3   12.3  13  0.3  1.8  .155  0  2  9.49  -0.8  -0.8   -0.6
TerrellW     33  215.0  99 11.5 12.2  .485 11 12  4.14  -0.3  -0.3    1.4
TorrezM       8   36.7  24  2.1  3.1  .398  1  5  5.89  -0.8  -0.5   -0.1
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TOTALS      162  987.7 468 56.5 59.9  .485 60 60  4.26  -2.7  -1.6    7.0


PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES         Park Effect: +1.8%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BystromM     11   56.7  36  3.2  4.5  .417  4  4  5.72  -1.1  -0.6   -0.1
CarltonS     33  229.0 104 12.7 12.1  .512 13  7  4.09   0.1   0.1    2.2
DennyJ       22  154.3  53  9.5  6.3  .601  7  7  3.09   1.8   1.4    2.8
GrossK       14   85.0  48  4.4  5.9  .429  4  5  5.08  -1.0  -0.7    0.0
HudsonC      30  173.7 101  9.3 12.2  .433  9 11  5.23  -2.3  -1.6    0.2
KoosmanJ     34  222.3  95 12.4 11.7  .516 14 15  3.85   0.7   0.3    2.2
RawleyS      18  120.3  55  6.7  6.7  .500 10  6  4.11   0.0   0.0    1.0
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TOTALS      162 1041.3 492 58.4 59.5  .495 61 55  4.25  -1.7  -1.0    8.3


PITTSBURGH PIRATES            Park Effect: -0.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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CandelariaJ  28  179.7  68 10.9  8.9  .551 12 10  3.41   1.4   0.9    2.5
DeLeonJ      28  188.0  84 10.7 10.0  .517  6 13  4.02   0.1   0.4    1.9
McWilliamsL  32  226.3  86 13.7 10.2  .572 12 11  3.42   1.7   1.4    3.5
RhodenR      33  238.3  81 16.0  9.4  .629 14  9  3.06   2.8   3.2    5.2
RobinsonD     1    7.0   4  0.2  0.5  .278  0  1  5.14  -0.1  -0.1   -0.1
TudorJ       32  212.0  81 13.0  9.6  .576 12 11  3.44   1.6   1.6    3.4
TunnellL      6   31.7  19  1.6  2.5  .392  1  2  5.40  -0.5  -0.4   -0.1
WalkB         2   10.3   5  0.7  0.8  .495  1  1  4.35  -0.0   0.0    0.1
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TOTALS      162 1093.3 428 67.0 52.0  .563 58 58  3.52   7.0   6.9   16.4


ST. LOUIS CARDINALS           Park Effect: -6.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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AllenN        1    1.7   5  0.0  0.7  .015  0  1 27.00  -0.5  -0.3   -0.3
AndujarJ     36  261.3 104 16.0 12.9  .554 20 14  3.58   1.1   1.5    3.7
CitarellaR    2   11.3   8  0.4  0.8  .333  0  1  6.35  -0.3  -0.2   -0.1
CoxD         27  150.3  79  8.0 10.4  .434  8 11  4.73  -1.4  -1.2    0.2
DayleyK       2    3.0   7  0.0  1.3  .023  0  2 21.00  -0.6  -0.6   -0.5
ForschB      11   47.3  37  2.3  5.1  .306  1  5  7.04  -1.7  -1.4   -0.9
HortonR      18   97.7  48  5.1  6.7  .431  8  4  4.42  -0.5  -0.7    0.1
KepshireK    16  106.0  47  6.1  6.1  .499  6  5  3.99  -0.0   0.0    0.9
LaPointD     33  193.0  94 11.2 12.1  .481 12 10  4.38  -1.0  -0.5    1.3
OwnbeyR       4   19.0  13  1.1  1.6  .414  0  3  6.16  -0.5  -0.2   -0.0
StuperJ      12   57.3  38  2.2  5.5  .282  3  5  5.97  -1.4  -1.5   -1.1
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TOTALS      162  948.0 480 52.3 63.1  .453 58 61  4.56  -6.8  -5.1    3.2


SAN DIEGO PADRES              Park Effect: -2.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BookerG       1    5.0   4  0.2  0.5  .241  0  1  7.20  -0.2  -0.2   -0.1
ChifferF      1    4.0   5  0.0  0.7  .058  0  0 11.25  -0.3  -0.3   -0.3
DraveckyD    14   83.0  30  6.2  3.7  .626  5  5  3.25   0.8   1.1    2.0
HarrisG       1    5.0   1  0.4  0.1  .806  1  0  1.80   0.1   0.1    0.2
HawkinsA     22  116.7  77  6.1 10.3  .373  6  8  5.94  -2.6  -1.9   -0.9
LollarT      31  195.7  89 10.9 11.5  .486 11 13  4.09  -0.1  -0.4    1.4
ShowE        32  206.7  88 12.3 10.8  .533 15  9  3.83   0.5   0.7    2.5
ThurmondM    29  175.7  67 11.3  8.7  .565 14  7  3.43   1.2   1.3    2.8
WhitsonE     31  189.0  72 11.3  9.3  .549 14  8  3.43   1.3   1.0    2.6
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TOTALS      162  980.7 433 58.7 55.5  .514 66 51  3.97   0.7   1.5   10.1


SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS          Park Effect: -4.2%
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Pitcher      GS    IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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CalvertM      5   25.7  18  1.4  2.5  .363  2  3  6.31  -0.7  -0.5   -0.2
DavisM       27  139.7  96  5.8 12.7  .312  2 13  6.19  -3.6  -3.3   -2.1
GarreltsS     3    9.0  13  0.2  1.7  .125  0  0 13.00  -1.0  -0.7   -0.6
GrantM       10   49.7  40  1.5  5.6  .213  1  4  7.25  -1.9  -2.0   -1.5
HammakerA     6   33.0  10  2.2  1.2  .641  2  0  2.73   0.5   0.4    0.7
KrukowM      33  196.0 117  9.0 14.9  .375 11 12  5.37  -3.2  -2.8   -1.2
LaceyB        1    2.0   5  0.0  0.7  .013  0  1 22.50  -0.4  -0.3   -0.3
LaskeyB      34  206.7 112  9.7 14.3  .405  8 14  4.88  -2.2  -2.3   -0.5
LerchR        4   18.0  10  0.7  1.5  .312  1  1  5.00  -0.2  -0.4   -0.2
MintonG       1    4.0   2  0.2  0.3  .386  0  0  4.50  -0.0  -0.0   -0.0
RileyG        4   25.7  10  1.3  1.3  .509  1  0  3.51   0.1   0.0    0.2
RobinsonJ    33  169.7  96  9.3 13.4  .411  7 15  5.09  -2.2  -2.0   -0.3
WilliamsF     1    5.0   0  0.6  0.0 1.000  1  0  0.00   0.2   0.2    0.3
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TOTALS      162  884.0 529 41.9 70.1  .374 36 63  5.39 -14.5 -13.6   -5.7


Multi-team pitcher totals:
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Pitcher   Teams GS   IP    R  SNW  SNL  SNPct W  L   RA    APW  SNVA  SNWAR
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BerenyiB    C/N 30 162.3  92  8.5 12.1  .414 11 13  5.10  -1.9  -1.7   -0.2
DayleyK     A/S  6  21.7  25  0.5  3.6  .116  0  5 10.38  -1.5  -1.4   -1.3
McGaffiganA M/C  6  30.0  19  1.6  2.5  .397  1  3  5.70  -0.6  -0.4   -0.1


NATIONAL LEAGUE Totals:
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 GS      IP      R    SNW    E(W)   SNL   SNPct   W    L    RA     APW   SNVA
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1942  11981.3  5604  682.0  661.7  708.7  .490   686  694  4.21  -18.5  -13.7



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Definition of terms:
SNW = Support-Neutral Wins -- the pitcher's expected number of wins,
   assuming he had league-average support.
SNL = Support-Neutral Losses -- same as SNW except for losses.
SNVA = Support-Neutral Value Added -- the expected number of games the
   pitcher would be worth to an average team in the standings, over
   what a league-average pitcher would be worth.

The above three stats are calculated for each start, using innings
pitched and runs allowed plus the league's single-inning scoring
distribution, combined with simple probability theory.  They are
park-adjusted.


SNWAR -- "Support-Neutral Wins Above Replacement-level": the number
   of SNWs a pitcher has above what a .425 pitcher would get in the
   same number of (Support-Neutral) decisions.
SNPct -- SNW / (SNW+SNL)
W, L -- The pitcher's actual wins and losses
RA -- runs allowed per 9 innings
APW = Adjusted Pitcher Wins -- Thorn and Palmer's method for calculating
   a starter's value in wins.  Included for comparison with SNVA.  APW
   values here calculated using runs instead of earned runs.
E(W) = Expected Wins -- for each game, 0 if the pitcher pitched fewer
   than 5 innings, and SNW otherwise.  (This is *true* expected wins)
E(L) = Expected Losses -- same as SNL

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