As a follow up to my previous posts on HQS/QS/../BlowUp numbers for SP, I compiled stats for all NL SP with ~26 or more starts (see the list below the Jump). The average % HQS/QS/Avg was 74%. The only Pirate SP who was at least average was Ohlendorf at 74%. All other Buc SP were lower than this.
Mahlom, McDonald, Karstens, and Burris had 66%, 64%, 63%, 62% respectively.
Duke had 52% which was the lowest for all NL SP with 26 or more starts.
Here is the Buc SP Figures:
Pitcher | Starts | HQS | QS | Avg | Poor | BlowUp | %HQS/QS/Avg |
Eveland | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Ohlendorf | 19 | 32% | 26% | 16% | 0% | 26% | 74% |
Maholm | 32 | 16% | 31% | 19% | 13% | 22% | 66% |
McDonald, J | 11 | 45% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 27% | 64% |
Karstens | 19 | 11% | 42% | 11% | 0% | 37% | 63% |
Burres | 13 | 38% | 8% | 15% | 0% | 38% | 62% |
Morton | 17 | 0% | 29% | 24% | 6% | 41% | 53% |
Duke | 29 | 17% | 28% | 7% | 3% | 45% | 52% |
Lincoln | 9 | 11% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 56% | 44% |
McCutchen, D | 9 | 22% | 11% | 11% | 22% | 33% | 44% |
Totals | 159 | 19% | 25% | 16% | 6% | 35% | 60% |
OK, so what do I see in this data? The SP was no where near the league average in giving the Bucs even a chance to win the game. Only 60% of the time did a SP at least give the team an average start or better. Only 1 SP (Ohlendorf) was at least league average. Duke was espeically bad, roughly half the time (48%) he had a Poor or BlowUp start.
My conclusion? We need to get some SP who at least give us a chance 75% to win the game. Right now, we have only 1 SP who does this. The rest are awful!
Look at some of the names above Maholm, do they pop out to you as great SP? Well they all give their teams a much better chance of winning games than the guys we have!
So we don't need All Star SP, just league average to get better.
Pitcher | Starts | HQS | QS | Avg | Poor | BlowUp | %HQS/QS/Avg |
Josh Johnson | 28 | 54% | 25% | 11% | 0% | 11% | 89% |
Tim Hudson | 34 | 41% | 32% | 15% | 3% | 9% | 88% |
Jaime Garcia | 28 | 46% | 29% | 11% | 0% | 14% | 86% |
Matt Cain | 33 | 30% | 36% | 18% | 0% | 15% | 85% |
Adam Wainwright | 33 | 48% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 85% |
Roy Halladay | 33 | 48% | 24% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 85% |
Brett Myers | 33 | 36% | 33% | 15% | 6% | 9% | 85% |
Roy Oswalt | 32 | 41% | 34% | 9% | 3% | 13% | 84% |
Mat Latos | 31 | 45% | 32% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 84% |
Johan Santana | 29 | 55% | 7% | 21% | 3% | 14% | 83% |
Clayton Kershaw | 32 | 38% | 41% | 3% | 3% | 16% | 81% |
R.A. Dickey | 26 | 42% | 27% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 81% |
Hiroki Kuroda | 31 | 32% | 23% | 26% | 0% | 19% | 81% |
Chris Carpenter | 35 | 34% | 29% | 17% | 9% | 11% | 80% |
Ubaldo Jimenez | 33 | 48% | 21% | 9% | 6% | 15% | 79% |
Cole Hamels | 33 | 42% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 15% | 79% |
Wandy Rodriguez | 32 | 47% | 16% | 16% | 3% | 19% | 78% |
Ian Kennedy | 32 | 28% | 22% | 28% | 3% | 19% | 78% |
Chad Billingsley | 31 | 39% | 19% | 19% | 3% | 19% | 77% |
Ted Lilly | 30 | 43% | 23% | 10% | 3% | 20% | 77% |
Tommy Hanson | 34 | 44% | 26% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 76% |
Jon Garland | 33 | 33% | 18% | 24% | 6% | 18% | 76% |
Clayton Richard | 33 | 39% | 18% | 18% | 3% | 21% | 76% |
Cliff Lee | 28 | 39% | 25% | 11% | 4% | 21% | 75% |
Dave Bush | 31 | 26% | 32% | 16% | 3% | 23% | 74% |
Ohlendorf | 19 | 32% | 26% | 16% | 0% | 26% | 74% |
Ryan Dempster | 34 | 26% | 38% | 9% | 9% | 18% | 74% |
Jonathan Sanchez | 33 | 48% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 18% | 73% |
Tim Lincecum | 33 | 33% | 30% | 9% | 6% | 21% | 73% |
Livan Hernandez | 33 | 39% | 21% | 12% | 3% | 24% | 73% |
Bronson Arroyo | 33 | 30% | 33% | 9% | 3% | 24% | 73% |
Derek Lowe | 33 | 33% | 24% | 15% | 6% | 21% | 73% |
Johnny Cueto | 31 | 45% | 13% | 13% | 3% | 26% | 71% |
Barry Zito | 33 | 24% | 27% | 18% | 0% | 30% | 70% |
Anibal Sanchez | 32 | 34% | 22% | 13% | 9% | 22% | 69% |
Yovani Gallardo | 31 | 42% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 19% | 68% |
Randy Wolf | 34 | 29% | 26% | 12% | 6% | 26% | 68% |
Chris Volstad | 33 | 21% | 24% | 21% | 6% | 27% | 67% |
Mike Pelfrey | 33 | 36% | 27% | 3% | 12% | 21% | 67% |
Randy Wells | 32 | 34% | 25% | 6% | 6% | 25% | 66% |
Paul Maholm | 32 | 16% | 31% | 19% | 13% | 22% | 66% |
Jason Hammel | 31 | 13% | 29% | 23% | 10% | 26% | 65% |
Chris Narveson | 28 | 21% | 18% | 25% | 7% | 29% | 64% |
Rodrigo Lopez | 33 | 12% | 33% | 18% | 6% | 30% | 64% |
McDonald, J | 11 | 45% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 27% | 64% |
Jonathon Niese | 30 | 47% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 30% | 63% |
Joe Blanton | 28 | 14% | 36% | 11% | 18% | 21% | 61% |
Kyle Kendrick | 33 | 33% | 18% | 3% | 6% | 39% | 55% |
Z Duke | 29 | 17% | 28% | 7% | 3% | 45% | 52% |