April SP Performance

by zogger on May 2, 2011 7:18 PM EDT

Here is a comparison of the 2011 SP Year to Date versus last year, the 2010 Reds, our own 1992 Bucs, and the Top 25 SP in the NL last year.

Stat	2011 Pirates	2010 Pirates	2010 Reds	1992 Pirates	2010 Top 45
Innings Pitched Per Start	5.7	5.4	5.9	6.1	6.2
Hits Allowed Per 9	9.3	10.8	9.1	8.8	8.7
Runs Allowed Per 9	5.2	5.9	4.4	3.7	4.1
BaseRunners per 9	13.2	13.9	12.1	11.2	11.6
ER Per 9	4.6	5.3	4.1	3.3	3.8
BB Per 9	3.9	3.1	3.1	2.4	2.9
SO Per 9	5.4	5.7	6.6	4.8	7.2
HR Per 9	1.0	1.2	1.1	0.5	0.9
HQS	25%	19%	34%	35%	34%
QS	25%	25%	19%	25%	26%
Average	11%	16%	16%	17%	13%
Poor	7%	6%	7%	4%	6%
BlowUp	32%	35%	24%	19%	21%
%HQS/QS/Avg	61%	60%	69%	77%	74%
%Poor/Blowup	39%	40%	31%	23%	26%

The 2011 SP are generally better (except for walks) than last year, but they still are only giving the team ~60% HQS/QS/Avg starts. They have increased HQS and reduced Average Starts. However they have a long way to go to match the 2010 Reds SP, or the 1992 Bucs.

The individual SP are below. A HQS/QS/Avg % of 74 would be average. So far only Maholm is average or better.

Pitcher	Starts	HQS	QS	Avg	Poor	BlowUp	%HQS / QS / Avg
Correia	6	33%	33%	0%	17%	17%	67%
Karstans	3	0%	67%	0%	0%	33%	67%
Maholm	6	17%	33%	33%	0%	17%	83%
McDonald	5	20%	0%	20%	0%	60%	40%
Morton	6	50%	17%	0%	0%	33%	67%
Ohlendorf	2	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%
2011 Totals	28	25%	25%	11%	7%	32%	61%

Poll

How do you feel about the SP so far?

Doing great! This bunch will get us into the post season!

7 votes

OK, but looking forward to Owens

71 votes

NH should be looking forward for help

10 votes

Dump this bunch!

2 votes

90 votes | Poll has closed

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Getting Macdonald straightened out should help to balance a slight regression from Correia and Morton. It appears we are 1 good SP from being quite competitive though. Whether that is Owens, Lincoln, Morris, Wilson or a big FA signing remains to be seen.

by Mr. E on May 2, 2011 7:39 PM EDT reply actions

Where's

the “These guys are pitching over their heads (and talent); I recognize that and am happy about it, but don’t expect it to continue, so its not that much of an issue [breathe]” option?

Da'Sean Butler - A Mountaineer Legend

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on May 2, 2011 7:40 PM EDT reply actions

+1

by Kosstic518 on May 2, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually Not Doing that Well

Kind of the point of my post is that the 2011 SP are not really doing that much better than the 2010 SP. This is w/o our best SP (Ohlendorf) and McDonald not pitching too great. They have a long way to go.

by zogger on May 3, 2011 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Btw

good post. I find it very interesting that the ‘92 Pirates had both the lowest ER/9 and SO/9 rates. Those two don’t correlate, at least in today’s game. I’m not much of a historian, but I’m going to guess the game was just different back then, cause it’s either that or some crazy luck or crazy groundball rates (or a combination of the two). The HR/9 ratio that’s barely half that compared to the next closest class indicates either luck or some big ball parks.

Da'Sean Butler - A Mountaineer Legend

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on May 2, 2011 9:33 PM EDT reply actions

I'm going to assume

HR/FB rates didn’t approach 10% before GNC stores were invented.

by Mr. E on May 2, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

i voted for yeah theyll get us to the post season. my reason: why the hell can’t they?

We have to unify and watch our flag ascend!

by C Shint on May 3, 2011 1:58 AM EDT reply actions

i look at it this way...

3 of our starters are pitching better this year than last. 1 is hurt. the other is regaining his form. can they keep it up? on a start by start basis, probably not. once in a while they are going to get hit. we dont have a josh johnson here. how they perform AFTER getting hit hard is the key to staving off losing streaks.

by white angus on May 3, 2011 8:37 AM EDT reply actions