tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post6254546818912923304..comments2007-11-16T22:07:56.932-05:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-51884935100146751672007-11-16T22:07:00.000-05:002007-11-16T22:07:00.000-05:00*** Dave poses an excellent question:<BR/><BR/><B>Why mention the influence of relievers on a pitcher's ERA but not the influence of fielders on a pitcher's WHIP?</B><BR/><BR/>I'll tell you why, Dave. Because I'm a dummy, that's why.<BR/><BR/>For what it's worth, if you neutralize each pitcher's defense DIPS-style, you find some interesting shizz, which is this:<BR/><BR/>Sabathia: 3.09<BR/>Beckett: 3.04<BR/>Lackey: 3.48<BR/>Carmona: 3.92<BR/><BR/>Here's the <A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/pitching?sort=DIPSERA&split=0&league=al&season=2007&seasonType=2&type=pitch5&ageMin=17&ageMax=51&hand=a&pos=all&minip=180" REL="nofollow">link</A>.Ken Tremendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15290167169845520176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-41795438487160661302007-11-16T21:57:00.000-05:002007-11-16T21:57:00.000-05:00Dude. That shit is nerdy. And I <I>love</I> stats.Ken Tremendoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15290167169845520176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-43496551982617358432007-11-16T16:51:00.000-05:002007-11-16T16:51:00.000-05:00Been reading some discussion that the more SABR you go, the better Carmona looks. In VORP, for instance, it goes:<BR/><BR/>Sabathia<BR/>Carmona<BR/>Lackey<BR/>Beckett<BR/><BR/>In SNVA (Support-Neutral Value Added), the ranking is:<BR/><BR/>Carmona<BR/>Sabathia<BR/>Bedard<BR/>Lackey<BR/>Escobar<BR/>Beckett<BR/><BR/>And then if you do something crazy like look at SNLVAR (Support-Neutral Lineup-Adjusted Value Added Over Replacement):<BR/><BR/>Lackey<BR/>Carmona<BR/>Halladay<BR/>Sabathia<BR/>Santana<BR/>Haren<BR/>Escobar<BR/>BeckettJuniorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399868922850358920noreply@blogger.com