This is the last (maybe) of the mid season posts. This one will look at some pitching stats. These may not be nearly as conclusive but should offer a little insight into how each team compares.
How Much Can You Eat?
Unlike the hitting categories, pitching is not about how many innings you can pitch, but rather how well you manage the innings against your opponent. There is hardly a week that goes by that at least one if not several managers will purposely sit pitchers due to matchups or just to preserve leads in categories.
Below is a chart that is listed in order of innings pitched for the season. Also I have included # of pitching decisions. Pitching decisions is the combined total of W's, + L's + Saves. I decided to do it this way because RP are a very integral part of our pitching stats and can get L's so we might as well count the S's as well.
Win% is the total of Win's + Saves / # Decisions. Maybe not the best way to measure pitching success but at least it makes for an interesting comparison. The last column is Pitching Roto Standing (Pit Roto) The highlighted teams are thop 6 teams in each category/
As you can see, there is very little correlation between innings pitched and Win% or Pitching Roto Standings. This seems to me to support the argument that pitching categories is all about managing outcomes and not about seeing how many starts you can manage.
It is interesting to compare the #1 in pitching, Baseman and the #2 in Zonk. Baseman obviously manages his outcomes well with minimal innings while Zonk has managed to enjoy good success with maximum innings.
The last 2 stats that I will share are only slightly more conclusive to overall pitching success. K/BB ratio and K/9. The highlighted teams are the top 6 (actually 7 due to tie for 6th place) in the Pitching Roto Standings.
Pretty amazing to see TFP leading both of these lists. Having experienced 1st had his K to BB splits it is no wonder he is in the top 6 in Pitching Roto. He has almost reached the magical # of 9 K's per 9 innings.
My expert analysis.......
I am convinced that nothing can replace day to day managing of your pitching stats. There is no "one size fits all", that I can see, to pitching success. For best results though, I think you need to maintain around a 55% win rate, maintain a 2.7:1 K:BB ratio and achieve at least 7.5 K/9 ratio. Anything under those #'s will find you scrambling each week to gain wins in the pitching categories.
I would be interested in anyone else's interpretation of these #'s and maybe whether they are even relevant at all.
7.01.2012
Mid Season Hitting
Ok, I know this is a little late. I had worked up a couple of mid season stat lines then lost interest in posting them. Actually due to the hours I have been working and having to deal with some very stressful personnel issues, I about lost interest in everything. But after having a couple of days off and finally seeing the fruits of my efforts over the last few months starting to pay dividends, I am refreshed and ready to post again.
These stats are through Week 11. (Mid Season)
Step up to the Plate!
"Cant't get a hit if you don't step to the plate" With the "all you can eat" nature of our offensive categories it only makes sense to me that the more AB's one can have the better chance you have at accumulating stats. The following chart pretty much bears that out with one notable excpetion.
The teams are listed in order of total season-to-date at bats with # of hits, batting average and the last column has the mid season Offensive Roto Standings (Off Roto)
Maybe it should come as no surprise that 5 of the top 6 Offensive Roto Leaders are also in the top 6 in AB's. The one notable exception being Stars whose league worst batting average has largely nullified his efforts to maximize his at bats. Conversely, Panties top 6 batting average has helped him overcome a slightly less # of AB's to land him 5th in overall offensive roto points.
Bang for the Buck
I have always found the ratio of Runs and RBI's to Hits to be interesting. This year the ratios are consistent (actually almost identical) with previous years. Season-to-date the average Runs per week is 28, RBI's is 27 and Hits is 54. That is essentially a 1 to 1 ratio. 1 hit = 1 Run or RBI. That has consistently been the base line ratio year after year. So how does that ratio translate on a team by team basis? Who is getting the most Bang for their Buck? (or productivity per hit if you will)
The following chart is listed in order of productivity per hit. Essentially are your hits producing over or under the 1 Run or RBI baseline?
8 of the 12 teams in the league get at least 1 Run or RBI per hit on average. It is interesting that SoS leads the league in hitting productivity but is last in AB's and therefore Hits as well. Also it is worth noting that Hitters is last in productivity but what he seems to lack in quality he more than makes up for in quantity as he leads the league in both AB's and Hits.
3 of the top 6 in Hits exceed the 1:1 ratio, a rather rewarding combination.
Ok, So What's Your Point?
Well maybe there isn't one. You will have to be the judge of that. To me it further demonstrates the delicate balance between AB's, Hits, AVG, Runs, and RBI's in order to achieve a competitive stance across the board. Are you conceding too much productivity through lost AB's? Is your team AVG dragging down your overall productivity? Is their a consistent noticeable gap between Run's and RBI's on weekly basis? Are you getting Hits but have little to show for it?
I would suggest that if you are experiencing one or more of the above issues then the 1st place to look is at AB's and then make sure that you are balanced between those who score Runs and those that get RBI's.
or not.......
Hope you find these #'s as interesting as I did.
Randy
These stats are through Week 11. (Mid Season)
Step up to the Plate!
"Cant't get a hit if you don't step to the plate" With the "all you can eat" nature of our offensive categories it only makes sense to me that the more AB's one can have the better chance you have at accumulating stats. The following chart pretty much bears that out with one notable excpetion.
The teams are listed in order of total season-to-date at bats with # of hits, batting average and the last column has the mid season Offensive Roto Standings (Off Roto)
Maybe it should come as no surprise that 5 of the top 6 Offensive Roto Leaders are also in the top 6 in AB's. The one notable exception being Stars whose league worst batting average has largely nullified his efforts to maximize his at bats. Conversely, Panties top 6 batting average has helped him overcome a slightly less # of AB's to land him 5th in overall offensive roto points.
Bang for the Buck
I have always found the ratio of Runs and RBI's to Hits to be interesting. This year the ratios are consistent (actually almost identical) with previous years. Season-to-date the average Runs per week is 28, RBI's is 27 and Hits is 54. That is essentially a 1 to 1 ratio. 1 hit = 1 Run or RBI. That has consistently been the base line ratio year after year. So how does that ratio translate on a team by team basis? Who is getting the most Bang for their Buck? (or productivity per hit if you will)
The following chart is listed in order of productivity per hit. Essentially are your hits producing over or under the 1 Run or RBI baseline?
8 of the 12 teams in the league get at least 1 Run or RBI per hit on average. It is interesting that SoS leads the league in hitting productivity but is last in AB's and therefore Hits as well. Also it is worth noting that Hitters is last in productivity but what he seems to lack in quality he more than makes up for in quantity as he leads the league in both AB's and Hits.
3 of the top 6 in Hits exceed the 1:1 ratio, a rather rewarding combination.
Ok, So What's Your Point?
Well maybe there isn't one. You will have to be the judge of that. To me it further demonstrates the delicate balance between AB's, Hits, AVG, Runs, and RBI's in order to achieve a competitive stance across the board. Are you conceding too much productivity through lost AB's? Is your team AVG dragging down your overall productivity? Is their a consistent noticeable gap between Run's and RBI's on weekly basis? Are you getting Hits but have little to show for it?
I would suggest that if you are experiencing one or more of the above issues then the 1st place to look is at AB's and then make sure that you are balanced between those who score Runs and those that get RBI's.
or not.......
Hope you find these #'s as interesting as I did.
Randy
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